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Maalamaal (1988)
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A pretty nicely made Hindi version of Richard Pryor's 1985 comedy Brewster's Million. Naseeruddin Shah as Richard Pryor Satish Shah as John Candy Cricket as Baseball!! Sunil Gavaskar's cameo is the most creative thing to the director's credit in the whole movie. If you really want to enjoy some laughs, I would recommend you watch the original. Overall the movie is not bad at all. Naseeruddin Shah is probably the only reason this movie was watched and he has fit outstandingly in Richard Pryor's shoes. Supported by a very talented Satish Shah, the movie does not have a dull moment. The mention of the original would've been nice in the closing credits, but just like countless other bollywood copies, it is missing and hence keeps the plagiarism tradition in bollywood alive and kicking.