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{{short description|Indian film series by Rohit Shetty}}
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| name          = Golmaal series
{{Infobox media franchise
| director      = [[Rohit Shetty]]
| italic_title = no
| producer      = [[Dhillin Mehta]] <br />{{small|'''Golmaal''', '''Golmaal Returns''', '''Golmaal 3 '''}}<br/> Rohit Shetty<br> Sangeeta Ahir <br />{{small|'''Golmaal Again!!!'''}}
| title = Golmaal
| writer        = [[Sajid-Farhad]]
| image =  
| screenplay    = [[Neeraj Vora]] <br />{{small|'''Golmaal'''}}<br> Yunus Sajawal <br />{{small|'''Golmaal Returns, Golmaal 3, Golmaal Again!!!'''}}
| creator = {{plainlist|[[Rohit Shetty]]<br>
| story          = Neeraj Vora <br />{{small|'''Golmaal'''}}<br> [[Sajid-Farhad]] <br />{{small|'''Golmaal Returns, Golmaal 3'''}}<br> Rohit Shetty <br />{{small|'''Golmaal Again!!!'''}}
[[Neeraj Vora]]<br/>}}
| starring      = [[Ajay Devgn]]<br>[[Arshad Warsi]]<br>[[Tusshar Kapoor]]<br>[[Sharman Joshi]] <br>[[Mukesh Tiwari]]<br>[[Sanjay Mishra (actor)|Sanjay Mishra]]<br>[[Vrajesh Hirjee]]
| origin = ''[[Golmaal: Fun Unlimited]]'' (2006)
|music          = '''Songs:'''<br>[[Vishal-Shekhar]]<br>{{small|'''Golmaal: Fun Unlimited'''}}<br>[[Pritam]]<br>{{small|'''Golmaal Returns, Golmaal 3'''}}<br>[[Amar Mohile]]<br>{{small|'''Golmaal 3 - Recreated Songs'''}}<br>[[Amaal Mallik]]<br>[[S. Thaman]]<br>Lijo George-DJ Chetas<br>Abhishek Arora<br>{{small|'''Golmaal Again'''}} <br>'''Score:'''<br>[[Sanjoy Chowdhury]]<br>{{small|'''Golmaal, Golmaal Returns, Golmaal 3'''}}<br>Amar Mohile<br>{{small|'''Golmaal Again!!!'''}}
| owner = *[[Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision|Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Limited]]
| cinematography = Aseem Bajaj <br />{{small|'''Golmaal'''}} <br> [[Natarajan Subramaniam]] <br />{{small|'''Golmaal Returns'''}}<br> Dudley <br />{{small|'''Golmaal 3'''}} <br>[[Jomon T. John]] <br/>{{small|'''Golmaal Again!!!'''}}
*[[Reliance Entertainment]]
| editing        = Steven H. Bernard<br> {{small|'''Golmaal''', '''Golmaal Returns''', '''Golmaal 3'''}}<br>Bunty Nagi<br>{{small|'''Golmaal Again!!!'''}}
| films = *''[[Golmaal: Fun Unlimited]]'' (2006)
| studio        = [[Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd]]<br> {{small|'''Golmaal''', '''Golmaal Returns''', '''Golmaal 3'''}}<br>[[Reliance Entertainment]]<br>Mangal Murti Films<br>Rohit Shetty Picturez<br>{{small|'''Golmaal Again!!!'''}}
*''[[Golmaal Returns]]'' (2008)
| distributor    = Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd<br> {{small|'''Golmaal''', '''Golmaal Returns''', '''Golmaal 3'''}}<br>Reliance Entertainment<br>{{small|'''Golmaal Again!!!'''}}
*''[[Golmaal 3]]'' (2010)
| released      = {{Nowrap|''[[Golmaal: Fun Unlimited|1]]'': {{Start date|df=yes|2006|07|14}}}}<br />{{Nowrap|''[[Golmaal Returns|2]]'': {{Start date|df=yes|2008|10|29}}}}<br />{{Nowrap|''[[Golmaal 3|3]]'': {{Start date|df=yes|2010|11|05}}}}<br /> {{Nowrap|''[[Golmaal Again|4]]'': {{Start date|df=yes|2017|10|20}}}}
*''[[Golmaal Again]]'' (2017)
| country=[[Cinema of India|India]]
*''[[Golmaal 5]]'' (2027)
| language      = Hindi
| soundtracks = *''[[Golmaal: Fun Unlimited]]''
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*''[[Golmaal Returns]]''
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*''[[Golmaal 3]]''
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*''[[Golmaal Again]]''
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'''''Golmaal''''' is a series of Indian [[comedy film]]s directed by [[Rohit Shetty]] and produced first by [[Dhillin Mehta]] and later by Shetty and Sangeeta Ahir. All the four films starred [[Ajay Devgn]], [[Arshad Warsi]] and [[Tusshar Kapoor]], with [[Shreyas Talpade]] appearing in three and [[Kareena Kapoor]] and [[Kunal Khemu]] appearing in two of the four films. The first film ''[[Golmaal: Fun Unlimited]]'' was released in 2006, the second film ''[[Golmaal Returns]]'' was released in 2008. The third film ''[[Golmaal 3]]'' was released in 2010 and became the second-highest-grossing [[Bollywood films of 2010|Bollywood film of that year]].<ref name="Golmaal 3">{{cite web|author=Boxofficeindia.Com Trade Network |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=2254&nCat=box_office_news |title=Golmaal 3 Adds 4.50 Crore in Third Weekend |date=23 November 2010 |work=BoxOffice India.com |access-date=24 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124211842/http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=2254&nCat=box_office_news |archive-date=24 November 2010 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
'''''Golmaal''''' is an Indian [[comedy film|comedy film series]] directed by [[Rohit Shetty]], with four films to date, the first three produced by [[Dhilin Mehta]], the fourth by Shetty and Sangeeta Ahir. The first film ''[[Golmaal: Fun Unlimited]]'' released in 2006 and was followed by 4 sequels: ''[[Golmaal Returns]]'' (2008), ''[[Golmaal 3]]'' (2010) and ''[[Golmaal Again]]'' (2017) and ''[[Golmaal 5]]'' (2026). All the films starred [[Ajay Devgn]], [[Arshad Warsi]], [[Tusshar Kapoor]], [[Sanjay Mishra (actor)|Sanjay Mishra]], [[Vrajesh Hirjee]] and [[Mukesh Tiwari]], with [[Shreyas Talpade]] appearing in three, [[Kunal Khemu]] and [[Johnny Lever]] in two.<ref name="Golmaal 3">{{cite web|author=Boxofficeindia.Com Trade Network |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=2254&nCat=box_office_news |title=Golmaal 3 Adds 4.50 Crore in Third Weekend |date=23 November 2010 |work=[[Box Office India]] |access-date=24 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124211842/http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=2254&nCat=box_office_news |archive-date=24 November 2010 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-news/rohit-shetty-s-singham-2-and-golmaal-4-to-go-on-floors/ |title=Rohit Shetty's Singham 2, Golmaal 4 To Go on Floors This Year |publisher=Koimoi |date=1 March 2013 |access-date=7 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/ajay-devgn-no-idea-about-female-lead-in-golmaal-4-2959702/|title=No idea about female lead in Golmaal 4: Ajay Devgn|date=7 August 2016|access-date=30 October 2016}}</ref> The series also has a spin-off named ''[[Cirkus (film)|Cirkus]]'' was released on 23 December 2022.


