Gali Gali Chor Hai follows the story of a common man' Bharat (Akshaye Khanna). Bharat works at a bank in Bhopal' MP and playing Hanuman in the local Ramleela is his pet hobby. Bharat lives with his father (Satish Kaushik)' wife (Shriya Saran) and a paying guest (Mugdha Godse) A local politician gets peeved with Bharat for not giving him a spare room in his house to set up his election office' and decides to get back at him. So he uses the help of the local cop station to harass Bharat in every way possible.

The film is refreshingly an earthy satire' where the protagonist is a totally believable common man' who doesn't turn into a superhero when pinned against the wall. Bharat is stuck in a helpless situation and everyone around him greedily tries to take advantage of him. The manner in which the story is presented onscreen by the film maker is appealing as a social message is treated in a humorous' light hearted yet emotional manner.