Golmaal: Fun Unlimited
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| Directed by | Rohit Shetty |
| Produced by | Dhillin Mehta |
| Screenplay by | Neeraj Vora |
| Story by | Neeraj Vora |
| Starring | Ajay Devgn Arshad Warsi Sharman Joshi Tusshar Kapoor Paresh Rawal Rimi Sen |
| Music by | Vishal-Shekhar |
| Cinematography | Aseem Bajaj |
| Editing by | Steven H. Bernard |
| Distributed by | Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd K. Sera Sera |
| Release date(s) | 14 July 2006 |
| Running time | 139 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget |  15 Crore[1] |
| Box office | 41.25 Crore[2] |
Golmaal (Hindi: गोल्माल, Urdu: گول مال) is a 2006 Bollywood comedy film directed by Rohit Shetty. The film stars Ajay Devgn, Arshad Warsi, Sharman Joshi, Tusshar Kapoor and Rimi Sen in lead roles. The music was conducted by Vishal-Shekhar and the lyrics by Sameer. Original background music was composed by Sanjoy Chowdhury, son of late Sri Salil Chowdhury. This film was a remake of Malayalam film Kakkakuyil. The film released on 14 July 2006, and received generally positive reviews from the critics, and turned out to be a surprise hit at the box office. The sequel, Golmaal Returns, was released on 29 October 2008.
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[edit] Plot
The story revolves around the lives of Gopal, Lucky, Madhav, and Laxman.
Laxman is an intelligent student who is prevented from doing well in school by his mischievous band of friends Gopal, Madhav, and mute Lucky. The three friends use Laxman's hostel room to conduct their mischievous activities. Laxman is peer-pressured into running a series of scams to earn himself and his friends some money and is punished by being thrown out of college. The naughty foursome then finds refuge in the bungalow of a blind couple by pretending to be their grandson.
A cat-and-mouse game unfolds as Laxman’s body and Gopal’s voice makes for Sameer — the grandson from the U.S. Each time the blind Dadaji comes amidst them, hilarious situations arise. Enter Nirali, as the saucy girl-next-door, with a bath towel and the group now have time, place and ‘resources’ to fall in love. Their individual efforts at winning the lady’s heart fail. Apart from their amorous interests, there is a quest for hidden treasure in the old couple’s house. There is also a gangster named Babli who wants to steal from the old couple's bungalow. All his attempts are unintentionally and unknowingly thwarted by the foursome.
At last it is revealed that Sameer and his parents were killed in a car accident in the U.S. a long time ago. The grandfather performed their final rites but didn't tell the grandmother. He has no objection to the four boys staying with them, but the grandmother secretly hears all this. At the same time, Babli arrives at the scene with his gang and it is revealed that he had sneaked some diamonds into the urn containing the last rites of the dead people some years ago. This urn was at the present in the treasure chest. A comical fight ensues between the foursome and Babli's gang. After everything is over, Lucky wins Nirali's heart.
[edit] Cast
- Ajay Devgn as Gopal
- Arshad Warsi as Madhav
- Sharman Joshi as Laxman
- Tusshar Kapoor as Lucky
- Paresh Rawal as Somnath
- Rimi Sen as Nirali
- Sushmita Mukherjee as Mangala
- Manoj Joshi as Harishchandra Ramchandra Mirchandani (HaRaMi)
- Mukesh Tiwari as Wasooli
- Sanjai Mishra as Babli Bhai the Don
- Vrajesh Hirjee as Pandurang
- Siddharth Jadhav as Sattu Supari
[edit] Reception
[edit] Critical
Upon release, Golmaal received generally positive reviews from critics. Rediff.com's Sukanya Verma said the film was "one wacky, goofy, paisa vasool ride" and that "the humour isn't exactly family audience material, and is more likely to be lapped up by college-going folk", rating the movie 3/5.[3] Subhash K Jha of Sify wrote that the film's "neatly structured ambit of asinine anarchy tickles the funny-bone, it finally says nothing about the quality of modern life that we haven't already heard in all those blasts from the past that have come in recent weeks trying to create a ripple across our sense of humour."[4] Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama said that the film was "[a] thoroughly enjoyable fare, the film has all it takes to hit the bull's eye" rating it a 3.5/5.[5]
[edit] Box office
Golmaal began with an average opening at the box office, though managed to pick up much better at most places mostly due to the word-of-mouth, and earned a net gross of $29,75,00,000.[6] The film was declared a semi-hit verdict by Boxofficeindia.com.
[edit] Soundtrack
| Song | Singer(s) |
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| Aage Peeche | Shekhar Ravjiani & Sneha Pant |
| Golmaal | Vishal Dadlani & Anushka Manchanda |
| Mast Malang | Vishal Dadlani & Kunal Ganjawala |
| Rehja Re | Javed Ali & Sunidhi Chauhan |
| Golmaal O O | KK, Shaan & Vishal Dadlani |
[edit] Notes
- ^ [1].
- ^ [2].
- ^ Verma, Sukanya (2006-07-14). "Golmaal: A wacky winner". Rediff.com. http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/jul/14golmaal.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
- ^ Jha, Subhash K. "Golmaal". Sify. http://sify.com/movies/review.php?id=14250351. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
- ^ Adarsh, Taran (2006-07-14). "Golmaal Movie Review". Bollywood Hungama. http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/12696/index.html. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
- ^ "Box Office 2006". BoxOfficeIndia. http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=212. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
[edit] External links
- Official Movie Website, archived from http://www.golmaalthefilm.com
- Golmaal: Fun Unlimited at the Internet Movie Database
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