Dhol (film)

Dhol Hindi English Drum is a 2007 Bollywood comedy film directed by Priyadarshan, and produced under the Percept Picture Company. The film stars Sharman Joshi, Tusshar Kapoor, Kunal Khemu, Rajpal Yadav, Arbaaz Khan and Tanushree Dutta in lead roles. The movie is a remake of 1990 Malayalam film In Harihar Nagar written by SiddiqueLal which was already remade in Hindi in 1993 as Parda Hai Parda starring Chunky Pandey. The film released onSeptember 2007, and received mixed response from critics as well as public upon release however, it was a moderate box office success.

They believe that the only way to get rich without working hard is to marry a wealthy girl. As luck would have it, a rich girl Ritu Tanushree Dutta arrives in their neighborhood. All four set out with their individual plans to marry her but end up discovering a shocking truth. Ritu came to the city to find about her brothers killers. All four of them try to impress Ritus grand parents but all their tricks turn on themselves.The four friends set out in their individual plans to marry Ritu but end up discovering a spinechilling truth. This leads to much confusion, creating hilarious twists and turns, along with an element of thrill, crime, murder and suspense.Dhol opened to receive mixed reviews from top critics. Taran Adarsh rated it 3.5 out of 5, and claimed the film to be amongst director Priyadarshans best works, and that it was a hilarious laughriot and not to be missed However, at the box office, the film had an average opening, and grossed a nett 13.50 crores in its opening weekend. Due to the strong wordofmouth and excellent public response the film picked up much better in many places, though had a huge drop throughout the second week. It finished its theatrical run very poorly, and unlike its critical reception, it failed to deliver at the box office. The film was declared below average at the box office. ........

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