Prologue: The Legacy of Jassi Randhawa
After settling the decades-old feud between the Randhawas and Sandhus in Punjab, Jaswinder "Jassi" Singh Randhawa (Ajay Devgn) believed his days of chaos were over. He married Sukhmeet "Sukh" Kaur, and they built a peaceful life in London. But when irreconcilable differences arise—Sukh’s traditional expectations clash with Jassi’s free-spirited recklessness—their marriage collapses. Sukh returns to her family in Chandigarh, leaving Jassi adrift. A year later, Jassi receives word that Sukh plans to formally dissolve their marriage. Desperate, he boards a flight to India, determined to win her back .
Act I: A Stranger in Scotland
Jassi’s journey takes an unexpected detour when Pathan (Deepak Dobriyal), his loyal friend and London club owner, reveals that Sukh is attending a high-profile Punjabi-Scottish cultural festival in Edinburgh. Jassi follows her there, only to find her with Danish (Chunky Panday), a wealthy NRI entrepreneur seeking her hand. In a drunken stupor, Jassi disrupts the festival’s closing ceremony, accidentally destroying a historic tartan weaved by Scottish nobility. This draws the ire of Raja (Ravi Kishan), a self-styled "Don of Edinburgh" who controls the city’s underworld through his import-export empire. Raja, a Punjabi expatriate with a grudge against Jassi’s father, sees an opportunity for vengeance .
Meanwhile, Jassi reunites with Rabia (Mrunal Thakur), Sukh’s fiery cousin and a human rights lawyer. Rabia is embroiled in a case against Raja, who exploits undocumented South Asian immigrants in his underground distilleries. She warns Jassi that Raja has ties to Tony (Mukul Dev), a flamboyant arms dealer from Jassi’s past. Tony, now Raja’s right-hand man, harbors resentment toward Jassi for a failed London heist years earlier .
Act II: Hostages, Heists, and Hidden Gold
Raja orchestrates a brutal hostage crisis: He abducts Sukh, Danish, and Goggi (Sahil Mehta), Jassi’s naive nephew visiting Edinburgh. His demand? Jassi must retrieve the "Golden Mango," a legendary artifact stolen from Raja’s family during Partition. The mango—a solid-gold relic encrusted with emeralds—is hidden somewhere in Edinburgh’s Punjabi Cultural Museum. With Rabia’s help, Jassi infiltrates the museum, leading to a slapstick heist sequence involving malfunctioning drones, a runaway forklift, and a hallucinogenic Bhang mishap .
Parallel to this, a group of Punjabi-Scottish children—led by 12-year-old Aarav—embark on their own quest for the mango during the annual "Mela of Miracles" festival. Inspired by local folklore, they believe the mango grants wishes. Aarav’s motivation is deeply personal: He hopes to heal his terminally ill mother. The children’s adventure intersects with Jassi’s when they accidentally steal the mango from his temporary hideout, triggering a citywide chase involving Raja’s henchmen, Scottish police, and a rogue bagpiper .
Act III: Mafia Wars and Betrayals
Jassi discovers Raja’s true operation: He plans to auction Sukh to Mehwish (Kubbra Sait), a Dubai-based crime lord posing as a philanthropist. Mehwish seeks revenge against Jassi for foiling her diamond smuggling ring in Son of Sardaar. Tony, conflicted by loyalty to Raja and lingering camaraderie with Jassi, secretly aids Rabia in exposing Raja’s human trafficking network. In a pivotal reveal, Tony confesses to Jassi that Raja murdered Sukh’s brother during a land dispute in Punjab—a tragedy Raja pinned on Jassi’s family to fuel their feud .
The conflict escalates during a mafia summit at Edinburgh Castle. Raja and Mehwish forge an alliance, while Jassi, Tony, and Rabia rally the exploited immigrants into a rebellion. A brutal fight erupts—punctuated by Punjabi folk music remixed with electronic beats—culminating in Tony’s sacrificial death. He takes a bullet meant for Jassi, whispering, "Tell them I died a hero, not a henchman" .
Act IV: The Wedding Showdown
With Tony gone and Raja wounded, Jassi races to stop Sukh’s forced marriage to Danish at Forth Bridge. The wedding, funded by Raja, is a grotesque spectacle: bagpipers in turbans, a pheras ceremony on a speedboat, and Danish draped in a gold-embroidered sherwani. As the ceremony begins, Aarav and the children unleash chaos—Aarav tosses the golden mango into the crowd, causing a stampede. Jassi uses the distraction to free Sukh, while Rabia exposes Raja’s crimes via livestream to Interpol .
In the climactic duel, Jassi and Raja battle atop suspended shipping cranes. Raja mocks Jassi’s "outdated honor," boasting that modern crime requires cruelty, not courage. Jassi retorts, "A Sardaar fights for izzat, not income!" He disarms Raja, but spares his life—"Punjabis don’t kill prisoners; we reform them!"—before handing him to authorities .
Epilogue: New Beginnings
With Raja imprisoned, Jassi and Sukh reconcile, acknowledging their flaws. Danish, revealed as an Interpol informant, congratulates Jassi. Rabia takes over Raja’s legitimate businesses, vowing to uplift the immigrant community. The film closes with Aarav’s mother in remission (implied to be a miracle from the mango’s "blessing") and Jassi dancing at a rebuilt mela to "The Po Po Song" (recreated from the 2012 film), now featuring a cameo by Guru Randhawa .
Themes and Legacy
Identity & Belonging: Jassi’s struggle to balance tradition (Sardaar values) and modernity (Scottish pragmatism) mirrors the immigrant experience .
Redemption: Tony’s arc highlights the film’s focus on second chances—a poignant tribute to Mukul Dev’s final role
Childhood Wonder: Aarav’s subplot adds emotional depth, contrasting innocence with the adults’ cynicism
The story sets up a potential sequel with Mehwish escaping custody, whispering, "Randhawa hasn’t seen the last of me" .
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