Hulchul (2004 film)
| Hulchul | |
|---|---|
Siddique-Lal | |
| Produced by | Ratan Jain Ganesh Jain Champak Jain |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Jeeva |
| Edited by | Arun Kumar |
| Music by | Songs: Vidyasagar Score: Surinder Sodhi |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Venus Films |
Release date | 26 November 2004 |
Running time | 149 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹10 crore[1] |
| Box office | ₹32.86 crore[1] |
Hulchul (transl. Commotion) is a 2004 Indian
It was a critical and commercial success.Plot
Angar Chand lives 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, 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
Now released from jail, Angar returns home to declare that women won't be allowed in his property, posting a sign on the front gate and forbidding his sons to ever marry.
6 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 against women, 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, for seven years, and has two 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 Jay Chand
- Kareena Kapooras Anjali Pathak Chand
- Suniel Shetty as Veer "Veeru" Anpara
- Amrish Puri as Angar "Angara" Chand
- Jackie Shroff as Balram "Balli" Chand
- Paresh Rawal as Kishan Chand/Murari
- Arbaaz Khan as Shakti Chand
- Arshad Warsi as Lucky
- Lakshmi as Laxmi Devi Anpara
- Farah Naazas Gopi Chand, Kishan's wife
- Shakti Kapoor as Kashinath Pathak, Anjali's father
- Manoj Joshi as Advocate Namdev Mishra
- Asrani as Advocate Milind Sharma
- Akhilendra Mishra as Suryabhan "Surya" Anpara
- Upasana Singh as Ramila Anpara
- Deep Dhillon as Pratapbhan Anpara
- Ada Puri as Raakhi Anpara
- Sharad Kelkar as Dr. Satyendra "Sattu" Mishra
- Baburaj as Rowdy
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] Vidyasagar reused three tunes from his previous compositions with slight changes: "Rafta Rafta" is based on "Aasai Aasai" from the 2003 Tamil film Dhool,[4] "Ishq Mein Pyaar Mein" is based on "Thaamara Poovukku" from the 1995 Tamil film Pasumpon, and "Hum Dil Ke" is based on the Tamil song "Panikaatrey" from the 2002 Tamil film Run, respectively. The lyrics are penned by Sameer.
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. | "Marjaani" | Shankar Mahadevan, Shreya Ghoshal, & Alka Yagnik, | 5:24 |
| 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
Conversely, Raja Sen of Rediff.com called the film a "painful watch", writing, "Hulchul, as a film, is worse than that glue-bowl: equally extraneous and redundant, but much more irritating."[7]
Awards
Nominated
- Best Comedian – Arshad Warsi
- Best Comedian – Paresh Rawal
References
- ^ a b "Hulchul - Movie - Box Office India". boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 5 August 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ Adarsh, Taran (26 November 2004). "Hulchul Review 3/5 | Hulchul Movie Review | Hulchul 2004 Public Review | Film Review". Archived from the original on 16 October 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "Film review: 'Hulchul' starring Paresh Rawal, Akshaye Khanna, Kareena Kapoor". Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Hulchul: a painful watch". www.rediff.com. Archived from the original on 21 December 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
External links
- Official website
- Hulchul at IMDb
- Hulchul at Bollywood Hungama
