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Jayesh Patel (Ranveer Singh) is an educated son of a traditional Gujarati Sarpanch Pruthvish and Jashoda. He lives with his pregnant wife Mudra (Shalini Pandey) and his daughter Siddhi (Jia Vaidya) in…
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Jayesh Patel (Ranveer Singh) is an educated son of a traditional Gujarati Sarpanch Pruthvish and Jashoda. He lives with his pregnant wife Mudra (Shalini Pandey) and his daughter Siddhi (Jia Vaidya) in a village named Pravingarh. The family (Preeti (Deeksha Joshi), Jayesh's sister, Pruthvish Patel (Boman Irani), Jayesh's father & Jashoda Pate (Ratna Pathak Shah), Jayesh's mother) wants Mudra's second child to be a boy, who can take their lineage forward and be the next Sarpanch after Jayesh. Mudra has had 6 abortions previously. The doctor says that after this attempt Mudra may not be able to survive another pregnancy as her body is very weak. The doctor secretly informs Jayesh that Mudra is carrying a girl child. Mudra's brother is married to Preeti and he frequently gets drunk and hits Preeti. The exchange wedding was a Saata Shaadi, which is common in Gujarat. It serves as a security deposit and if one girl is abused, the other one is meted the same treatment. But Jayesh loves Mudra too much and refuses to punish her for her brother's mistakes. So, he closes the door, pretends to hit Mudra, who puts on make up on her face. They take a photo and send it to Mudra's family, as per custom. Pruthvish was about to lose the Sarpanch election against an outsider, so he got Mudra elected as Sarpanch under the 33% female quota and then ruled in her stead. Pruthvish is staunchly anti-female in his views. When girls complain about harassment from drunk boys, he advises them to stop using fragrant soap. On YouTube Jayesh finds the video of a village Laadopur in Haryana where 500 men of marriage age are waiting for brides. The village head Amar Tau (Puneet Issar) says that this has happened as all girls were killed in the womb. Amar Tau invites all harassed women of India to his village and offers them sanctuary. Jayesh decides to protect his wife from his family and village. He decides to run away with Mudra and Siddhi. He asks Mudra to take a scissor to his throat, kidnap him and escape the house. Jayesh gives them a head start, and Mudra + Siddhi drive away with a plan to meet at a Dhaba 40 kms from their village later that night. Pruthvish was following in his car and Jayesh meets him by pretending to be injured. Pruthvish vows to bring Mudra back and banish her from the village. Jayesh wants the police to find her and bring her back, but all photos of Mudra have her under a veil and he pretends that his own phone has hanged (which would also have photos of Mudra). Jayesh had created a map of his escape plan and left it at home. Pruthvish finds the map and knows that Mudra is headed to a Dhaba as her first milestone. Pruthvish and Jayesh head towards the Dhaba, as Mudra and Siddhi reach there and meet Jayesh's contact Diler. Pruthvish and Jayesh reach there shortly afterwards. Jayesh gives every chance for Mudra and Siddhi to escape, while pretending to cooperate with Pruthvish. Mudra and Siddhi hide in the jungle and hitch a ride on a truck going to her hometown Dharnipur, instead of Laadopur. She calls her dad and informs of her arrival. Mudra reaches her home the next morning to find Pruthvish and Jayesh already waiting for them there. Unknown to everyone, Jayesh got his sister Preeti to spike everyone's morning tea and soon they fall unconscious, allowing one more chance to escape. Jayesh, Mudra and Siddhi start driving towards Laadopur. Pruthvish wakes up and finds a photo of Mudra in her house. He sends it to the police and announces a big reward (rs 5 L) on her head. Pruthvish vows to kill Mudra to her dad. Preeti calls up Jayesh and informs him of the development. Jayesh and Mudra avoid a roadblock and take refuge in a village. They rent a room, but the owner takes a pic of Mudra and knows that she is the girl with a reward on her head. He locks them up, but his Bengali wife guesses his intentions and forces him to let them go. But by then Pruthvish arrives with his entourage and starts beating up Jayesh. As he turns to