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Double Dhamaal

  • 2011
  • 2h 18m
IMDb RATING
4.0/10
5.1K
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Sanjay Dutt, Jaaved Jaaferi, Satish Kaushik, Arshad Warsi, Aashish Chaudhary, Riteish Deshmukh, Mallika Sherawat, Zakir Hussain, and Kangana Ranaut in Double Dhamaal (2011)
ComedyCrimeDrama

Four slackers decide to avenge their humiliation at the hands of a con-man.Four slackers decide to avenge their humiliation at the hands of a con-man.Four slackers decide to avenge their humiliation at the hands of a con-man.

  • Director
    • Indra Kumar
  • Writers
    • Tushar Hiranandani
    • Sajid
    • Farhad Samji
  • Stars
    • Sanjay Dutt
    • Riteish Deshmukh
    • Arshad Warsi
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.0/10
    5.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Indra Kumar
    • Writers
      • Tushar Hiranandani
      • Sajid
      • Farhad Samji
    • Stars
      • Sanjay Dutt
      • Riteish Deshmukh
      • Arshad Warsi
    • 20User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 7 nominations total

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    Sanjay Dutt
    Sanjay Dutt
    • Kabir Nayak
    Riteish Deshmukh
    Riteish Deshmukh
    • Deshbandhu Roy…
    Arshad Warsi
    Arshad Warsi
    • Aditya Shrivastav…
    Jaaved Jaaferi
    Jaaved Jaaferi
    • Manav Shrivastav
    • (as Jaaved Jaafery)
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    Aashish Chaudhary
    Aashish Chaudhary
    • Boman Contractor
    • (as Ashish Chowdhury)
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    Mallika Sherawat
    Mallika Sherawat
    • Kamini
    Kangana Ranaut
    Kangana Ranaut
    • Kiya
    Satish Kaushik
    Satish Kaushik
    • Bata Bhai
    Zakir Hussain
    Zakir Hussain
    • Mohsin Bhai
    Kim Calera
    • Hazel
    Prem Chopra
    Prem Chopra
    • Bose
    Steven Dasz
    Steven Dasz
    • Aadamee
    Shahid Hasan
    Shahid Hasan
    • Sanjay Dutt office Manager
    J. Brandon Hill
    J. Brandon Hill
    • Johnny Bonzella
    Harry Josh
    Harry Josh
    • Kasim Kekra (Bata's Man)
    Pradeep Kabra
    Pradeep Kabra
    • Bata Bhaai's Sidekick
    Dawood Khan
    • Salim Hatela
    Wasim Khan
    • Henchman
    • Director
      • Indra Kumar
    • Writers
      • Tushar Hiranandani
      • Sajid
      • Farhad Samji
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    3god_is_a_myth

    Nothing Close To The original

    The original Dhamaal was a rip off from an assortment of Hollywood releases but still it was one of the best comedies i have seen.Double Dhamaal is simply another worthless & disappointing sequel like Bheja Fry 2.

    In this installment the idiot foursome is back and try to take revenge against Kabir(Sanjay Dutt)as now he is a rich conman.The plot moves from India to Macau in the second half without any improvement.The jokes & gags get repetitive and the chemistry between the leads is missing which made Dhamaal such fun.Javed Jaffrey is funny in parts while Ashish Chaudhury is simply irritating to watch.The other two leads Arshad & Riteish had been doing these same stupid roles from the onset of their careers and sleepwalk through their roles.Sanjay Dutt looks lost while seeing Kangana & Mallika act we realize why there weren't any female leads in the original Dhamaal.It would have been much better had they only been used for the item numbers.

    In short the cinematography,music,plot has got nothing new to offer & though there are some funny moments they are few & far in between so at more than two hours it gets bland & boring.Avoid this if you value your time & only if you are desperate to watch it rent a DVD.
    GaneshKSalian

    Double Dhamaal:Does not offer anything double.

    Double Dhamaal directed by Indra Kumar and a sequel to the sleeper hit Dhamaal does not offer anything double in terms of jokes.

    Of course,Double Dhamaal does have its moments but those are very far and few.

    Story:- After losing a huge sum to a police officer, Kabir Nayak (Sanjay Dutt); four slackers: Aditya Shrivastav (Arshad Warsi), Boman Contractor (Ashish Chaudhary), Manav Shrivastav (Javed Jaffrey) and Deshbandhu Roy (Ritesh Deshmukh) find themselves unemployed and broke. Then they come upon Kabir, who apparently lives a wealthy lifestyle now along with his wife, Kamini (Mallika Sherawat), and sister, Kiya (Kangan Ranut). They intrude in his life, find out he is having an affair with a woman named Gulabo, and blackmail him into making them partners. They also rope in a gangster-turned-saint, Bata Bhai (Satish Kaushik), into investing in an oil project - but are humiliated and go on the run after finding that Kabir has conned them. With an enraged Bata on their tail, the hapless foursome manage to escape to Macau with the help of a gangster, Mohsin Bhai (Zakir Hussain). It is here they will run into Kabir - who is now the owner of 'Four Jokers' Casino - and make elaborate plans to avenge their humiliation as well as ensure that he winds up alone and penniless.

