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

Referenced in 3 Idiots (2009)

User Reviews

Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Comedy of Error(s)

Well first thing's first. If you liked 'Chupke Chupke' (another comedy of error by Mr. Mukherjee) then you'll almost certainly enjoy 'Gol Maal'. Mukherjee does what he's very specialized in doing: telling the simple story of the common man and this time again he does it with comedy. The film opens with the hilarious title song and the story slightly falls on the same line of Mukherjee's 'Chupke Chupke' but the humour and the actors make the moments their own and 'Gol Maal' is very much its own film. Amol Palekar as the simpleton who is 'forced' to live a double life, Utpal Dutt as the opinionated boss and Dina Pathak as the vivacious mother/aunt create a wonderful comic team. Lending support are Manju Singh as the happy-go-lucky sister, Deven Verma as...himself and a cute Bindiya Goswami as the love interest. One will notice several cameos by stars like Rekha, Amitabh Bachchan etc. 'Gol Maal' presents several situations of confusion, suspense, and drama - all of it with a touch of comedy. The only thing that slightly irritated me was the poor cinematography as the camera was a little too shaky at times. I was watching it really late at night (a time during which most normal people have already entered REM sleep) and couldn't stop laughing. I think it would have been a lot more entertaining had I watched it with my parents (as was the case with 'Chupke Chupke'). Perhaps thats because there's the additional comedy of watching them laugh out loud.