Golmaal is an Indian comedy film series directed by Rohit Shetty, with four films to date, the first three produced by Dhilin Mehta, the fourth by Shetty and Sangeeta Ahir. The first film Golmaal: Fun Unlimited released in 2006 and was followed by 4 sequels: Golmaal Returns (2008), Golmaal 3 (2010) and Golmaal Again (2017) and Golmaal 5 (2027). All the films starred Ajay Devgn, Arshad Warsi, Tusshar Kapoor, Sanjay Mishra, Vrajesh Hirjee and Mukesh Tiwari, with Shreyas Talpade, Ashwini Kalsekar, and Murali Sharma appearing in three, and Kareena Kapoor Khan, Kunal Khemu and Johnny Lever in two. Reportedly, Sharman Joshi is returning in the franchise in the Golmaal 5 after appearing in the first film. Akshay Kumar will also be seen in the 5th sequel. The series also has a spin-off named Cirkus was released on 23 December 2022.
Golmaal is now the tenth-highest-grossing film series in Bollywood. The film series has been described as a screwball comedy franchise.
An animated version of the film series named Golmaal Jr. was released for with three central characters: Madhav, Gopal and Lucky.
Films Film Release date Director Screenwriter(s) Story Producer(s) Golmaal: Fun Unlimited14 July 2006Rohit ShettyNeeraj VoraGhar Ghar by Harsh ShivsharanDhilin Mehta, Parag Sanghvi Golmaal Returns29 October 2008Yunus SajawalPheka Pheki by Bipin VartiDhilin Mehta Golmaal 35 November 2010Yours, Mine and Ours by Melville Shavelson Golmaal Again20 October 2017Rohit ShettySangeeta Sachin Ahir, Rohit Shetty, Shivashish Sarkar Golmaal 58 Jan 2027 colspan="2" Rohit Shetty
Golmaal: Fun Unlimited (2006)
Friends Gopal, Lucky, Madhav and Laxman often dupe gullible people out of their money. Hilarity ensues when they target an elderly couple and simultaneously try wooing their beautiful neighbour.
Golmaal Returns (2008)
Gopal, who lives with his ever suspecting wife, Ekta, gets stuck in a yacht for a night after he saves an attractive young woman from a bunch of hooligans. Ekta suspects him of having an affair and decides to uncover the truth.
Golmaal 3 (2010)
Cupid strikes when Pritam, a single father, comes across his college sweetheart, Geeta, in Goa. However, when their respective children go at war with each other, the two find it difficult to reunite.
Golmaal Again (2017)
Five orphan men return to the orphanage they grew up in to attend their mentor's funeral. However, they encounter the ghost of their childhood friend, Khushi, and help her attain salvation.
Golmaal 5 (2027) After the release of the fourth installment, director Rohit Shetty expressed interest in making a fifth part of the franchise, after getting the right script. Ajay Devgn showed interest to return in the next part, with reports of Kareena Kapoor also returning for the next installment.
On 14 March 2026, on the occasion of Shetty's birthday, it was announced that Golmaal 5 would officially begin filming, with Ajay Devgn, Arshad Warsi, Tusshar Kapoor, Shreyas Talpade, Kunal Khemu returning, alongside Sharman Joshi, who appears in the franchise for the first time since Golmaal: Fun Unlimited (2006), having been absent from all subsequent installments and Akshay Kumar joining the cast.
Spin off films Film Release date Director Screenwriter(s) Story Producer(s) Cirkus23 December 2022Rohit ShettyYunus SajawalFarhad Samji, Sanchit Bedre, Vidhi Ghadgaonkar Rohit Shetty, Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar
Cirkus (2022)
A scientist separates two sets of identical twins to find the conflict between nature vs nurture. However, years later the twins come close and creates confusion and hilarious situations.
It was revealed in the upcoming film Cirkus trailer released in December 2022, that film is set in 1960's and it would be a prequel to the fourth film of Golmaal series. In the trailer five kids was standing in front of "Jamnadas Orphanage" and telling their names - Gopal, Madhav and Laxman (2 kids), while the fifth kid is mute and trying to tell his name is Lucky. However, the film failed massively at the box-office.