The fourth instalment of this series ''[[Golmaal Again]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-news/rohit-shetty-s-singham-2-and-golmaal-4-to-go-on-floors/ |title=Rohit Shetty's Singham 2, Golmaal 4 To Go on Floors This Year |publisher=Koimoi |date=1 March 2013 |access-date=7 November 2013}}</ref> released on the occasion of Diwali on 20 October 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/ajay-devgn-no-idea-about-female-lead-in-golmaal-4-2959702/|title=No idea about female lead in Golmaal 4: Ajay Devgn|date=7 August 2016|access-date=30 October 2016}}</ref>
''Golmaal'' is now the [[List of highest-grossing Bollywood films#Highest-grossing Bollywood franchises and film series (worldwide)|ninth-highest-grossing film series]] in [[Bollywood]]. The film series has been described as a [[Screwball comedy|screwball comedy franchise]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/golmaal-again/movie-review/61142705.cms|title=Golmaal Again Movie Review Meena Iyer|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/jul/14golmaal.htm|title= blends perfectly with the screwball flavour of Golmaal.}}</ref>


''Golmaal'' is now the [[List of highest-grossing Bollywood films#Highest-grossing Bollywood franchises and film series (worldwide)|eighth-highest-grossing film series]] in [[Bollywood]]. The film series has been described as a [[Screwball comedy|screwball comedy franchise]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/golmaal-again/movie-review/61142705.cms|title=Golmaal Again Movie Review Meena Iyer}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/jul/14golmaal.htm|title= blends perfectly with the screwball flavour of Golmaal.}}</ref>
An animated version of the film series named ''Golmaal Jr. was'' released for with three central characters: Madhav, Gopal and Lucky.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/ajay-devgn-rohit-shettys-golmaal-to-be-animated-for-kids-channel-details-inside/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406212632/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/ajay-devgn-rohit-shettys-golmaal-to-be-animated-for-kids-channel-details-inside/|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 April 2019|title=Ajay Devgn – Rohit Shetty's Golmaal to be ANIMATED for kids' channel (details inside)|date=2019-04-05|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |language=en|access-date=2019-04-05}}</ref>
 
This is the fifth Indian movie franchise to have four installments after ''[[Jedara Bale|CID 999 Franchise]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://silverscreen.in/hindi/features/feluda-to-sethurama-iyer-indias-best-detectives-in-film-fiction/|title=Feluda To Sethurama Iyer: India’s Best Detectives In Film & Fiction|date=7 April 2016|access-date=15 September 2018}}</ref> ''[[CBI (film series)|CBI Franchise]]'', ''[[Major Mahadevan|Major Mahadevan Franchise ]]'' and ''[[Raaz (film series)|Raaz Series]]''.
 
An animated version of the film series named ''Golmaal Junior'' was released for with three central characters: Madhav, Gopal and Lucky.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/ajay-devgn-rohit-shettys-golmaal-to-be-animated-for-kids-channel-details-inside/|title=Ajay Devgn – Rohit Shetty’s Golmaal to be ANIMATED for kids’ channel (details inside)|date=2019-04-05|website=Bollywood Hungama|language=en|access-date=2019-04-05}}</ref>
 
==The title==
The title is a [[portmanteau]] of the names of four of the characters from the first film, '''Go'''pal, '''L'''ucky, '''Ma'''dhav and '''L'''axman.


==Films==
==Films==
All the films star [[Ajay Devgn]], [[Arshad Warsi]] and [[Tusshar Kapoor]] as Gopal, Madhav and Lucky. All the films are [[Reboot (fiction)|reboots]] of each other.
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center; width:99%;"
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! width="17%" | Film
! Release date
! Director
! width=18%| Screenwriter(s)
! width=20%| Story
! width=26%| Producer(s)
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| ''[[Golmaal: Fun Unlimited]]''||14 July 2006|| rowspan="5" |[[Rohit Shetty]]||[[Neeraj Vora]]||Ghar Ghar by Harsh Shivsharan||[[Dhilin Mehta]], Parag Sanghvi
|-
| ''[[Golmaal Returns]]''||29 October 2008|| rowspan="3" |Yunus Sajawal||Pheka Pheki by Bipin Varti||rowspan=2|[[Dhilin Mehta]]
|-
| ''[[Golmaal 3]]''||5 November 2010||[[Yours, Mine and Ours (1968 film)|Yours, Mine and Ours]] by [[Melville Shavelson]]
|-
| ''[[Golmaal Again]]''||20 October 2017|| rowspan="1" |[[Rohit Shetty]]||Sangeeta Sachin Ahir, Rohit Shetty, Shivashish Sarkar
|-
| ''[[Golmaal 5]]''||2027|| colspan="2"{{TBA}} || Rohit Shetty
|}


===''Golmaal: Fun Unlimited'' (2006)===
===''Golmaal: Fun Unlimited'' (2006)===
{{Main|Golmaal: Fun Unlimited}}
{{Main|Golmaal: Fun Unlimited}}


Laxman is an intelligent student who is diverted from doing well in college by his mischievous band of friends Gopal, Madhav and Lucky. Lucky is a mute in the movie. The three friends use Laxman's hostel room for their mischief. The naughty foursome then finds refuge in the bungalow of a blind couple, Somnath ([[Paresh Rawal]]) and Mangala ([[Sushmita Mukherjee]]), who are waiting for their grandson
Friends Gopal, Lucky, Madhav and Laxman often dupe gullible people out of their money. Hilarity ensues when they target an elderly couple and simultaneously try wooing their beautiful neighbour.
 
A cat-and-mouse game unfolds as Laxman's body and Gopal's voice make up Sameer. Each time the blind Dadaji comes amidst them, hilarious situations arise. Enter Nirali ([[Rimi Sen]]), the saucy girl-next-door, and the group now have time, place and 'resources' to fall in love. Their individual efforts at winning the lady's heart fail. Apart from their amorous interests, there is a quest for hidden treasure in the old couple's house. There is also a gangster named Babli who wants to steal from the couple's bungalow. All his attempts are unintentionally and unknowingly thwarted by the foursome.


===''Golmaal Returns'' (2008)===
===''Golmaal Returns'' (2008)===
{{Main|Golmaal Returns}}
{{Main|Golmaal Returns}}


Gopal ([[Ajay Devgn]]) lives with his wife Ekta ([[Kareena Kapoor]]), who is addicted to watching soap dramas. He also lives with sister Esha ([[Amrita Arora]]) who is in love with investigating officer Madhav, and a mute brother-in-law Lucky ([[Tusshar Kapoor]]). Lucky is in love with a deaf girl named Daisy ([[Anjana Sukhani]]). One night, while returning from his office, Gopal saves an attractive young woman named Meera ([[Celina Jaitley]]) from some dreaded goons. Due to the circumstances, both of them decide to spend the night at Gopal's friend's yacht.
Gopal, who lives with his ever suspecting wife, Ekta, gets stuck in a yacht for a night after he saves an attractive young woman from a bunch of hooligans. Ekta suspects him of having an affair and decides to uncover the truth.


