Hulchul (2004 film)
Hulchul | |
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Directed by | Priyadarshan |
Written by | K. P. Saxena (Dialogues) |
Screenplay by | Neeraj Vora |
Story by | Neeraj Vora Siddique Lal |
Based on | Godfather by Siddique-Lal |
Produced by | Ratan Jain Ganesh Jain Champak Jain |
Starring | Akshaye Khanna Kareena Kapoor |
Cinematography | Jeeva |
Edited by | Arun Kumar |
Music by | Songs: Vidyasagar Score: Surinder Sodhi |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Venus Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 149 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹100 million[1] |
Box office | ₹328.6 million[1] |
Hulchul (transl. Commotion) is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language romantic action comedy drama film directed by Priyadarshan. The story is adapted from the 1991 Malayalam film Godfather. The film has an all-star cast including Akshaye Khanna, Kareena Kapoor, Sunil Shetty, Jackie Shroff, Arshad Warsi, Amrish Puri, Paresh Rawal, Arbaaz Khan, Shakti Kapoor, Farha Naaz, and Laxmi.[2]
Plot[]
Angar Chand has a rich lifestyle in a small Indian town with his wife and four sons. The eldest son Balram falls for Dhamini, who reciprocates his feelings. Though her mother Laxmi opposes this, Angar wants their wedding. Dhamini's dad Sanjeev in anger accidentally kills Angar's wife Parvati. Dhamini is forcefully married off to Kashinath Pathak. Enraged, Angar kills Sanjeev and is jailed for 14 years.
14 years later[]
Bailed, Angar returns home to declare women won't be in his property, posting a sign on the front gate and forbidding his sons to ever marry.
7 years later[]
Dhamini's daughter Anjali is in college with Jai, Angar's youngest son. Angar learns Anjali will marry the state's Home Minister. Still having a grudge, he breaks the wedding by political pressure. Anjali and Jai eventually fall in love. Angar's second son Kishan turns out leading a dual life; he is married to dance teacher Gopi since 7 years and has 2 children. Angar finds out and kicks Kishan and Jai out as Jai supports him. Laxmi fixes Anjali's wedding with Sattu, her lawyer's son.
Jai enters the venue by help from Veeru (Laxmi's son), makes Sattu unconscious and dresses as the groom. He goes through marriage rituals but reveals himself at end of the ceremony, finally marrying Anjali. She asks Laxmi to end the feud. Jai asks Angar to forgive him, who leaves and contemplates all his sons' actions. Anjali and Gopi are finally welcomed into the family, with the four sons.
Cast[]
- Akshaye Khanna as Jai Chand Jakhar
- Kareena Kapoor as Anjali Pathak / Anjali Jai Chand Jakhar
- Jackie Shroff as Balram "Balli" Chand Jakhar
- Amrish Puri as Angar Chand Jakhar
- Paresh Rawal as Kishan "Murari" Chand Jakhar
- Suniel Shetty as Veer "Veeru" Chawla
- Arbaaz Khan as Shakti Chand Jakhar
- Arshad Warsi as Lakshay "Lucky" Dhawan
- Lakshmi as Laxmi Devi Sanjeev Chawla
- Farah Naaz as Gopi Kishan Chand Jakhar
- Shakti Kapoor as Kashinath Pathak
- Manoj Joshi as Advocate Namdev Mishra
- Asrani as Advocate Milind Sharma
- Akhilendra Mishra as Surajbhan "Surya" Chawla
- Deep Dhillon as Pratapbhan Chawla
- Upasana Singh as Ramila Surajbhan Chawla
- as Raakhi Pratapbhan Chawla
- Sharad Kelkar as Dr. Satyendra "Sattu" Mishra
- Mumaith Khan in song "Lut Gayee"
- in song "Lut Gayee"
- in song "Lut Gayee")
Soundtrack[]
According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, with around 10,00,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's fourteenth highest-selling.[3] The song "Rafta Rafta" is a Hindi remake of the song "Aasai Aasai" with a slight change in tune from the 2003 Tamil film Dhool, another film where the music was composed by Vidyasagar. The lyrics are penned by Sameer.
All music is composed by Vidyasagar.
No. | Title | Playback | Length |
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1. | "Dekho Zara Dekho" | Udit Narayan, Kunal Ganjawala | 5:47 |
2. | "Hum Dil Ke" | Sadhana Sargam, Shaan | 4:56 |
3. | "Lut Gayee" | Gayatri Iyer, Sayanora Philip, Poornima & Raja Lakshmi | 5:18 |
4. | "Ishq Mein Pyar Mein" | Alka Yagnik, Shaan | 4:57 |
5. | "Lee Humne Thi Kasam" | Hariharan | 4:49 |
6. | "Rafta Rafta" | Udit Narayan, Sujatha Mohan | 5:17 |
Reception[]
It received generally positive reviews, who appreciated the performances of cast, humor, and cinematography, but criticized for its screenplay, narration, cliched plot, and running time.[4]
Awards[]
Nominated
- Best Comedian – Paresh Rawal
References[]
- ^ a b "Hulchul - Movie - Box Office India". boxofficeindia.com.
- ^ Subhash K. Jha (27 November 2004). "Hulchul - Talented cast overshadows cliched 'Hulchul' plot".
- ^ "Music Hits 2000–2009 (Figures in Units)". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 15 February 2008.
- ^ https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/your-week/story/20041213-film-review-of-hulchul-starring-paresh-rawal-akshaye-khanna-kareena-kapoor-791110-2004-12-13
External links[]
- 2004 films
- Hindi-language films
- Indian films
- 2000s Hindi-language films
- Films directed by Priyadarshan
- 2004 romantic comedy-drama films
- Hindi remakes of Malayalam films
- Films scored by Vidyasagar
- Films scored by Surinder Sodhi
- Films featuring an item number
- Films shot in Switzerland
- Indian romantic comedy-drama films
- Films shot in Mumbai
- 2004 comedy films
- 2004 drama films