Hulchul (2004 film)
Hulchul (transl. Commotion) is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Priyadarshan. It is a remake of the 1991 Malayalam film Godfather. The film stars an ensemble cast with Akshaye Khanna , Kareena Kapoor , Sunil Shetty, Jackie Shroff, Arshad Warsi, Amrish Puri, Paresh Rawal, Arbaaz Khan, Shakti Kapoor, Farha Naaz, and Laxmi .[2] It was a critical and commercial success.
| Hulchul | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Priyadarshan |
| Written by | K. P. Saxena (Dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Neeraj Vora |
| Story by | Neeraj Vora Siddique Lal |
| Based on | Godfather by Siddique-Lal |
| Produced by | Ratan Jain Ganesh Jain Champak Jain |
| Starring | Akshaye Khanna Kareena Kapoor |
| Cinematography | Jeeva |
| Edited by | Arun Kumar |
| Music by | Songs: Vidyasagar Score: Surinder Sodhi |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Venus Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 149 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹100 million[1] |
| Box office | ₹328.6 million[1] |
Plot
Angar Chand has a rich lifestyle in a small Indian town with his wife and four sons. The eldest son, Balram falls for Dhamini, who reciprocates his feelings. Though her mother Laxmi opposes this, Angar wants their wedding. Dhamini's dad Sanjeev in anger accidentally kills Angar's wife Parvati. Dhamini is forcefully married off to Kashinath Pathak. Enraged, Angar kills Sanjeev and is jailed for 14 years.
14 years later
Bailed, Angar returns home to declare women won't be allowed in his property, posting a sign on the front gate and forbidding his sons to ever marry.
9 years later
Dhamini's daughter Anjali is in college with Jai, Angar's youngest son. Angar learns Anjali will marry the state's Home Minister. Still having a grudge, he breaks the wedding by political pressure. Laxmi instigates Anjali and asks her to pretend be in love with Jai, just for revenge so that they can defeat Angar. Seeing Anjali's interest in himself, Jai also pretends to be in love with her, just for revenge, so that Laxmi gets defeated. However, things take a turn when they really fall in love. It's revealed that Angar's second son, Kishan, is married to a dance teacher named Gopi, since 7 years, and has 2 children. Angar finds out about this and kicks Kishan out as well as Jai as Jai supports Kishan. Laxmi fixes Anjali's marriage with her lawyer's son, Sattu. She asks Angaar Chand's to keep a watch on the wedding venue, so that Jai will not enter the wedding. Angaar, in a bid to defeat his son, agrees to safeguard it.
On the wedding day, Jai enters the venue with the help of Veeru (Laxmi's son). He knocks Sattu unconscious and dresses as the groom. He goes through marriage rituals but reveals himself at end of the ceremony, finally marrying Anjali. She asks Laxmi to end the feud. Jai asks Angar to forgive him, who leaves and contemplates all his sons' actions. Anjali and Gopi are finally welcomed into the family, with the four sons.
Cast
- Akshaye Khanna as Jai Chand
- Suniel Shetty as Veer "Veeru" Anpara, Anjali's maternal uncle
- Kareena Kapoor as Anjali Pathak
- Amrish Puri as Angar Chand, Jai's father
- Paresh Rawal as Kishan "Murari" Chand, Jai's second elder brother
- Jackie Shroff as Balram "Balli" Chand, Jai's eldest brother
- Arbaaz Khan as Shakti Chand, Jai's third elder brother
- Arshad Warsi as lucky Jai and Munna's friend
- Lakshmi (actress) as Laxmi Devi Anpara, Anjali's grandmother
- Farah Naaz as Gopi, Kishan's wife
- Shakti Kapoor as Kashinath Pathak, Anjali's father
- Manoj Joshi (actor) as Advocate Namdev Mishra
- Asrani as Advocate Milind Sharma
- Akhilendra Mishra as Surajbhan "Surya" Anpara
- Upasana Singh as Ramila Anpara
- Deep Dhillon as Pratapbhan Anpara
- Ada Puri as Raakhi Anpara
- Sharad Kelkar as Dr. Satyendra "Sattu" Mishra, Namdev's son
- Mumaith Khan in song "Lut Gayee"
- Zubein Khan in song "Lut Gayee"
- Deepali Shaw in song "Lut Gayee"
- Baburaj (actor) as Cameo appearance
Soundtrack
According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, with around 10,00,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's fourteenth highest-selling.[3] The song "Rafta Rafta" is a Hindi remake of the song 'Aasai Aasai' with a slight change in tune from the 2003 Tamil film Dhool, another film where the music was composed by Vidyasagar.[4] The song 'Ishq Mein Pyaar Mein' is a remake of the Tamil song Thaamara poovukku from the 1995 Tamil film Pasumpon, which also had music by Vidyasagar. The lyrics are penned by Sameer. The song 'Hum Dil Ke' is a remake of the Tamil song Panikaatrey from the 2002 Tamil film Run with a slight change in the background music, which was also sung by Sadhana Sargam, and had music by Vidyasagar.
All music is composed by Vidyasagar
| No. | Title | Playback | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dekho Zara Dekho" | Udit Narayan, Kunal Ganjawala | 5:47 |
| 2. | "Hum Dil Ke" | Sadhana Sargam, Shaan | 4:56 |
| 3. | "Lut Gayee" | Gayatri Iyer, Sayanora Philip, Poornima & Raja Lakshmi | 5:18 |
| 4. | "Ishq Mein Pyar Mein" | Alka Yagnik, Shaan | 4:57 |
| 5. | "Lee Humne Thi Kasam" | Hariharan | 4:49 |
| 6. | "Rafta Rafta" | Udit Narayan, Sujatha Mohan | 5:17 |
Reception
It received generally positive reviews, who appreciated the performances of cast, humor, and cinematography, but criticized for its screenplay, narration, cliched plot, and running time.[5]
References
- "Hulchul - Movie - Box Office India". boxofficeindia.com.
- Subhash K. Jha (27 November 2004). "Hulchul - Talented cast overshadows cliched 'Hulchul' plot". Archived from the original on 20 August 2004.
- "Music Hits 2000–2009 (Figures in Units)". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 15 February 2008.
- Ravi, Surya (23 June 2017). "Ishqbaaz's Tamil Version : Not 'O Jaana' But This Background Score On Shivaay And Anika Is Equally Gripping! - Fuzion Productions". www.fuzionproductions.com. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- "Film review: 'Hulchul' starring Paresh Rawal, Akshaye Khanna, Kareena Kapoor".