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| name = Dhol | name = Dhol
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| caption = Theatrical release poster | caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = ] | director = ]
| producer = ] | producer = Shailendra Singh
| screenplay = Manisha Korde | writer = '''Story''':<br/>Suresh Krishnan<br/>'''Screenplay''' & '''Dialogues''':<br/>Manisha Korde
| based_on = '']'' <br/>by ]
| narrator =
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| starring = ]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]
| starring = ]<br/>]<br/>]<br/>]<br/>]<br/>]<br/>]<br/>]<br/>]<br/>]
| music = ]<br>] (BGM)
| music = '''Songs:'''<br>]<br/>'''Score:'''<br>]
| cinematography = Piyush Shah | cinematography = Piyush Shah
| editing = | editing = N. Gopalakrishnan<br/>]
| studio = | studio = ]
| distributor = ] | distributor = ]
| released = September 21, 2007 | released = {{film date|df=y|2007|9|21}}
| runtime = | runtime = 145 minutes
| country = India | country = India
| language = Hindi | language = Hindi
| budget = {{INR}}14 ]<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=240|title=Dhol - Movie - Box Office India|website=www.boxofficeindia.com}}</ref>
| awards =
| budget = | gross = {{INR}}23.27 crore<ref name="auto"/>
}} }}
'''''Dhol''''' (]: ढोल; ]: ''Drum'') is a 2007 ] ] directed by ], and produced under the ]. The film stars ], ], ], ], ] and ] in lead roles. The story borrows subplots from 1990 Malayalam film '']'' written by ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/09/22/stories/2007092250530200.htm|title=Fun and frolic |author=Sreedhar Pillai|publisher=''The Hindu''|date=22 September 2007}}</ref> It is said to be a remake of a 1993 Hindi film called ''Parda Hai Parda'' starring ].<ref name="flopremake">{{cite news|title=Dhol's a remake |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Dhols-a-remake/articleshow/2376934.cms |date=18 September 2007 |work=]|accessdate=May 8, 2015}}</ref> The film released on 21 September 2007, and received mixed response from critics as well as public upon release, however it was a moderate box office success. '''''Dhol''''' (''Drum'') is a 2007 Indian ] ] directed by ] and produced under the ]. A remake of the 1990 ] '']'',<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/09/22/stories/2007092250530200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108160523/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/09/22/stories/2007092250530200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 November 2012|title=Fun and frolic |author=Sreedhar Pillai|newspaper=]|date=22 September 2007}}</ref> which was already remade in Hindi in 1992 as '']'',<ref name="flopremake">{{cite news|title=Dhol's a remake |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Dhols-a-remake/articleshow/2376934.cms |date=18 September 2007 |work=]|access-date=8 May 2015}}</ref> the film stars ], ], ], ], ], and ] in lead roles, whilst ], ], ], ], ] and ] feature in supporting roles. Released on 21 September 2007, it received mixed responses from critics upon release.


==Plot== ==Plot==
Pankaj (]), Sameer (]), Martand (]) and Gautam (]) are bound together by their ambition to make it big in life with the least effort possible. Each one tries his hand at finding a short cut to success but ends up being in even deeper trouble. Things get worse when the four decide to take some desperate measures to end their misery once and for all. Martand "Maru" Dhamdere, Pankaj "Pakya" Tiwari, Sameer "Sam" Arya, and Gautam "Goti" Sisodia are roommates in ] who are bound together by their ambition to make it big in life with the least effort possible. Each one tries his hand at finding a shortcut to success but ends up being in even deeper trouble. Things get worse when the four decide to take some desperate measures to end their misery once and for all. They take loans from Martand’s maternal uncle at very high interest.


They believe that the only way to get rich without working hard is to marry a wealthy girl. As luck would have it, a rich girl Ritu (]) arrives in their neighborhood. All four set out with their individual plans to marry her but end up discovering a shocking truth. Ritu came to the city to find about her brother's killers. They believe the only way to get rich without working hard is to marry a wealthy girl. As luck would have it, a rich girl named Ritu arrives in their neighborhood with her grandparents. All four set out with their individual plans to marry her but end up discovering a shocking truth. Ritu came to the city to find out about her brother's, Rahul, killers.

