Golmaal Returns (2008)

This is an excellent example of comedy movie for bollywood's pathetic, brainless comedy filmmakers. Certainly Golmal Returns is very up-scale in bollywood comedy, a REAL comedy in recent days. It was really funny, and entertaining with a good repeat value. It took great effort from every aspect of film making, right from actors to screenplay, direction, carefully crafted dialogs with great timing, and sound effects. Ajay, Shreyas, Tushar, Karina did a wonderful job. There are many so called "comedy movies" made in bollywood having big star line like Salman Khan, Akki, Govinda and recent new comers. They think we viewers are stupid and they can through any BS at us. Where the only good thing in the movie is their expensive star line and everything else is from gutter, no sense in the story/script, no direction, no dialogs, the "monkey comedy".Anybody who wants to produce a comedy movie in bollywood should learn from Golmal Returns. 10 out of 10.

I just don't know that why everyone hates this movie so much because it's a million times better than the recent rubbish comedies that lacked a single decent joke and had no story like Singh is Kinng & Dostana. Golmaal Returns surpassed the original and was so painfully funny that I had a sore stomach. The story of the film is about Gopal (Ajay Devgan), who lives with his wife Ekta (Kareena Kapoor), sister Esha (Amrita Arora) and a dumb brother-in-law Lucky (Tusshar Kapoor), gets stuck in a yacht one night after he saves an attractive young woman Meera (Celina Jaitley) from the dreaded goons, while on his way back home from office. Due to the circumstances, both of them stay back on the yacht. When he arrives home the next day, his over suspicious wife Ekta, a hard core saas-bahu serial's fan, suspects him of flirting around with his female employees. Gopal thinks that it's difficult to convince her by telling her about the incident that actually took place the prior night and hence, he invents a story about spending the night with a fictitious friend named Anthony Gonsalves. Ekta does not believe his story as she knows that he never had a friend by that name, and hence, she decides to write to Anthony to come and visit her. Gopal then convinces one of his juniors, Laxman (Shreyas Talpade) who is Meera's boyfriend, to pretend like Anthony, and thus convince Ekta that he was indeed telling the truth. Laxman agrees to do so, and everything goes according to plan until the address on which Ekta had written a letter to Anthony turns out to be real. Meanwhile, Gopal finds out that a dead body was found at the same location where he saved Meera from the goons. The Investigating Officer Madhav (Arshad Warsi), who also happens to be Esha's boyfriend, does not get along well with Gopal. He finds out that Gopal was missing from his home that very night and that the dead person was Gopal's colleague and Gopal had threatened to kill him over a spat. Madhav also finds out that Lakshman is not the real Anthony. He asks Gopal to get Meera to the police station to prove that Gopal had been with her, not murdering his employee. In panic, his friends hire a woman called Munni who needs money to get her boyfriend Vasuli (A character from the previous Golmaal) out of jail. But Munni is kidnapped by the murderer. In a rage, Vasuli comes to Gopal's house, where Gopal, Lakshman and Lucky learn the woman was none other than Meera. After an initial shock, they decide to go to the police station. However, Vasuli kidnaps Meera in anger, and they follow him, along Madhav, Esha and Ekta. Gopal learns that this was a plot concocted by his employer to frame him for the murder. Through a series of comic events, Ekta gets back with Gopal and they have their happy ending.The music is also really good and the best song is Tha Karke and it is probably the most expensive song in the history of Bollywood with a budget of 10 crore. Overall Golmaal Returns is simply the comedy of the year and is one of the only films that made me laugh after a long time probably after The Simpsons Movie.

