Double Dhamaal

Double Dhamaal
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Indra Kumar
Produced by	Ashok Thakeria Indra Kumar
Written by	Sajid - Farhad (dialogues)
Screenplay by	Tushar Hiranandani
Story by	Tushar Hiranandani
Starring	Sanjay Dutt Mallika Sherawat Arshad Warsi Riteish Deshmukh Kangna Ranaut Aashish Chaudhary Jaaved Jaaferi
Music by	Anand Raj Anand
Cinematography	Aseem Bajaj
Editing by	Sanjay Sankla
Distributed by	Kumar Films Reliance Entertainment
Release dates	24 June 2011 (2011-06-24)
Running time	138 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	350 million (US$5.6 million)[1]
Box office	680 million (US$11 million)[2]

Double Dhamaal (also known as Dhamaal 2) (meaning 'Double Enjoyment') is a Bollywood comedy film and a sequel to the 2007 hit film Dhamaal. The film is directed by Indra Kumar and produced by Ashok Thakeria. It features the lead roles from the original, with Mallika Sherawat and Kangna Ranaut as new additions. The theatrical trailer of the film was revealed on 20 May 2011 along with the film Haunted. The film released on 24 June 2011.^[3]

Upon release, the film received mixed to negative reviews from critics, unlike its prequel, however was a moderate success at the box office.^[4]

Plot

The story continues from the previous film. The four good-for-nothing friends Roy (Ritesh), Adi (Arshad), Manav (Jaaved) and Boman (Aashish), are still conning people for a living. One day, they see their enemy Kabir (Sanjay) driving the luxurious Mercedes Benz, and disguise themselves to find out the secret behind his success. They investigate and find that he lives off his wife's wealth. They then blackmail him into making them his business partners, but little do the four idiots know that Kabir and his wife Kamini (Mallika) along with his sister Kiya (Kangana) have an agenda of their own. Kabir connects them with an investor named Bata Bhai (Satish) who is also a part-time don. The four friends steal Bata Bhai's money, and the money is then stolen by Kabir and his family. Kabir leaves the country along with his family, and leaves the four idiots to get killed by Bata Bhai. However, the four friends leave the city and manage to track Kabir down in Macau. They make a plan to ruin Kabir's happiness and take their money back by going in disguise. Roy cons Kiya by pretending to be in love with her. Adi pretends to be Kabir's secretary. Soon enough, the four jokers ruin Kabir's full family and their business. As Kiya and Kamini leave Kabir, the four friends arrive at Kabir's mansion and tell him that it was all part of their plan to get revenge. They steal back their money and escape. However, before leaving his house, it is revealed that whilst they were robbing his money, it was all recorded. And the masterminds behind the plan are Kiya, Kamini and above all Kabir who knew the four idiots were coming for him. Kabir gives them seconds to run, and calls Bata Bhai, who is also in Macau working for Kabir.

Cast

• Riteish Deshmukh as Deshbandhu Roy
• Sanjay Dutt as Kabir Nayak
• Arshad Warsi as Aditya Shrivastav
• Aashish Chaudhary as Boman Contractor
• Jaaved Jaaferi as Manav Shrivastav
• Mallika Sherawat as Kamini Nayak
• Kangna Ranaut as Kiya Nayak
• Satish Kaushik as Baba Batanand Swami
• Zakir Hussain as Mohsin Bhai
• J. Brandon Hill as Johnny Bonzela
• Harry Josh as Kasim Kekra
• Farzil Pardiwalla as a Municipality worker

Production

Double Dhamaal which released on 24 June 2011, was shot in Mehboob Studio, Macau and Hong Kong. At the 'Mahurat' of the film, it was announced that Riteish Deshmukh, Aashish Chaudhary, Arshad Warsi and Jaaved Jaaferi will be reprising their roles as friends again, while Sanjay Dutt plays a millionaire this time. The film focused on the four friends blackmailing Dutt to share all his fortune in the most hilarious ways they can think of. The film finished shooting early May 2011, and brought rights to remake the song "Oye Oye" from the 1989 action film, Tridev.^[5]

Casting

Earlier, actress Vidya Balan was chosen to play the role of Kamini, but reports suggested she refused and was subsequently replaced by Mallika Sherawat. Asin Thottumkal was offered both the roles of Kamini & Kiya but she didn't sign the film because she could not agree with the script.

Reception

Critical reception

Double Dhamaal received negative acclaim from critics upon release. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gave it a 20% rotten rating.

Top critic Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama awarded the film 4/5 stars, saying that it is "seriously hilarious" and that "sometimes, a good laugh is all you need to make your day. Try not to miss this one, it pledges hilarity in abundance..."^[6] Nikhat Kazmi from the Times of India gave the film 3/5 stars and said "This one's definitely not for the fastidious, choosy viewer but for those who don't mind losing it for a bit, Double Dhamaal works like an average Bollywood comedy. Performance-wise, it's one big circus with the guys hogging most of the limelight. The girls -- Mallika and Kangna -- are mere confetti."^[7] Mayank Shekhar of the Hindustan Times rated the film with 1 out of 5 stars.^[8] Shakti Salgaokar of DNA gave the movie a one and half stars and wrote in his review: "Indra Kumar’s recipe for double dhamaal is quite simple — sexual innuendo, potshots at popular films, bad mimicry, foreign locations, a generous dose of overacting, an item song and a gora villain. And as he magnificently presents the climax of the film (which is funny in parts but overall ends up being a damp squib) he leaves you with a threat of a sequel. Spare us the horror, please?."^[9] Nikita Kapoor of FilmiTadka rated Double Dhamaal with 2 out of 5 stars and said - "In the end Double Dhamaal is a completely mindless, non-sense comedy, which is a sequel to 2007 film, Dhamaal. If the first one was Dhamaal, then this one was not an iota more than half Dhamaal."^[10] Rachel Saltz of The New York Times wrote in her review: "The director, Indra Kumar, lets his baggy tale sprawl to 2 hours and 18 minutes and peppers it with references to other, better films and with movie talk in general. “All characters are fictitious,” someone says when the fools are caught scheming on camera, “and bear no resemblance to people living or dead.” In this case, all you can say is amen."^[11]

Commercial reception

According to Box Office India, the film had a good opening of 60 - 70% collections. At a few multiplexes, such as, Spice Noida, E Square Pune and Wave Ludhiana, the film almost opened at a 100% response.^[12] The film collected approximately 76.1 million net on its first day, according to Box Office India. It is the third biggest opener of the year at That time , following Ready and Yamla Pagla Deewana. The film had a strong Saturday, collecting 80.8 million net. The film's weekend collections amounted to 256.5 million net.^[13] The film grossed 670 million worldwide.^[14] It was declared a semi-hit grosser.^[4]

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by Anand Raj Anand while the lyrics were penned by Mayur Puri and Anand Raj Anand. Music of the film was released on 31 May 2011. The soundtrack features the song "Oye Oye", a remake of the song "Tirchi Topiwale" from the 1989 film Tridev.

Track listing

Sequel

A sequel, and the third installment in the series, was announced after the release of Double Dhamaal, though the film was slammed by critics, and was a commercial average grosser. Filming started in March 2012 and is expected to release in late 2014 under the title of Total Dhamaal. Director Indra Kumar has decided to do away with the female leads and bring back the entire cast from the hit film Dhamaal with one change.^[15]

References

External links

• Official website
• Double Dhamaal at the Internet Movie Database
• Double Dhamaal at Bollywood Hungama