When he arrives home the next day, his over-suspicious wife suspects him of flirting around with his female employees and having an affair with his secretary. Knowing how difficult it is to convince her with the truth, he invents a story about spending the night with a fictitious friend named Anthony Gonsalves. Ekta becomes suspicious and does not believe his story as she knows that he never had a friend by that name and, hence, she decides to write to Anthony to visit her and to confirm Gopal was telling the truth.
===''Golmaal 3'' (2010)===
{{Main|Golmaal 3}}


Gopal meets Laxman Prasad ([[Shreyas Talpade]]) who has come to interview for a position in his office. He is Meera's boyfriend, which is not known to Gopal who asks him to pretend to be Anthony, and meet and convince Ekta that he was indeed telling the truth, in return for a job. Laxman agrees to do so, and everything goes according to plan until the address on which Ekta had written a letter to Anthony turns out to be real. Meanwhile, Gopal finds out that a dead body was found at the same location where he saved Meera from the goons. Investigating Officer Madhav ([[Arshad Warsi]]), who also happens to be Esha's boyfriend, does not get along with Gopal. He finds out that Gopal was missing from his home that very night and that the dead person was Gopal's colleague whom he had threatened to kill over a spat. Madhav also finds out that Laxman is not the real Anthony. Madhav is really suspicious of Gopal and often accuses him in front of his wife, Ekta. He asks Gopal to get Meera to the police station to prove that Gopal had been with her, and did not murder his employee. In panic, his friends hire a woman called Munni ([[Ashwini Kalsekar]]) who needs money to get her boyfriend Vasuli ([[Mukesh Tiwari]]) out of jail. But Munni is kidnapped by the murderer.
Cupid strikes when Pritam, a single father, comes across his college sweetheart, Geeta, in Goa. However, when their respective children go at war with each other, the two find it difficult to reunite.


In a rage, Vasuli comes to Meera's house, where Laxman and Lucky learn the woman was none other than Meera whom Gopal had saved from the goons that night. After an initial shock, they decide to go to the police station. However, Vasuli kidnaps Meera in anger, and they follow him, along with Madhav, Esha and Ekta in tow. Gopal learns that this was a plot concocted by his employer, Sawant ([[Murali Sharma]]) to frame him for the murder. The drama grows, as everyone attempts suicide, much to Sawant's anger. Finally, Sawant goes crazy and kills himself. Ekta and Gopal get back together in the end.
===''Golmaal Again'' (2017)===
{{Main|Golmaal Again}}


Lucky meanwhile marries the daughter of the president of Gopal's company who happens to be Daisy and becomes the new boss, giving a shock to the others. Gopal and Laxman are the junior bosses while Madhav is a 24-hour guard for Lucky.
Five orphan men return to the orphanage they grew up in to attend their mentor's funeral. However, they encounter the ghost of their childhood friend, Khushi, and help her attain salvation.


===''Golmaal 3'' (2010)===
=== ''Golmaal 5'' (2027)===
{{Main|Golmaal 3}}
After the release of the fourth installment, director Rohit Shetty expressed interest in making a fifth part of the franchise,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/280917/rohit-shetty-confirms-golmaal-5.html|title=Rohit Shetty to come up with Golmaal part 5|date=28 September 2017|access-date=15 September 2018}}</ref> after getting the right script.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/well-definitely-make-golmaal-5-rohit-shetty/|title="We'll definitely make Golmaal 5" – Rohit Shetty|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |date=23 October 2017|access-date=15 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.india.com/showbiz/before-ajay-devgns-golmaal-again-releases-rohit-shetty-announces-golmaal-5-2502895/|title=Rohit Shetty Announces Golmaal 5 Already!|date=28 September 2017|access-date=15 September 2018}}</ref> [[Ajay Devgn]] showed interest to return in the next part,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news18.com/news/movies/here-what-ajay-devgn-said-when-a-fan-asked-him-about-golmaal-5-1553235.html|title=Here's What Ajay Devgn Said When a Fan Asked Him About Golmaal 5|date=22 October 2017 |access-date=15 September 2018}}</ref> with reports of [[Kareena Kapoor]] also returning for the next installment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/movie-masti/interviews/kareena-kapoor-khan-will-come-back-in-golmaal-5-says-golmaal-again-actor-ajay-devgn/articleshow/61177666.cms|script-title=hi:'गोलमाल 5' में करीना वापस आ जाएंगी: अजय देवगन-Navbharat Times|access-date=15 September 2018}}</ref>


The story follows Pritam ([[Mithun Chakraborty]]), an elderly bus driver. His three good-for-nothing sons, Madhav ([[Arshad Warsi]]) the group leader; Laxman ([[Kunal Khemu]]) the poetic idiot; and Lucky ([[Tushar Kapoor]]) the innocent mute are always up to trouble, mostly by scamming people. On the other hand, Geeta ([[Ratna Pathak]]) is an elderly woman, whose two sons, Laxman ([[Shreyas Talpade]]); and Gopal ([[Ajay Devgn]]) the strong but kind leader; own a water sports stall at the beach. Gopal and Laxman's partner Daboo ([[Kareena Kapoor]])on whom Gopal has a crush, but never shows it. Three robbers—Puppy ([[Johny Lever]]), Dagga ([[Sanjai Mishra]]) and Teja ([[Vrajesh Hirjee]])—rob the queen's necklace and are on the run from the police and end up in Goa. Puppy, the don, who suffers from short-term memory, hides the necklace in Pritam's house. Soon enough, Pritam's sons open a water sports shack opposite Geeta's sons' stall, and a rivalry begins. Filled with mayhem, both the groups try to take down each other's business but fail hilariously. In response to this, Pritam goes to meet Geeta (although he doesn't know that they are Geeta's sons) to sort this rivalry out, and it turns out that Pritam and Geeta were college lovers. Daboo overhears their love story and decides to get the two married, without their sons' permissions. After the marriage, the two families start living in one house, filled with non-stop laughs & mayhem. It is also revealed to the five sons that they are not Pritam & Geeta's sons, but orphans after overheard by Lucky, although they vow not to tell them that they know that they are orphans and, to hide that, they become friendly like brothers. They also open a big shop of toys aided by Vasooli Bhai and Puppy for money. Puppy eventually remembers where he hid the necklace and turns himself in along with his goons Dagga and Teja.
On 14 March 2026, on the occasion of Shetty's birthday, it was announced that ''Golmaal 5'' would officially begin filming, with Ajay Devgn, [[Arshad Warsi]], [[Tusshar Kapoor]], [[Shreyas Talpade]], [[Kunal Khemu]] returning, alongside [[Sharman Joshi]], who appears in the franchise for the first time since ''[[Golmaal: Fun Unlimited]]'' (2006), having been absent from all subsequent installments and [[Akshay Kumar]] joining the cast.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Srivastava |first=Soumya |date=14 March 2026 |title=Golmaal 5 announced on Rohit Shetty's birthday: This time, Akshay Kumar joins Ajay Devgn and gang for another epic ride |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/golmaal-5-announced-on-rohit-shettys-birthday-this-time-akshay-kumar-joins-ajay-devgn-and-gang-for-another-epic-ride-101773491787043.html |access-date=14 March 2026 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |author=<!-- not stated, "desk" byline --> |date=14 March 2026 |title=Akshay Kumar joins the cast of 'Golmaal 5', film goes on floors |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/akshay-kumar-joins-the-cast-of-golmaal-5-film-goes-on-floors/cid/2151360 |access-date=14 March 2026 |work=[[The Telegraph (India)|The Telegraph India]]}}</ref>