Rohit Shetty, chooses to remake an old bollywood comedy in the form of his "Golmaal Returns". The story is heavily based on an under-rated, 1973 released, Bollywood comedy called "Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar" featuring Kiran Kumar, Radha Saluja, I. S. Johar & Asrani. In fact Asrani also got a Filmfare Award for his performance as "Champak Bhumiya".The plot revolves around a suspicious wife (Kareena) and her husband (Ajay Devgan). To explain, why he was out of the house a whole night, Ajay makes up a story and then it goes on & on creating new difficulties for him. Actually Ajay was stuck while saving Celina Jaitely from some bad elements and had to spend a night in a friend's place with her. However in the original movie, the real happening was more innovative, where the hero gets stuck on a giant wheel (in an amusement park) whole night with a young girl, due to power failure.So the idea of first main scene, borrowed, was not adapted well. Feeling a low, I still had expectations from the movie as it was progressing, but coudn't find much to laugh and enjoy since the plot was not new for me. Rohit, the director, could not create the same old magic, which was there in his first part. The film goes on & on with no strong storyline up and makes un-impactful attempts to make you laugh.The two people who give some scenes to enjoy are Tushar & Shreyas. Tushar still shows the magic in his funny language and Shreyas displays his great talent for comedies again. Ajay Devgan was OK in his part with no support from Arshad Warsi. In simple words, Arshad is wasted in an underwritten role and has got nothing to show. Kareena plays the role of a suspicious wife in a good way, but the role was not meant for her and it looks like she was added to the cast only for more commercial values. Celina Jailtely, Amrita Arora & Anjana Sukhani, all are simply there to fill up the screen space with nothing really written for them in the script.Instead of an original "Champak Bhumiya" (in Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar), this time we have "Anthony Gonsalves" as the imaginary character who turns out to be existing live. The name and the act done by the comedian is a great let down if compared to the original source. Whereas in the first part "Golmaal", there are rarely scenes that make you bore, here in this sequel you find it tough to find the scenes you can enjoy with a great laughter. So it is not a well made sequel, quality wise. Though it has a more glossier star-cast this time. As usual, songs are just thrown away in unwanted places just to give you break for your snacks. And moreover no particular song registers itself in your mind.The climax is the most annoying part and is quite similar to like you have earlier seen in many "Priyadarshan" comedies. Where the entire star cast comes together on the screen and tries to generate laughter indulging themselves in some funny sequences. But here it fails to create a similar impact. So in all, the movie fails to keep the promise its name suggested, "Golmaal Returns".However, like the current trend, if the film-makers are only interested to get a good initial in the first 3-4 days and don't care about what happens to the film later on, then "Golmaal Returns" may give them back their money. But quality cinema is no where in the frame here.

This Movie is By Far the Funniest Movie of 2008!The Best Thing in the Film is Comedy! Well the First one was actually more funnier! but this time they ROCKED! Ajay Devgan, Tusshar Kapoor, Arshad Warsi and Shreyas Talpade! made Awesome Performances! Tusshar Was the Funniest! another Babe Bandwagon came in with Kareena Kapoor, Amrita Arora, Celina Jaitley and Anjana Sukhani!The Main Characters were Ajay (Gopal), Tusshar (Lucky), Shreyas (Laxman), Kareena (Ekta), According to Story is Celina (Meera)The Movie Starts with a Banging Dance Number! with all the Star cast! ends with a Solidly Funny Swing!Its a Total Brainless (EXTREMELY HIGH BUDGET) Comedy Spoof Film! The Movie Rests on Cracky Spot! but still the Funny Segments were extremely Good! The Acting done by Actors are really Good! They have done a Supreme Job! specially Kareena as a Doubtful Wife Celina, Amrita, Anjana Didn't have any Special Roles! but Celina has done a wonderful job playing Marathi or is it Tamil wife! anyways! The Magic of Golmaal Returned Really It DID!The Music ill say were a little unnecessary but its an Indian film the HEART and SOUL of it is Music whether they are good or bad! The Songs are good! there a Hit in Homes and Car Stereos! in the Film they don't match! Pritam, Ashish, Vishal Shekhar has done a Great Job!The Direction is Done pretty Nicely! Rohit Shetty Has Done an Incredible Job! and the Cinematography is wonderful!so the Final Decision i'm giving this Blastomania is 10/10So as a MINOR critic i think i have a right to give OVERALL results!Golmaal Returns:Acting: 8/10 Music: 10/10 In the Movie 4/10 Direction: 9/10 Cinematographer: 10/10 SUPERB Story 8/10So Finalised Result is 9/10Excellent Movie! I Can't Wait for the 3rd One!Syed Shabbir Aly NaqviPakistan, Karachi