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	\| image = Darwaaza Bandh Rakho poster.jpg		\| image = Darwaaza Bandh Rakho poster.jpg
	\| caption = Theatrical release poster		\| caption = Theatrical release poster
	\| director = [[J. D. ~~Chakravarthi~~]]		\| director = [[J. D. Chakravarthy]]
	\| producer = [[Ram Gopal Varma]]		\| producer = [[Ram Gopal Varma]]
	\|writer = ~~S.Goswami,ChakravarthI~~		\| writer = [[Snehal Dabi]] (dialogues)
	\| starring = [[Aftab Shivdasani]]<br>[[Isha Sharvani]]<br>[[Manisha Koirala]]<br>[[Chunky Pandey]]<br>~~Ishrat Ali~~<br>[[Snehal Dabi]]<br>[[Divya Dutta]]<br>[[Gulshan Grover]]<br>[[Aditya Srivastava]]		\| screenplay = J. D. Chakravarthy
			\| story = Micky
			\| starring = [[Aftab Shivdasani]]<br />[[Isha Sharvani]]<br />[[Manisha Koirala]]<br />[[Chunky Pandey]]<br />[[Zakir Hussain (actor)\|Zakir Hussain]]<br />[[Snehal Dabi]]<br />[[Divya Dutta]]<br />[[Gulshan Grover]]<br />[[Aditya Srivastava]]
	\| music =		\| music =
	\| cinematography = [[Chota K. Naidu]]		\| cinematography = [[Chota K. Naidu]]
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	\| country = India		\| country = India
	\| language = Hindi		\| language = Hindi
			\| budget = {{INR}}3.75 crore<ref name="auto">{{cite web\|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=289\|title=Darwaaza Bandh Rakho – Movie\|publisher=Box Office India}}</ref>
			\| gross = {{INR}}2.32 crore<ref name="auto"/>
	}}		}}

	'''''Darwaza Bandh Rakho''''' (~~English:~~ ''Keep the Door Shut'') is an Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[comedy film]] directed by [[J. D. Chakravarthy]], cinematography by [[Chota K. Naidu]] and released in 2006. The film was remade in Telugu as ''[[Money Money, More Money]],'' with [[J.D. Chakravarthy]] playing the lead role and in Kannada as ''[[5 Idiots]]''.		'''''Darwaza Bandh Rakho''''' ({{translation}} ''Keep the Door Shut'') is an Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[black comedy film]] directed by [[J. D. Chakravarthy]],<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Darwaza Bandh Rakho {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes \|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/darwaza-bandh-rakho \|access-date=2024-07-26 \|website=www.rottentomatoes.com \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Darwaza Bandh Rakho \|url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/darwaza-bandh-rakho/cast/2030292383/ \|access-date=2024-07-26 \|website=TVGuide.com \|language=en}}</ref> cinematography by [[Chota K. Naidu]] and released in 2006. The film was remade in Telugu in 2011 as ''[[Money Money, More Money]],'' with [[J.D. Chakravarthy]] playing the lead role and in Kannada as ''[[5 Idiots]]''.

	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==
	Four small-time crooks~~, played by [[Aftab Shivdasani]], [[Chunky Pandey]], [[Zakir Hussain (actor)\|Zakir Hussain]] and Snehal Dabi,~~ turn towards kidnapping for some quick money. They kidnap a millionaire's daughter, ~~played by [[~~Isha ~~Sharvani]]~~, and ~~they~~ demand money (1 crore). They are forced to barge into the home of a vegetarian [[Gujarati people\|Gujarati]] family of 35~~. The head of the household is played by Ishrat Ali~~.		Four small-time crooks turn towards kidnapping for some quick money. They kidnap a millionaire's daughter, Isha Taneja, and demand money (1 crore). They are forced to barge into the home of a vegetarian [[Gujarati people\|Gujarati]] family of 35.