All four of them try to impress Ritu's grand parents but all their tricks turn on themselves.The four friends set out in their individual plans to marry Ritu but end up discovering a spine-chilling truth. This leads to much confusion, creating hilarious twists and turns, along with an element of thrill, crime, murder and suspense.
All four of them try to impress Ritu, and they discover that Rahul died along with his friend Jaishankar "Jai" Yadav. They try hard, and finally, Pankaj decides to marry Ritu. Soon before marriage, Ritu finds the secret that Rahul and Jai were in contact with a notorious gang leader, Zikomo. Ritu finds that the four were bluffing all the time just to impress her, and so she starts avoiding them.

One day Zikomo finds them and kidnaps Ritu and her grandparents. He asks for them to hand over the Dhol if they want to see him alive, but Ritu's family members do not know about any Dhol. He confesses to killing Rahul and Jai. A fight ensues and Zikomo is killed in a self-explosion in the end. Ritu hands over the Dhol, and the four of them find it filled with money, realizing that Zikomo was after the money and not the Dhol. They run behind Ritu's car after she leaves, as the film ends.


==Cast== ==Cast==
* ] as Pankaj "Pakkiya" Jaivardhan
* ] as Sameer "Sam" Arya * ] as Sameer "Sam" Arya
* ] as Pankaj "Pakya" Tiwari/ Pakya Jaywardhane/ Fake 'Jai'
* ] as Gautam "Goti" Sisodia
* ] as Gautam "Goti" Sisodia, he was the goti in the dialogue 'goti kalti mar'
* ] as Martand "Maru" Damdere
* ] as Ritu Tripathi * ] as Martand "Maru" Kavdu Dhamdhere
* ] as Dadaji * ] as Ritu Jayantilal Tripathi
* ] as Rahul Tripathi * ] as Dr. Satyadev Tripathi (PhD in Textiles), Ritu’s Grandfather
* ] as Sophie * ] as Jaishankar "Jai" Yadav
* ] as Zhalim 'Zikomo' Singh
* ] as Jaishankar Yadav (Jai)
* ] as Sophie Andrew Strauss; Jai's Fiance to be
* ] as Zikomo
* ] as Rahul S. Tripathi, Ritu's brother
* ] as Landlady
* ] as Pankaj's brother in law * ] as Elizabeth Tripathi, Ritu's grandmother
* ] as Sunil Ashoke Nahata, Pakya's brother in-law
* ]
* ] as Inspector Subhash Dongre * ] as Assistant Sub Inspector Subhash Anandrao Dongre (Mama), Maru’s miser Maternal uncle
* ] as Dadiji * ] as Kanika Bose
* ] as Landlady Brinda J. Bose
* ]
* ] as Mal in "Haadsa" song
* ]
* ]


== Music == == Soundtrack ==
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=== Track listing ===
*''Dhol Bajake'' – ] and ]<ref>http://www.labh-janjua.com/</ref> 4:12
{| class="wikitable tracklist" style="font-size:95%;"
*''Namakool Namakool'' – ] and ]
! Track !! Singer(s) !! Duration !! Lyrics
*''Dhol Bajake (2)'' – ] 4:28
|-
*''Haadsa'' – ] and ] 5:11
| "Oh Yaara Dhol Bajake" || ] & ]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.labh-janjua.com/ |title=Official website |work=Labh Janjua |access-date=24 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217164853/http://labh-janjua.com/ |archive-date=17 December 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> || 4:12 || ]
*''Bheega Aasman'' – ] and ] 5:32
|-
*''All Night Long'' – ] 4:16 Lyrics: ]
| "Namakool Namakool" || ] & ] || 5:00 || Ashish Pandit
*''Dil Liya Re'' – ] 5:14
|-
*''Dhol Bajake (3)'' – Soham Chakraborty and ] 4:11
| "Dhol Bajake" (Version 2) || ] || 4:28 || Irshad Kamil
|-
| "Haadsa" || ] & ] || 5:11 || Irshad Kamil
|-
| "Bheega Aasman" || Shaan & ] || 5:32 || Irshad Kamil
|-
| "All Night Long" || ] || 4:16 || ]
|-
| "Dil Liya Re" || ] || 5:14 || Amitabh Verma
|-
| "Dhol Bajake" (Version 3) || ] & Suhail Kaul || 4:11 || Irshad Kamil
|}


