Dhamaal (film series)

Dhamaal is an Indian comedy film series directed and co-produced by Indra Kumar. It stars Ritesh Deshmukh, Arshad Warsi, Javed Jaffrey and Sanjay Dutt in lead roles.[1]Dhamaal was released on 7 September 2007 and its also spawned two direct sequels Double Dhamaal (2011) and then a reboot Total Dhamaal (2019).

Dhamaal Film Series
Created byIndra Kumar
Original workDhamaal (2007)
Owner
Years2007 - present
Films and television
Film(s)List of films
Audio
Soundtrack(s)Dhamaal
Dhamaal 2
Dhamaal 3

Overview

Dhamaal (2007)

Four lazy friends named Roy, Manav, Aditya and Boman venture out on a race to find a hidden treasure in Goa. However, Inspector Kabir soon learns about their plan and sets out on their trail.

Double Dhamaal (2011)

Four idlers make elaborate plans to earn money by investing in buildings but are conned by Kabir, who leaves them unemployed and penniless. Soon, they are on the prowl to avenge their humiliation.

Total Dhamaal (2019)

When a plane carrying a thief's treasure crashes in Janakpur, a group of eccentric people and seasoned con artists compete against each other to find it first.

Films

Film Release date Director Screenwriter(s) Story Producer(s)
Dhamaal7 September 2007Indra KumarBalwinder Singh SuriParitosh PainterIndra Kumar, Ashok Thakeria
Double Dhamaal24 June 2011Tushar Hiranandani
Total Dhamaal22 February 2019Ved Prakash, Paritosh Painter, Bunty RathoreIndra KumarAjay Devgn, Ashok Thakeria, Indra Kumar, Markand Adhikari, Anand Pandit
Full On DhamaalTBATBATBA

Dhamaal

The first installment of the series, centers on the fictional incidents. The film stars Sanjay Dutt, Ritesh Deshmukh, Arshad Warsi, Aashish Chaudhary and Javed Jaffrey while Asrani, Sanjay Mishra, Vijay Raaz, Manoj Pahwa, Tiku Talsania and Prem Chopra are featured in supporting roles.[2] It is heavily inspired from the 2001 American comedy film Rat Race directed by Jerry Zucker. Dhamaal was released on 7 September 2007, and gained positive reviews. It earned ₹50.73 crore worldwide[3] The film was declared as a box-office success.

Double Dhamaal

After the success of Dhamaal Indra and Sanjay Re-unite once again for sequel. The film was titled as Dhamaal 2, but then changed to Double Dhamaal and also second installment in this series.[4] The plot focused on Four idlers make elaborate plans to earn money by investing in buildings but are conned by Kabir, who leaves them unemployed and penniless. Soon, they are on the prowl to avenge their humiliation. Dhamaal 2 was released on 24 June 2011, and received mixed to negative reviews from critics upon release. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gave it a 20% rotten rating. Mayank Shekhar of the Hindustan Times rated the film with 1 out of 5 stars.[5] According to Box Office India, the film had a good opening of 60 - 70% collections. At a few multiplexes, such as, Spice Noida, E Square Pune and Wave Ludhiana, the film almost opened at a 100% response.[6] The film collected approximately 76.1 million net on its first day, according to Box Office India. The movie grossed 700 million worldwide. Box Office India finally declared it a "Average".[7][8] The movie was remade in Tamil in 2000 as Sudhandhiram.

Total Dhammal

A sequel, Total Dhamaal, was commissioned after the release of the previous film and was also directed by Indra, with both Riteish Deshmukh and Jaaved Jaaferi reprising their roles and Ajay Devgn , Anil Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit were new additions in cast playing leading roles.[9][10] Sanjay Dutt and some other actors which were in the previous two parts were not in this third installment.

The film focused on When a plane carrying a thief's treasure crashes in Janakpur, a group of eccentric people and seasoned con artists compete against each other to find it first. Total Dhamaal was released on 22 February 2019,[11] and gained positive reviews. Himesh Mankad from Koimoi gives 3 star out of 5 says "Total Dhamaal is a fair clean entertainer that can be enjoyed with the entire family. It's definitely an improvement over previous installment Double Dhamaal".[12] In opening week the film grossed 150 crore (US$20 million). In 12 days of its release the film crossed 200 crore (US$26 million) mark in gross collection.[13][14] On 20 April 2019, the film was released on Disney+ Hotstar.[15] The DVD was also released in August 2019 by Shemaroo.

Full On Dhamaal (TBA)

After the trailer release of Total Dhamaal, in an interview, director Indra Kumar said that another Dhamaal sequel is planned.[16]Sanjay Dutt and Aashish Chaudhary who were part of first two films but not the third film are expected to return for the fourth film along with Ajay Devgn , Riteish Deshmukh, Arshad Warsi and Javed Jaffrey .[17]

Cast and characters

This table lists the main characters who appear in the Dhamaal Franchise.