Mudra, Jayesh stops Pruthvish and threatens to castrate himself if he touches Mudra. Pruthvish allows him to escape with Mudra and Siddhi. Mudra starts bleeding heavily. Siddhi posts the video of their ordeal on Amar Tau's account. Amar Tau responds saying that he will bring the whole village to protect her family. Jayesh is forced to take Mudra to a hospital. When Pruthvish reaches there, he is told by the doctor that Mudra had a miscarriage. And he finds Mudra's dad beating Jayesh for making her a baby birthing machine. Pruthvish takes Jayesh away, leaving Mudra and Siddhi with Mudra's dad. Turns out this was all a ruse and Mudra is still preggers and fine. Meanwhile Siddhi has called Amar Tau and their village is headed their way to protect them. Meanwhile Jashoda has vowed to marry Jayesh again. Preeti tries to scare the prospective bride by saying that Jayesh is a wife beater, and that fails to deter her. She already loves Jayesh and says she is a virgin. The wedding is on. Mudra tells Jayesh about her support group in the village, where a group of women meet secretly at night to share each other's sorrow. Mudra says she cannot leave them behind as they settle in Laadopur. Jayesh visits the support group and is overwhelmed at the misery in the village. Pruthvish arrives at the meeting and forcefully takes Jayesh away and bans Preeti from attending the wedding. The next day the wedding festivities start, and Siddhi is on her way to bring the Laadopur clan to the wedding venue. But then Siddhi calls Preeti to say Mudra is in labor and that she and the Laadopur clan cannot come to the wedding. Preeti gets the message to Jayesh, who takes his mother's permission and runs away from the wedding to save Mudra. Jayesh goes into the labor room as Amar Tau handles Pruthvish. Pruthvish is about to break through the human barrier when the ladies of the village arrive and tell Pruthvish not to attack Mudra, else they will all leave for Laadopur. Jashoda supports the ladies. Pruthvish and his gang attacks the ladies, but Amar and his men stop them. Mudra delivers a baby girl. Jayesh decides not to leave his village as he wants to create an ideal village by changing hearts and minds with love and not hatred.
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Jayesh Patel (Ranveer Singh) is an educated son of a traditional Gujarati Sarpanch Pruthvish and Jashoda. He lives with his pregnant wife Mudra (Shalini Pandey) and his daughter Siddhi (Jia Vaidya) in a village named Pravingarh. The family (Preeti (Deeksha Joshi), Jayesh's sister, Pruthvish Patel (Boman Irani), Jayesh's father & Jashoda Pate (Ratna Pathak Shah), Jayesh's mother) wants Mudra's second child to be a boy, who can take their lineage forward and be the next Sarpanch after Jayesh.
Mudra has had 6 abortions previously. The doctor says that after this attempt Mudra may not be able to survive another pregnancy as her body is very weak. The doctor secretly informs Jayesh that Mudra is carrying a girl child.
Mudra's brother is married to Preeti and he frequently gets drunk and hits Preeti. The exchange wedding was a Saata Shaadi, which is common in Gujarat. It serves as a security deposit and if one girl is abused, the other one is meted the same treatment.
But Jayesh loves Mudra too much and refuses to punish her for her brother's mistakes. So, he closes the door, pretends to hit Mudra, who puts on make up on her face. They take a photo and send it to Mudra's family, as per custom.
Pruthvish was about to lose the Sarpanch election against an outsider, so he got Mudra elected as Sarpanch under the 33% female quota and then ruled in her stead. Pruthvish is staunchly anti-female in his views. When girls complain about harassment from drunk boys, he advises them to stop using fragrant soap.
On YouTube Jayesh finds the video of a village Laadopur in Haryana where 500 men of marriage age are waiting for brides. The village head Amar Tau (Puneet Issar) says that this has happened as all girls were killed in the womb. Amar Tau invites all harassed women of India to his village and offers them sanctuary.
Jayesh decides to protect his wife from his family and village. He decides to run away with Mudra and Siddhi. He asks Mudra to take a scissor to his throat, kidnap him and escape the house.
