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{{Infobox film
| name = Golmaal: Fun Unlimited
| image = Golmaal-Fun Unlimited.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Rohit Shetty]]
| producer = [[Dhilin Mehta]] Parag Sanghvi
| writer = [[Neeraj Vora]]
| based_on = {{based on|''Ghar Ghar''|Harsh Shivsharan}}
| starring = [[Ajay Devgn]] [[Arshad Warsi]] [[Sharman Joshi]] [[Tusshar Kapoor]] [[Paresh Rawal]] [[Rimi Sen]]
| music = '''Songs:''' [[Vishal-Shekhar]] '''Score:''' [[Sanjoy Chowdhury]]
| cinematography = Aseem Bajaj
| editing = Steven H. Bernard
| studio = [[Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd]] [[K Sera Sera Limited|K Sera Sera Private Limited]]
| distributor = [[Moserbaer]] [[Shemaroo Entertainment]] [[Eros International|Eros Motion Pictures]]
| released = 14 July 2006
| runtime = 150 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INR}}12 crore
| gross = {{estimation}} {{INR}}46.5 crore
}}
'''''Golmaal: Fun Unlimited''''' ({{translation|Hotchpotch}}) is a 2006 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[comedy film]] directed by [[Rohit Shetty]], written by [[Neeraj Vora]], and produced by [[Dhilin Mehta]] under [[Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision|Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Limited]] and Parag Sanghvi under [[K Sera Sera Limited|K Sera Sera Private Limited]], with [[Moser Baer|MoserBaer]] as distributor. The first installment of the ''[[Golmaal (film series)|Golmaal film series]]'', it stars [[Ajay Devgn]], [[Arshad Warsi]], [[Sharman Joshi]] and [[Tusshar Kapoor]] along with [[Rimi Sen]] and [[Paresh Rawal]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hotstar.com/movies/golmaal--fun-unlimited/1000001026/watch |title=Archived copy |access-date=10 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180410035849/http://www.hotstar.com/movies/golmaal--fun-unlimited/1000001026/watch |archive-date=10 April 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Golmaal'' was released on 14 July 2006 at an investment of {{INR|120 million}}. It was declared "super-hit" and collected worldwide earnings of {{INR|465 million}}.

The film is based on Mihir Bhuta's Gujarati play ''Aflatoon'' which was based on Harsh Shivsharan's Marathi play ''Ghar Ghar'' which had earlier been adapted into 2001 Malayalam film ''[[Kakkakuyil]]''.<ref>Rohit Shetty [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCnd_zY_XxU "Rohit Shetty Praising Marathi Film Industry"]</ref> The opening comedy sequences were later used in the Kannada film ''[[Mast Maja Maadi]]''.

==Plot==
The story revolves around the lives of Gopal, Lucky, Madhav and Laxman.

Laxman is a brilliant student who is diverted from his studies by his mischievous band of friends, Gopal, Madhav, and Lucky. Gopal is the muscle of the group, Madhav is the brain, and Lucky is the right one but a mute. The three friends use Laxman's hostel room for their mischievous activities. Laxman is [[Peer pressure|peer-pressured]] into running a series of scams to earn himself and his friends some money and is punished by being thrown out of college. The naughty foursome then finds refuge in the bungalow of a blind couple, Somnath and Mangala, who are waiting for their grandson, Sameer, inheriting their paternal grandparents' treasure chest hidden in the old couple's house. Gopal pretends to be Sameer returning from America, and enters the house, while the other three friends sneak in hidden.

A cat-and-mouse game unfolds as Laxman's body and Gopal's voice make up Sameer. Each time the blind Dadaji comes amidst them, hilarious situations arise. Enter Nirali, the saucy girl-next-door, and the group now have time, place and 'resources' to fall in love. Their efforts at winning the lady's heart fail. Apart from their romantic interests, there is a quest for the chest. There is also a gangster named Babli who wants to steal the chest from the couple's bungalow. All his attempts are unintentionally and unknowingly thwarted by the foursome.

