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Dhamaal

  • 2007
  • 2h 16m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
20K
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Dhamaal (2007)
Four lazy slacker conmen buddies who are jobless, homeless and broke learn about the secret of a hidden treasure from a dying thief and later embark on a race against time to find the mobster's buried treasure and claim it while being pursued by a determined police inspector who is hellbent to get the treasure all by himself.
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Four lazy slacker conmen buddies learn about the secret of a hidden treasure from a dying thief and set out to find and claim it while being pursued by a determined police inspector who is h... Read allFour lazy slacker conmen buddies learn about the secret of a hidden treasure from a dying thief and set out to find and claim it while being pursued by a determined police inspector who is hellbent to get the treasure all by himself.Four lazy slacker conmen buddies learn about the secret of a hidden treasure from a dying thief and set out to find and claim it while being pursued by a determined police inspector who is hellbent to get the treasure all by himself.

  • Director
    • Indra Kumar
  • Writers
    • Paritosh Painter
    • Balvinder Singh Suri
    • Bunty Rathore
  • Stars
    • Sanjay Dutt
    • Riteish Deshmukh
    • Arshad Warsi
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    20K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Indra Kumar
    • Writers
      • Paritosh Painter
      • Balvinder Singh Suri
      • Bunty Rathore
    • Stars
      • Sanjay Dutt
      • Riteish Deshmukh
      • Arshad Warsi
    • 45User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Sanjay Dutt
    Sanjay Dutt
    • Inspector Kabir Nayak
    Riteish Deshmukh
    Riteish Deshmukh
    • Deshbandhu Roy
    • (as Ritesh Deshmukh)
    Arshad Warsi
    Arshad Warsi
    • Aditya Shrivastav (Adi)
    Jaaved Jaaferi
    Jaaved Jaaferi
    • Manav Shrivastav
    • (as Javed Jaffrey)
    Aashish Chaudhary
    Aashish Chaudhary
    • Boman Contractor
    Govardhan Asrani
    Govardhan Asrani
    • Nari Contractor
    Sanjay Mishra
    Sanjay Mishra
    • Baabu Bhai
    Vijay Raaz
    Vijay Raaz
    • Dev Kumar Malik
    • (as Vijay Raj)
    Tiku Talsania
    Tiku Talsania
    • Police Commissioner M.I. Chaturvedi
    Vijay Patkar
    Vijay Patkar
    • Air Traffic Controller
    Vinay Apte
    Vinay Apte
    • Prabhakarna Sripalawardhana Atapattu Jayasuriya Laxmansriramkrishna Shivavenkata Rajasekara Sriniwasana Trichipalli Yekya Parampeel Parambatur Chinnaswami Muthuswami Venugopal Iyer
    Vishwajeet Soni
    • Bengali Car driver
    Suhasini Mulay
    Suhasini Mulay
    • Landlady
    Manoj Pahwa
    Manoj Pahwa
    • Pilot Amyjot Randhawa
    Kiku Sharda
    Kiku Sharda
    • Constable
    Rana Jung Bahadur
    Rana Jung Bahadur
    • Kailash
    Ashok Kumar Beniwal
    Ashok Kumar Beniwal
    • Inspector
    Sahil Chauhan
    • Himesh Reshammiya
    • Director
      • Indra Kumar
    • Writers
      • Paritosh Painter
      • Balvinder Singh Suri
      • Bunty Rathore
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    User reviews45

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    9ganeshkss97

    One of the best comedies

    Inder Kumar's Dhamaal,is on of the cleanest and funniest movies to come out in Bollywood.

    Nowadays,we hardly get to see squeaky clean comedy movies.

    Dhamaal is a little gem which deserves a watch.This movie was not promoted heavily but soon gain popularity among people and became a super hit at box-office.

    Direction by Inder Kumar is very good.

    Dialogs are very good.

    Performance wise-Javed Jaffery tops with an enthralling performance.Ritesh Deshmukh is very good.Ditto for Arshad Warsi and Ashish Chaudhary.Sanjay Dutt too is excellent.Asrani and Sanjay Mishra are hilarious.Prem Chopra is good in a brief role.

    Overall Dhamaal deserves more than once viewing because it is one of those comedies which we hardly get.
    10namashi_1

    Truly Hilarious!

    'Dhamaal' is a mad, zany, silly but truly hilarious comedy film, that hasn't lost its touch even after nearly a decade since its release. I have seen this cult-classic many times & the film only gets funnier each time I re-watch it.

    'Dhamaal' Synopsis: Four good-for-nothing companions & a corrupt cop embark on a journey to find a hidden treasure in Goa.

    Heavily inspired by the all-time hit It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, 'Dhamaal' offers genuine laughs & tickles your funny bone all through. The characters & their journey as one, is definitely silly, but the sequences are so hilarious, that you are on the floor laughing! The gags, one after the other, are so funnily written, that its impossible not to laugh.

    Bunty Rathod's Screenplay borrows heavily from the above-mentioned film, but it works entirely. A special mention for the crackling dialogue. Indra Kumar's Direction is good. He deserves kudos for not letting the pace drop at any given time. Cinematography & Editing are fair. Music by Adnan Sami is excellent.

