Khosla Ka Ghosla is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film directed by Dibakar Banerjee, in his directorial debut. It was produced by Savita Raj Hiremath under the Taandav Films label and Ronnie Screwvala from UTV Motion Pictures. Written by Jaideep Sahni, the film stars Anupam Kher, Boman Irani, Parvin Dabas, Vinay Pathak, Ranvir Shorey and Tara Sharma in the lead roles. The story follows Kamal Kishore Khosla (Kher), a middle-class Delhiite and his family's attempt to reclaim their land which has been seized by a builder, Khurana (Irani).

Plot

Kamal Kishore Khosla (Anupam Kher) is a middle-aged upper-middle-class man residing in New Delhi. His family includes his kind, supportive wife, Sudha (Kiran Juneja); their hot-headed, impulsive older son, Balwant (Ranvir Shorey), also known as Bunty; their ambitious, idealistic younger son, Chiraunji Lal (Parvin Dabas), also known as Cherry; and their confident, tomboyish daughter, Nikki (Rupam Bajwa). Kamal is an ordinary man with simple tastes, who fears that he is so insignificant in life that his own family would not care about him even if he dies. The film begins with a scene of Kamal waking up in the morning after having a nightmare about his own death, where the irony is that no one cares about his death at all, and all his family members and neighbours are more interested in their materialistic needs instead. Kamal has spent all the hard-earned savings of his life from his provident fund to purchase a plot of land in South Delhi. The total cost for the land was ₹30 lakhs as well as additional ₹5 lakhs as commission for Vijendar (Rajendra Sethi), the broker who had facilitated the plot purchase for Kamal. At the prime land, Kamal intends to construct a new two-storey house for his family and also hopes that the location will be convenient for Cherry's workplace. However, Cherry, a software engineer, is not too enthusiastic about his father's plans and intends to move to New York, America to take up a job there, although he has not revealed this to his family yet. The only people Cherry discusses this matter with is his girlfriend, Meghna Chopra (Tara Sharma), a small-time theatre actress, and Asif Iqbal (Vinay Pathak), the travel agent helping him with his passport and visa paperwork. Meghna is upset with Cherry's decision and unsuccessfully convinces him to stay and support his father in the interim instead. Asif mocks Cherry's name, "Chiraunji Lal", as it is very old-fashioned, causing him to feel ashamed and declare to his family that he wishes to change his name. Kamal initially taunts Cherry over his decision, but his friend and neighbour, Amar Singh Sahni (Vinod Nagpal), makes him realise that times have changed and that he should understand Cherry's perspective. Sahni also advises Kamal to spend quality time with Cherry over drinks. After Cherry returns home from work that day, Kamal and Bunty organise a drinks night for him, but he turns furious and states that he does not drink, causing a heated argument between Kamal and Cherry. Kamal insists that Cherry must participate in family matters and fulfill all his responsibilities, when Cherry reveals his decision to move to New York after a formal job interview, disheartening his family.