Hulchul (2004 Film)

''Hulchul'' () is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language romantic action comedy drama film directed by Priyadarshan. The film is a remake of the 1991 Malayalam film '' Godfather''. The film stars Akshaye Khanna, Kareena Kapoor, Sunil Shetty, Jackie Shroff, Arshad Warsi, Amrish Puri, Paresh Rawal, Arbaaz Khan, Shakti Kapoor, Farha Naaz, and Laxmi.

Plot

Angar Chand has 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 in anger accidentally kills Angar's wife Parvati. Dhamini is forcefully married off to Kashinath Pathak. Enraged, Angar kills Sanjeev and is jailed for 14 years.

14 years later

Bailed, Angar returns home to declare women won't be allowed in his property, posting a sign on the front gate and forbidding his sons to ever marry.

9 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, he breaks the wedding by political pressure. Anjali and Jai seek revenge but eventually fall in love. Angar's second son Kishan turns out leading a dual life; he is married to dance teacher Gopi since 7 years and has 2 children. Angar finds out and kicks Kishan and Jai out as Jai supports him. Laxmi fixes Anjali's marriage with her lawyer's son Sattu with the help of Angaar Chand, so Jai that will not enter the wedding.

On the wedding day, Jai enters the venue by help from Veeru (Laxmi's son), 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

*Akshaye Khanna as Jai A.Chand
*Kareena Kapoor as Anjali
*Amrish Puri as Angar Chand
* Paresh Rawal as Kishan A.Chand / Murari
* Jackie Shroff as Balram "Balli" A.Chand
* Suniel Shetty as Veer "Veeru"
*Arbaaz Khan as Shakti A.Chand
*Arshad Warsi as Lucky, Jai's friend.
*Lakshmi as Laxmi Devi Sanjeev Chawla
* Farah Naaz as Gopi Kishan Chand Jakhar
*Shakti Kapoor as Kashinath Pathak
* Manoj Joshi as Advocate Namdev Mishra
*Asrani as Advocate Milind Sharma
*Akhilendra Mishra as Surajbhan "Surya" Chawla
*Deep Dhillon as Pratapbhan Chawla
*Upasana Singh as Ramila Surajbhan Chawla
* Ada Puri as Raakhi Pratapbhan Chawla
*Sharad Kelkar as Dr. Satyendra "Sattu" Mishra
*Mumaith Khan in song "Lut Gayee"
* Zubein Khan in song "Lut Gayee"
* Deepali Shaw in song "Lut Gayee"

Soundtrack

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. The song "Rafta Rafta" is a Hindi remake of the song "Aasai Aasai" with a slight change in tune from the 2003 Tamil film Dhool, another film where the music was composed by Vidyasagar. The song 'Ishq Mein Pyaar Mein' is also a remake of the Tamil song ''Thaamara poovukku'' from the 1995 Tamil film ''Pasumpon'', which also had music by Vidyasagar. The lyrics are penned by Sameer.

Reception

It received generally positive reviews, who appreciated the performances of cast, humor, and cinematography, but criticized for its screenplay, narration, cliched plot, and running time.

Awards

50th Filmfare Awards:

Nominated

* Best Comedian – Arshad Warsi
* Best Comedian – Paresh Rawal

References

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2004 films
2000s Hindi-language films
Films directed by Priyadarshan
2004 romantic comedy-drama films
Hindi remakes of Malayalam films
Films scored by Vidyasagar
Films scored by Surinder Sodhi
Films shot in Switzerland
Indian romantic comedy-drama films
Films shot in Mumbai
2004 comedy films
2004 drama films