Hulchul (2004 film)
| Hulchul | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Priyadarshan |
| Written by | Story: Siddique–Lal Screenplay: Neeraj Vora Dialogues: K. P. Saxena |
| Based on | Godfather by Siddique–Lal |
| Produced by | Ganesh Jain Ratan Jain |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Jeeva |
| Edited by | Arun Kumar |
| Music by | Songs: Vidyasagar Score: Surinder Sodhi |
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 comedy film directed by Priyadarshan. It is a remake of the 1991 Malayalam film Godfather.[2] The film stars an ensemble cast with Akshaye Khanna, Kareena Kapoor, Sunil Shetty, Jackie Shroff, Arshad Warsi, Amrish Puri, Paresh Rawal, Arbaaz Khan, Shakti Kapoor, Farha Naaz, and Laxmi .[3]
Plot
[edit]Angar Chand lives 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, accidentally kills Angar's wife Parvati. Dhamini is forcefully married off to Kashinath Pathak. Enraged, Angar kills Sanjeev and is jailed for 14 years. After being released from jail, Angar returns home to declare that women won't be allowed in his property, posting a sign on the front gate and forbidding his sons to ever marry.
6 years later, 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 against women, he breaks the wedding by political pressure. Laxmi instigates Anjali and asks her to pretend be in love with Jai, just for revenge so that they can defeat Angar. Seeing Anjali's interest in himself, Jai also pretends to be in love with her, just for revenge, so that Laxmi gets defeated. However, things take a turn when they really fall in love. It's revealed that Angar's second son, Kishan, is married to a dance teacher named Gopi, for seven years, and has two children. Angar finds out about this and kicks Kishan out as well as Jai as Jai supports Kishan. Laxmi fixes Anjali's marriage with her lawyer's son, Sattu. She asks Angaar Chand's to keep a watch on the wedding venue, so that Jai will not enter the wedding. Angaar, in a bid to defeat his son, agrees to safeguard it.
On the wedding day, Jai enters the venue with the help of Veeru (Laxmi's son). He knocks 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.
Cast
[edit]- Akshaye Khanna as Jai Chand
- Kareena Kapoor as Anjali Pathak
- Suniel Shetty as Veer "Veeru" Anpara (Anjali's maternal uncle)
- Amrish Puri as Angar Chand (Jai, Balram, Kishan and Shakti's father)
- Jackie Shroff as Balram "Balli" Chand (Jai's brother)
- Paresh Rawal as Kishan "Murari" Chand (Jai's brother)
- Arbaaz Khan as Shakti Chand (Jai's brother)
- Arshad Warsi as Lucky Bhalla
- Lakshmi as Laxmi Devi Anpara (Anjali's maternal grandmother)
- Farah Naaz as Gopi Kishan Chand (Kishan's wife)
- Shakti Kapoor as Kashinath Pathak (Anjali's father and Laxmi's son-in-law)
- Manoj Joshi as Advocate Namdev Mishra (Laxmi's advocate)
- Asrani as Advocate Milind Sharma (Angar's advocate)
- Akhilendra Mishra as Surya Anpara (Anjali's maternal uncle)
- Upasana Singh as Ramila Surya Anpara (Surya's wife)
- Deep Dhillon as Pratap Anpara (Anjali's maternal uncle)
- Ada Puri as Raakhi Pratap Anpara (Pratap's wife)
- Sharad Kelkar as Dr. Satyendra "Sattu" Mishra
- Baburaj as a rowdy
Soundtrack
[edit]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.[4] Vidyasagar reused three tunes from his previous compositions with slight changes: "Rafta Rafta" is based on "Aasai Aasai" from the 2003 Tamil film Dhool,[5] "Ishq Mein Pyaar Mein" is based on "Thaamara Poovukku" from the 1995 Tamil film Pasumpon, and "Hum Dil Ke" is based on the Tamil song "Panikaatrey" from the 2002 Tamil film Run, respectively. 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" | Shaan, Sadhana Sargam | 4:56 |
| 3. | "Marjaani" | Sukhwinder Singh, Alka Yagnik, & Shreya Ghoshal | 5:24 |
| 4. | "Ishq Mein Pyar Mein" | Shaan, Alka Yagnik | 4:57 |
| 5. | "Lee Humne Thi Kasam" | Hariharan | 4:49 |
| 6. | "Rafta Rafta" | Udit Narayan, Sujatha Mohan | 5:17 |
Reception
[edit]Taran Adarsh of IndiaFM gave the film 3 out if 5, writing, "On the whole, HULCHUL works two ways. It'll appeal to those who enjoy light entertainers and also those who like family drama kind of situations."[2] Anupama Chopra of India Today praised the "humour" of first half of the film but criticised the second half of the film, writing, "Then, for reasons unknown, the director decides to get heavy-handed. The humour is diluted by melodrama, an item number and violence. The change in tracks derails the film. Which is a pity."[6]
Conversely, Raja Sen of Rediff.com called the film a "painful watch", writing, "Hulchul, as a film, is worse than that glue-bowl: equally extraneous and redundant, but much more irritating."[7]
Awards
[edit]Nominated
- Best Comedian – Arshad Warsi
- Best Comedian – Paresh Rawal
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Hulchul - Movie - Box Office India". boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 5 August 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ^ a b Adarsh, Taran (26 November 2004). "Hulchul Review". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 16 October 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ Subhash K. Jha (27 November 2004). "Hulchul - Talented cast overshadows cliched 'Hulchul' plot". Archived from the original on 20 August 2004.
- ^ "Music Hits 2000–2009 (Figures in Units)". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 15 February 2008.
- ^ Ravi, Surya (23 June 2017). "Ishqbaaz's Tamil Version : Not 'O Jaana' But This Background Score On Shivaay And Anika Is Equally Gripping! - Fuzion Productions". www.fuzionproductions.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ Chopra, Anupama (13 December 2004). "Slow motion". India Today. New Delhi: Living Media. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ Sen, Raja (26 November 2004). "Hulchul: a painful watch". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 21 December 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
