Dostana is a story about two guys, Sameer (Abhishek Bachchan) who is a nurse and Kunal (John Abraham), a photographer. They bumped into each other while looking for an apartment to rent, and coincidentally headed towards the same apartment. However, they were both thrown out because the owner wants to rent the apartment to women only, since her niece, Neha (Priyanka Chopra) stays in that apartment alone. Sameer gets the idea (when a US Soldier mistakes them to be a gay couple and tells them about missing his partner) that if Kunal and he pretend to be gay lovers, then the owner will agree to let them stay. Kunal initially refuses, but agrees out of desperation. Their plan works and they move in. Over a period of time Neha, Kunal, and Sameer become good friends, hanging out together and developing a good relationship as housemates.
Neha was lead to believe that the two were a couple in love. And a series of comedic events followed through the charade that Samm and Kunal has fabricated to make everybody believe, more especially Neha, that the two of them are together to avoid being evicted from their leased apartment.
One day Neha's boss 'M', short for Murli (Boman Irani) announces that he is resigning from his job as th
e editor-in-chief of Verve magazine and will also take charge of who will replace his position. In order to impress her boss (who is gay) and bag the job, Neha invites him for dinner at her house telling him that she will introduce him to her gay roommates. The evening turns out to be a comical situation as Sameer's mother finds out that her son might be gay and turns up at their doorstep. Next day at Neha's office M announces Abhimanyu Singh (Bobby Deol) as the next editor-in-chief. Neha, heartbroken returns home where Kunal and Sameer try to console her. Kunal, Sameer and Neha then together work out a difficult project she was given by her boss and Neha becomes a hit at her office. Pleased with her success, Abhimanyu appoints her as the co-editor-in-chief of Verve.
While Kunal is out of town for a few days, Sameer takes Neha out, and they share a time. Later, at a mall, Sameer tries to tell Neha that he loves her and that he's straight through a fitting room door, but it turns out Kunal was behi
nd that door and heard everything he said. He becomes angry with Sameer and states that he also loves her. As they try to figure out what to do, Kunal suggests that they should both take Neha out to this great place that he knows (Neha's birthday being the next day). Kunal gives Sameer the address of the "place", which is actually a male strip bar. Meanwhile, he and Neha enjoy an intimate dinner and movie at a park. Sameer comes to know of this and furiously punches Kunal in the face. A fight breaks out, which Neha ends. The next day, Abhimanyu asks Neha out to an event but then Neha said that she couldn't because she'd already promised Sam (Sameer) and Kunal that she'd take them out. Then, Abhi asked her (Mr Abhimanyu Singh) to take them to where they were going and that they could meet up there and so she did. In the event while the trio are e
njoying, Abhimanyu enters and sweeps Neha away. Then Kunal and Sameer decide to eliminate him together. They tell Abhimanyu to do completely ridiculous things in order to impress Neha (like asking him to wax his chest hair off and wear an outlandish dress), but their plan doesn't work. They then set their sights on Abhimanyu's 5-year old son Veer. They try to make Veer hate Neha. The next day, Neha comes to know that Abhi is going to propose her at the basketball game they will be attending together. At halftime, Neha goes to Kunal and Sameer, and asks them what she should do as she is not even thinking about marriage yet. Both of them ask her not marry him and reveal that they aren't gay and are in love with her. Meanwhile Veer tells Abhimanyu of his fears and cries saying that he doesn't want him to marry Neha. As Neha tearfully turns away from Kunal and Sameer, Abhimanyu hugs her and tells her that they can't be together as Veer isn't comfortable with that. Kunal and Sameer see them hugging and presume them to be engaged. Neha comes home and asks the guys to leave the house.
Later, Kunal and Sameer go to the immigration office to get their residence permit and realize that they miss Neha, so they go to get her at an office party that she is attending. They tried explaining to her but she refuses to listen and then Abhimanyu enters. Sameer asks when they are going to get married and Neha tells him that they broke up because Veer wasn't comfortable with her. They both tell them the truth that they were the ones who made V
eer hate Neha and Abhimanyu and Neha furiously try to leave the place. But the guys told to securities to stop them and got on to the stage and told the crowd their story and asked them tell Neha to grant forgiveness. The crowd begs them to do stuff like get on the knees and beg to Neha and give a flying kiss to Neha, when one of them asks them to kiss each other . The guys adamantly refuse to do it when Abhimanyu says that since they are very fond of being gay, it is the only way they can be forgiven. Kunal refuses to do it but Sameer convinces him and tries to kiss him, but loses his nerve at the last moment. As Kunal sees Neha and Abhimanyu starting to leave, he forcibly kisses Sameer. Abhimanyu is amazed, and tells Neha that the guys were really her best friends, as he wouldn't even done that, not even for her. Neha goes to them and they make up. Then Sam and Kunal got on their knees and asked Abhi to marry their best friend Neha, and he said that he will. After two months Neha, Sam, and Kunal are sitting om their apartment balcony and Neha asks them if they ever had any feelings for each other during the time they were pretending to be gay. They vehemently deny it and Neha leaves apologizing. Sameer and Kunal look at each other and remember their disastrous kiss, and walk away.
