Golmaal (film series)
| Golmaal Film Series | |
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| Created by | Rohit Shetty |
| Original work | Golmaal (2006) |
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| Films and television | |
| Film(s) | List of films |
| Audio | |
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Golmaal is an Indian comedy film series directed by Rohit Shetty, with four installments to date, the first three produced by Dhilin Mehta and the fourth by Shetty and Sangeeta Ahir. The first film Golmaal: Fun Unlimited was released in 2006. All the four films starred Ajay Devgn, Arshad Warsi, Tusshar Kapoor, Sanjay Mishra and Mukesh Tiwari, with Shreyas Talpade appearing in three and Kareena Kapoor and Kunal Khemu appearing in two of the four films. The first film also spawned 3 direct sequels:Golmaal Returns (2008), Golmaal 3 (2010) and Golmaal Again (2017).[1][2][3]
The title is a portmanteau of the names of four of the characters from the first film, Gopal, Lucky, Madhav and Laxman. Golmaal is now the eighth-highest-grossing film series in Bollywood. The film series has been described as a screwball comedy franchise.[4][5] This is the fifth Indian film franchise to have four installments after CID 999 Franchise,[6] CBI Franchise, Major Mahadevan Franchise and Raaz Series.
An animated version of the film series named Golmaal Jr. was released for with three central characters: Madhav, Gopal and Lucky.[7]
Overview[]
Golmaal: Fun Unlimited (2006)[]
Friends Gopal, Lucky, Madhav and Laxman often dupe gullible people out of their money. Hilarity ensues when they target a middle-aged couple and simultaneously try wooing their beautiful neighbour.
Golmaal Returns (2008)[]
Gopal, who lives with his wife, Ekta, gets stuck in a yacht for a night after he saves an attractive young woman. Ekta suspects him of having an affair and decides to uncover the truth.
Golmaal 3 (2010)[]
Cupid strikes when Pritam, a single father, comes across his college sweetheart, Geeta, in Goa. However, when their respective children go at war with each other, the two find it difficult to reunite.
Golmaal Again!!! (2017)[]
Five orphan men return to the orphanage they grew up in to attend their mentor's funeral. However, they encounter the ghost of their childhood friend, Khushi, and help her attain salvation.
Films[]
| Film | Release date | Director | Screenwriter(s) | Story | Producer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golmaal: Fun Unlimited | 14 July 2006 | Rohit Shetty | Neeraj Vora | Ghar Ghar by Harsh Shivsharan | Dhilin Mehta, Parag Sanghvi |
| Golmaal Returns | 29 October 2008 | Yunus Sajawal | Pheka Pheki by Bipin Varti | Dhilin Mehta | |
| Golmaal 3 | 5 November 2010 | Yours, Mine and Ours by Melville Shavelson | |||
| Golmaal Again | 20 October 2017 | Rohit Shetty | Sangeeta Sachin Ahir, Rohit Shetty, Shivashish Sarkar | ||
| December 2023 | TBA | ||||
Phir Golmaal (2023)[]
After the release of the fourth installment, director Shetty is interested in the fifth part of the franchise.[8] He said, after getting a right script there will definitely be another installment.[9][10] Actor Ajay Devgn also shows interest to return to next part.[11] It is also reported that Kareena Kapoor might return for the next installment.[12] After the release of the "Aankh Marey" music video from Ranveer Singh and Sara Ali Khan's Simmba, speculations of a fifth installment of the Golmaal franchise further strengthened. In the video, the four main actors, including Arshad Warsi and Tusshar Kapoor, are seen at the end of the holding up their hands to denote the number "5." Finally, on November 7, 2021, Rohit announced that the fifth film of Golmaal series will be called Phir Golmaal. He also announced on that same day that it will be about Gopal, Madhav, Laxman, Lucky, and their new friend, who is named Vicky solving a case of them being accused of a murder as they keep on getting into trouble while solving it.
Cast and Characters[]
This table lists the main characters who appear in the Golmaal Franchise.
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- A dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the film.