=== Golmaal Again (2017)===
== Spin off films ==
{{Main|Golmaal Again}}
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The cast consists of Gopal ([[Ajay Devgan]]), Madhav ([[Arshad Warsi]]), Lucky ([[Tushar Kapoor]]), Laxman 1 ([[Kunal Khemu]]) and Laxman 2 ([[Shreyas Talpade]]). The female roles portrayed are Anna ([[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]]) and Khushi ([[Parineeti Chopra]]). The villains in the movie are Vasu Reddy ([[Prakash Raj]]) and Nikhil ([[Neil Nitin Mukesh]]). The film also features Gopal's boss ([[Sanjay Mishra (actor)|Sanjay Mishra]]), Jolly([[Johny Lever]]),  Vasuli Bhai ([[Mukesh Tiwari]]) and Baba ([[Vrajesh Hirjee]]).
! width="17%" | Film
In their childhood, all the main characters were raised in an orphanage by Jamnadas in [[Ooty]]. The five main characters are the first batch of orphans and Khushi is added later, found lying at the gate of the orphanage, abandoned by her parents. Anna is the daughter of the librarian in the orphanage and she is gifted with the power to see and talk to spirits/ aatma. The five males abscond from the orphanage in their childhood, due to conflict with the owner Jamnadas, on account of their internal kiddish fights. The girl, Khushi is later adopted by Colonel Chauhan ([[Sachin Khedekar]]), a retired army man. The five males adapt a mawali lifestyle; whereas, Khushi grows up into a lavish lifestyle with her father, who later buys the land beside the Ashram and hence, she grows up with Anna the librarian. One day Jamnadas's nephew Nikhil returns to India and is gifted the orphanage land by Jamnadas as he is the only heir to him, with the promise to take care of the orphans after him and improvise the orphanage and build up more opportunities for the orphans. Here comes the twist, Nikhil gets into an affair with Khushi and later gets engaged with her. One day it is found that he is a fraud and just interested to have the orphanage land to build his own property and add to his business. After the disclosure of his real intentions, he ends up in a quarrel with Jamnadas and murders him, which is unknowingly eyed by Khushi, who is in turn gagged and killed by Nikhil. However, Anna can see and talk to Khushi's soul/aatma due to her powers so Khushi told her how she died.
! Release date
Anna reunites the five man again. Gopal falls in love with Khushi. Khushi is apparently visible only to the five lead actors and Anna. Eventually, all five come to know that she is a soul/aatma/ghost. But because of their childhood friendship bond with Khushi, they decide to bring Nikhil back to India and take revenge. In the climax, Khushi's ghost gets Nikhil to the custody of the police when he admits his crime.
! Director
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|-
| ''[[Cirkus (film)|Cirkus]]''||23 December 2022||[[Rohit Shetty]]||Yunus Sajawal||Farhad Samji, Sanchit Bedre, Vidhi Ghadgaonkar|| [[Rohit Shetty]], [[Bhushan Kumar]], [[Krishan Kumar (actor)|Krishan Kumar]]
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|}
===''Cirkus'' (2022)===
{{Main|Cirkus (film)}}
 
A scientist separates two sets of identical twins to find the conflict between nature vs nurture. However, years later the twins come close and creates confusion and hilarious situations.


=== Phir Golmaal (2023) ===
It was revealed in the upcoming film ''Cirkus'' trailer released in December 2022, that film is set in 1960's and it would be a prequel to the fourth film of ''Golmaal'' series. In the trailer five kids was standing in front of "Jamnadas Orphanage" and telling their names - Gopal, Madhav and Laxman (2 kids), while the fifth kid is mute and trying to tell his name is Lucky.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.india.com/entertainment/cirkus-trailer-spot-the-golmaal-gang-as-rohit-shetty-hints-at-new-cinematic-universe-watch-bollywood-gossip-5776973/ | title=Cirkus Trailer Spot the Golmaal Gang as Rohit Shetty Hints at New Cinematic Universe Watch }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/cirkus-trailer-out-ranveer-singh-in-a-double-role-deepika-padukones-cameo-makes-it-exciting-2304387-2022-12-02 | title=Cirkus trailer out. Ranveer Singh in a double role, Deepika Padukone's cameo makes it exciting }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/cirkus-trailer-rohit-shetty-packs-a-punch-with-ranveer-singhs-dual-role-a-cameo-by-deepika-padukone-a-glimpse-of-the-golmaal-gang/5b304b663d108 | title=Cirkus trailer: Rohit Shetty packs a punch with Ranveer Singh's dual role, a cameo by Deepika Padukone, a glimpse of the Golmaal gang }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.newsncr.com/entertainment/cirkus-ranveer-singh-will-be-a-part-of-the-film-golmaal-5-shooting-can-start-soon/ | title=Cirkus: Ranveer Singh will be a part of the film Golmaal 5? Shooting can start soon! | date=2 December 2022 }}</ref> However, the film failed massively at the box-office.
After the release of the fourth installment, director Shetty is interested in the fifth part of the franchise.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/280917/rohit-shetty-confirms-golmaal-5.html|title=Rohit Shetty to come up with Golmaal part 5|date=28 September 2017|access-date=15 September 2018}}</ref> He said, after getting a right script there will definitely be another installment.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/well-definitely-make-golmaal-5-rohit-shetty/|title="We’ll definitely make Golmaal 5" – Rohit Shetty - Bollywood Hungama|first=Bollywood|last=Hungama|date=23 October 2017|access-date=15 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.india.com/showbiz/before-ajay-devgns-golmaal-again-releases-rohit-shetty-announces-golmaal-5-2502895/|title=Rohit Shetty Announces Golmaal 5 Already!|first=India.com Entertainment|last=Desk|date=28 September 2017|access-date=15 September 2018}}</ref> Actor [[Ajay Devgn]] also shows interest to return to next part.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news18.com/news/movies/here-what-ajay-devgn-said-when-a-fan-asked-him-about-golmaal-5-1553235.html|title=Here's What Ajay Devgn Said When a Fan Asked Him About Golmaal 5|access-date=15 September 2018}}</ref> It is also reported that [[Kareena Kapoor]] might return for the next installment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/movie-masti/interviews/kareena-kapoor-khan-will-come-back-in-golmaal-5-says-golmaal-again-actor-ajay-devgn/articleshow/61177666.cms|script-title=hi:'गोलमाल 5' में करीना वापस आ जाएंगी: अजय देवगन-Navbharat Times|access-date=15 September 2018}}</ref> After the release of the "Aankh Marey" music video from Ranveer Singh and Sara Ali Khan's [[Simmba]], speculations of a fifth installment of the Golmaal franchise further strengthened. In the video, the four main actors, including Arshad Warsi and Tusshar Kapoor, are seen at the end of the holding up their hands to denote the number "5."


