She returns to her hometown Shamli with Radha, to find that he has already died and left her the responsibility of saving his deserted dance theatre, Ajanta, which is to be demolished to make way for a shopping centre.

Her parents left the town in shame a decade ago, after she eloped with an American photographer, Steve, and got married but they later divorced, and their house is now owned by the strict Mr. Chojar and his wife.

Upon meeting her and exchanging a few insults between each other, he challenges her to see if she can put on a successful theatrical performance using only people from Shamli; if she does so, he will cancel the demolition.

When she returns to the theatre, she finds a group of thugs trying to burn the set, after being ordered by a local election candidate, Chaudhary Om Singh.

She begs Dia to give her an audition, who is reluctant because of her rough appearance and lack of talent, but agrees in the end, thinking that her love for Imran will make her the ideal Laila.

A few days before the show, Farooque pays Chaudhary to abandon Ajanta and makes Najma spread hurtful stories about Dia.

On the night of the show, Uday asks the inspector (who later gets roped in to play Laila's father) to make sure that whoever wants to attend the program should not face any obstacles in reaching the venue.

Farooque is stunned to see his wife playing the part of Laila's mother and Mrs. Chojar is shocked and thrilled when her husband appears singing and dancing on stage.

[5] The movie was banned in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and Punjab on the first three days of its release over alleged casteist remarks.

However, the ban was later lifted in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana, after a written apology from the producers and the removal of the controversial lyrics (bole mocī bhi k͟hud ko sunār hai) in the title song.

The lyrics were replaced by other words: mērē dar pē divanõ ki bahār hai (transl.

The issue was also raised in the Indian Parliament (Lok Sabha) by RPI member Ramdas Athawale who sought a ban by the government for hurting Dalit sentiments, but Information and Broadcasting Minister Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi said that it was the responsibility of state governments to take any such action.

Vocals were performed by Sunidhi Chauhan (for Dixit), Shreya Ghoshal (for Konkona Sen Sharma) and Sonu Nigam (for Kapoor).

The soundtrack also features Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Kailash Kher, Sukhwinder Singh, Richa Sharma, Sonia Saigal, Marianne D'Cruz and Salim Merchant.

Konkona is overacting while Kunal Kapoor is flustered",[11] while Rajeev Masand from CNN-IBN noted, "Madhuri is the one and only star of the film.