| Actor | Film | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golmaal: Fun Unlimited (2006) |
Golmaal Returns (2008) |
Golmaal 3 (2010) |
Golmaal Again (2017) |
(2023) | ||
| Ajay Devgn | Gopal Kumar Santoshi | |||||
| Tusshar Kapoor | Lucky Gill | Lucky Singh Ghai | Lucky Gill | |||
| Arshad Warsi | Madhav Singh Ghai | |||||
| Sharman Joshi | Laxman Prasad | Laxman Prasad | ||||
| Shreyas Talpade | Laxman Prasad Apte | Laxman Prasad Santoshi | ||||
| Kunal Khemu | Laxman Singh Ghai | Laxman Sharma | ||||
| Sanjay Mishra | Babli | Subodh Mishra | Dagga | Babli | ||
| Mukesh Tiwari | Vasooli | |||||
| Vrajesh Hirjee | Pandurang | Anthony Gonsalves | Teja | Pandu (Nagbaba) | Pandu Baba | |
| Ashwini Kalsekar | Munni | Chintu | Damini | Rani | ||
| Murali Sharma | M.D. Sawant | Inspector Dhande | ||||
| Johnny Lever | Puppy Boss | |||||
| Siddarth Jadhav | Sattu Supari | Sattu Supari | ||||
| Paresh Rawal | Somnath Bully Baba Topi Bhai |
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| Rimi Sen | Nirali | |||||
| Sushmita Mukherjee | Mangala | |||||
| Manoj Joshi | Harishchandra 'HaRaMi' Ramchandra Mirchandani | |||||
| Kareena Kapoor | Ekta Gill Santoshi | Debomita "Dabbo" Karmakar | ||||
| Amrita Arora | Esha Santoshi | |||||
| Celina Jaitley | Meera Mena | |||||
| Anjana Sukhani | Daisy Paschisia | |||||
| Tara Sutaria | Ishita Kumar Santoshi | |||||
| Vijay Patkar | Constable Gandhari | |||||
| Mithun Chakraborty | Pritam "Pappu" Singh Ghai | Pappu Sharma | ||||
| Ratna Pathak Shah | Geeta "Guddi" Patnaik | Guddi Sharma | ||||
| Parineeti Chopra | Khushi Bansal | Khushi Sharma | ||||
| Neil Nitin Mukesh | Nikhil | |||||
| Tabu | Anna Mathew | |||||
| Prakash Raj | Vasu Reddy | |||||
| Sachin Khedekar | Colonel Chouhan | |||||
| Nana Patekar | Ghost | |||||
| Uday Tikekar | Jamnadas Bansal | |||||
Additional crew and production details[]
| Occupation | Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golmaal: Fun Unlimited (2006) |
Golmaal Returns (2008) |
Golmaal 3 (2010) |
Golmaal Again (2017) | |
| Director | Rohit Shetty | |||
| Producer(s) | Dhillin Mehta | Rohit Shetty Sangeeta Ahir | ||
| Screenplay | Neeraj Vora | Yunus Sajawal | ||
| Story | Sajid-Farhad | Rohit Shetty | ||
| Composer(s) | Songs: Vishal-Shekhar Score: Sanjoy Chowdhury |
Songs: Pritam Ashish Pandit Score: Sanjoy Chowdhury |
Songs: Pritam Score: Sanjoy Chowdhury |
Songs: Amaal Mallik S. Thaman Lijo George-DJ Chetas Abhishek Arora Score: Amar Mohile |
| Director of photography | Aseem Bajaj | Natarajan Subramaniam | Dudley | Jomon T. John |
| Editor(s) | Steven H. Bernard | Bunty Nagi | ||
| Production Companies | Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd K Sera Sera Private Limited |
Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd | Rohit Shetty Pictures, Mangal Murti Films, Reliance Entertainment | |
| Distributing Companies | Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd Eros International |
Shemaroo Entertainment | Eros International | Reliance Entertainment |
| Running Time | 150 minutes | 135 minutes | 140 minutes | 152 minutes |
Release and revenue[]
| Film | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golmaal: Fun Unlimited (2006) |
Golmaal Returns (2008) |
Golmaal 3 (2010) |
Golmaal Again (2017) | ||
| Budget | ₹15,00,00,000[13] | ₹35,00,00,000[14] | ₹50,00,00,000[15] | ₹1,42,00,00,000[16] | |
| Gross | ₹41,49,00,000 | ₹70,89,00,000 | ₹1,49,12,00,000 | ₹2,64,89,00,000 | |
| Overseas Gross | $1,120,000 | $1,820,000 | $4,620,000 | $7,210,000 | |
| Total | ₹46,72,60,000 | ₹80,00,80,000 | ₹1,69,56,35,000 | ₹3,11,04,50,000 | |
Animated series[]
An animated series Golmaal Jr. based on the characters from film series premiered on Sonic Nickelodeon on 13 May 2019.[17][18]
References[]
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- ^ "Rohit Shetty's Singham 2, Golmaal 4 To Go on Floors This Year". Koimoi. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
- ^ "No idea about female lead in Golmaal 4: Ajay Devgn". 7 August 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ "Golmaal Again Movie Review Meena Iyer".
- ^ "blends perfectly with the screwball flavour of Golmaal".
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- ^ "Ajay Devgn – Rohit Shetty's Golmaal to be ANIMATED for kids' channel (details inside)". Bollywood Hungama. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ "Rohit Shetty to come up with Golmaal part 5". 28 September 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ^ Hungama, Bollywood (23 October 2017). ""We'll definitely make Golmaal 5" – Rohit Shetty - Bollywood Hungama". Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ^ Desk, India.com Entertainment (28 September 2017). "Rohit Shetty Announces Golmaal 5 Already!". Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ^ "Here's What Ajay Devgn Said When a Fan Asked Him About Golmaal 5". Retrieved 15 September 2018.
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- ^ "I feel privileged when kids like my films and shows: Rohit Shetty". Mumbai Live.
- ^ Mumbai, BestMediaInfo Bureau; May 13; 2019. "Viacom18 aims to scale Sonic's position with new show Golmaal Jr". www.bestmediaifo.com.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
External links[]
- Golmaal: Fun Unlimited at IMDb
- Golmaal Returns at IMDb
- Golmaal 3 at IMDb
- Golmaal Again at IMDb
- Indian film series
- Hindi-language films
- Comedy film series
- Indian films
- Films adapted into television shows