	Their stay in the house gets extended when they learn that the hostage's father has gone abroad and they have to wait until he returns. The kidnappers are forced to take more hostages to keep their ~~identity~~ secret and prevent the kidnapping venture from failing. Eventually other people are stuck in the house, such as~~: Mughale Azam (~~pizza guy), ~~Gunpat Kale (~~police constable), ~~Julie ([[Manisha Koirala]]~~, a ~~sales girl), Sharad Shetty (~~guy who wants money from Kantilal ~~shah)~~, ~~Munish Mehta (~~real estate guy) What follows is a "mad-mad comedy of errors".		Their stay in the house gets extended when they learn that the hostage's father has gone abroad, and they have to wait until he returns. The kidnappers are forced to take more hostages to keep their identities secret and prevent the kidnapping venture from failing. Eventually, other people are stuck in the house, such as a pizza guy, a police constable, a salesgirl, a guy who wants money from Kantilal, and a real estate guy. What follows is a "mad-mad comedy of errors."

	Taneja finally appears he gives the four kidnappers the money, ~~however~~ there is now a fight between the four, and then Taneja calls the police. The kidnappers go to the court, Isha says Ajay Goga Raghu are innocent but not Abbas. After 16 months Ajay owns a hotel and works with Mughale Azam Isha and Ajay are both friends, Julie works with Raghu on the sales business, Goga ~~owns a sweet shop~~, Ganpat Kale is not a policeman but ~~police driver,~~ Abbaas goes to jail, and the Shah residence ~~live~~ happily ever after.<ref>http://www.indiafm.com/movies/review/12498/index.html Review by Taran Adarsh</ref>		Taneja finally appears; he gives the four kidnappers the money; however, there is now a fight between the four, and then Taneja calls the police. The kidnappers go to the court. Isha says Ajay, Goga, and Raghu are innocent but not Abbas. After 16 months, Ajay owns a hotel and works with Mughale Azam; Isha and Ajay are both friends; Julie works with Raghu on the sales business; Goga is an auto driver, Ganpat Kale is not a policeman but an instructor in a driving school ; Abbaas goes to jail; and the Shah residence lives happily ever after.<ref>http://www.indiafm.com/movies/review/12498/index.html Review by Taran Adarsh</ref>

	==Cast==		==Cast==
	* [[Aftab Shivdasani]]~~...~~Ajay 'Balu' Pandit		{{Cast listing\|
	*[[Chunky Pandey]]~~...~~Raghuveer 'Raghu' Achrekar		* [[Aftab Shivdasani]] as Ajay 'Balu' Pandit
	*[[Zakir Hussain (actor)\|Zakir Hussain]]~~...~~Mohammad Abbas Ali		*[[Chunky Pandey]] as Raghuveer 'Raghu' Achrekar
	* [[Aditya Srivastav]]~~...~~ Inspector		*[[Zakir Hussain (actor)\|Zakir Hussain]] as Mohammad Abbas Ali
	* Snehal Dabi~~...~~Govind 'Goga' Gawde / Narrator		* [[Aditya Srivastav]] as Inspector
	*[[Isha Sharvani]]~~...~~Isha Taneja		* [[Snehal Dabi]] as Govind 'Goga' Gawde / Narrator
	*[[Manisha Koirala]]~~...~~Julie - CISCO Salesgirl		*[[Isha Sharvani]] as Isha Taneja
	*Ishrat Ali~~...~~Kantilal Shantilal Shah		*[[Manisha Koirala]] as Julie - CISCO Salesgirl
	*[[Gulshan Grover]]~~...~~Taneja		*Ishrat Ali as Kantilal Shantilal Shah
	*[[Tashu Kaushik]]~~...~~Sheeba K. Shah		*[[Smita Jaykar]] as Sarita K. Shah
	*[[Ravi Kale]]~~...~~Havaldar Ganpat Kale		*[[Gulshan Grover]] as Taneja
	*[[Goga Kapoor]]~~...~~Manish Mehta - Real Estate Agent		*[[Tashu Kaushik]] as Sheeba K. Shah
	*Nitin Raikwar~~...~~Madhusudan 'Mugaleazam' - Pizza Boy		*[[Ravi Kale]] as Havaldar Ganpat Kale
	*[[Anupam Shyam]]~~...~~Police Inspector		*[[Divya Dutta]] as Chameli G. Kale
	*Srinivasa Rao Kota~~...~~Dr. Mukala Umapathi Kutti		*[[Goga Kapoor]] as Manish Mehta - Real Estate Agent
	*[[Pramod Moutho]]~~...~~Dinesh Duggal - Secretary		*Nitin Raikwar as Madhusudan 'Mugaleazam' - Pizza Boy
	*[[Raju Mavani]]~~...~~Mushtaqbhai Pathan		*[[Anupam Shyam]] as Police Inspector
	*Javed Rizvi~~...~~Arvind S. Shetty		*Srinivasa Rao Kota as Dr. Mukala Umapathi Kutti
	*[[Padma Rani]]~~...~~Mrs. Shah 'Ba'		*[[Pramod Moutho]] as Dinesh Duggal - Secretary
	*Vijay Shah~~...~~Ponky K. Shah		*[[Raju Mavani]] as Mushtaqbhai Pathan
			*Javed Rizvi as Arvind S. Shetty
			*[[Padma Rani]] as Mrs. Shah 'Ba'
			*Vijay Shah as Ponky K. Shah
			}}

	==Soundtrack==		==Soundtrack==
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	\| title1 = Darwaza Khulega Kismat Ka		\| title1 = Darwaza Khulega Kismat Ka
	\| extra1 = Nitin Raikwar		\| extra1 = Nitin Raikwar
			\| title2 = Golimaar
			\| extra2 = [[Guru Randhawa]]
	}}		}}

	==~~Reviews~~==		==Reception==
	The movie was tagged as a "thrilling comedy"; other reviewers regarded it as an innovative theme that "ran out of steam" midway into the plot. The performance was regarded as "lackluster", Acting was mediocre and people who watched said that the actors tried "too hard" to make people laugh but failed miserably.<ref>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1855963.cms</ref> The movie was box office failure.		The movie was tagged as a "thrilling comedy"; other reviewers regarded it as an innovative theme that "ran out of steam" midway into the plot. The performance was regarded as "lackluster", Acting was mediocre and people who watched said that the actors tried "too hard" to make people laugh but failed miserably.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1855963.cms \|title=Darwaza Bandh Rakho- The Times of India \|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060829084329/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1855963.cms \|archive-date=2006-08-29}}</ref> The movie was box office failure.

	==References==		==References==
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	{{Ram Gopal Varma}}		{{Ram Gopal Varma}}

	[[Category:~~2000s~~ Hindi-language ~~films]]~~		[[Category:2006 Hindi-language films]]
	~~[[Category:Indian~~ films]]
	[[Category:2006 films]]		[[Category:2006 films]]
			[[Category:2006 Indian films]]
	[[Category:Indian black comedy films]]		[[Category:Indian black comedy films]]
	[[Category:Hindi films remade in other languages]]		[[Category:Hindi films remade in other languages]]
			[[Category:2006 comedy films]]
			[[Category:Indian comedy-drama films]]

>زاید الوصف at 08:50, 4 May 2021

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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Darwaza Bandh Rakho
| image = Darwaaza Bandh Rakho poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[J. D. Chakravarthi]]
| producer = [[Ram Gopal Varma]]
|writer = S.Goswami,ChakravarthI
| starring = [[Aftab Shivdasani]] [[Isha Sharvani]] [[Manisha Koirala]] [[Chunky Pandey]] Ishrat Ali [[Snehal Dabi]] [[Divya Dutta]] [[Gulshan Grover]] [[Aditya Srivastava]]
| music =
| cinematography = [[Chota K. Naidu]]
| editing = Bhanodaya
| distributor = RGV Film Company
| released = {{Film date|2006|08|4|df=y}}
| runtime = 106 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
}}

'''''Darwaza Bandh Rakho''''' (English: ''Keep the Door Shut'') is an Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[comedy film]] directed by [[J. D. Chakravarthy]], cinematography by [[Chota K. Naidu]] and released in 2006. The film was remade in Telugu as ''[[Money Money, More Money]],'' with [[J.D. Chakravarthy]] playing the lead role and in Kannada as ''[[5 Idiots]]''.

