Ganesh Salian Inder Kumar's Dhamaal,is on of the cleanest and funniest movies to come out in Bollywood.Nowadays,we hardly get to see squeaky clean comedy movies.Dhamaal is a little gem which deserves a watch.This movie was not promoted heavily but soon gain popularity among people and became a super hit at box-office.Direction by Inder Kumar is very good.Dialogs are very good.Performance wise-Javed Jaffery tops with an enthralling performance.Ritesh Deshmukh is very good.Ditto for Arshad Warsi and Ashish Chaudhary.Sanjay Dutt too is excellent.Asrani and Sanjay Mishra are hilarious.Prem Chopra is good in a brief role.Overall Dhamaal deserves more than once viewing because it is one of those comedies which we hardly get.

sumanbarthakursmailbox We've become so accustomed to vulgarity in the name of humour that we've forgotten to appreciate clean comedies. Which is why I want to roll out the carpet for Dhamaal, a genuinely funny, plot-driven family comedy directed by – surprise, surprise – the king of melodrama himself, Indra Kumar.The film stars Ritesh Deshmukh, Arshad Warsi, Javed Jaffrey and Ashish Chaudhary as a bunch of unemployed, down-on-their-luck no-gooders who go in search of a ten-crore rupee treasure they learn about from a dying mob-boss.As luck would have it, the secret of this hidden treasure also reaches the ears of a crooked cop, played by Sanjay Dutt. So now you've got five guys heading in the direction of this stacked-away money, each encountering oddballs along the way, each trying to reach the location before the others so he can claim the full amount himself.What's refreshing about Dhamaal is the fact that it doesn't fall into any of the traps that recent hits in the comic genre – Partner and Heyy Babyy succumbed to – it's not vulgar, it isn't full of sexist jokes, the dialogues aren't stupid, and you don't feel like the gags are being stretched out endlessly.Having said that, let's not get too carried away and put either the director or the writers on a pedestal just yet, because Dhamaal is after all a rather blatant rip-off of the evergreen Hollywood hit, It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World.Dhamaal works primarily because it's a cleverly written film that moves briskly from one gag to another, leaving you with hardly any time in between to stop and ponder. And although you can trace back several of the jokes to popular American films like Starsky & Hutch, Road Trip and even the Mr Bean TV series, it's the manner in which these jokes come together in the screenplay that deserves credit.Take Ritesh Deshmukh's spot-on imitation of Sanjeev Kumar, or Vijay Raaz's priceless flying instructions to Ashish Chaudhary and Asrani, or even that scene in which Arshad Warsi and Javed Jaffrey hitch a ride with an over-zealous Tamilian who insists on sharing with them the full length of his name – it's moments like these, and many other, that make Dhamaal such an easy pleasure.Of the cast, it's without doubt Javed Jaffrey who towers above the others with his performance as the dim-witted child-man. His is easily the best-written role in the film, and Javed doesn't miss the opportunity to milk it for all its possible comic potential.Sanjay Dutt, meanwhile, is not so much a part of the comedy as he is the catalyst for much of it, and he's clearly the best man for that job. Take those scenes in which he's trapped with a bus full of screaming kids, and watch how he generates such poker-faced humour.A little over two hours long, barely any time wasted on unnecessary songs, and surprisingly, the complete absence of any romantic track – there's so much to like about Dhamaal.Sometimes, a good laugh is all you need to make your day. Don't miss this one, a good laugh is guaranteed

Manoj Ransing The movie has really come out as a nice surprise. I watched it expecting it to be very stupid and rubbish comedy like 'Dhol' or 'Tom. Dick and Harry'. I even was not having any intention of watching this movie, as I know what to expect from such movies. My roommate bought this movie and then I watched it with him. And we both like it. In fact we were both rofling while watching and saying, "Kya Bakwaas Chal Raha Hain".We were involved so much that only at the last scene we realized that the movie theme is copied from rat race. I again watched the movie after one month back at my home.Yes, the movie is full of stupid unrealistic scenarios and characters. The movie is also copied from not one but multiple Hollywood films. But the touch that they have given from Indian audience and the decent acting from lead characters made this movie worth watching. Even though all the jokes are very old age, due to the way they are presented and the way they occur we want to laugh at them.When the movie has many characters normally we see that character building itself takes a lot of time and then each character did not get enough scope on screen. But fortunately in this movie each one gets its share time to develop and present themselves. Due to this there is restriction on scope of each character and hence the actors doing those do not have any problems performing them. That is why even without any big names behind (except Sanjay Dutt) the movie has done some good at box office.The movie is flows with constant pace. Nowhere we find it going slow (except for the plane scene may be) or going fast. Also absence of songs I will treat as a positive point.The other important aspect is not having any female actor. In todays Bollywood era, where an item song is a must in a movie doing such a daring is admirable.This is the kind of you will like to watch and forget, but if you get another chance you will watch it again. At least I will.

rajumatix Yes, cheated, especially when i reached the IInd half and realised all the gags were copied from 'Rat Race'(2001) with slight changes to cater to the desi crowd. Sanjay Dutt doing the bus driver routine (aka Cuba Gooding Jr.), Ashish Choudhary & Asrani in the plane (aka Amy Smart and Breckin Meyer in the chopper) and the final showdown where the large crowd gapes at them, the hot air balloon and even the digital display of the total donation amount!! I have stopped expecting originality after the 'jaane bhi do yaaro' days and am being probably a bit too harsh in saying that but I cannot help it as the Hollywood movie scripts copied shamelessly over (well the ones that can be, that is) are usually the movies that i have already seen. Hence, since last month, i have taken a break and have started watching Korean movies instead..that is till they run out of Hollywood scripts to photocopy. That said, a few gags in Dhamaal (choohon ka race?) does manage to bring a smile on your face and the effort deserves a 7. Watchable with friends who don't mind slapstick, goofy and over the top comedy capers.