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  • A dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the film.
Character Film
Dhamaal
(2007)
Double Dhamaal
(2011)
Total Dhamaal
(2019)
Full On Dhamaal
(2023)
Deshbandhu Roy / Lallan Riteish Deshmukh
Aditya "Adi" Shrivastav Arshad Warsi
Boman Contractor Ashish Chaudhary Ashish Chaudhary
Manav Shrivastav Jaaved Jaffrey
Kabir Nayak Sanjay Dutt Sanjay Dutt
Babubhai / Johnny Sanjay Mishra Sanjay Mishra
Nari Contractor Asrani
Raju Johnny Lever
Guddu Rastogi Ajay Devgn
Jai Arora Sunny Deol
Dr. Preeti Singh Chauhan Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Pooja Kapoor Rani Mukerji
Commissioner Rudra Singh Chauhan Randhir Kapoor
Sakshi Singh Chauhan Rekha
Inspector Prem Chopra Govinda
Veeru Shreyas Talpade
Kamini Mallika Sherawat
Kiya Nayak Kangana Ranaut
Baba Batanand Swami Satish Kaushik
Prachi Esha Gupta
Avinash "Avi" Patel Anil Kapoor
Bindiya "Bindu" Patel Madhuri Dixit
Chinnappa Swamy/Vikrant Reddy Mahesh Manjrekar
Ashish Reddy Rana Daggubati
Vikram Reddy Neil Nitin Mukesh
Ramakant Desai Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Constable Pyare Rajpal Yadav
Constable Mohan Suresh Menon
Pilot Amyjot Randhawa/Pintu Choksey/Pilot Rangeela Raja Manoj Pahwa Manoj Pahwa
Dr. Parag Ram Kapoor
Dr. Chirag Nawab Shah

Additional crew and production details

Occupation Film
Dhamaal
(2007)
Dhamaal 2
(2011)
Dhamaal 3
(2019)
Director Indra Kumar
Producer(s) Indra Kumar, Ashok Thakeria Ajay Devgn, Ashok Thakeria, Indra Kumar, Markand Adhikari, Anand Pandit
Writer(s) Screenplay and Dialogues:

Paritosh Painter Screenplay: Balwinder Singh Suri Dialogues: Bunty Rathore

Screenplay:

Tushar Hiranandani Dialogues: Farhad-Sajid

Screenplay:

Ved Prakash, Paritosh Painter Dialogues: Bunty Rathore

Cinematography Vijay Arora Aseem Bajaj Keiko Nakahara
Story Paritosh Painter Tushar Hiranandani Indra Kumar
Editor Sanjay Sankla Dharmendra Sharma
Music Score:

Sanjoy Chowdhury Songs: Adnan Sami

Songs:

Anand Raj Anand Score: Sanjoy Chowdhury

Songs:

Gourov-Roshin Score: Sandeep Shirodkar

Production Companies Maruti International Ajay Devgn FFilms, Maruti International, Sri Adhikari Brothers, Fox Star Studios, Pen India Limited, Mangal Murti Films
Distributing Companies BIG Pictures, Shemaroo Entertainment, Zee Studios Reliance Entertainment Fox Star Studios
Running Time 137 minutes 140 minutes 127 minutes

Release and revenue

Film Release date Budget Box office revenue Ref.
Dhamaal7 September 200710 crore (US$1.3 million)50 crore (US$6.6 million)[3]
Double Dhamaal24 June 201129 crore (US$3.8 million)71.81 crore (US$9.4 million)[18]
Total Dhamaal22 February 201990 crore (US$12 million)228 crore (US$30 million)[19][14]
Total 129 crore (US$17 million)
(three films)
349.81 crore (US$46 million)
(three films)

References

  1. "Total Dhamaal"
  2. "Double Dhamaal: Complete Cast and Crew details". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 24 April 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  3. Dhamaal. Box Office India.
  4. "Exclusive: First look - Its 'Double Dhamaal' time this summer!". Dailybhaskar. 21 May 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  5. Shekhar, Mayank. "Mayank Shekhar's Review: Double Dhamaal". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 26 June 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  6. "Double Dhamaal Starts Well At The Box Office". Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  7. Soumyadipta Banerjee. "Bollywood women on top". DNA. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  8. "Double Dhamaal - Movie - Box Office India". www.boxofficeindia.com.
  9. "AJAY "DEVGN TO PLAY THE LEAD IN TOTAL DHAMAAL".
  10. "Total Dhamaal box office collection prediction: Ajay Devgn, Anil Kapoor starrer set for double-digit opening". Zeebiz. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  11. "Total Dhamaal 2019 | British Board of Film Classification". Bbfc.co.uk. 12 February 2019.
  12. "TOTAL DHAMAAL MOVIE REVIEW". Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  13. "Bollywood Top Grossers Worldwide Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  14. "Total Dhamaal Box Office Collection till Now – Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  15. "Total Dhamaal Digital Release Date". Hotstar. April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  16. "'Total Dhamaal' director Indra Kumar plans next instalment; registers two titles - 'Triple Dhamaal' and 'Full On Dhamaal'". Times of India. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  17. "'Hera Pheri 3' delayed indefinitely; Indra Kumar moves on to 'Dhamaal 4' with Ajay Devgn?". www.dnaindia.com. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  18. "Do you know how Double Dhamaal did at the Box Office?".
  19. "Total Dhamaal – Movie – Box Office India". boxofficeindia.com.

See also

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