Jayesh gives them a head start, and Mudra + Siddhi drive away with a plan to meet at a Dhaba 40 kms from their village later that night. Pruthvish was following in his car and Jayesh meets him by pretending to be injured. Pruthvish vows to bring Mudra back and banish her from the village.
Jayesh wants the police to find her and bring her back, but all photos of Mudra have her under a veil and he pretends that his own phone has hanged (which would also have photos of Mudra). Jayesh had created a map of his escape plan and left it at home. Pruthvish finds the map and knows that Mudra is headed to a Dhaba as her first milestone.
Pruthvish and Jayesh head towards the Dhaba, as Mudra and Siddhi reach there and meet Jayesh's contact Diler. Pruthvish and Jayesh reach there shortly afterwards. Jayesh gives every chance for Mudra and Siddhi to escape, while pretending to cooperate with Pruthvish.
Mudra and Siddhi hide in the jungle and hitch a ride on a truck going to her hometown Dharnipur, instead of Laadopur. She calls her dad and informs of her arrival. Mudra reaches her home the next morning to find Pruthvish and Jayesh already waiting for them there.
Unknown to everyone, Jayesh got his sister Preeti to spike everyone's morning tea and soon they fall unconscious, allowing one more chance to escape. Jayesh, Mudra and Siddhi start driving towards Laadopur. Pruthvish wakes up and finds a photo of Mudra in her house.
He sends it to the police and announces a big reward (rs 5 L) on her head. Pruthvish vows to kill Mudra to her dad. Preeti calls up Jayesh and informs him of the development.
Jayesh and Mudra avoid a roadblock and take refuge in a village. They rent a room, but the owner takes a pic of Mudra and knows that she is the girl with a reward on her head. He locks them up, but his Bengali wife guesses his intentions and forces him to let them go.
But by then Pruthvish arrives with his entourage and starts beating up Jayesh. As he turns to Mudra, Jayesh stops Pruthvish and threatens to castrate himself if he touches Mudra. Pruthvish allows him to escape with Mudra and Siddhi.
Mudra starts bleeding heavily. Siddhi posts the video of their ordeal on Amar Tau's account. Amar Tau responds saying that he will bring the whole village to protect her family.
Jayesh is forced to take Mudra to a hospital. When Pruthvish reaches there, he is told by the doctor that Mudra had a miscarriage. And he finds Mudra's dad beating Jayesh for making her a baby birthing machine.
Pruthvish takes Jayesh away, leaving Mudra and Siddhi with Mudra's dad. Turns out this was all a ruse and Mudra is still preggers and fine. Meanwhile Siddhi has called Amar Tau and their village is headed their way to protect them.
Meanwhile Jashoda has vowed to marry Jayesh again. Preeti tries to scare the prospective bride by saying that Jayesh is a wife beater, and that fails to deter her. She already loves Jayesh and says she is a virgin.
The wedding is on. Mudra tells Jayesh about her support group in the village, where a group of women meet secretly at night to share each other's sorrow. Mudra says she cannot leave them behind as they settle in Laadopur.
Jayesh visits the support group and is overwhelmed at the misery in the village. Pruthvish arrives at the meeting and forcefully takes Jayesh away and bans Preeti from attending the wedding. The next day the wedding festivities start, and Siddhi is on her way to bring the Laadopur clan to the wedding venue.
But then Siddhi calls Preeti to say Mudra is in labor and that she and the Laadopur clan cannot come to the wedding. Preeti gets the message to Jayesh, who takes his mother's permission and runs away from the wedding to save Mudra. Jayesh goes into the labor room as Amar Tau handles Pruthvish.
Pruthvish is about to break through the human barrier when the ladies of the village arrive and tell Pruthvish not to attack Mudra, else they will all leave for Laadopur. Jashoda supports the ladies. Pruthvish and his gang attacks the ladies, but Amar and his men stop them.
Mudra delivers a baby girl. Jayesh decides not to leave his village as he wants to create an ideal village by changing hearts and minds with love and not hatred..