==Cast and characters==
== Cast and characters ==
<blockquote class="toccolours" style="text-align:justify; width:90%; float:center; padding: 5px 5px 5px 5px; display:table;">
This table lists the main characters who appear in the Golmaal franchise.
<center>'''List indicator(s)'''</center>
* This table shows characters that have appeared in one or more films in the series.
* A empty dark grey cell indicates that the character was not in the film, or that the character's presence in the film has yet to be announced.
*A {{note label|young|Y|}} indicates a role as a younger version of the character.
* An {{note label|old|O|}} indicates a role as an older version of the character.
* A {{note label|uncredited|U|}} indicates an uncredited role.
* A {{note label|cameo|C|}} indicates a cameo role.
* A {{note label|voice|V|}} indicates a voice-only role
* A {{note label|stills|S|}} indicates a stills or photographs role.
* An {{note label|archive|A|}} indicates an appearance through archival footage.
</blockquote>


{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:60%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:100%;"
|-
|-
! rowspan="2"; style="width:20%;" | Actor
! rowspan="2" style="width:20%;" | Actor
! colspan="4" | Film
! colspan="5" | Film
|-
|-
! style="width:20%;"| ''[[Golmaal: Fun Unlimited|Golmaal:<br /><small>Fun Unlimited</small>]]'' <br>(2006)
! ''[[Golmaal: Fun Unlimited]]'' <br>(2006)
! style="width:20%;"| ''[[Golmaal Returns]]'' <br>(2008)
! ''[[Golmaal Returns]]'' <br>(2008)
! style="width:20%;"| ''[[Golmaal 3]]'' <br>(2010)
! ''[[Golmaal 3]]'' <br>(2010)
! style="width:20%;"| ''[[Golmaal Again]]'' <br>(2017)
! ''[[Golmaal Again]]'' <br>(2017)
! style="width:20%;"| ''Golmaal Back Again'' <br> (2023)
! ''Golmaal 5'' <br>(2027)
|-
|-
! [[Ajay Devgn]]
! [[Ajay Devgn]]
| colspan="5" | Gopal Kumar Santoshi
| colspan="5" | Gopal
|-
! [[Arshad Warsi]]
| colspan="5" | Madhav
|-
|-
! [[Tusshar Kapoor]]
! [[Tusshar Kapoor]]
| colspan="5" | Lucky Gill
| colspan="5" | Lucky
|-
! [[Arshad Warsi]]
| colspan="5" | Madhav Singh Ghai
|-
|-
! [[Sharman Joshi]]
! [[Sharman Joshi]]
| Laxman Prasad
| Laxman Prasad
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| colspan="3" style="background:#d3d3d3;" |
| Laxman Prasad
|-
|-
! [[Shreyas Talpade]]
! [[Shreyas Talpade]]
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| style="background:#d3d3d3;" |
| colspan="4" | Laxman Prasad/Santoshi
| colspan="4" | Laxman
|-
|-
! [[Kunal Khemu]]
! [[Kunal Khemu]]
| colspan="3" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;" |
| colspan="3" | Laxman Singh Ghai/Sharma
| colspan="3" | Laxman
|-
|-
! [[Sanjay Mishra (actor)|Sanjay Mishra]]
! [[Sanjay Mishra (actor)|Sanjay Mishra]]
| Babli
| Bubbly
| Subodh Mishra
| Subodh Mehra
| Dagga
| Dagga
| Babli
| Bubbly
| Chulbul Mishra
| {{TBA}}
|-
|-
! [[Mukesh Tiwari]]
! [[Mukesh Tiwari]]
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| Anthony Gonsalves
| Anthony Gonsalves
| Teja
| Teja
| Pandu (Nagbaba)
| Pandurang
| Bulbul Mishra
| {{TBA}}
|-
|-
! [[Ashwini Kalsekar]]
! [[Ashwini Kalsekar]]
| rowspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| style="background:#d3d3d3;" |
| Munni
| Munni
| Chintu
| Chintu
| Damini
| Damini
| Rani
| {{TBA}}
|-
|-
! [[Murali Sharma]]
! [[Murali Sharma]]
| style="background:#d3d3d3;" |
| M.D. Sawant
| M.D. Sawant
| colspan="2" | Inspector Dhande
| colspan="3" | Inspector Dhande
|-
|-
! [[Johnny Lever]]
! [[Johnny Lever]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;" |
| colspan="3"| Puppy Boss
| colspan="3" | Puppy
|-
! [[Vijay Patkar]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;" |
| colspan="3" | Constable Gandhari
|-
|-
! [[Siddarth Jadhav]]
! [[Siddarth Jadhav]]
| colspan="2" | Sattu Supari
| Sattu Supari
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| Lucky's Assistant
| colspan="3" style="background:#d3d3d3;" |
|-
|-
! [[Paresh Rawal]]
! [[Paresh Rawal]]
| Somnath <br> Bully Baba <br> Topi Bhai
| Somnath
| rowspan="4" colspan="3" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| colspan="4" style="background:#d3d3d3;" |
|-
|-
! [[Rimi Sen]]
! [[Rimi Sen]]
| Nirali
| Nirali
| colspan="4" style="background:#d3d3d3;" |
|-
|-
! [[Sushmita Mukherjee]]
! [[Sushmita Mukherjee]]
| Mangala
| Mangala
| colspan="4" style="background:#d3d3d3;" |
|-
|-
! [[Manoj Joshi (actor)|Manoj Joshi]]
! [[Manoj Joshi (actor)|Manoj Joshi]]
| Harishchandra 'HaRaMi' Ramchandra Mirchandani  
| Harishchandra "HaRaMi" Ramchandra Mirchandani
| colspan="4" style="background:#d3d3d3;" |
|-
|-
! [[Kareena Kapoor]]
! [[Kareena Kapoor]]
| rowspan="4"  style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| style="background:#d3d3d3;" |
| colspan="2" | Ekta "Daboo" Gill
| Ekta
| style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| Divya "Dabbo" Kalamkar
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;" |
|-
|-
! [[Amrita Arora]]
! [[Amrita Arora]]
| Esha Santoshi
| style="background:#d3d3d3;" |
| rowspan="3" colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| Esha
| colspan="3" style="background:#d3d3d3;" |
|-
|-
! [[Celina Jaitley]]
! [[Celina Jaitley]]
| style="background:#d3d3d3;" |
| Meera Mena
| Meera Mena
| colspan="3" style="background:#d3d3d3;" |
|-
|-
! [[Anjana Sukhani]]
! [[Anjana Sukhani]]
| style="background:#d3d3d3;" |
| Daisy Paschisia
| Daisy Paschisia
|-
| colspan="3" style="background:#d3d3d3;" |
! [[Vijay Patkar]]
| rowspan="3" colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| colspan="2"| Constable Gandhari
|-
|-
! [[Mithun Chakraborty]]
! [[Mithun Chakraborty]]
| Pritam "Pappu" Singh Ghai
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;" |
| rowspan="2" colspan="1" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| Pritam "Pappu"
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;" |
|-
|-
! [[Ratna Pathak Shah]]
! [[Ratna Pathak Shah]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;" |
| Geeta "Guddi" Patnaik
| Geeta "Guddi" Patnaik
| colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;" |
|-
|-
! [[Parineeti Chopra]]
! [[Parineeti Chopra]]
| rowspan="7" colspan="3" style="background:#d3d3d3;"|
| colspan="3" style="background:#d3d3d3;" |
| Khushi Bansal
| Khushi Bansal
| style="background:#d3d3d3;" |
|-
|-
! [[Neil Nitin Mukesh]]
! [[Neil Nitin Mukesh]]
| colspan="3" style="background:#d3d3d3;" |
| Nikhil
| Nikhil
| style="background:#d3d3d3;" |
|-
|-
! [[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]]
! [[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]]
| colspan="3" style="background:#d3d3d3;" |
| Anna Mathew
| Anna Mathew
| style="background:#d3d3d3;" |
|-
|-
! [[Prakash Raj]]
! [[Prakash Raj]]
| colspan="3" style="background:#d3d3d3;" |
| Vasu Reddy
| Vasu Reddy
| style="background:#d3d3d3;" |
|-
|-
! [[Sachin Khedekar]]
! [[Sachin Khedekar]]
| colspan="3" style="background:#d3d3d3;" |
| Colonel Chouhan
| Colonel Chouhan
| style="background:#d3d3d3;" |
|-
|-
! [[Nana Patekar]]
! [[Nana Patekar]]
| Ghost{{ref|cameo|C}}
| colspan="3" style="background:#d3d3d3;" |
| Ghost
| style="background:#d3d3d3;" |
|-
|-
! [[Uday Tikekar]]
! [[Uday Tikekar]]
| Jamnadas Bansal
| colspan="3" style="background:#d3d3d3;" |
| Joy Jamnadas
| style="background:#d3d3d3;" |
|-
! [[Akshay Kumar]]
| colspan="4" style="background:#d3d3d3;" |
| {{TBA}}
|-
|-
! [[Nusrat Bharucha]]
! [[Priyamani]]
| Kriti
| colspan="4" style="background:#d3d3d3;" |
| {{TBA}}
|}
|}


