silvan-desouza They are some films which work due to big stars but Priyadarshan's MALAMAAL WEEKLY which had Paresh, Om Puri in main leads worked just on the popularity of Paresh and people who like Priyadarshan's comedyThe film is a remake of WAKING NED DIVINE(1998)The film has a good plot and the comedy is situational like HERA PHERI but the problem being the film drags in between and too many characters also the comedy at places is too crudeThe film otherwise follows 1 track throughout and doesn't break into dances.etc the romance is also non filmy The chaos that ensue due to the hidden lottery and many gags are hilarious The film keeps your attention most of the film only the film tends to drag here and there The climax also follows the typical Priyadarshan style where people chase othersDirection by Priyadarshan is good but his claiming that he wrote the script is faulty as the film is a remake of WAKING NED Music(only 1 song in the background) is okayParesh Rawal entertains though his new look is bad but yet he is good though nothing new Om Puri is good but hams at places Ritiesh though sidelined does a great job Reema Sen is okay Sudha Chandran is good Arbaaz Khan is good Asrani is as usual, loud and so is Shakti Kapoor and Rajpal Yadav the rest are okay

missdust For some reason I think this probably violates some sort of copy-write law. This is the exact same plot line as an Irish movie made in 1998 called Waking Ned Divine. Similarities such as holding a dinner to find the winner; discovering the actual winner has died from shock after discovering he's won; and bringing the town together to trick the lottery official. The similarities in plot line and characters are too close to be coincidence. Watch Ned Divine before calling this movie hilarious and original. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0166396/

gilaniamin Can I rate this movie in negative. Lol, total crap. What a disaster. Why am i even wasting my time on writing a review on this movie. Priyadarshan, you owe me 2 hrs of my life. I think he should stop making comedy movies. Hera Pheri was a fluke, it happens once in a lifetime. I would suggest everyone to watch this movie at least once. Afterall, why should I be the only one to face this disaster, ha ha. In the second half of the movie, I was desperately waiting for the movie to end. If Priyadarshan cant make a decent film with actors like Paresh Rawal and Om Puri, he does not deserve in the film industry. I can just keep bad mouthing this film for the rest of the day (or may be life). I guess I am feeling a little less frustration now. Hope I get over this.

Shivajyoti Kundu I know I know, this is a remake, but still, it is screamingly funny, and it isn't everyday that u find a screamingly funny Hindi movie in the theaters... True its really sad that Bolly is now copying ideas for comedies as well, but it doesn't matter, cos this is funny as well... the entire movie is set by Paresh Rawal. he controls the pace of the movie, Om Puri and Asrani give him good support. The acting is good. These veterans bring out the authentic UP/Bhojpuri Hindi. Ritesh DEshmukh as usual does a good performance on his part. Shakti Kapur is again very nice in his own small way... The good thing is that the director wisely reduced the number of songs...Overall 8/10!!!