Dhol (film)

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{{Infobox film
| name = Dhol
| image = Dhol1.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Priyadarshan]]
| producer = Shailendra Singh
| writer = Manisha Korde
| story = Suresh Krishnan
|based_on = ''[[In Harihar Nagar]]'' by [[Siddique-Lal]]
| narrator =
| starring = [[Tusshar Kapoor]] [[Sharman Joshi]] [[Kunal Khemu]] [[Rajpal Yadav]] [[Tanushree Dutta]] [[Arbaaz Khan]] [[Om Puri]]
| music = '''Songs:''' [[Pritam]] '''Score:''' [[Gopi Sunder]]
| cinematography = Piyush Shah
| editing = N. Gopalakrishnan [[Arun Kumar Aravind|Arun Kumar]]
| studio = [[Percept Picture Company]]
| distributor = [[Adlabs Films]] [[Shemaroo Entertainment]] [[Star India]]
| released = {{film date|df=y|2007|9|21}}
| runtime = 145 minutes
| country = India
| language = hindi
| budget = {{INR}} 14 [[crore]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=240|title=Dhol - Movie - Box Office India}}</ref>
| gross = {{INR}} 23 crore<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=240|title=Dhol - Movie - Box Office India}}</ref>
}}
'''''Dhol''''' ([[English language|English]]: 'Drum') is a 2007 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[comedy thriller]] film directed by [[Priyadarshan]] and produced under the [[Percept Picture Company]]. A remake of the 1990 Malayalam film ''[[In Harihar Nagar]]'' written by [[Siddique-Lal]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/09/22/stories/2007092250530200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108160523/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/09/22/stories/2007092250530200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 November 2012|title=Fun and frolic |author=Sreedhar Pillai|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=22 September 2007}}</ref> which was already remade in Hindi in 1992 as ''[[Parda Hai Parda (1992 film)|Parda Hai Parda]]'' starring [[Chunky Pandey]],<ref name="flopremake">{{cite news|title=Dhol's a remake |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Dhols-a-remake/articleshow/2376934.cms |date=18 September 2007 |work=[[Times Of India|The Times of India]]|access-date=8 May 2015}}</ref> the film stars [[Tusshar Kapoor]], [[Sharman Joshi]], [[Kunal Khemu]], [[Rajpal Yadav]], [[Tanushree Dutta]] and [[Om Puri]] in lead roles while [[Arbaaz Khan]], [[Abhimanyu Singh]], [[Payal Rohatgi]], [[Murli Sharma]], [[Asrani]] and [[Tiku Talsania]] are featured in supporting yet crucial roles. Released on 21 September 2007, it received mixed response from critics upon release; however, it became a moderate box office success but went on to became a cult classic.

==Plot==
Sameer "Sam" ([[Tusshar Kapoor]]), Pankaj "Pakya" ([[Sharman Joshi]]), Gautam "Goti" ([[Kunal Khemu]]) and Martand "Maru" ([[Rajpal Yadav]]) are roommates in [[Pune]] they are bound together by their ambition to make it big in life with the least effort possible. Each one tries his hand at finding a shortcut to success but ends up being in even deeper trouble. Things get worse when the four decide to take some desperate measures to end their misery once and for all. They take loans from Martand’s maternal uncle ([[Tiku Talsania]]) at very high interest so he always beats up Martand.

They believe that the only way to get rich without working hard is to marry a wealthy girl. As luck would have it, a rich girl Ritu ([[Tanushree Dutta]]) arrives in their neighborhood with her grandparents. All four set out with their individual plans to marry her but end up discovering a shocking truth. Ritu came to the city to find about her brother Rahul's killers.

All four of them try to impress Ritu but meanwhile, they discover that Rahul died along with his friend Jaishankar "Jai" Yadav. They try hard and finally Pankaj is decided to marry Ritu. Soon before marriage, Ritu finds the secret that Rahul and Jai were in contact with a notorious gang leader Zikomo Singh ([[Murali Sharma]]). Also, Ritu finds that the four were bluffing all time just to impress her and so she starts avoiding them. One day Zikomo Singh finds them and kidnaps Ritu and her grandparents. He reveals himself to be the true killer and he confesses about killing Rahul and Jai. He asks for them to hand over a drum if they wanted to see him alive, but Ritu's family members do not know about any drum. A fight ensues and Zikomo Singh is killed in a self-explosion in the end. Ritu hands over the drum and the four of them find it filled with money, realizing that Zikomo Singh was after the money and not the drum. They run behind Ritu's car after she leaves, as the film ends.

==Cast==
*[[Tusshar Kapoor]] as Sameer "Sam" Arya
* [[Tanushree Dutta]] as Ritu Tripathi
* [[Om Puri]] as Satyadev Tripathi, Ritu’s Grandfather
* [[Arbaaz Khan]] as Jaishankar "Jai" Yadav
* [[Murli Sharma]] as Zikomo Singh
* [[Payal Rohatgi]] as Sophie; Jai's Fiance
* [[Abhimanyu Singh]] as Rahul Tripathi, Ritu's brother
* [[Baby Farida]] as Elizabeth Tripathi, Ritu's grandmother
* [[Asrani]] as Sunil Nahata, Pankaj's brother in-law
*[[Sharman Joshi]] as Pankaj "Pakya" Tiwari
* [[Kunal Khemu]] as Gautam "Goti" Sisodia
* [[Rajpal Yadav]] as Martand "Maru" Dhamdhere Dongre
* [[Tiku Talsania]] as Inspector Subhash Dongre (Mama) ; Marthand's Uncle
* [[Tareena Patel]] as Kanika
* [[Rasika Joshi]] as Landlady

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Dhol
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Pritam]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 2007 (India)
| recorded = 2007
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length =
| label = [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
| producer = [[Pritam]]
| prev_title = [[Life In A... Metro]]
| prev_year = 2007
| next_title = [[Awarapan]]
| next_year = 2007
}}

=== Track listing ===
{| class="wikitable tracklist" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track !! Singer(s) !! Duration !! Lyrics
|-
| "Oh Yaara Dhol Bajake" || [[Mika Singh]] & [[Labh Janjua]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.labh-janjua.com/ |title=Official website |work=Labh Janjua |access-date=24 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217164853/http://labh-janjua.com/ |archive-date=17 December 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> || 4:12 ||
|-
| "Namakool Namakool" || [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]] & [[Kunal Ganjawala]] || 5:00 ||
|-
| "Dhol Bajake" (Version 2) || [[Labh Janjua]] || 4:28 ||
|-
| "Haadsa" || [[Sunidhi Chauhan]] & [[Akriti Kakkar]] || 5:11 ||
|-
| "Bheega Aasman" || Shaan & [[Vijay Yesudas]] || 5:32 ||
|-
| "All Night Long" || [[Usha Uthup]] || 4:16 || [[Mayur Puri]]
|-
| "Dil Liya Re" || [[Shreya Ghoshal]] || 5:14 ||
|-
| "Dhol Bajake" (Version 3) || [[Soham Chakraborty (singer)|Soham Chakraborty]] & Suhail Kaul || 4:11 ||
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0995035|Dhol}}
* [http://www.indicine.com/movies/bollywood/dhol-movie-review/ ''Dhol'' Movie Review] at Indicine.com

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[[Category:2007 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2000s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:2000s comedy thriller films]]
[[Category:Hindi remakes of Malayalam films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Priyadarshan]]
[[Category:Films featuring songs by Pritam]]
[[Category:Indian comedy thriller films]]
[[Category:Films about murder]]
[[Category:2007 comedy films]]

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