==Crew==
== Additional crew and production details ==
{| class="wikitable"  style="text-align:center; width:100%;"
{| class="wikitable"  style="text-align:center; width:100%;"
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" | Crew
! rowspan="2" | Occupation
! colspan="4" | Film
! colspan="5" | Film
|-
|-
! style="width:20%;"| ''[[Golmaal: Fun Unlimited|Golmaal:<br /><small>Fun Unlimited</small>]]'' <br>(2006)
! style="width:20%;"| ''[[Golmaal: Fun Unlimited|Golmaal:<br /><small>Fun Unlimited</small>]]'' <br />(2006)
! style="width:20%;"| ''[[Golmaal Returns]]'' <br>(2008)
! style="width:20%;"| ''[[Golmaal Returns]]'' <br />(2008)
! style="width:20%;"| ''[[Golmaal 3]]'' <br>(2010)
! style="width:20%;"| ''[[Golmaal 3]]'' <br />(2010)
! style="width:20%;"| ''[[Golmaal Again]]'' <br>(2017)
! style="width:20%;"| ''[[Golmaal Again]]'' <br />(2017)
! style="width:20%;"| ''[[Cirkus (film)|Cirkus]]'' <br />(2022)  
|-
|-
! Director
! Director
| colspan="4" | [[Rohit Shetty]]
| colspan="5" | [[Rohit Shetty]]
|-
|-
! Producer(s)
! Producer(s)
| colspan="3" | [[Dhillin Mehta]]
| colspan="3" | [[Dhillin Mehta]]
| colspan="1" | [[Rohit Shetty]] <br> Sangeeta Ahir
| colspan="1" | [[Rohit Shetty]] <br /> Sangeeta Ahir
|[[Rohit Shetty]]<br /> [[Bhushan Kumar]]
|-
|-
! Screenplay
! Screenplay
| rowspan="2"|[[Neeraj Vora]]
|[[Neeraj Vora]]
| colspan="2" | Yunus Sajawal
| colspan="4" | Yunus Sajawal
|
|-
|-
|-
! Story
! Story
| colspan="2" |[[Sajid-Farhad]]
| colspan="2" |[[Sajid-Farhad]]
| [[Rohit Shetty]]
| colspan="3" | [[Rohit Shetty]]
|-
|-
! Composer(s)
! Composer(s)
| '''Songs:'''<br>[[Vishal-Shekhar]]<br>'''Score:'''<br>[[Sanjoy Chowdhury]]
| [[Vishal–Shekhar]]  
| '''Songs:'''<br>[[Pritam]]<br />Ashish Pandit<br />'''Score:'''<br>[[Sanjoy Chowdhury]]
| [[Pritam]]<br />Ashish Pandit  
| '''Songs:'''<br>[[Pritam]]<br>'''Score:'''<br>[[Sanjoy Chowdhury]]
| [[Pritam]]  
| '''Songs:'''<br>[[Amaal Mallik]]<br>[[S. Thaman]]<br>Lijo George-DJ Chetas<br>Abhishek Arora<br>'''Score:'''<br>[[Amar Mohile]]
| [[Amaal Mallik]]<br />[[S. Thaman]]<br />Lijo George-DJ Chetas<br />Abhishek Arora  
| [[Devi Sri Prasad]]<br/>Lijo George-[[DJ Chetas]]
|-
! Background Score  
|colspan=3|[[Sanjoy Chowdhury]]
|colspan=2|[[Amar Mohile]]
|-
|-
! Director of photography
! Director of photography
| Aseem Bajaj
| Aseem Bajaj
| [[Natarajan Subramaniam]]
| [[Natty Subramaniam]]
| Dudley
| Dudley
| [[Jomon T. John]]  
| colspan="2" | [[Jomon T. John]]  
|-
|-
! Editor(s)
! Editor(s)
| colspan="3" |Steven H. Bernard
| colspan="3" |Steven H. Bernard
| Bunty Nagi
| colspan="2" |Bunty Nagi
|-
! Production Companies
| [[Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd]]<br />[[K Sera Sera Limited|K Sera Sera Private Limited]]
| Colspan=2|[[Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd]]
|Rohit Shetty Pictures, Mangal Murti Films, [[Reliance Entertainment]]
|Rohit Shetty Pictures<br/>[[T-Series Films]]
|-
! Distributing Companies
| [[Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd]]<br />[[Eros International]]
|[[Shemaroo Entertainment]]
|[[Eros International]]
| colspan="2" |[[Reliance Entertainment]]
|-
! Running Time
| 150 minutes
| 135 minutes
| 140 minutes
| 152 minutes
|139 minutes
|}
|}


==Release and Revenue==
==Reception==
 
'''<big>Box office</big>'''{{hatnote|Each film is linked to the "Box office" section of its article.}}
Unknown
{| class="wikitable"  style="text-align:center; width:100%;"
|-
! rowspan="2"; style="width:20%;" |
! colspan="5" | Film
|-
! style="width:20%;"| ''[[Golmaal: Fun Unlimited#Box office|Golmaal: Fun Unlimited]]'' <br />(2006)
! style="width:20%;"| ''[[Golmaal Returns#Box office|Golmaal Returns]]'' <br />(2008)
! style="width:20%;"| ''[[Golmaal 3#Box office|Golmaal 3]]'' <br />(2010)
! style="width:20%;"| ''[[Golmaal Again#Box office|Golmaal Again]]'' <br />(2017)
! style="width:20%;"| ''[[Cirkus (film)#Box office|Cirkus]]'' <br />(2022)
|-
! Budget
| {{INR|15 crore}}<ref>
{{cite web| url = https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=299| title = Golmaal - Fun Unlimited - Movie - Box Office India}}</ref>
| {{INR|35 crore}}<ref>
{{cite web| url = https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=311| title = Golmaal Returns - Movie - Box Office India}}</ref>
| {{INR|50 crore}}<ref>
{{cite web| url = https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=5| title = Golmaal 3 - Movie - Box Office India}}</ref>
| {{INR|80 crore}}
|₹150 crore
|-
! Domestic gross
| {{INR|41.49 crore}}
| {{INR|70.89 crore}}
| {{INR|149.12 crore}}
| {{INR|264.89 crore}}
| {{INR|42.44 crore}}
|-
! Overseas gross
| {{INR|9.18 crore}}
| {{INR|14.91 crore}}
| {{INR|37.86 crore}}
| {{INR|59.09 crore}}
| {{INR|19.03 crore}}
|-
! Total gross
| {{INR|46.72 crore}}
| {{INR|80 crore}}
| {{INR|169.56 crore}}
| {{INR|311.04 crore}}
| {{INR|61.47 crore}}
|-
! Franchise gross
! colspan="5" | {{INRConvert|668.74|c}}
|}
<big>'''Critical reception'''</big>{{hatnote|Each film is linked to the "Critical response" section of its article.}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Film
![[Rotten Tomatoes]]
|-
|''[[Golmaal: Fun Unlimited#Critical reception|Golmaal: Fun Unlimited]]''
|N/A (1 reviews)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Golmaal: Fun Unlimited {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/golmaal_fun_unlimited |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Golmaal Returns#Release and reception|Golmaal Returns]]''
|0% (3.7/10 average rating) (6 reviews)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Golmaal Returns {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/golmaal-returns |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Golmaal 3#Critical reception|Golmaal 3]]''
|44% (5.5/10 average rating) (9 reviews)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Golmaal 3 {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/golmaal_3 |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Golmaal Again#Critical response|Golmaal Again]]''
|50% (4.7/10 average rating) (8 reviews)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Golmaal Again {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/golmaal_again |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|}


