Maalamaal

Maalamaal
Maalamaal
	Poster
Directed by	Kewal Sharma
Written by	Charandas Shokh
Produced by	Bipan K. Dewan
Starring	Naseeruddin Shah; Poonam Dhillon; Mandakini; Satish Shah;
Cinematography	Pratap Sinha
Edited by	Kewal Sharma
Music by	Anu Malik
Release date	1 November 1988;
Running time	139 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Maalamaal (transl. rolling in money) is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language comedy film starring Naseeruddin Shah and Satish Shah, directed by Kewal Sharma.

Although it was not officially acknowledged, the film is based on the 1985 English movie Brewster's Millions which itself was based on the 1902 novel Brewster's Millions by George Barr McCutcheon. At least six films have been made based on the novel, besides a 1906 Broadway play.^[1] The film is also known for Sunil Gavaskar, the renowned cricketer, making a guest appearance in the film.^[2]

Plot[]

Raj, a small-time cricketer, discovers that his grandfather has left a property of 3.3 billion rupees for him. But the inheritance comes with a clause that it would be his only if he is able to spend 300 Millions in 30 days. Raj, who has never seen so much money has no idea how to do that. But he goes about it with Govinda Sakharam Godbole, his friend by his side.^[3]

Another important character in the film is Chander Oberoi (Aditya Pancholi), who is planning to ruin Raj and takeover his business.

Cast[]

Naseeruddin Shah as Rajkumar Saxena
Poonam Dhillon as Poonam Malhotra
Mandakini as Honey
Satish Shah as Govinda Sakharam Godbole
Aditya Pancholi as Chander Oberoi
Dalip Tahil as Ghanshyam
Amjad Khan as Sulaiman Dada
Harindranath Chattopadhyay as Mangatram
Bharat Bhushan as Mangatram's Manager
Praveen Kumar Sobti as Jallad singh Security Guard
Sunil Gavaskar as himself in a guest appearance
Lalita Pawar as Gangubai (Uncredited)
Jankidas as Jankidas, Antique Shop Owner (Uncredited)
Yunus Parvez as Restaurant Owner (Uncredited)
Jack Gaud as Goon of Sulemaan Dada (Uncredited)

Music[]

"Kal Na Aaya Hai Na Aayega" - Alisha Chinai
"Maal Hai To Taal Hai" v1 - Kishore Kumar, Amit Kumar, Anu Malik, Sudesh Bhosle
"Maal Hai To Taal Hai" v2 - Kishore Kumar, Amit Kumar, Anu Malik, Sudesh Bhosle
"Meri Raato Me" - Alisha Chinai, Anu Malik
"Pehla Pehla Pyar" - Anu Malik, Alisha Chinai

References[]

^ "Why 'Brewster's Millions' Is The Most Remade Movie Of All Time". Talking Points Memo. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
^ "Suneel Gavaskar and Naseeruddin Shah during the shootings of "Maalamaal"". Cine Gems. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
^ "Maalamaal". IMDB. Retrieved 9 July 2015.

External links[]

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[1] "Why 'Brewster's Millions' Is The Most Remade Movie Of All Time". Talking Points Memo. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.

[2] "Suneel Gavaskar and Naseeruddin Shah during the shootings of "Maalamaal"". Cine Gems. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.

[3] "Maalamaal". IMDB. Retrieved 9 July 2015.

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v t George Barr McCutcheon's Brewster's Millions
Film	Brewster's Millions (1914) Brewster's Millions (1921) Miss Brewster's Millions (1926) Brewster's Millions (1935) Brewster's Millions (1945) Vaddante Dabbu (1954) Three on a Spree (1961) Brewster's Millions (1985) Babai Abbai (1985) Maalamaal (1988) Arunachalam (1997) [pt] (2016) Hello Mr. Billionaire (2018)
Other	Brewster's Millions (1906 play) Zip Goes a Million (1951 musical)