Dhamaal (film series)

Dhamaal series
Dhamaal series
Directed by	Indra Kumar
Screenplay by	Bunty Rathod Sagar ; (Dhamaal) ; Tushar Hiranandani ; (Double Dhamaal) ; Balwinder Singh Suri ; (Total Dhamaal)
Story by	Tushar Hiranandani ; (Dhamaal, Double Dhamaal) ; Balwinder Singh Suri ; (Total Dhamaal)
Produced by	Indra Kumar ; (Dhamaal, Double Dhamaal,Total Dhamaal) ; Ashok Thakeria ; (Dhamaal, Double Dhamaal,Total Dhamaal) ; Ajay Devgn ; (Total Dhamaal)
Starring	Ritesh Deshmukh ; Arshad Warsi ; Javed Jaffrey ; (Dhamaal, Double Dhamaal, Total Dhamaal); Aashish Chaudhary; (Dhamaal, Double Dhamaal) ; Sanjay Dutt; (Dhamaal, Double Dhamaal) ; Anil Kapoor; (Total Dhamaal) ; Ajay Devgn ; (Total Dhamaal); Madhuri Dixit ; (Total Dhamaal)
Cinematography	Vijay Arora ; (Dhamaal) ; Aseem Bajaj ; (Double Dhamaal)
Edited by	Sanjay Sankla
Music by	Adnan Sami; (Dhamaal) ; Anand Raj Anand ; (Double Dhamaal)
Production; companies	Maruti International ; Ajay Devgn FFilms ; (Total Dhamaal)
Distributed by	Fox Star Studios; (Total Dhamaal)
Release dates	1: 7 September 2007; 2: 24 June 2011; 3: 7 December 2018
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Dhamaal is a series of Indian comedy films directed and co-produced by Indra Kumar. It stars Ritesh Deshmukh, Arshad Warsi, Javed Jaffrey in lead roles.^[1]

Dhamaal was released on 7 September 2007, Double Dhamaal released on 24 June 2011, and Total Dhamaal is slated to release on 7 December 2018.

Overview

Dhamaal (2007)

It is about four friends; Boman (Aashish Chaudhary), who lives a wealthy lifestyle with his eccentric dad, Nari (Asrani), who loves his antique car more than his son, and asks his son to leave when he damages the car; dim-witted Manav (Jaaved Jaffrey), his elder brother Adi (Arshad Warsi); and Roy (Ritesh Deshmukh), a trickster who wears a magnetized belt buckle. Their fortunes take a turn after they accidentally bump into an underworld don Bose (Prem Chopra) whilst he is about to die, who tells them about a hidden treasure in Goa including ₹10crores under a big 'W'. The group race towards Goa in Nari's stolen car, little knowing that their plans will soon be foiled, albeit hilariously, by Police Inspector Kabir Nayak (Sanjay Dutt), who wants the money at any cost. Kabir meets those 'four friends' and made a deal. They go to Goa and discover the big 'W'. They took the money, but accidentally they came to a charity function with huge amount of money and they have to give the money to orphan children.

Double Dhamaal (2011)

The story continues from the previous film. The four good-for-nothing friends Roy (Ritesh), Adi (Arshad), Manav (Jaaved) and Boman (Aashish), are still conning people for a living. One day, they see their enemy Kabir (Sanjay Dutt) driving the luxurious Mercedes Benz, and disguise themselves to find out the secret behind his success. They investigate and find that he lives off his wife's wealth. They then blackmail him into making them his business partners, but little do the four idiots know that Kabir and his wife Kamini (Mallika) along with his sister Kiya (Ranaut) have an agenda of their own. Kabir connects them with an investor named Bata Bhai (Satish Kaushik) who is also a part-time don. The four friends steal Bata Bhai's money, and the money is then stolen by Kabir and his family. Kabir leaves the country along with his family, and leaves the four idiots to get killed by Bata Bhai. However, the four friends leave the city and manage to track Kabir down in Macau. They make a plan to ruin Kabir's happiness and take their money back by going in disguise. Roy cons Kiya by pretending to be in love with her, whilst Adi pretends to be Kabir's secretary.

Total Dhamaal (2018)

Ajay Devgn came on board as a lead actor and producer for Total Dhamaal. Anil Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit were also signed into the film and rest if the cast includes Boman Irani, and the cast of the previous film except Sanjay Dutt and Aashish Chaudhary who will not be part of the third film. It is slated to release on 7 December 2018.

Cast and characters

Character	Film
Character	Dhamaal (2007)	Double Dhamaal (2011)	Total Dhamaal (2018)
Deshbandhu Roy	Riteish Deshmukh
Aditya Shrivastav	Arshad Warsi
Manav Shrivastav	Jaaved Jaffrey
Kabir Nayak	Sanjay Dutt
Boman Contractor	Ashish Chaudhary
Babubhai	Sanjai Mishra		Sanjai Mishra
Kamini		Mallika Sherawat
Kiya Nayak		Kangana Ranaut
Baba Batanand Swami		Satish Kaushik
TBA			Anil Kapoor
TBA			Ajay Devgn
TBA			Madhuri Dixit
Sonakshi Sinha in Mundga song special appearance			Sonakshi Sinha

Release and revenue

Film	Release date	Budget	Box office revenue
Dhamaal	7 September 2007	₹190 million (US$2.3 million)	₹507 million (US$6.1 million)
Double Dhamaal	24 June 2011	₹350 million (US$4.2 million)^[2]	₹705 million (US$8.4 million)^[3]
Total Dhamaal	7 December 2018		N/A

References

^ "Total Dhamaal"
^ "Sanjay, Arshad Back With Double Dhamaal". NDTV Movies. 20 June 2011. Archived from the original on 25 June 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "2011 Worldwide Figures: Twenty Films Cross 50 Crore". Box office India. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

[1] "Total Dhamaal"

[2] "Sanjay, Arshad Back With Double Dhamaal". NDTV Movies. 20 June 2011. Archived from the original on 25 June 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[3] "2011 Worldwide Figures: Twenty Films Cross 50 Crore". Box office India. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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