==Animated series==
==Animated series==


An animated series ''[[Golmaal Jr.]]'' based on the characters from film series premiered on [[Sonic Nickelodeon]] on 13 May 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mumbailive.com/en/television/rohit-shetty-viacom18-nickelodeon-sonic-golmaal-jr-35948|title=I feel privileged when kids like my films and shows: Rohit Shetty|website=Mumbai Live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://bestmediainfo.com/2019/05/viacom18-aims-to-scale-sonic-s-position-with-new-show-golmaal-jr/|title=Viacom18 aims to scale Sonic’s position with new show Golmaal Jr.|first1=BestMediaInfo Bureau|last1=Mumbai|last2=May 13|last3=2019|website=www.bestmediaifo.com}}</ref>
An animated series ''Golmaal Jr.'' based on the characters from film series premiered on [[Sonic Nickelodeon]] on 13 May 2019. However it does not follow with the ''Golmaal'' canon and does not serve as a prequel to the ''Golmaal'' franchise.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mumbailive.com/en/television/rohit-shetty-viacom18-nickelodeon-sonic-golmaal-jr-35948|title=I feel privileged when kids like my films and shows: Rohit Shetty|website=Mumbai Live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://bestmediainfo.com/2019/05/viacom18-aims-to-scale-sonic-s-position-with-new-show-golmaal-jr/|title=Viacom18 aims to scale Sonic's position with new show Golmaal Jr.|date=May 13, 2019|website=www.bestmediaifo.com}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0495034|Golmaal: Fun Unlimited}}
* {{IMDb title|qid=Q3417329|title=Golmaal: Fun Unlimited}}
* {{IMDb title|1092005|Golmaal Returns}}
* {{IMDb title|qid=Q5580874|title=Golmaal Returns}}
* {{IMDb title|1562859|Golmaal 3}}
* {{IMDb title|qid=Q5580870|title=Golmaal 3}}
* {{IMDb title|1806913|Golmaal Again}}
* {{IMDb title|qid=Q5580865|title=Golmaal Again}}
* {{IMDb title|qid=Q5581867|title=Golmaal 5}}


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Latest revision as of 13:02, 28 March 2026


Golmaal
Created by
Rohit Shetty

Neeraj Vora

Original workGolmaal: Fun Unlimited (2006)
Owner
Films and television
Film(s)
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Golmaal is an Indian comedy film series directed by Rohit Shetty, with four films to date, the first three produced by Dhilin Mehta, the fourth by Shetty and Sangeeta Ahir. The first film Golmaal: Fun Unlimited released in 2006 and was followed by 4 sequels: Golmaal Returns (2008), Golmaal 3 (2010) and Golmaal Again (2017) and Golmaal 5 (2026). All the films starred Ajay Devgn, Arshad Warsi, Tusshar Kapoor, Sanjay Mishra, Vrajesh Hirjee and Mukesh Tiwari, with Shreyas Talpade appearing in three, Kunal Khemu and Johnny Lever in two.[1][2][3] The series also has a spin-off named Cirkus was released on 23 December 2022.

Golmaal is now the ninth-highest-grossing film series in Bollywood. The film series has been described as a screwball comedy franchise.[4][5]

An animated version of the film series named Golmaal Jr. was released for with three central characters: Madhav, Gopal and Lucky.[6]

Films[edit | edit source]

Film Release date Director Screenwriter(s) Story Producer(s)
Golmaal: Fun Unlimited 14 July 2006 Rohit Shetty Neeraj Vora Ghar Ghar by Harsh Shivsharan Dhilin Mehta, Parag Sanghvi
Golmaal Returns 29 October 2008 Yunus Sajawal Pheka Pheki by Bipin Varti Dhilin Mehta
Golmaal 3 5 November 2010 Yours, Mine and Ours by Melville Shavelson
Golmaal Again 20 October 2017 Rohit Shetty Sangeeta Sachin Ahir, Rohit Shetty, Shivashish Sarkar
Golmaal 5 2027 colspan="2"
TBA
Rohit Shetty

Golmaal: Fun Unlimited (2006)[edit | edit source]

Main article: Golmaal: Fun Unlimited

Friends Gopal, Lucky, Madhav and Laxman often dupe gullible people out of their money. Hilarity ensues when they target an elderly couple and simultaneously try wooing their beautiful neighbour.

Golmaal Returns (2008)[edit | edit source]

Main article: Golmaal Returns

Gopal, who lives with his ever suspecting wife, Ekta, gets stuck in a yacht for a night after he saves an attractive young woman from a bunch of hooligans. Ekta suspects him of having an affair and decides to uncover the truth.

Golmaal 3 (2010)[edit | edit source]

Main article: Golmaal 3

Cupid strikes when Pritam, a single father, comes across his college sweetheart, Geeta, in Goa. However, when their respective children go at war with each other, the two find it difficult to reunite.

Golmaal Again (2017)[edit | edit source]

Main article: Golmaal Again

Five orphan men return to the orphanage they grew up in to attend their mentor's funeral. However, they encounter the ghost of their childhood friend, Khushi, and help her attain salvation.

Golmaal 5 (2027)[edit | edit source]

After the release of the fourth installment, director Rohit Shetty expressed interest in making a fifth part of the franchise,[7] after getting the right script.[8][9] Ajay Devgn showed interest to return in the next part,[10] with reports of Kareena Kapoor also returning for the next installment.[11]

On 14 March 2026, on the occasion of Shetty's birthday, it was announced that Golmaal 5 would officially begin filming, with Ajay Devgn, Arshad Warsi, Tusshar Kapoor, Shreyas Talpade, Kunal Khemu returning, alongside Sharman Joshi, who appears in the franchise for the first time since Golmaal: Fun Unlimited (2006), having been absent from all subsequent installments and Akshay Kumar joining the cast.[12][13]

Spin off films[edit | edit source]

Film Release date Director Screenwriter(s) Story Producer(s)
Cirkus 23 December 2022 Rohit Shetty Yunus Sajawal Farhad Samji, Sanchit Bedre, Vidhi Ghadgaonkar Rohit Shetty, Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar

Cirkus (2022)[edit | edit source]

Main article: Cirkus (film)

A scientist separates two sets of identical twins to find the conflict between nature vs nurture. However, years later the twins come close and creates confusion and hilarious situations.

It was revealed in the upcoming film Cirkus trailer released in December 2022, that film is set in 1960's and it would be a prequel to the fourth film of Golmaal series. In the trailer five kids was standing in front of "Jamnadas Orphanage" and telling their names - Gopal, Madhav and Laxman (2 kids), while the fifth kid is mute and trying to tell his name is Lucky.[14][15][16][17] However, the film failed massively at the box-office.