After the foursome finds a chest hidden behind an old painting in the house, despite Laxman pleading not to open the chest, Somnath reveals about Sameer's death to Gopal, Laxman, Madhav, and Lucky. The real Sameer, along with his parents, was killed in a car crash after his father and mother left with him for India to meet his grandparents, after Somnath's son learned that Somnath and Mangala were permanently blinded in a lethal accident. Somnath went to America and lit the pyres of his son, daughter-in-law and grandson, the ashes of whom he later kept in an urn, as per the Hindu tradition which he kept in the chest. Mangala is shocked to hear the entire story, breaks into tears and condemns her husband for lying to her all those years and not allowing her to cradle her grandson or light the pyres, and she also condemns the foursome for tricking her and hurting her feelings. Babli then arrives with his gang and later reveals that he hid the diamonds in the urn Somnath was carrying as he returned to India and arrived at an airport. Pandurang, an assassin previously sent by Babli as an undercover servant, later joins Gopal's team on hearing about Sameer's truth and fights the gangsters off, with the fight finally ending with Gopal being accidentally stabbed by Babli in his butt with a knife, and falling unconscious soon after, but not before warning Madhav, Lucky and Laxman to not touch the knife, leaving the three friends in laughter. Babli also falls unconscious after seeing blood flowing from Gopal's butt.

After being admitted to a hospital, Gopal finally has the knife removed from his butt, and Babli is arrested for his crimes. Laxman, Gopal, Madhav and Lucky are then rewarded with ten per cent of the original value of the diamonds for arresting Babli. Nirali then chooses Lucky as her husband-to-be, saying that she wants a partner who only listens to her, and she found true love and loyalty in him and him alone, leaving the remaining three disappointed.

==Cast==
* [[Ajay Devgn]] as Gopal / Sameer 1, who voices Sameer
* [[Arshad Warsi]] as Madhav Singh Ghai
* [[Sharman Joshi]] as Laxman / Sameer 2, who fakes being Sameer's body in front of Somnath and Mangala
* [[Tusshar Kapoor]] as Lucky
* [[Rimi Sen]] as Nirali
* [[Paresh Rawal]] as Somnath, Sameer's grandfather
* [[Sushmita Mukherjee]] as Mangala, Sameer's grandmother
* [[Manoj Joshi (actor)|Manoj Joshi]] as Harishchandra Ramchandra Mirchandani a.k.a. HaRaMi, dean of Laxman's institute
* [[Mukesh Tiwari]] as Vasooli Bhai
* [[Sanjay Mishra (actor)|Sanjay Mishra]] as Babli Bhai
* [[Vrajesh Hirjee]] as Pandurang / Sameer 3, Somnath and Managala' ex-servant
* [[Siddarth Jadhav]] as Sattu Supari, Babli Bhai's contract killer

==Release==

===Critical reception===
Sukanya Varma of Rediff said the film was "one wacky, goofy, paisa vasool ride" and that "the humour isn't exactly family audience material, and is more likely to be lapped up by college-going folk", rating the movie 3/5.<ref>{{cite news|first=Sukanya|last=Verma|title=Golmaal: A wacky winner|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/jul/14golmaal.htm|work=[[Rediff.com]]|date=14 July 2006|access-date=12 April 2009}}</ref> Subhash K Jha of Sify wrote that "Golmaal's neatly structured ambit of asinine anarchy tickles the funny-bone, it finally says nothing about the quality of modern life that we haven't already heard in all those blasts from the past that have come in recent weeks trying to create a ripple across our sense of humour."<ref>{{cite news|first=Subhash K|last=Jha|title=Golmaal|url=http://sify.com/movies/review.php?id=14250351|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109014503/http://www.sify.com/movies/review.php?id=14250351|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 January 2014|publisher=[[Sify]]|access-date=12 April 2009}}</ref> [[Taran Adarsh]] of [[Bollywood Hungama]] said that "Golmaal is a thoroughly enjoyable fare, the film has all it takes to hit the bull's eye" rating it 3.5/5.<ref>{{cite news|first=Taran|last=Adarsh|title=Golmaal Movie Review|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/12696/index.html|publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|date=14 July 2006|access-date=12 April 2009}}</ref>

