While the film is primarily a comedy, a few light‑hearted themes peek through:

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“Congratulations, morons. You’ve found a prop from the 1998 film ‘Jungle Ka Khazana.’ The real treasure was the friendship you almost made. Also, this mall is being demolished in ten seconds.”

A significant flaw in Total Dhamaal is its treatment of female characters. Madhuri Dixit—a legendary dancer and actress—is relegated to a shrill, greedy sidekick to Anil Kapoor’s character. Her primary function is to scream and participate in slapstick humiliation. Similarly, the other female characters are either absent or objectified. In an era where Hindi cinema is producing female-led comedies like Veere Di Wedding or English Vinglish , Total Dhamaal feels regressive, treating women as either nagging wives or props for the male cast’s antics.

: A constantly bickering husband and wife portrayed by Anil Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit .

: The lovable, dim-witted brothers played by Arshad Warsi and Jaaved Jaaferi .