''Hungama'' () is a 2003 Indian

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-language

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directed by

Priyadarshan Priyadarshan (born 30 January 1957) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer who works predominantly in Malayalam and Hindi films, while also having done six films in Tamil and two films in Telugu. He has done about 31 films in Hi ...

and produced by

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. The film stars

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Paresh Rawal Paresh Rawal (born 30 May 1955) is an Indian actor, comedian, film producer and politician known for his works notably in Hindi films, and Telugu, and a few Gujarati and a few Tamil films. He has appeared in over 240 films and is the recipient ...

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and

Rimi Sen Rimi Sen (born Subhamitra Sen on 21 September 1981) is an Indian actress and producer who appears in Hindi, Telugu, and Bengali films. Sen debuted as child actress in the 1996 Bengali film ''Damu''. She made her debut as a lead actress in 20 ...

, while

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and

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play supporting roles. It is a remake of Priyadarshan's own 1984

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film ''

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'' which itself was based on the 1980 Telugu movie ''Gopal Rao Gari Ammayi''. It was also reported to have been inspired by the plot elements of

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's play ''The Strange Gentleman''.

Plot

Anjali Patekar arrives in

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looking for a job. She finds cheap lodging by feigning marriage to a stranger, Nandu Apte, an aspiring

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. Jitendra "Jeetu" Sahai has just started his own

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business. His friend Anil Singh pretends to be millionaire businessman Radhe Shyam Tiwari's son and conspires with his servant Pandu to trick Kachra Seth into a quick engagement with his daughter Madhuri. At the same time, Radhe Shyam Tiwari, who lives in a village with his wife Anjali Tiwari moves to the city. With news of Radhe's arrival, Pandu asks Anil to abscond. Anjali goes to Radhe's villa hoping for a job. At this point, Jeetu shows up at the villa to fix a stereo he sold to Radhe. Seeing Anjali at the door, he mistakes her for Radhe's daughter. Unable to land a job at the Radhe's, Anjali later bumps into Jeetu when she responds to a vacancy at his store. Already trying to woo Anjali for assuming her to be Radhe's daughter, Jeetu hires her readily. Afraid of losing the job, Anjali continues the pretense. Every day after work, Jeetu drops Anjali off at Radhe's villa believing she lives there with Anjali exiting the villa after Jeetu leaves. With Jeetu often showing up at Tiwari's villa asking for Anjali and Mrs. Tiwari spotting the real Anjali frequently outside the villa, the Tiwari(s) become convinced that each is having an affair with the younger counterparts. Nandu has begun to fall in love with his room-mate Anjali. Also, Nandu's landlord's wife has fallen for him, and is after him about eloping with her. In a misunderstanding over the phone, Jeetu assumes Anjali loves him. Meanwhile, her village landlord's son Raja arrives the city to marry Anjali but Nandu scares Raja away. Raja hides in the same lodge as Anil. Agitated by Anil absconding, Kachra Seth visits Radhe for Madhuri's wedding to Anil. All the major characters start chasing after each other and end up in a warehouse, where a big melee follows. Ending the Ruckus (''Hungama''), Jeetu and Nandu confront Anjali and profess their love for her, forcing her to choose between them. The film ends with Anjali choosing Nandu and Jeetu wishing them the best.

Cast

as Jitender Sahai (Jeetu) *

as Nandu Apte *

as Radhe Shyam Tiwari *

as Anjali Patekar *

as "Raddiwala" Teja Bhai a.k.a. Kachra Seth *

as Raja (Tulsi Das Khan) *

as Popat Seth (Nandu and Anjali's landlord) *

as Mrs. Anjali Pandey Tiwari (Radhe's wife) *

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as Renuka Sahai (Jeetu's mother) *

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as Advocate Chandra Kanth Sahai (Jeetu's miserly father and Radhe's lawyer) *

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as Dulari Seth (Popat's wife) * Manoj Joshi as Inspector Anand Waghmare *

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as Anil Singh / Munna Tiwari (Radhe's fake son) * Razzaq Khan as Babu Bisleri (A worker at Welcome Lodge) *

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as Bholu Singh *

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as Pandu Rajan (Radhe's servant) *

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as Tejas Iyer (Welcome Lodge manager) *

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as Kachra Seth's henchman * Jyothi Joshi as Madhuri K. Seth (Teja Bhai's daughter) * Shaan as Himself in the song "''Chain Aapko Mila''" *

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as Herself in the song "''Chain Aapko Mila''" *

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as Babban *

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as Anjali's friend * Anu Ansari as Nurse * Jaydutt Vyas as Nandu's Manager

Soundtrack

The music of ''Hungama'' was composed by

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and lyrics penned down by

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Track listing

Reception

Box Office The film grossed ₹20.24

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worldwide, against a budget of ₹6

Sequel

In November 2019, Priyadarshan announced ''

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'' with

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and

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in lead roles. The filming started on 6 January 2020 in

. The film was scheduled to be released on 14 August 2020 but delayed due to

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. The film is now released directly to the OTT platform

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Multiplex on 23 July 2021 owing to closure of cinemas due to

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References

External links

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