    'Dhamaal' works because of its terrific casting. Arshad Warsi, Riteish Deshmukh, Aashish Chaudhary & Jaaved Jaffrey are a riot! Their on-screen chemistry as well as their comic timing, is masterful. Jaffrey, especially, is top-notch. Sanjay Dutt is his usual self. Asrani brings the house down. He's another topper! Vijay Raaz, Suhasini Mulay, Sanjay Mishra, Manoj Pahwa & The Late/Great Vinay Apte are superb in bit roles.

    On the whole, Wanna laugh-out-loud? Watch 'Dhamaal'. Its pure fun!
    10Pratik112

    Excellent Comedy

    After months and months of flops being released, this is one movie that has lived by its title, "Dhamaal," which means chaos, trouble.

    Three men, Aditya Shrivastav, Manav Shrivastav and Deshbandhu Roy are thrown out of their rented house after failing to pay rent for several months and find themselves homeless as they are not employed. They try to survive by stealing portraits but even this fails and they get caught and are soon joined by their friend, Boman Contractor, who like them, has no job and has left home. However, his father, is wealthy but only cares about his antique car. Boman decides to go against his father's wishes and steals the car and the four of them head towards Goa. Enroute the collide with another car, whose driver dies but not before informing them about some hidden money. Unknown to the four men, a certain Police Inspector Kabir Nayak has been chasing the dead man and Boman Contractor's father has found out that his beloved antique car has been stolen by his son.

    The movie stars Sanjay Dutt, Arshad Warsi (both of them known for their roles in "Munnabhai M.B.B.S" and "Laage Raho Munnabhai"), Riteish Deshmukh, Ashish Choudhary and Asrani. A special appearance is made by the legendary villain, Prem Chopra. The movie has no female actress accept for one, who make a brief appearance at the beginning as the landlady. The director, Indra Kumar, has done an excellent job of this out and out comedy movie and is worthwhile watching it with your family.

    Does anyone remember the movie, "Its A Mad Mad World?"
    elshikh4

    Bollywood's Mad Mad Mad World !

    Since a great cinematic action comedy named (It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World) was made in (1963) the world had gone real mad about it.

    There is almost a version every decade. American different treatments like (Scavenger Hunt) in (1979), (Million Dollar Mystery) in (1987), an Egyptian one (Maganeen ala El-Tareek) in (1991), an American remake (Rat Race) in (2001), then – in the same decade – why not an Indian one too (Dhamaal – 2007).

    (Dhamaal) is simply an explicit remake of (Rat Race – 2001) yet with slight touches from the original (Mad..) and even slighter Indian touches as well!

    It's a nice comedy. So colorful but so painful in the same time since it assures the insolvency of the Indian cinema with countless stolen scripts yearly and mainly from the American cinema (I don't believe that "Paritosh Painter" is the writer of Dhamaal's story as the credits said !).

    Sanjay Dutt looked lovable in this. In fact the whole cast looked the same. But the movie itself can be that if only you didn't watch its American original movies first.

    It's a crisis of not too many new ideas, hitting the entire world including the American cinema by the way. You can feel it with the more commercial production of many cinemas.

    ..Though, I'm just asking: when will it be for the American cinema to remake Indian movies ?! And I'm not blaming the Americans if you know what I mean!
    10deventhakkar

    Very interesting and funny, one of the best comedy films in Bollywood

    Dhamaal is an amazing and very funny story of four ordinary university dropouts and unemployed men formed their own group of con artists, carrying out theft and other illegal activities to get money. It's truly crazy and a laughing riot. With Director Indra Kumar weaving in new characters, unexpected plots and twists and turns, making it truly come ducal and putting a smile on the faces of the audience although some parts including the plot of the film are based on Rat Race, It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World and Mr. Bean (the British TV Series and it's feature film in 1997). However, the ending of the film where the 6 men arrive at a Help Orphan Children Organization charity, the comedy is drained out but Director Kumar manages to refill the gaps with comedy when Kabir is interrogated by his boss again and the end song and dance as the credits roll. Watch this if you are feeling lonely, bored or down. As the name suggests, the film does do it's best to make you laugh. It did truly tickle my funny bone and drew a smile on me several times. Basically, this is what a comedy/drama film is meant to be! Arshad, Aashish, Ritesh and Javed truly shine as these four lovable and funny idiots with Sanjay Dutt and Asrani doing a spectacular performance, playing tough and strict but still funny men.

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    • Trivia
      The very first scene where we see Ritiesh Deshmukh as a bodyguard leaning to a man in car and saying, "Sir! Iss samay, hum duniya ke sabse safe jagah pe hai." (translation: Sir! At this moment, we're at the safest place in the world.) and then a bomb explosion is followed, thereby giving the scene a funny effect. This scene is actually taken from the movie 'Johnny English'
    • Goofs
      At 9:14 after the song, they are already wet even before throwing water at them. The fact that the shot was retaken is clearly visible here.
    • Connections
      Followed by Double Dhamaal (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Chal Na Che Shor Machlein
      Written by Sameer

      Composed by Adnan Sami

      Performed by Adnan Sami and Shaan

      Courtesy of Big Music

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    • Release date
      • September 7, 2007 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • За ста миллионами
    • Production company
      • Maruti International
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $166,339
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $166,339
      • Sep 9, 2007
    • Gross worldwide
      • $11,077,541
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      2 hours 16 minutes
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