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directed by J. D. Chakravarthy, cinematography by Chota K. Naidu and released in 2006. The film was remade in Telugu in 2011 as '' Money Money, More Money,'' with J.D. Chakravarthy playing the lead role and in Kannada as '' 5 Idiots''.

Synopsis

Four small-time crooks, played by

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and

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, turn towards kidnapping for some quick money. They kidnap a millionaire's daughter, played by

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, and they demand money (1 crore). They are forced to barge into the home of a vegetarian

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family of 35. The head of the household is played by Ishrat Ali. Their stay in the house gets extended when they learn that the hostage's father has gone abroad and they have to wait until he returns. The kidnappers are forced to take more hostages to keep their identity secret and prevent the kidnapping venture from failing. Eventually other people are stuck in the house, such as: Mughale Azam (pizza guy), Gunpat Kale (police constable), Julie (

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, a sales girl), Sharad Shetty (guy who wants money from Kantilal shah), Munish Mehta (real estate guy). What follows is a "mad-mad comedy of errors". Taneja finally appears he gives the four kidnappers the money, however there is now a fight between the four, and then Taneja calls the police. The kidnappers go to the court, Isha says Ajay Goga Raghu are innocent but not Abbas. After 16 months Ajay owns a hotel and works with Mughale Azam, Isha and Ajay are both friends, Julie works with Raghu on the sales business, Goga owns a sweet shop, Ganpat Kale is not a policeman but police driver, Abbaas goes to jail, and the Shah residence live happily ever after.

Cast

...Ajay 'Balu' Pandit *

...Raghuveer 'Raghu' Achrekar *

...Mohammad Abbas Ali *

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... Inspector *

...Govind 'Goga' Gawde / Narrator *

...Isha Taneja *

...Julie - CISCO Salesgirl *Ishrat Ali...Kantilal Shantilal Shah *

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...Taneja *

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...Sheeba K. Shah *

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...Havaldar Ganpat Kale *

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...Chameli G. Kale *

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...Manish Mehta - Real Estate Agent *Nitin Raikwar...Madhusudan 'Mugaleazam' - Pizza Boy *

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...Police Inspector *Srinivasa Rao Kota...Dr. Mukala Umapathi Kutti *

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...Dinesh Duggal - Secretary *

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...Mushtaqbhai Pathan *Javed Rizvi...Arvind S. Shetty *

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...Mrs. Shah 'Ba' *Vijay Shah...Ponky K. Shah

Soundtrack

Reviews

The movie was tagged as a "thrilling comedy"; other reviewers regarded it as an innovative theme that "ran out of steam" midway into the plot. The performance was regarded as "lackluster", Acting was mediocre and people who watched said that the actors tried "too hard" to make people laugh but failed miserably. The movie was box office failure.

References

External links

* {{Ram Gopal Varma 2000s Hindi-language films 2006 films Indian black comedy films Hindi films remade in other languages 2006 comedy films