Golmaal Returns

2008 2h 16m HI

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★5.4TMDB · 136🥫0%Rotten Tomatoes★5.3IMDB · 10,094

Comedy

Synopsis

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Stuck all night on a yacht with a damsel in distress, Gopal lies to his soap opera junkie wife to avoid drama. This sets off a chain of chaotic events that ultimately land him smack dab in the middle of a police case.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ajay Devgn
Gopal Kumar Santoshi
Arshad Warsi
Madhav Singh Ghai
Shreyas Talpade
Laxman
Tusshar Kapoor
Lucky Gill
Kareena Kapoor Khan
Ekta Gill Santoshi
Amrita Arora
Esha
Celina Jaitly
Mira Nair
Anjana Sukhani
Daisy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rohit Shetty
Writers: Yunus Sajawal, Farhad Samji, Sajid Samji
Languages: Hindi
Countries: India

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MONEY

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Shot for just $4.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Golmaal Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Rohit Shetty, shot by Natarajan Subramaniam. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Pritam Chakraborty. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Steven H. Bernard shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Ajay Devgn and Arshad Warsi and Shreyas Talpade carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1092005 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Rohit Shetty directs. Natarajan Subramaniam behind the camera. Pritam Chakraborty scores. Steven H. Bernard cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $4.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 18 years ago.
3Part of the "Golmaal Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Rohit Shetty, shot by Natarajan Subramaniam. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Pritam Chakraborty. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Steven H. Bernard shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Ajay Devgn and Arshad Warsi and Shreyas Talpade carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt1092005 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Natarajan Subramaniam
Original score: Pritam Chakraborty
Editing: Steven H. Bernard
Runtime: 136 min · 2h 16m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $4,200,000
Box office: $9,600,000
Return: 229% of budget
Original language: HI
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Golmaal Returns (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes: 0% 🥫 Rotten
IMDB rating: 5.3/10 · 10,094 votes
MPAA: Not Rated

Awards

3 wins & 6 nominations total

Part of

Golmaal Collection

Gopal, Lucky, Madhav and Laxman - four guys bound together by their child-like notoriety, aimlessness and petty business of conning people for fun and money. Laxman is an intelligent student who is not allowed to pass by his mischievous band of friends Gopal, Madhav and mute Lucky. This is because all four friends use his hostel room to conduct their activities. He is peer-pressured into running a series of scams in order to earn himself and his friends some money. Once thrown out of college bag-n-baggage, the naughty foursome finds refuge in the bungalow of a blind couple as their grandson. A cat mouse game unfolds as Laxman's body and Gopal's voice makes for Sameer (The grandson from US).