Hulchul (2004 film)
Hulchul (transl. Commotion) is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language romantic action comedy drama film directed by Priyadarshan. The film is a remake of the 1991 Malayalam film Godfather. The film stars Akshaye Khanna, Kareena Kapoor, Sunil Shetty, Jackie Shroff, Arshad Warsi, Amrish Puri, Paresh Rawal, Arbaaz Khan, Shakti Kapoor, Farha Naaz, and Laxmi.[2]
| Hulchul | |
|---|---|
| File:Hulchul FilmPoster.jpeg Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Priyadarshan |
| Produced by | Ratan Jain Ganesh Jain Champak Jain |
| Written by | K. P. 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 | ₹100 million[1] |
| Box office | ₹328.6 million[1] |
PlotEdit
Angar Chand has a rich lifestyle in a small Indian town with his wife and four sons. The eldest son Balram falls for Dhamini, who reciprocates his feelings. Though her mother Laxmi opposes this, Angar wants their wedding. Dhamini's dad Sanjeev in anger accidentally kills Angar's wife Parvati. Dhamini is forcefully married off to Kashinath Pathak. Enraged, Angar kills Sanjeev and is jailed for 14 years.
14 years laterEdit
Bailed, Angar returns home to declare women won't be in his property, posting a sign on the front gate and forbidding his sons to ever marry.
9 years laterEdit
Dhamini's daughter Anjali is in college with Jai, Angar's youngest son. Angar learns Anjali will marry the state's Home Minister. Still having a grudge, he breaks the wedding by political pressure. Anjali and Jai seek revenge but eventually fall in love. Angar's second son Kishan turns out leading a dual life; he is married to dance teacher Gopi since 7 years and has 2 children. Angar finds out and kicks Kishan and Jai out as Jai supports him. Laxmi fixes anjali's marriage with her lawyer's son sattu with the help of angaar chand so jai will not enter wedding.
On the wedding day, Jai enters the venue by help from Veeru (Laxmi's son), makes Sattu unconscious and dresses as the groom. He goes through marriage rituals but reveals himself at end of the ceremony, finally marrying Anjali. She asks Laxmi to end the feud. Jai asks Angar to forgive him, who leaves and contemplates all his sons' actions. Anjali and Gopi are finally welcomed into the family, with the four sons.
CastEdit
- Akshaye Khanna as Jai A.Chand
- Kareena Kapoor as Anjali
- Amrish Puri as Angar Chand
- Paresh Rawal as Kishan A.Chand / Murari
- Jackie Shroff as Balram "Balli" A.Chand
- Suniel Shetty as Veer "Veeru"
- Arbaaz Khan as Shakti A.Chand
- Arshad Warsi as Lucky, Jai's friend.
- Lakshmi as Laxmi Devi Sanjeev Chawla
- Farah Naaz as Gopi Kishan Chand Jakhar
- Shakti Kapoor as Kashinath Pathak
- Manoj Joshi as Advocate Namdev Mishra
- Asrani as Advocate Milind Sharma
- Akhilendra Mishra as Surajbhan "Surya" Chawla
- Deep Dhillon as Pratapbhan Chawla
- Upasana Singh as Ramila Surajbhan Chawla
- Ada Puri as Raakhi Pratapbhan Chawla
- Sharad Kelkar as Dr. Satyendra "Sattu" Mishra
- Mumaith Khan in song "Lut Gayee"
- Zubein Khan in song "Lut Gayee"
- Deepali Shaw in song "Lut Gayee"
SoundtrackEdit
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 song 'Ishq Mein Pyaar Mein' is also a remake of the Tamil song Thaamara poovukku from the 1995 Tamil film Pasumpon, which also had music 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 |
ReceptionEdit
It received generally positive reviews, who appreciated the performances of cast, humor, and cinematography, but criticized for its screenplay, narration, cliched plot, and running time.[4]
AwardsEdit
Nominated
- Best Comedian – Arshad Warsi
- Best Comedian – Paresh Rawal
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Film review: 'Hulchul' starring Paresh Rawal, Akshaye Khanna, Kareena Kapoor".