
Gol Maal(1979)
Hindi144 mins
Gol Maal (1979) is a 144-minute Hindi film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. Starring Amol Palekar, Utpal Dutt and Pushpa. With an audience rating of 8.0/10, Gol Maal stands as one of the notable Hindi releases of 1979.
Director:Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Mood:
funnyupliftinglighthearted
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 19 April 1979
- Director
- Hrishikesh Mukherjee
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 24m
- GudVibe Rating
- 8.0/10
Storyline
A young man lies to his strict boss to keep his job. When his boss gets suspicious, he must tell more lies to cover up the first one. This leads to a series of funny mix-ups and confusion.
“One lie leads to another hilarious mess.”
Film Details
8.0Rating
144Minutes
HindiLanguage
UCertificate
Release Date19 April 1979
Release Typetheatrical
Also Known AsGolmaal
Parental Guide
Violence
Mild
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Mild
Vibe & Tags
Mood
funnyupliftinglighthearted
Themes
identityfamilyfriendshipcorruption
Tonewhimsical
Pacingfast-paced
Complexitylight
Audiencefamily
Best Withfamily
Violence1
Emotion2
Humor5
Rewatchability5
Reviews & Ratings
Your Rating
8/10Rating
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Trivia
- The film's title 'Gol Maal' is a Hindi phrase meaning 'mess' or 'confusion', which perfectly describes the plot.
- Amol Palekar's character Ramprasad Sharma was originally written as a single role, but the dual role idea came later.
- The iconic fake moustache scene was improvised by Utpal Dutt, who played the boss Bhavani Shankar.
- The film's music was composed by R.D. Burman, but the songs were not major hits compared to other films of that year.
- Hrishikesh Mukherjee reused the basic plot idea from his earlier Bengali film 'Biyeshe Shrabon' (1961).
- The film was a commercial success and is still considered one of the best Hindi comedies ever made.
- Actor Shyam Kumar, who played the servant, was a regular supporting actor in many Hrishikesh Mukherjee films.
Notable Collaborations
Frequent partnerships reunited in Gol Maal
Actor-Actor5 films →
Director-Deven Verma4 films →
Self-Deven Verma3 films →
Director-Actor3 films →
Actor-Mrs. Kamala Srivastava3 films →
Director-Actor3 films →
Director-Mrs. Kamala Srivastava3 films →
Actor-Deven Verma3 films →
Self-Director2 films →
Self-Actor2 films →
Self-Urmila2 films →
Actor-Deven Verma2 films →
Actor-Urmila2 films →
Mrs. Kamala Srivastava-Deven Verma2 films →
Buaji Kalindi-Deven Verma2 films →