==Critical response==
==Reception==
] of ] gave the film 3 stars out of 5, writing ″On the whole, DHOL is a decent entertainer that has some really funny comic moments. At the box-office, the Priyadarshan brand should ensure impressive footfalls at cineplexes despite the dull period and coupled with its moderate pricing, DHOL should find a place in the director's successful films.″<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/dhol/critic-review/dhol-movie-review/|title=Dhol Review 3/5 &#124; Dhol Movie Review &#124; Dhol 2007 Public Review &#124; Film Review|first=Bollywood|last=Hungama|website=] }}</ref> Syed Firdaus Ashraf of ] gave the film 2.5 stars out of 5 calling it ″funny in parts.″<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/sep/21dhol.htm|title=Dhol is funny in parts|website=www.rediff.com}}</ref>
''Dhol'' opened to receive mixed reviews from top critics. ] rated it 3.5 out of 5, and claimed the film to be amongst director ]'s best works, and that it was a "hilarious laugh-riot" and "not to be missed!" However, at the box office, the film had an average opening, and grossed a nett 13.50 crores in its opening weekend. Due to the strong word-of-mouth and excellent public response; the film picked up much better in many places, though had a huge drop throughout the second week. It finished its theatrical run very poorly, and unlike its critical reception, it failed to deliver at the box office. The film was declared below average at the box office.

] gave the film 1 star out of 5, writing ″I’m going with one out of five and a suggestion to stay far, far away from Priyadarshan’s Dhol. The one star is for the smattering of genuine comedy you’re likely to find here, the rest is just indifferent film-making, an insult to your intelligence. You know, every time I walk out of the cinema after watching a Priyadarshan film, I feel like he can’t make a film worse than this. And every single time, he surprises me by surpassing his previous achievement.″<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rajeevmasand.com/admin/uncategorized/review-dhol-a-nightmare-in-the-name-of-comedy/|title=Review: Dhol, a nightmare in the name of comedy « Rajeev Masand – movies that matter : from bollywood, hollywood and everywhere else}}</ref>


==References== ==References==
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==External links== ==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0995035|Dhol}} * {{IMDb title|0995035|Dhol}}
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Not to be confused with the films named Dhol.

2007 Indian film
Dhol
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPriyadarshan
Written byStory:
Suresh Krishnan
Screenplay & Dialogues:
Manisha Korde
Based onIn Harihar Nagar
by Siddique-Lal
Produced byShailendra Singh
StarringTusshar Kapoor
Sharman Joshi
Kunal Khemu
Rajpal Yadav
Tanushree Dutta
Arbaaz Khan
Om Puri
Murali Sharma
Tiku Talsania
Asrani
CinematographyPiyush Shah
Edited byN. Gopalakrishnan
Arun Kumar
Music bySongs:
Pritam
Score:
Gopi Sunder
Production
company		Percept Picture Company
Distributed byAdlabs
Release date
  • 21 September 2007 (2007-09-21)
Running time145 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹14 crore
Box office₹23.27 crore

Dhol (Drum) is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language comedy thriller film directed by Priyadarshan and produced under the Percept Picture Company. A remake of the 1990 Malayalam film In Harihar Nagar, which was already remade in Hindi in 1992 as Parda Hai Parda, the film stars Tusshar Kapoor, Sharman Joshi, Kunal Khemu, Rajpal Yadav, Tanushree Dutta, and Om Puri in lead roles, whilst Arbaaz Khan, Abhimanyu Singh, Payal Rohatgi, Murali Sharma, Asrani and Tiku Talsania feature in supporting roles. Released on 21 September 2007, it received mixed responses from critics upon release.

