Gol Maal (1979)

Ramprasad is a recent college graduate who finds a job with a finicky man, Bhavani Shankar, who believes that a man without a mustache is a man without a character. Bhavani Shankar is also ... See full summary »

Director:

Hrishikesh Mukherjee

Writers:

Sailesh Dey (story), Sachin Bhowmick (screenplay),

Stars:

Amol Palekar, Bindiya Goswami, Deven Verma

3 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Amol Palekar	...	Ram Prasad Dasharath Prasad Sharma
Bindiya Goswami	...	Urmila
Deven Verma	...	Himself
Shubha Khote	...	Buaji Kalindi
Manju Singh	...	Ratna Sharma
Dina Pathak	...	Kamala Srivastav (as Dina Phathak)
Pushpa
David Abraham	...	Doctor Kedar Mama (as David)
Yunus Parvez	...	Bade Babu
Utpal Dutt	...	Bhavani Shankar
Ashwani
Harish Magon	...	Badri Narayan Shrivastav (as Harish)
Bhola
Amol Sen
Siddharth	...	(as Siddhart)

Storyline

Ramprasad is a recent college graduate who finds a job with a finicky man, Bhavani Shankar, who believes that a man without a mustache is a man without a character. Bhavani Shankar is also against any of his employees indulging in recreation of any kind. When Ramprasad is caught by his boss at a soccer match, he has to invent a twin brother, the clean-shaven Laxman Prasad, to save his job. When Bhavani's daughter falls in love with the clean-shaven Laxman Prasad, and insists on marrying him, and Bhavani insists she should marry Ramprasad, things take a whacky turn. A fake mother and a hilarious chase are other enjoyable features involved in this comedy.

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Plot Keywords:

marriage | oily hair | mustache | twin brother | fake moustache | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

20 April 1979 (India)

Also Known As:

Hanky Panky

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rupam Chitra

Technical Specs

Runtime:

144 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Deven Varma: First I thought I could direct your movie myself but now I think we have to get some big director from some hit movie; because their is no logic in your story anymore.

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Connections

Remade as Bol Bachchan (2012)

User Reviews

Brilliant

This has got to be one of the best movies I have, and will ever, see. It's comedy at its best.

The casting is superb, with Amul Palekar, Dina Pathak, Utpal Dutt, Manju Singh, and of course, a whole lot of special appearances.

The story is quite ridiculous at times, but the acting and music more than makes up for it. Some of the sequences such as Ramprasad's interview with Utpal Dutt and the scene where Dina Pathack comes into their house through the window, are out of this world. It makes me wonder, what ever happened to good Indian comedies?? The story resolves quite nicely, and all well that ends well. Basically, a thoroughly enjoyable film.