Chojar, who wants to prove to his wife that he is not boring, Chaudhary who plays Laila's father and Dia's former fiancé Mohan, who is able to overcome his bitterness towards her. She begs Dia, 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. Among them is Anokhi ( Konkona Sen), a tomboy who is in love with Imran. After finding out about the casting of Imran, many girls flock to the theatre for the part of Laila. He agrees and Imran is forced to take on the role. Instead of being angry, she is intrigued by the ring-leader, Imran ( Kunal Kapoor), and makes a deal with Chaudhary – she will help him win the next election, if he will support Ajanta and if Imran plays Majnu. When she returns to the theatre she finds that a group of thugs is burning the set, after being ordered by a local election candidate, Chaudhary Om Singh. Refusing to accept defeat, Dia goes out into the street the next day to scout for talent. Jeering at her, they leave the theatre one by one, but Raja remains behind, reminding her of the challenge. That night Dia dances in Ajanta and afterward calls on the people to help her put up a performance of the famous Laila-Majnu play. He issues her a challenge if she can put on a successful performance using only people from Shamli, he will cancel the demolition.
To save Ajanta, Dia goes to petition the local MP Raja Uday Singh ( Akshaye Khanna). The only ally she has left is her old friend Doctor Saab ( Raghubir Yadav). Her childhood friend Najma ( Divya Dutta) is married to Farooque ( Irrfan Khan), a successful businessman. Her parents left the town in shame a decade ago, after she eloped with an American photographer Steve, (later they divorced) and their house is now owned by the strict Mr. Shamli has changed a great deal since Dia left. She returns to her hometown Shamli with Radha, to find that he has already died and left her the responsibility of saving the deserted dance theatre, Ajanta, which is to be demolished to make way for a shopping center. One day she receives word that her old dance teacher, Makrand, is dying. Dia ( Madhuri Dixit) is a choreographer who lives in New York with her daughter Radha.
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