Cast and characters[edit | edit source]

This table lists the main characters who appear in the Golmaal franchise.

Actor Film
Golmaal: Fun Unlimited
(2006) 		Golmaal Returns
(2008) 		Golmaal 3
(2010) 		Golmaal Again
(2017) 		Golmaal 5
(2027)
Ajay Devgn Gopal
Arshad Warsi Madhav
Tusshar Kapoor Lucky
Sharman Joshi Laxman Prasad Laxman Prasad
Shreyas Talpade Laxman
Kunal Khemu Laxman
Sanjay Mishra Bubbly Subodh Mehra Dagga Bubbly
TBA
Mukesh Tiwari Vasooli
Vrajesh Hirjee Pandurang Anthony Gonsalves Teja Pandurang
TBA
Ashwini Kalsekar Munni Chintu Damini
TBA
Murali Sharma M.D. Sawant Inspector Dhande
Johnny Lever Puppy
Vijay Patkar Constable Gandhari
Siddarth Jadhav Sattu Supari Lucky's Assistant
Paresh Rawal Somnath
Rimi Sen Nirali
Sushmita Mukherjee Mangala
Manoj Joshi Harishchandra "HaRaMi" Ramchandra Mirchandani
Kareena Kapoor Ekta Divya "Dabbo" Kalamkar
Amrita Arora Esha
Celina Jaitley Meera Mena
Anjana Sukhani Daisy Paschisia
Mithun Chakraborty Pritam "Pappu"
Ratna Pathak Shah Geeta "Guddi" Patnaik
Parineeti Chopra Khushi Bansal
Neil Nitin Mukesh Nikhil
Tabu Anna Mathew
Prakash Raj Vasu Reddy
Sachin Khedekar Colonel Chouhan
Nana Patekar Ghost
Uday Tikekar Joy Jamnadas
Akshay Kumar
TBA
Priyamani
TBA

Additional crew and production details[edit | edit source]

Occupation Film
Golmaal:
Fun Unlimited
(2006) 		Golmaal Returns
(2008) 		Golmaal 3
(2010) 		Golmaal Again
(2017) 		Cirkus
(2022)
Director Rohit Shetty
Producer(s) Dhillin Mehta Rohit Shetty
Sangeeta Ahir 		Rohit Shetty
Bhushan Kumar
Screenplay Neeraj Vora Yunus Sajawal
Story Sajid-Farhad Rohit Shetty
Composer(s) Vishal–Shekhar Pritam
Ashish Pandit 		Pritam Amaal Mallik
S. Thaman
Lijo George-DJ Chetas
Abhishek Arora 		Devi Sri Prasad
Lijo George-DJ Chetas
Background Score Sanjoy Chowdhury Amar Mohile
Director of photography Aseem Bajaj Natty Subramaniam Dudley Jomon T. John
Editor(s) Steven H. Bernard Bunty Nagi
Production Companies Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd
K Sera Sera Private Limited 		Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd Rohit Shetty Pictures, Mangal Murti Films, Reliance Entertainment Rohit Shetty Pictures
T-Series Films
Distributing Companies Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd
Eros International 		Shemaroo Entertainment Eros International Reliance Entertainment
Running Time 150 minutes 135 minutes 140 minutes 152 minutes 139 minutes

Reception[edit | edit source]

Box office

Each film is linked to the "Box office" section of its article.
Film
Golmaal: Fun Unlimited
(2006) 		Golmaal Returns
(2008) 		Golmaal 3
(2010) 		Golmaal Again
(2017) 		Cirkus
(2022)
Budget ₹15 crore[18] ₹35 crore[19] ₹50 crore[20] ₹80 crore ₹150 crore
Domestic gross ₹41.49 crore ₹70.89 crore ₹149.12 crore ₹264.89 crore ₹42.44 crore
Overseas gross ₹9.18 crore ₹14.91 crore ₹37.86 crore ₹59.09 crore ₹19.03 crore
Total gross ₹46.72 crore ₹80 crore ₹169.56 crore ₹311.04 crore ₹61.47 crore
Franchise gross ₹668.74 crore (US$94 million)

Critical reception

Each film is linked to the "Critical response" section of its article.
Film Rotten Tomatoes
Golmaal: Fun Unlimited N/A (1 reviews)[21]
Golmaal Returns 0% (3.7/10 average rating) (6 reviews)[22]
Golmaal 3 44% (5.5/10 average rating) (9 reviews)[23]
Golmaal Again 50% (4.7/10 average rating) (8 reviews)[24]

Animated series[edit | edit source]

An animated series Golmaal Jr. based on the characters from film series premiered on Sonic Nickelodeon on 13 May 2019. However it does not follow with the Golmaal canon and does not serve as a prequel to the Golmaal franchise.[25][26]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Boxofficeindia.Com Trade Network (23 November 2010). "Golmaal 3 Adds 4.50 Crore in Third Weekend". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 24 November 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
  2. ↑ "Rohit Shetty's Singham 2, Golmaal 4 To Go on Floors This Year". Koimoi. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  3. ↑ "No idea about female lead in Golmaal 4: Ajay Devgn". 7 August 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Golmaal Again Movie Review Meena Iyer". The Times of India.
  5. ↑ "blends perfectly with the screwball flavour of Golmaal".
  6. ↑ "Ajay Devgn – Rohit Shetty's Golmaal to be ANIMATED for kids' channel (details inside)". Bollywood Hungama. 5 April 2019. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  7. ↑ "Rohit Shetty to come up with Golmaal part 5". 28 September 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  8. ↑ ""We'll definitely make Golmaal 5" – Rohit Shetty". Bollywood Hungama. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "Rohit Shetty Announces Golmaal 5 Already!". 28 September 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  10. ↑ "Here's What Ajay Devgn Said When a Fan Asked Him About Golmaal 5". 22 October 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  11. ↑ 'गोलमाल 5' में करीना वापस आ जाएंगी: अजय देवगन-Navbharat Times. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  12. ↑ Srivastava, Soumya (14 March 2026). "Golmaal 5 announced on Rohit Shetty's birthday: This time, Akshay Kumar joins Ajay Devgn and gang for another epic ride". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
  13. ↑ "Akshay Kumar joins the cast of 'Golmaal 5', film goes on floors". The Telegraph India. 14 March 2026. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
  14. ↑ "Cirkus Trailer Spot the Golmaal Gang as Rohit Shetty Hints at New Cinematic Universe Watch".
  15. ↑ "Cirkus trailer out. Ranveer Singh in a double role, Deepika Padukone's cameo makes it exciting".
  16. ↑ "Cirkus trailer: Rohit Shetty packs a punch with Ranveer Singh's dual role, a cameo by Deepika Padukone, a glimpse of the Golmaal gang".
  17. ↑ "Cirkus: Ranveer Singh will be a part of the film Golmaal 5? Shooting can start soon!". 2 December 2022.
  18. ↑ "Golmaal - Fun Unlimited - Movie - Box Office India".
  19. ↑ "Golmaal Returns - Movie - Box Office India".
  20. ↑ "Golmaal 3 - Movie - Box Office India".
  21. ↑ "Golmaal: Fun Unlimited | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  22. ↑ "Golmaal Returns | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  23. ↑ "Golmaal 3 | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  24. ↑ "Golmaal Again | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  25. ↑ "I feel privileged when kids like my films and shows: Rohit Shetty". Mumbai Live.
  26. ↑ "Viacom18 aims to scale Sonic's position with new show Golmaal Jr". www.bestmediaifo.com. 13 May 2019.

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