Ladies Vs. Ricky Bahl !!hot!!

is not a story about a man losing. It is a story about women finding themselves in the wreckage he left behind. It is a reminder that the best revenge is not a punchline—it is a life lived fully, loudly, and without fear of being conned again.

They don’t beat him physically. They beat him psychologically. They take his money, his confidence, and his myth of invincibility. In a twist, they even leave him with a single rupee—a symbolic gesture to remind him of his value.

After each woman is left heartbroken and broke, fate (and a chance meeting) brings them together. Realizing they’ve been conned by the same man using different faces, Saira, Raini, and Dimple hatch an elaborate counter-con. Their mission: make Ricky fall in love, then take him for everything he’s worth. The target? A seemingly non-existent ₹10 crore deal brokered by Dimple’s friend, the fiercely intelligent and mysterious Ishika (also played by Anushka Sharma—yes, it gets twisty). ladies vs. ricky bahl

To understand the "versus," we must first understand the antagonist. Ricky Bahl (Ranveer Singh) is not your average street-level swindler. He is a chameleon. He is what criminologists call a "romance con artist"—a man who uses emotional intimacy as a gateway to financial larceny.

Dimple: "You said women fall in love too fast. Correction. We also learn very fast." is not a story about a man losing

Have you been "Ricky Bahl-ed"? Remember: The best con is the one you see coming. And the best weapon is a circle of friends who believe you.

Ranveer Singh’s portrayal of Ricky Bahl is perhaps the film’s strongest pillar. In traditional Bollywood, the conman was often a Robin Hood figure—stealing from the rich to give to the poor, or a tragic hero forced into crime by circumstance. Ricky Bahl is neither. He is unapologetically selfish. He cheats women because he is good at it, and he enjoys the finer things in life. They don’t beat him physically

Here is the genius of the counter-con: