Dhol (film)
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Directed by | Priyadarshan |
Written by | Manisha Korde |
Story by | Suresh Krishnan |
Based on | In Harihar Nagar by Siddique-Lal |
Produced by | Shailendra Singh Satish Kaushik |
Starring | Tusshar Kapoor Sharman Joshi Kunal Khemu Rajpal Yadav Tanushree Dutta Arbaaz Khan Om Puri |
Cinematography | Piyush Shah |
Edited by | N. Gopalakrishnan Arun Kumar |
Music by | Pritam Chakraborty Gopi Sunder (BGM) |
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Distributed by | Adlabs Films Shemaroo Entertainment Star India |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | hindi |
Budget | ₹ 14 crore[1] |
Box office | ₹ 23 crore[2] |
Dhol (English: 'Drum') is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language comedy thriller film directed by Priyadarshan and produced under the Percept Picture Company. A remake of the 1990 Malayalam film In Harihar Nagar written by Siddique-Lal[3] which was already remade in Hindi in 1992 as Parda Hai Parda starring Chunky Pandey,[4] the film stars Tusshar Kapoor, Sharman Joshi, Kunal Khemu, Rajpal Yadav, Tanushree Dutta and Om Puri in lead roles while Arbaaz Khan, Abhimanyu Singh, Payal Rohatgi, Murli Sharma, Asrani and Tiku Talsania are featured in supporting yet crucial roles. Released on 21 September 2007, it received mixed response from critics upon release; however, became a moderate box office success.
Distribution Rights[]
Dhol's distribution rights were sold to Star India.
Plot[]
Sameer "Sam" (Tusshar Kapoor), Pankaj "Pakya" (Sharman Joshi), Gautam "Goti" (Kunal Khemu) and Martand "Maru" (Rajpal Yadav) are roommates in Pune they are bound together by their ambition to make it big in life with the least effort possible. Each one tries his hand at finding a shortcut to success but ends up being in even deeper trouble. Things get worse when the four decide to take some desperate measures to end their misery once and for all. They take loans from Martand’s maternal uncle (Tiku Talsania) at very high interest so he always beats up Martand.
They believe that the only way to get rich without working hard is to marry a wealthy girl. As luck would have it, a rich girl Ritu (Tanushree Dutta) arrives in their neighborhood with her grandparents. All four set out with their individual plans to marry her but end up discovering a shocking truth. Ritu came to the city to find about her brother Rahul's killers.
All four of them try to impress Ritu but meanwhile, they discover that Rahul died along with his friend Jaishankar "Jai" Yadav. They try hard and finally Pankaj is decided to marry Ritu. Soon before marriage, Ritu finds the secret that Rahul and Jai were in contact with a notorious gang leader Zikomo (Murali Sharma). Also, Ritu finds that the four were bluffing all time just to impress her and so she starts avoiding them. One day Zikomo finds them and kidnaps Ritu and her grandparents. He reveals himself to be the true killer and he confesses about killing Rahul and Jai. He asks for them to hand over a drum if they wanted to see him alive, but Ritu's family members do not know about any drum. A fight ensues and Zikomo is killed in a self-explosion in the end. Ritu hands over the drum and the four of them find it filled with money, realizing that Zikomo was after the money and not the drum. They run behind Ritu's car after she leaves, as the film ends.
Cast[]
- Tusshar Kapoor as Sameer "Sam" Arya
- Sharman Joshi as Pankaj "Pakya" Tiwari / Fake Jaishankar “Jai” Yadav
- Kunal Khemu as Gautam "Goti" Sisodia
- Rajpal Yadav as Martand "Maru" Dhamdhere Dongre
- Tanushree Dutta as Ritu Tripathi
- Om Puri as Mr. Tripathi, Ritu’s Grandfather
- Arbaaz Khan as Real Jaishankar "Jai" Yadav
- Abhimanyu Singh as Rahul Tripathi, Ritu's brother
- Murli Sharma as Zikomo
- Baby Farida as Mrs. Tripathi, Ritu's grandmother
- Payal Rohatgi as Sophie; Jai's Fiance
- Asrani as Pankaj's brother in-law
- Tiku Talsania as Inspector Subhash Dongre (Mama) ; Marthand's Uncle
- Tareena Patel as Kanika
- Rasika Joshi as Landlady
Soundtrack[]
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Released | 2007 (India) | |||
Recorded | 2007 | |||
Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
Label | T-Series | |||
Producer | Pritam | |||
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Track listing[]
Track | Singer(s) | Duration | Lyrics |
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"Oh Yaara Dhol Bajake" | Mika Singh & Labh Janjua[5] | 4:12 | |
"Namakool Namakool" | Shaan & Kunal Ganjawala | 5:00 | |
"Dhol Bajake" (Version 2) | Labh Janjua | 4:28 | |
"Haadsa" | Sunidhi Chauhan & Akriti Kakkar | 5:11 | |
"Bheega Aasman" | Shaan & Vijay Yesudas | 5:32 | |
"All Night Long" | Usha Uthup | 4:16 | Mayur Puri |
"Dil Liya Re" | Shreya Ghoshal | 5:14 | |
"Dhol Bajake" (Version 3) | Soham Chakraborty & Suhail Kaul | 4:11 |
References[]
- ^ http://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=240
- ^ http://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=240
- ^ Sreedhar Pillai (22 September 2007). "Fun and frolic". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012.
- ^ "Dhol's a remake". The Times of India. 18 September 2007. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ "Official website". Labh Janjua. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
External links[]
- Dhol at IMDb
- Dhol Movie Review at Indicine.com
- 2007 films
- Hindi-language films
- Indian films
- 2000s Hindi-language films
- 2000s comedy thriller films
- Hindi remakes of Malayalam films
- Films directed by Priyadarshan
- Films featuring songs by Pritam
- Indian comedy thriller films
- Films about murder
- 2007 comedy films