Maalamaal (transl. Rolling in Money) is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language comedy film starring Naseeruddin Shah and Satish Shah, directed by Kawal Sharma.
| Maalamaal | |
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 Poster | |
| Directed by | Kawal Sharma |
| Written by | Charandas Shokh |
| Produced by | Abhinav Anand |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Pratap Sinha |
| Edited by | Kawal Sharma |
| Music by | Anu Malik |
Release date |
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Running time | 139 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Although it was not officially acknowledged, the film is based on the 1985 English movie Brewster's Millions which itself was based on the 1902 novel Brewster's Millions by George Barr McCutcheon. At least six films have been made based on the novel, besides a 1906 Broadway play.[1] The film is also known for Sunil Gavaskar, the renowned cricketer, making a guest appearance in the film.[2]
Plot
editRaj, a small-time cricketer, discovers that his grandfather has left him a property of 330 crore rupees The inheritance comes with the condition that he must spend 30 crores in 30 days. Raj has never seen so much money and has no idea how to spend it. He seeks the help of his friend Govinda Sakharam Godbole to so.[3] He has to face opposition from Chander Oberoi (Aditya Pancholi), who is out to ruin Raj and takeover his business.
Cast
edit- Naseeruddin Shah as Rajkumar Saxena
- Poonam Dhillon as Poonam Malhotra
- Mandakini as Honey
- Satish Shah as Govinda Sakharam Godbole
- Aditya Pancholi as Chander Oberoi
- Dalip Tahil as Ghanshyam
- Amjad Khan as Sulaiman Dada
- Harindranath Chattopadhyay as Mangatram
- Bharat Bhushan as Mangatram's Manager
- Praveen Kumar Sobti as Jallad singh Security Guard
- Sunil Gavaskar as himself in a guest appearance
- Lalita Pawar as Gangubai
- Jankidas as Jankidas, Antique Shop Owner
- Yunus Parvez as Restaurant Owner
- Jack Gaud as Goon of Sulemaan Dada
Music
edit- "Kal Na Aaya Hai Na Aayega" - Alisha Chinai
- "Maal Hai To Taal Hai" v1 - Kishore Kumar, Amit Kumar, Anu Malik, Sudesh Bhosle
- "Maal Hai To Taal Hai" v2 - Kishore Kumar, Amit Kumar, Anu Malik, Sudesh Bhosle
- "Meri Raato Me" - Alisha Chinai, Anu Malik
- "Pehla Pehla Pyar" - Anu Malik, Alisha Chinai
References
edit- ^ "Why 'Brewster's Millions' Is The Most Remade Movie Of All Time". Talking Points Memo. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ "Suneel Gavaskar and Naseeruddin Shah during the shootings of "Maalamaal"". Cine Gems. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ "Maalamaal". IMDB. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
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