Golmaal (film series)

Golmaal is an Indian comedy film series directed by Rohit Shetty, with four films to date, the first three produced by Dhilin Mehta, the fourth by Shetty and Sangeeta Ahir. The first film Golmaal: Fun Unlimited released in 2006 and was followed by 4 sequels: Golmaal Returns (2008), Golmaal 3 (2010) and Golmaal Again (2017) and Golmaal 5 (2027). All the films starred Ajay Devgn, Arshad Warsi, Tusshar Kapoor, Sanjay Mishra, Vrajesh Hirjee and Mukesh Tiwari, with Shreyas Talpade, Ashwini Kalsekar, and Murali Sharma appearing in three, and Kareena Kapoor Khan, Kunal Khemu and Johnny Lever in two. Reportedly, Sharman Joshi is returning in the franchise in the Golmaal 5 after appearing in the first film. Akshay Kumar will also be seen in the 5th sequel. The series also has a spin-off named Cirkus was released on 23 December 2022.

Golmaal is now the tenth-highest-grossing film series in Bollywood. The film series has been described as a screwball comedy franchise.

An animated version of the film series named Golmaal Jr. was released for with three central characters: Madhav, Gopal and Lucky.