Cast and characters This table lists the main characters who appear in the Golmaal franchise.
Actor Film Golmaal: Fun Unlimited (2006) Golmaal Returns (2008) Golmaal 3 (2010) Golmaal Again (2017) Golmaal 5 (2027) Ajay Devgn Gopal Arshad Warsi Madhav Tusshar Kapoor Lucky Sharman Joshi Laxman Prasad Laxman Prasad Shreyas Talpade Laxman Kunal Khemu Laxman Sanjay Mishra Bubbly Subodh Mehra Dagga Bubbly Mukesh Tiwari Vasooli Vrajesh Hirjee Pandurang Anthony Gonsalves Teja Pandurang Ashwini Kalsekar Munni Chintu Damini Murali Sharma M.D. Sawant Inspector Dhande Johnny Lever Puppy Vijay Patkar Constable Gandhari Siddarth Jadhav Sattu Supari Lucky's Assistant Paresh Rawal Somnath Rimi Sen Nirali Sushmita Mukherjee Mangala Manoj Joshi Harishchandra "HaRaMi" Ramchandra Mirchandani Kareena Kapoor Ekta Divya "Dabbo" Kalamkar Amrita Arora Esha Celina Jaitley Meera Mena Anjana Sukhani Daisy Paschisia Mithun Chakraborty Pritam "Pappu" Ratna Pathak Shah Geeta "Guddi" Patnaik Parineeti Chopra Khushi Bansal Neil Nitin Mukesh Nikhil Tabu Anna Mathew Prakash Raj Vasu Reddy Sachin Khedekar Colonel Chouhan Nana Patekar Ghost Uday Tikekar Joy Jamnadas Akshay Kumar Priyamani
Additional crew and production details Occupation Film Golmaal:Fun Unlimited (2006) Golmaal Returns (2008) Golmaal 3 (2010) Golmaal Again (2017) Cirkus (2022) Director Rohit Shetty Producer(s) Dhillin Mehta Rohit Shetty Sangeeta AhirRohit Shetty Bhushan Kumar ScreenplayNeeraj Vora Yunus Sajawal StorySajid-Farhad Rohit Shetty Composer(s) Vishal–Shekhar PritamAshish Pandit Pritam Amaal MallikS. ThamanLijo George-DJ ChetasAbhishek Arora Devi Sri PrasadLijo George-DJ Chetas Background Score Sanjoy ChowdhuryAmar Mohile Director of photography Aseem Bajaj Natty Subramaniam Dudley Jomon T. John Editor(s)Steven H. BernardBunty Nagi Production Companies Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision LtdK Sera Sera Private LimitedShree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision LtdRohit Shetty Pictures, Mangal Murti Films, Reliance EntertainmentRohit Shetty PicturesT-Series Films Distributing Companies Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision LtdEros InternationalShemaroo EntertainmentEros InternationalReliance Entertainment Running Time 150 minutes 135 minutes 140 minutes 152 minutes139 minutes
Reception Box office Film Golmaal: Fun Unlimited (2006) Golmaal Returns (2008) Golmaal 3 (2010) Golmaal Again (2017) Cirkus (2022) Budget ₹150 crore Domestic gross Overseas gross Total gross Franchise gross Critical reception FilmRotten TomatoesGolmaal: Fun UnlimitedN/A (1 reviews)Golmaal Returns0% (3.7/10 average rating) (6 reviews)Golmaal 344% (5.5/10 average rating) (9 reviews)Golmaal Again50% (4.7/10 average rating) (8 reviews)
Animated series
An animated series Golmaal Jr. based on the characters from film series premiered on Nickelodeon Sonic on 13 May 2019 and later on Nickelodeon India. However it does not follow with the Golmaal canon and does not serve as a prequel to the Golmaal franchise.
See also Dhamaal (film series) Housefull (film series) Welcome (film series)
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