Plot

Martand "Maru" Dhamdere, Pankaj "Pakya" Tiwari, Sameer "Sam" Arya, and Gautam "Goti" Sisodia are roommates in Pune who are bound together by their ambition to make it big in life with the least effort possible. Each one tries his hand at finding a shortcut to success but ends up being in even deeper trouble. Things get worse when the four decide to take some desperate measures to end their misery once and for all. They take loans from Martand’s maternal uncle at very high interest.

They believe the only way to get rich without working hard is to marry a wealthy girl. As luck would have it, a rich girl named Ritu arrives in their neighborhood with her grandparents. All four set out with their individual plans to marry her but end up discovering a shocking truth. Ritu came to the city to find out about her brother's, Rahul, killers.

All four of them try to impress Ritu, and they discover that Rahul died along with his friend Jaishankar "Jai" Yadav. They try hard, and finally, Pankaj decides to marry Ritu. Soon before marriage, Ritu finds the secret that Rahul and Jai were in contact with a notorious gang leader, Zikomo. Ritu finds that the four were bluffing all the time just to impress her, and so she starts avoiding them.

One day Zikomo finds them and kidnaps Ritu and her grandparents. He asks for them to hand over the Dhol if they want to see him alive, but Ritu's family members do not know about any Dhol. He confesses to killing Rahul and Jai. A fight ensues and Zikomo is killed in a self-explosion in the end. Ritu hands over the Dhol, and the four of them find it filled with money, realizing that Zikomo was after the money and not the Dhol. They run behind Ritu's car after she leaves, as the film ends.

Cast

Soundtrack

Dhol
Soundtrack album by Pritam
Released2007 (India)
Recorded2007
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LabelT-Series
ProducerPritam
Pritam chronology
Life In A... Metro
(2007) 		Dhol
(2007) 		Awarapan
(2007)

Track listing

Track Singer(s) Duration Lyrics
"Oh Yaara Dhol Bajake" Mika Singh & Labh Janjua 4:12 Irshad Kamil
"Namakool Namakool" Shaan & Kunal Ganjawala 5:00 Ashish Pandit
"Dhol Bajake" (Version 2) Labh Janjua 4:28 Irshad Kamil
"Haadsa" Sunidhi Chauhan & Akriti Kakkar 5:11 Irshad Kamil
"Bheega Aasman" Shaan & Vijay Yesudas 5:32 Irshad Kamil
"All Night Long" Usha Uthup 4:16 Mayur Puri
"Dil Liya Re" Shreya Ghoshal 5:14 Amitabh Verma
"Dhol Bajake" (Version 3) Soham Chakraborty & Suhail Kaul 4:11 Irshad Kamil

Critical response

Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave the film 3 stars out of 5, writing ″On the whole, DHOL is a decent entertainer that has some really funny comic moments. At the box-office, the Priyadarshan brand should ensure impressive footfalls at cineplexes despite the dull period and coupled with its moderate pricing, DHOL should find a place in the director's successful films.″ Syed Firdaus Ashraf of Rediff.com gave the film 2.5 stars out of 5 calling it ″funny in parts.″

Rajeev Masand gave the film 1 star out of 5, writing ″I’m going with one out of five and a suggestion to stay far, far away from Priyadarshan’s Dhol. The one star is for the smattering of genuine comedy you’re likely to find here, the rest is just indifferent film-making, an insult to your intelligence. You know, every time I walk out of the cinema after watching a Priyadarshan film, I feel like he can’t make a film worse than this. And every single time, he surprises me by surpassing his previous achievement.″

References

  1. ^ "Dhol - Movie - Box Office India". www.boxofficeindia.com.
  2. Sreedhar Pillai (22 September 2007). "Fun and frolic". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012.
  3. "Dhol's a remake". The Times of India. 18 September 2007. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  4. "Official website". Labh Janjua. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
  5. Hungama, Bollywood. "Dhol Review 3/5 | Dhol Movie Review | Dhol 2007 Public Review | Film Review". Bollywood Hungama.
  6. "Dhol is funny in parts". www.rediff.com.
  7. "Review: Dhol, a nightmare in the name of comedy « Rajeev Masand – movies that matter : from bollywood, hollywood and everywhere else".

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