London-based Crystal Chaurasia convinces the International Film Commission to authorize a documentary on Bollywood's yesteryear mega-actor, Karan Kumar. She travels with her photographer Jeremy to Mumbai and not only gets to meet the legendary actor but also his publicity-shy son Rahul and his alcoholic, reclusive former-actress wife Mandira. It is here Crystal will be drawn into continuing her documentary in London where she will witness the making of Karan's next movie 'Dhak Dhak' in which he decides to not only produce and direct but also hilariously play the role of a college student.—rAjOo ([email protected])
British journalist Crystal Chaurasia (Sophie Dahl) decides to make a documentary about a faded Bollywood star of yesteryear, Karan Kumar (Om Puri) or KK. She follows KK as he tries to make his comeback with a new movie.
Crystal gets funding from IFC for her project saying that this is a good way for western audiences to learn about Indian culture and Bollywood. The IFc panel is skeptical at Crystals claims but agrees to fund the project when they get a random India employee from the office and get her to recite dialogues from a KK movie and they are able to do so.. He is truly the King of Bollywood.
Crystal lands in Mumbai. Even though she is a CNN correspondent, she is known as the "BBC lady". she can't find the address of KK's office, but when she says she wants to go to KK's office, everyone knows where it is. Ratnesh (Manoj Pahwa) is KK's secy. Crystal adulates KK and tells him that his grandmother married an Indian and started watching Bollywood movies. That's how Crystal came to watch them and became a fan.
KK was given a lifetime achievement award 3 years ago but hasn't done a film since. He is delusional about his popularity and rejected offers where he was asked to play the role of a father.
Crystal's cameraman Jeremy installs spy cams in KK's office. There he finds that KK is not getting solo hero offers and Ratnesh suggests that KK convinces his son Rahul to join the film industry. But Rahul wants to be an architect. Meanwhile, his son Rahul (Diwakar Pundir) disapproves of his efforts and thinks all of KK's trophies are bought for money and not earned.
KK decides to launch a film on his own, starring himself in lead role. Writers are given instructions to create a NRI love story (as they are in fashion) and Punjab distributors won't take the film unless there are guns in it. So, some violence is introduced. KK wants to play a college student in London.
He launches the film in London. To get funding he has to take the daughter of a wealthy businessman as his heroine. His wife is an alcoholic, which seems to be an open secret. Mandira (Kavita Kapoor) doesn't like KK dancing with girls the age of his daughter.
At shooting, the Guruji decides the position of camera, based on auspiciousness. KK is having sex with his young heroine. Mandira wants to leave but stays when KK calls Crystal to interview her. Crystal finds that Mandira was a bigger star than KK (who was a newcomer), when they met.
Rahul is attracted to Crystal and starts meeting her more often. Meanwhile, KK's affair with the heroine becomes public and her father pull financing. To avoid a disaster, Ratnesh finds another businessman who wants to launch his dumb son into movies. KK changes the script overnight to kill the old heroine and introduce a new side hero and a main heroine Madhu (a dancer whom he had met few months ago and signed her last the previous day).
KK actually assigns the role of the villain to the side hero, and this angers his dad, who walks away. Crystal steps in and suggest some brilliant script changes to make sense of all the mess.
But now Madhu walks off the movie saying that she has been offered a movie as solo heroine with a young Bollywood star. She calls KK her father figure and walks off. Ratnesh finds new financing with another Gujju businessman. finally shooting is wrapped up and movies moves into post-production back in Mumbai.The love story between Crystal and Rahul deepens, but Rahul is still aloof with her. KK's financier wants KK to give a dance performance in Paris for his nephew's wedding.
KK plants a story about terrorist threat to himself. Despite all the publicity, the film flops. KK tries to win awards for his movie by promising work to the judging panel in his next movie, but he loses in every category (he had got nominations in 7). Mandira calls KK a joke.KK convinces Crystal to sign his next movie. On that basis he convinces Rahul to join the movie industry. To placate Mandira, he casts her as Crystal's mother in the new film titled "Jollywood Bollywood". The circus continues.
