Dhamaal

Dhamaal
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Indra Kumar
Produced by	Indra Kumar Ashok Thakeria
Screenplay by	Balwinder Singh Suri Paritossh Painter Bunty Rathod
Story by	Paritossh Painter
Starring	Ritesh Deshmukh Arshad Warsi Javed Jaffrey Sanjay Dutt Aashish Chaudhary
Music by	Adnan Sami
Cinematography	Vijay Arora
Editing by	Sanjay Sankla
Distributed by	Maruti International
Release date(s)	September 7, 2007
Running time	137 mins
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Dhamaal (English: Fun) is a 2007 Hindi Caper film directed and produced by Indra Kumar and starring Riteish, Sanjay Dutt, Arshad Warsi, Javed Jaffrey and Aashish Chaudhary.

This movie is a remake of the 1963 American comedy, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. It also have influences of other contemporary movies such as Road Trip, Bean - The Movie, Mr Bean, Rat Race, Dude, Where's My Car? and Johnny English.^{[citation needed]}

A sequel to the film was released in June 2011, under the title of Double Dhamaal, with the whole cast reprising their roles, with new additions to the cast including Kangna Ranaut and Mallika Sherawat.^[1]

Plot

Dhamaal is about four friends, Boman Contractor (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; hot-headed Aditya (Arshad Warsi) and dim-witted Manav (Jaaved Jaffrey), orphaned brothers; and Roy (Ritesh Deshmukh), a trickster who wears a magnetized belt. All four are afflicted by the get-rich-quick virus. Their fortunes take a turn after they accidentally bump into a victim who tells them about a hidden treasure in Goa including 10 crore rupees. The group race toward Goa in Contractor's stolen car, little knowing that their plans will soon be foiled, albeit hilariously, by Police Inspector Kabir Nayak (Sanjay Dutt), who is angered at this Department for not appreciating his honesty, and is instead penalizing him by transferring him to Yavatmal; they all reach there at the same time, and decide it to share it equally. But, Inspector Kabir, at the right time, runs away with all the money. They all follow him and end up in a charity show. They all donate the money to the charity and feel proud for what they did.

Cast

• Sanjay Dutt as Inspector Kabir Nayak
• Riteish Deshmukh as Deshbandhu Roy
• Arshad Warsi as Aditya "Adi" Shrivastav
• Jaaved Jaffrey as Manav Shrivastav
• Aashish Chaudhary as Boman
• Asrani as Boman's dad
• Sanjai Mishra as Babubhai (a Goon)
• Vijay Raaz as Dev Kumar Malik (Air Traffic Controller)
• Vijay Patkar as Air Traffic Controller
• Prem Chopra as Bose
• Suhasini Mulay as the Landlady
• Murli Sharma as Inspector Kulkarni (Crime Branch)
• Tiku Talsania as Commissioner Chaturvedi
• Vinay Apte as Iyer
• Kiku Sharda as Havaldar

Soundtrack

Dhamaal
Soundtrack album by Adnan Sami
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Label	Big Music

The film's soundtrack is composed by Adnan Sami with lyrics penned by Sameer. The soundtrack received a 4/5 for the title song. The songs, "Dekho Dekho" and "Miss India Martee Mujhepe", were both known as the title song, since the main chorus of both the songs included the title "Dhamaal".

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Chal Na Che Shor Machlein"	Sameer	Adnan Sami, Shaan	4:56
2.	"Chandani Raat Hai Saiyan"	Sameer	Asha Bhosle, Amit Kumar	4:22
3.	"Dekho Dekho Dil Ye Bole"	Sameer	Adnan Sami, Shaan	5:13
4.	"Miss India Martee Mujhpe"	Sameer	Adnan Sami, Amit Kumar	5:05
5.	"Chal Na Che Shor Machlein - Instrumental"	Sameer	Naveen Prabhakar	4:22
6.	"Chandani Raat Hai Saiyan - Instrumental"	Sameer	Raghav Sachar	4:02
7.	"Chandani Raat Hai Saiyan - Remix"	Sameer	Sandeep Shirodkar	4:56

Reception

Critical response

Upon release, the film received universal critical acclaim. Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN rated the film 4 out of 5 saying, "there’s so much to like about Dhamaal". Sukanya Verma of Rediff gave it 3.4/5 saying, "The story with its baggage of generic turns and contrived twists seems all too familiar in making its even-now significant point. In addition, it seems a tad too long at its three hours running time. Mayank Shekhar of the Hindustan Times gave it 4.5/5 and stated, "This one’s about four friends on a chase. You wouldn't exactly call it a comedy, but other words are 'Crime' and 'Caper'." Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama rated the film 5/5 while stating, "Dhamaal was loved for its comedy in the first hour, but the whodunit in the second hour tapers the impact. It's a great time-pass flick which leaves you with a smile at the end." Noyon Jyoti Parasara of AOL rated the film 3.5/5 and stated, "This one surprised me, since I have only seen Indra Kumar do romance and horror, him up with a comedy is a total entertainer." Blessy Chettiar of DNA gave it a rating of 4.5/5 and said, "Dhamaal has less comedy, and more live action and crime, but it keeps you entertained the whole way through." Nikhat Kazmi of the Times of India gave it a rating of 4/5 saying, "Tune off a bit for the tedious middle and you could be in for some fun and frolic in Dhamaal".

Box office

According to Box office India, Dhamaal had a "good to average opening" and collected Rs. 230 million (Rs. 23 crore) during its opening weekend in India. By the end of its first week, the film collected Rs. 32.24 crore. After three weeks, the film grossed Rs. 39 crore in India, and Rs. 49.75 crore worldwide. Box Office India declared it with a final verdict of Semi-Hit.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Double Dhamaal: Complete Cast and Crew details". Bollywood Hungama. http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/cast/14060/index.html. Retrieved 2011-03-24. 
2. ^ "Box Office 2007". Boxofficeindia.com. http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=214&catName=MjAwNw==. Retrieved 2011-03-24. 

External links

• Dhamaal at the Internet Movie Database
• Dhamaal at Bollywood Hungama