    The direction is average.

    The music is good.

    The dialogs are good.

    The screenplay is half-baked.

    The cinematography is good.

    Performances:- Sanjay Dutt is very good.Out of the four men,Arshad Warsi steals the show.Ritesh Deshmukh,Ashish Chaudhary and Javed Jaffrey are fine.Mallika Sherawat is subtle.Kangana Ranaut is bad.Satish Kaushik is damn funny.Zakir Hussain is wasted.

    Double Dhamaal,may have its moments but still those are few and far.I am giving it a four on ten for the only 'four' gags that made me laugh.
    3signor_sunilsir

    No Double Dhammal ,But A Double Torture !

    CAUTION: When you are about to watch this film please don't forget to take a headache tablet. Yes I am not kidding mate. Just one word describes the film in short- "Torture". Pathetic film with bad humor and a rubbish storyline. Too much of mimicry that doesn't connect with the audiences. On the contrary they get bugged watching when it gets repeated again and again. Utter nonsense story . On the plus side lies Satish Kaushik . You,ll definitely enjoy his presence in the film. The first half of the film does include a few scenes that are enjoyable.But post interval is fully on the negative side. Bringing gorillas in between makes matter more worse. Stupidity personified. Talking about the performances, Javed is good,Ritesh is silly,Ashish and Arshad are average. Sanjay Dutt- The biggest disappointment of the film. Another factor that doesn't click is the music of the film. I,ll go for 3 out of 10. Watch Dhammal 1 again instead of watching this one. I bet u,ll enjoy that rather than this silly film.
    1ian959

    Oh my lord!!!

    Short review: this is the biggest pile of manure that I have ever seen, ranking right down there with some of the worst films in cinema history.

    Long review: pretty much the same as the short review, with way more words to convey how awful it is.

    First up, this was supposed to be a comedy, right? I only ask as it is anything but funny. Two odd hours long and seriously there is not a single laugh in the whole film. Perhaps they were aiming at a spoof-style of film but missed the mark completely? Quite where to start with the awfulness is hard to determine, it is that bad across the board.

    The script is pretty atrocious, clichéd to within an inch of its life, lacking any sort of originality whatsoever. It didn't even manage to rip off any decent scenes from any other similar sorts of films in an effort to at least try and lift itself out of the mire.

    This of course meant that the actors had little to work with but that hardly excuses the atrociousness of the performances given here. If this is the best script that Sanjay Dutt can get to work with, we can pretty much accept that his career has well and truly gone down the toilet big time. His performance was about D-grade at best and pretty much laughable. Seriously, he needs to retire if this is the best he can do. As for the rest? Oh my lord, they must have been desperate for a pay check. All the main cast were woeful, putting in appalling performances of the highest order. At times they descended to outright vomit-inducing degrees of ineptitude and offensiveness.

    One can only presume that this was at the instruction of the director as surely no self-respecting actor would descend to the level of awfulness seen here. Indra Kumar does not have much of a filmography as a director after 21 years and on the evidence of this film it is obvious why - there is nothing on earth that would induce me to watch another film done by him. Yes, this one is that bad.

    On the positive side of things, cinematography wasn't bad, editing was reasonable and the film looks great.

    A truly, truly awful film. Should be avoided at all costs unless you feel the need to be reduced to a state of depression. On the evidence here, depression is what Indian cinema is in if this sort of tripe can get made.
    4hussainmansoor81-827-583650

    Sanjay Dutt was great, but movie disappointing

    The movie had bland and clichéd jokes, the mimicry had nothing new, story was plain flat. Sanjay dutt and kangna gave some good performances, and had good expressions, rest of the cast, a total disappointment.

    As soon as the movie started it was obvious that the story line is going to be absolutely ridiculous, and lo behold it was, One this is also obvious Mallika sherawat is only good with her cheap dances and not made for real acting, her acting is sheepish and totally unconvincing. We do understand that comedies need to be entertaining, but they need to give us at least a believable story which has a tiny bit of common sense. Disappointment

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    • Trivia
      One of three films in 2011 to feature both Kangana Ranaut and Sanjay Dutt, the others being Ready and Rascals.
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      Followed by Total Dhamaal (2019)

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    • Release date
      • July 1, 2011 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Official site
      • Vidio (Indonesia)
    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • Двойная забава
    • Filming locations
      • Mehboob Studios, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Maruti Pictures
      • Reliance Entertainment
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    • Budget
      • ₹350,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $543,646
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $301,831
      • Jun 26, 2011
    • Gross worldwide
      • $11,445,869
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    • Runtime
      • 2h 18m(138 min)
    • Color
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    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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