===Box office===
''Golmaal'' grossed {{INRConvert|46.5|c}} worldwide. At the end of its run, the movie was considered somewhat successful. It was a Hit at the box office grossing about 290 million on a budget of 12 million.<ref name="GFU BOI gross">{{cite web|title=Box Office 2006|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=212|access-date=12 April 2009|publisher=BoxOfficeIndia|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830151952/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=212|archive-date=30 August 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===Distribution Rights===
Golmaal Fun Unlimited's distribution rights were sold to [[UTV Motion Pictures]].The sattelite rights were sold to [[Sony Pictures Networks India]] , [[Star India]] & [[B4U Movies]] with [[Jab We Met]].

==Other==
Shortly following the film's release Microsoft's [[Skype]] decided to include an [[emoji]] for ''Golmaal'' as well as several other [[Bollywood]] emojis in an effort to appeal to users in [[India]] and to honor Indian culture.<ref>http://blogs.skype.com/2015/10/29/bollywood-mojis-and-emoticons-new-ways-to-express-yourself/</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Golmaal: Fun Unlimited
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Vishal-Shekhar]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|df=yes|2006|06|14}} (Film)
| recorded = 2006
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature Film soundtrack]]
| length = {{Duration|m=45|s=46}}
| label = [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
| producer = Vishal-Shekhar
| prev_title = [[Tathastu]]
| prev_year = 2006
| next_title = [[I See You (2006 film)|I See You]]
| next_year = 2006
}}
The film's soundtrack is composed by [[Vishal-Shekhar]], with lyrics by [[Kumaar]]; [[Vishal Dadlani]] wrote the lyrics for "Aage Peeche".
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Song !! Singer(s)
|-
|"Golmaal" (Title Track)
| [[Anushka Manchanda]], [[Vishal Dadlani]]
|-
|"Aage Peeche"
| [[Shekhar Ravjiani]], Sneha Pant
|-
|"Mast Malang"
| [[Kunal Ganjawala]], Vishal Dadlani
|-
|"Rehja Re"
| [[Javed Ali]] & [[Sunidhi Chauhan]]
|-
|"Golmaal O O"
| [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]] & [[KK (singer)|KK]], Vishal Dadlani
|-
|"Golmaal" (Remix)
| Anushka Manchanda, Vishal Dadlani
|-
|"Aage Peeche" (Remix)
| [[Shekhar Ravjiani]], Sneha Pant
|-
|"Rehja Re" (Remix)
| [[Javed Ali]] & Sunidhi Chauhan
|-
|"Golmaal O O" (Remix)
| [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]] & [[KK (singer)|KK]], Vishal Dadlani
|-
| "Golmaal" (Theme)
| Instrumental
|}

==Sequel==
The film spawned a sequel titled ''[[Golmaal Returns]]'', which released on 29 October 2008. The sequel received mixed reviews from critics but had a bumper opening in India and grossed a total more than the original, and was declared a Hit. On 5 November 2010, the third sequel titled ''[[Golmaal 3]]'' was released, which broke many records. The film was declared a blockbuster, and was the highest-grossing installment in the Golmaal film series until the fourth, ''[[Golmaal Again]]'', came out on 20 October 2017.
==World Television Premiere==
Golmaal Fun Unlimited's television premiere was occurred on [[Star Plus]].

==Legacy==
''[[Golmaal Again]]'', the fourth installment of the series and the film's third sequel, has many references lifted from the film; among these, however, the recurring reference of the "Jamnadas Orphanage", which was used in the film and its second sequel ''[[Golmaal 3]]'', is explored in detail in ''[[Golmaal Again]]'' as part of its core plot. Devgn, Warsi, Kapoor and [[Mukesh Tiwari]] reprised their respective roles in all of the four films.

==Notes==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080212010136/http://www.golmaalthefilm.com/ Official Movie Website], archived from http://www.golmaalthefilm.com
* {{IMDb title|0495034}}

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