Neha was lead to believe that the two were a couple in love. And a series of comedic events followed through the charade that Samm and Kunal has fabricated to make everybody believe, more especially Neha, that the two of them are together to avoid being evicted from their leased apartment.
One day Neha's boss 'M', short for Murli (Boman Irani) announces that he is resigning from his job as th
e editor-in-chief of Verve magazine and will also take charge of who will replace his position. In order to impress her boss (who is gay) and bag the job, Neha invites him for dinner at her house telling him that she will introduce him to her gay roommates. The evening turns out to be a comical situation as Sameer's mother finds out that her son might be gay and turns up at their doorstep. Next day at Neha's office M announces Abhimanyu Singh (Bobby Deol) as the next editor-in-chief. Neha, heartbroken returns home where Kunal and Sameer try to console her. Kunal, Sameer and Neha then together work out a difficult project she was given by her boss and Neha becomes a hit at her office. Pleased with her success, Abhimanyu appoints her as the co-editor-in-chief of Verve.While Kunal is out of town for a few days, Sameer takes Neha out, and they share a time. Later, at a mall, Sameer tries to tell Neha that he loves her and that he's straight through a fitting room door, but it turns out Kunal was behi
nd that door and heard everything he said. He becomes angry with Sameer and states that he also loves her. As they try to figure out what to do, Kunal suggests that they should both take Neha out to this great place that he knows (Neha's birthday being the next day). Kunal gives Sameer the address of the "place", which is actually a male strip bar. Meanwhile, he and Neha enjoy an intimate dinner and movie at a park. Sameer comes to know of this and furiously punches Kunal in the face. A fight breaks out, which Neha ends. The next day, Abhimanyu asks Neha out to an event but then Neha said that she couldn't because she'd already promised Sam (Sameer) and Kunal that she'd take them out. Then, Abhi asked her (Mr Abhimanyu Singh) to take them to where they were going and that they could meet up there and so she did. In the event while the trio are e
njoying, Abhimanyu enters and sweeps Neha away. Then Kunal and Sameer decide to eliminate him together. They tell Abhimanyu to do completely ridiculous things in order to impress Neha (like asking him to wax his chest hair off and wear an outlandish dress), but their plan doesn't work. They then set their sights on Abhimanyu's 5-year old son Veer. They try to make Veer hate Neha. The next day, Neha comes to know that Abhi is going to propose her at the basketball game they will be attending together. At halftime, Neha goes to Kunal and Sameer, and asks them what she should do as she is not even thinking about marriage yet. Both of them ask her not marry him and reveal that they aren't gay and are in love with her. Meanwhile Veer tells Abhimanyu of his fears and cries saying that he doesn't want him to marry Neha. As Neha tearfully turns away from Kunal and Sameer, Abhimanyu hugs her and tells her that they can't be together as Veer isn't comfortable with that. Kunal and Sameer see them hugging and presume them to be engaged. Neha comes home and asks the guys to leave the house.Later, Kunal and Sameer go to the immigration office to get their residence permit and realize that they miss Neha, so they go to get her at an office party that she is attending. They tried explaining to her but she refuses to listen and then Abhimanyu enters. Sameer asks when they are going to get married and Neha tells him that they broke up because Veer wasn't comfortable with her. They both tell them the truth that they were the ones who made V
eer hate Neha and Abhimanyu and Neha furiously try to leave the place. But the guys told to securities to stop them and got on to the stage and told the crowd their story and asked them tell Neha to grant forgiveness. The crowd begs them to do stuff like get on the knees and beg to Neha and give a flying kiss to Neha, when one of them asks them to kiss each other . The guys adamantly refuse to do it when Abhimanyu says that since they are very fond of being gay, it is the only way they can be forgiven. Kunal refuses to do it but Sameer convinces him and tries to kiss him, but loses his nerve at the last moment. As Kunal sees Neha and Abhimanyu starting to leave, he forcibly kisses Sameer. Abhimanyu is amazed, and tells Neha that the guys were really her best friends, as he wouldn't even done that, not even for her. Neha goes to them and they make up. Then Sam and Kunal got on their knees and asked Abhi to marry their best friend Neha, and he said that he will. After two months Neha, Sam, and Kunal are sitting om their apartment balcony and Neha asks them if they ever had any feelings for each other during the time they were pretending to be gay. They vehemently deny it and Neha leaves apologizing. Sameer and Kunal look at each other and remember their disastrous kiss, and walk away.