Golmaal Jr.

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 3 sequels: ''Golmaal Returns'' (2008), ''Golmaal 3'' (2010) and ''Golmaal Again'' (2017). All the films starred Ajay Devgn, Arshad Warsi, Tusshar Kapoor, Sanjay Mishra, Vrajesh Hirjee and Mukesh Tiwari, with Shreyas Talpade and Kunal Khemu appearing in three and Johnny Lever in two. The series also has a spin-off named ''Cirkus'' was released on 23 December 2022.

''Golmaal'' is now the ninth-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.

Films

''Golmaal: Fun Unlimited'' (2006)

Friends Gopal, Lucky, Madhav and Laxman often dupe gullible people out of their money. Hilarity ensues when they target an elderly couple and simultaneously try wooing their beautiful neighbour.

''Golmaal Returns'' (2008)

Gopal, who lives with his ever suspecting wife, Ekta, gets stuck in a yacht for a night after he saves an attractive young woman from a bunch of hooligans. Ekta suspects him of having an affair and decides to uncover the truth.

''Golmaal 3'' (2010)

Cupid strikes when Pritam, a single father, comes across his college sweetheart, Geeta, in Goa. However, when their respective children go at war with each other, the two find it difficult to reunite.

''Golmaal Again'' (2017)

Five orphan men return to the orphanage they grew up in to attend their mentor's funeral. However, they encounter the ghost of their childhood friend, Khushi, and help her attain salvation.

''Cirkus'' (2022)

A scientist separates two sets of identical twins to find the conflict between nature vs nurture. However, years later the twins come close and creates confusion and hilarious situations.

It was revealed in the upcoming film ''Cirkus'' trailer released in December 2022, that film is set in 1960's and it would be a prequel to the fourth film of ''Golmaal'' series. In the trailer five kids was standing in front of "Jamnadas Orphanage" and telling their names - Gopal, Madhav and Laxman (2 kids), while the fifth kid is mute and trying to tell his name is Lucky. However, the film failed massively at the box-office.

''Golmaal 5''

After the release of the fourth installment, Rohit Shetty expressed interest in making a fifth part of the franchise, after getting the right script. Ajay Devgn showed interest to return in the next part, with reports of Kareena Kapoor also returning for the next installment.

Cast and characters

This table lists the main characters who appear in the Golmaal Franchise.

Additional crew and production details

Reception

Box office

Critical reception

Animated series

An animated series ''Golmaal Jr.'' based on the characters from film series premiered on Sonic Nickelodeon on 13 May 2019. However it does not follow with the "Golmaal" canon and does not serve as a prequel to the Golmaal franchise

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Indian film series
2000s Hindi-language films
2010s Hindi-language films
2010s Indian films
Comedy film series
Films adapted into television shows