==Synopsis==
Four small-time crooks, played by [[Aftab Shivdasani]], [[Chunky Pandey]], [[Zakir Hussain (actor)|Zakir Hussain]] and Snehal Dabi, turn towards kidnapping for some quick money. They kidnap a millionaire's daughter, played by [[Isha Sharvani]], and they demand money (1 crore). They are forced to barge into the home of a vegetarian [[Gujarati people|Gujarati]] family of 35. The head of the household is played by Ishrat Ali.

Their stay in the house gets extended when they learn that the hostage's father has gone abroad and they have to wait until he returns. The kidnappers are forced to take more hostages to keep their identity secret and prevent the kidnapping venture from failing. Eventually other people are stuck in the house, such as: Mughale Azam (pizza guy), Gunpat Kale (police constable), Julie ([[Manisha Koirala]], a sales girl), Sharad Shetty (guy who wants money from Kantilal shah), Munish Mehta (real estate guy) What follows is a "mad-mad comedy of errors".

Taneja finally appears he gives the four kidnappers the money, however there is now a fight between the four, and then Taneja calls the police. The kidnappers go to the court, Isha says Ajay Goga Raghu are innocent but not Abbas. After 16 months Ajay owns a hotel and works with Mughale Azam Isha and Ajay are both friends, Julie works with Raghu on the sales business, Goga owns a sweet shop, Ganpat Kale is not a policeman but police driver, Abbaas goes to jail, and the Shah residence live happily ever after.<ref>http://www.indiafm.com/movies/review/12498/index.html Review by Taran Adarsh</ref>

==Cast==
* [[Aftab Shivdasani]]...Ajay 'Balu' Pandit
*[[Chunky Pandey]]...Raghuveer 'Raghu' Achrekar
*[[Zakir Hussain (actor)|Zakir Hussain]]...Mohammad Abbas Ali
* [[Aditya Srivastav]]... Inspector
* Snehal Dabi...Govind 'Goga' Gawde / Narrator
*[[Isha Sharvani]]...Isha Taneja
*[[Manisha Koirala]]...Julie - CISCO Salesgirl
*Ishrat Ali...Kantilal Shantilal Shah
*[[Gulshan Grover]]...Taneja
*[[Tashu Kaushik]]...Sheeba K. Shah
*[[Ravi Kale]]...Havaldar Ganpat Kale
*[[Goga Kapoor]]...Manish Mehta - Real Estate Agent
*Nitin Raikwar...Madhusudan 'Mugaleazam' - Pizza Boy
*[[Anupam Shyam]]...Police Inspector
*Srinivasa Rao Kota...Dr. Mukala Umapathi Kutti
*[[Pramod Moutho]]...Dinesh Duggal - Secretary
*[[Raju Mavani]]...Mushtaqbhai Pathan
*Javed Rizvi...Arvind S. Shetty
*[[Padma Rani]]...Mrs. Shah 'Ba'
*Vijay Shah...Ponky K. Shah

==Soundtrack==
{{Tracklist
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Darwaza Khulega Kismat Ka
| extra1 = Nitin Raikwar
}}

==Reviews==
The movie was tagged as a "thrilling comedy"; other reviewers regarded it as an innovative theme that "ran out of steam" midway into the plot. The performance was regarded as "lackluster", Acting was mediocre and people who watched said that the actors tried "too hard" to make people laugh but failed miserably.<ref>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1855963.cms</ref> The movie was box office failure.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0471646}}

{{Ram Gopal Varma}}

[[Category:2000s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2006 films]]
[[Category:Indian black comedy films]]
[[Category:Hindi films remade in other languages]]

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Hakeem Nafeesurrahman Thanvi: general added structure per sources and cleaned formatting per sources

>زاید الوصف at 08:50, 4 May 2021