Yamla Pagla Deewana(2011)
Yamla Pagla Deewana is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by Samir Karnik. The film stars Dharmendra, Sunny Deol, and Bobby Deol in lead roles, with Kulraj Randhawa, Nafisa Ali, and Anupam Kher in supporting parts. The story follows Paramvir Singh, a Canadian NRI who travels to Banaras to find his estranged father Dharam Singh and younger brother Gajodhar, only to discover they are con artists. The plot shifts to Punjab when Gajodhar falls in love with Sahiba, leading to a series of comedic and action-packed events involving mistaken identities and a family feud. The film received positive reviews for its entertaining masala content and strong performances from the Deol family. It was a commercial success, grossing over ₹887 million worldwide, and spawned two sequels.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Zee5, MX Player, Hotstar, Prime Video, Netflix, YouTube, Airtel Xstream Play
- Theatrical Release
- 14 January 2011
- Director
- Samir Karnik
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 55m
- Rating
- 5.2/10
Storyline
Paramvir Singh lives a perfect life in Canada until he learns his long-lost father is a con man in India. He travels to Banaras to find him and his younger brother Gajodhar. But his brother is a trickster too. Together, they must win Gajodhar's love and reunite their broken family.
“Three Deols, one crazy family.”
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Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Yamla Pagla Deewana
Cast reunions in this film: Anupam Kher & Sunny Deol (17 films together), Sunny Deol & Dharmendra (9 films together), Sunny Deol & Bobby Deol (8 films together), Anupam Kher & Dharmendra (6 films together), Anupam Kher & Anu Malik (6 films together), and Dharmendra & Bobby Deol (5 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title is a playful twist on a famous line from the 1975 hit song 'Main Jat Yamla Pagla Deewana' by singer Mohammed Rafi.
- Actor Dharmendra performed his own stunts for many action scenes, despite being in his 70s during filming.
- The movie was shot extensively in Punjab, Canada, and the UK to match the story's NRI and family reunion themes.
- It was the first film to feature all three Deol actors—Dharmendra and his sons Sunny and Bobby—in lead roles together.
- The comedy scenes were largely improvised by the cast, drawing from their real-life family chemistry.
- A sequel titled 'Yamla Pagla Deewana 2' was released in 2013, but it did not perform as well as the first film.
- The soundtrack included a remixed version of the classic Punjabi folk song 'Tinku Jiya' by singer Daler Mehndi.