| Hulchul | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Priyadarshan |
| Produced by | Ratan Jain Ganesh Jain Champak Jain |
| Written by | K. Saxena (Dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Neeraj Vora |
| Story by | Neeraj Vora Siddique Lal |
| Based on | Godfather by Siddique-Lal |
| Starring | Akshaye Khanna Kareena Kapoor |
| Music by | Songs: Vidyasagar Score: Surinder Sodhi |
| Cinematography | Jeeva |
| Edited by | Arun Kumar |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Venus Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 149 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹10 crore[1] |
| Box office | ₹32.86 crore[1] |
Hulchul (transl. Commotion) is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language romantic action comedy film directed by Priyadarshan. The story is adapted from the 1991 Malayalam film Godfather. The film has an all-star cast including Akshaye Khanna, Kareena Kapoor, Sunil Shetty, Arshad Warsi, Amrish Puri, Paresh Rawal, Jackie Shroff, Arbaaz Khan, Shakti Kapoor, Farha Naaz, and Laxmi.[2]
It received generally positive reviews, who appreciated performances of cast, humor, and cinematography, but criticised for screenplay, narration, cliche plot, and running time.
Plot
Twenty years prior, Angar Chand (Amrish Puri) lived a wealthy lifestyle in a small town in India, along with his wife, Parvati, and four sons - Balram " Balli" Angar Chand (Jackie Shroff), Kishan Angar Chand (Paresh Rawal), Shakti Angar Chand (Arbaaz Khan) and baby Jai Angar Chand (Akshaye Khanna). Balram was of marriageable age and in love with the daughter of Laxmi Devi (Laxmi), who reciprocated his feelings. Angar proceeded to arrange the marriage, however, Laxmi Devi opposed this relationship. During the wedding ceremony, Laxmi ordered her sons, Surajbhan and PratapBhan to forcibly remove their sister. In anger, Laxmi's husband shot his firearm at Balram, but instead, Parvati was hit and killed. Laxmi subsequently married her daughter to Kashinath (Shakti Kapoor). An enraged Angar Chand hacked Laxmi's husband to death in the middle of the road and was arrested and sentenced to 14 years in prison. When he returned home, he declared that women will not be permitted in his property, posting a sign on the front gate, and forbidding his sons to ever marry.
In the present, Anjali Kashinath (Kareena Kapoor), Laxmi's Maternal granddaughter, is in college with Jai. Angar and his family are informed that Anjali is to be married off to the Home Minister of the state. Still bearing a grudge, Angar tries to break off the engagement and subsequently succeeds by putting political pressure on the minister. Jai further humiliates Anjali when she returns to college after her failed engagement. Laxmi convinces Anjali to trick Jai into falling in love with her to cause a rift in the family. Jai meets with Anjali who openly admits that she is attracted to him. Jai, at first, rejects her, then decides to teach her and her family a lesson. Both feign their love for each other, but subsequently, Anjali and Jai admit their agendas. Both go their separate ways, but find that they are indeed in love with each other. In order to marry, Jai must first convince his elder brothers to get married, albeit in vain as none of them even want to consider this option.
Lucky (Arshad Warsi), Jai's friend, finds out that Kishan (Paresh Rawal), a seemingly celibate devotee of Lord Hanuman, is leading a dual life - he has been married to a woman, Gopi (Farha Naaz), for 7 years and has two children, a son, and a daughter. When Angar finds out he kicks Kishan and Jai out of his house because Jai supports Kishan's marriage.
Laxmi arranges for Anjali to marry her lawyer's son Nikhil (Sharad Kelkar). After Jai and Anjali acknowledge their love for each other to her family, Anjali's uncles Pratap and Surajbhan approach Angar, asking him to help them stop Jai from disrupting her upcoming arranged marriage. Jai, Kishan, Gopi, and Lucky sneak into the wedding venue with the help of Anjali's uncle Veeru (Sunil Shetty). Jai dresses as the bridegroom and goes through the marriage rituals. However, at the end of the ceremony, Jai reveals himself and tells his father he won't go through with the final steps of the wedding without his approval.
Balram, who previously had supported his father's mentality the most, finally tells Jai to place the wedding necklace around Anjali's neck, completing the wedding. Jai is initially prevented from doing so, but eventually, he and Anjali are married. Anjali asks her grandmother to end the feud and Jai asks his father for forgiveness. Angar leaves the wedding and contemplates all his sons' actions on the way home. All brothers and the two wives arrive at the gate. Angar looks at his sons and takes the sign off the gate and finally welcomes women back into his family.
Cast
- Akshaye Khanna as Jai Angaar Chand
- Kareena Kapoor as Anjali Jai Chand / Anjali Kashinath
- Suniel Shetty as Veer / Veeru
- Paresh Rawal as Kishen Angaar Chand / Murari Chand
- Jackie Shroff as Balram "Balli" Angaar Chand
- Amrish Puri as Angaar Chand
- Arshad Warsi as Lucky
- Arbaaz Khan as Shakti Angaar Chand
- Lakshmi as Laxmi Devi
- Farah Naaz as Gopi Kishen Chand / Gopi Murari Chand
- Shakti Kapoor as Kashinath
- Manoj Joshi as Mishra (credited as Vakil)
- Asrani as Advocate Sharma
- Akhilendra Mishra as Suraj "Surya" Bhan
- Deep Dhillon as Pratap Bhan
- Sharad Kelkar as Dr. Satyendra Mishra “Sattu”, Advocate's son, whose marriage is fixed with Anjali
- Upasana Singh as Mrs. Surya
- Ada Puri as Mrs. Pratap
- Mumaith Khan in a Special Appearance in song Lut Gayee
- Zubein Khan in a Special Appearance in song Lut Gayee
- Deepali Shaw in a Special Appearance in song Lut Gayee
Soundtrack
According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, with around 10,00,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's fourteenth highest-selling.[3] The song "Rafta Rafta" is a Hindi remake of the song "Aasai Aasai" with a slight change in tune from the 2003 Tamil film Dhool, another film where the music was composed by Vidyasagar. The lyrics are penned by Sameer.
All music is composed by Vidyasagar.
| No. | Title | Playback | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dekho Zara Dekho" | Udit Narayan, Kunal Ganjawala | 5:47 |
| 2. | "Hum Dil Ke" | Sadhana Sargam, Shaan | 4:56 |
| 3. | "Lut Gayee" | Gayatri Iyer, Sayanora Philip, Poornima & Raja Lakshmi | 5:18 |
| 4. | "Ishq Mein Pyar Mein" | Alka Yagnik, Shaan | 4:57 |
| 5. | "Lee Humne Thi Kasam" | Hariharan | 4:49 |
| 6. | "Rafta Rafta" | Udit Narayan, Sujatha Mohan | 5:17 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Hulchul - Movie - Box Office India". boxofficeindia.com.
- ↑ Subhash K. Jha (27 November 2004). "Hulchul - Talented cast overshadows cliched 'Hulchul' plot".
- ↑ "Music Hits 2000–2009 (Figures in Units)". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 15 February 2008.