Jhoom Barabar Jhoom is a musical romantic comedy. The story revolves around two strangers – Rakesh “Rikki” Thakkral (Abhishek Bachchan) and Alvira Khan (Preity Zinta), who met at the Waterloo railway station in London and boarded the same train. Rikki is a Punjabi from Bhatinda and lives in Southall, while Alvira is an elite class Pakistani from Lahore who lives in London. After talking for a while, the two tell each other about their respective fiancés in detail. However, they end up falling for each other instead.