# Golmaal: Fun Unlimited
**Golmaal: Fun Unlimited** is a 2006 Hindi-language comedy film directed by [Rohit Shetty](https://www.edgepedia.org/rohit-shetty) and written by [Neeraj Vora](https://www.edgepedia.org/neeraj-vora), in which four aimless friends take refuge in the bungalow of an elderly blind couple and pretend to be the grandson the couple awaits. Released on 14 July 2006, it was a box office hit and launched the Golmaal comedy franchise, one of the most commercially successful comedy series in [Hindi cinema](https://www.edgepedia.org/hindi-cinema).[1](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/golmaal-2/) • [2](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=299) • [3](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/20-years-of-golmaal-ajay-devgn-shares-nostalgic-post-says-the-fun-continues-to-be-unlimited/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release | 14 July 2006 (India), Hindi language[1](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/golmaal-2/) |
| Director / writer | Rohit Shetty (director); story, screenplay and dialogue by Neeraj Vora[1](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/golmaal-2/) |
| Lead cast | Ajay Devgn (Gopal), Arshad Warsi (Madhav), Sharman Joshi (Laxman), Tusshar Kapoor (Lucky), Rimi Sen (Nirali), Paresh Rawal (Somnath)[4](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0495034/fullcredits/) |
| Runtime | 147 minutes[2](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=299) |
| Budget | ₹150,000,000[2](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=299) |
| Box office | India nett ₹293,250,000; worldwide gross ₹467,260,000; verdict: Hit[2](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=299) |
| Audience rating | 7.5/10 on IMDb from about 22,000 votes[5](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0495034) |
| Franchise | Followed by Golmaal Returns (2008), Golmaal 3 (2010), and Golmaal Again (2017); Golmaal 5 announced[3](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/20-years-of-golmaal-ajay-devgn-shares-nostalgic-post-says-the-fun-continues-to-be-unlimited/) |
## Spoilers
### Plot
The story centers on four friends bound together by what one synopsis calls childlike notoriety, aimlessness, and the petty business of conning people for fun and money: Gopal ([Ajay Devgn](https://www.edgepedia.org/ajay-devgn)), the wisest and wickedest of the group; Madhav ([Arshad Warsi](https://www.edgepedia.org/arshad-warsi)); Lucky ([Tusshar Kapoor](https://www.edgepedia.org/tusshar-kapoor)), who is mute; and Laxman (Sharman Joshi), the sincere, God-fearing member.[2](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=299) • [6](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/golmaal-2/critic-review/golmaal-2-movie-review/) After Laxman is evicted from his college dormitory because his friends have been using the room as a base of operations, the four must find somewhere to live.[7](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/golmaal_fun_unlimited)
They trick their way into the bungalow of Somnath ([Paresh Rawal](https://www.edgepedia.org/paresh-rawal)) and Mangala (Sushmita Mukherjee), a blind couple eagerly waiting for their grandson Sameer, and pose as him and his friends.[8](https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/golmaal-fun-unlimited-movie-120698) The house, it turns out, contains a cache of hidden jewels, which drives the film's later complications.[7](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/golmaal_fun_unlimited) [Rimi Sen](https://www.edgepedia.org/rimi-sen) plays Nirali, a young woman living nearby.[4](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0495034/fullcredits/)
### Franchise
The film's success launched a series that has run for nearly two decades. Sequels took the franchise in different directions: *Golmaal Returns* (2008) added a suspense element, *Golmaal 3* (2010) centered on rival step-families, and *Golmaal Again* (2017) moved into horror-comedy with supernatural twists.[3](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/20-years-of-golmaal-ajay-devgn-shares-nostalgic-post-says-the-fun-continues-to-be-unlimited/) On the twentieth anniversary in July 2026, Ajay Devgn marked the milestone on social media, and *Golmaal 5* was officially announced and in development, reuniting the franchise's regular cast with [Akshay Kumar](https://www.edgepedia.org/akshay-kumar) joining the ensemble.[3](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/20-years-of-golmaal-ajay-devgn-shares-nostalgic-post-says-the-fun-continues-to-be-unlimited/)
## Production
Rohit Shetty's previous film as director, *Zameen* (2003), had done average business; *Golmaal*, written by Neeraj Vora, was his commercial breakthrough.[9](https://webweb.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/bunts-HM/MAGAZINE%20ARTICLE%2023-24.pdf) According to a Bollywood Hungama retrospective published for the film's twentieth anniversary, the film is reportedly loosely inspired by Harsh Shivsharan's Marathi play *Ghar Ghar*, which also influenced Vora's Gujarati play *Aflatoon*, one of the inspirations behind the screenplay.[3](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/20-years-of-golmaal-ajay-devgn-shares-nostalgic-post-says-the-fun-continues-to-be-unlimited/)
The film was produced by Dhilin Mehta under the banners Shree Ashtavinayak Cinevision and K Sera Sera; a 2005 prospectus filing records that it was jointly produced with K Sera Sera Productions Limited under a January 2006 agreement covering ten films.[1](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/golmaal-2/) • [10](https://www.sebi.gov.in/sebi_data/attachdocs/1292066709122.pdf) Music was composed by the duo [Vishal Dadlani](https://www.edgepedia.org/vishal-dadlani) and [Shekhar Ravjiani](https://www.edgepedia.org/shekhar-ravjiani), with lyrics by Vishal Dadlani and Kumaar, and cinematography by Aseem Bajaj.[1](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/golmaal-2/) Filming locations are reported differently: IMDb lists [Mauritius](https://www.edgepedia.org/mauritius), while Bollywood Hungama lists Bangkok, Goa, and Pune.[5](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0495034) • [1](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/golmaal-2/)
## Title
According to IMDb trivia, the title comes from the first letters of the four lead characters' names in Hindi: Gopal, Laxman, Madhav, and Lucky.[5](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0495034) "Golmaal" itself is a Hindi word for trickery or a mess.
## Reception and box office
Contemporary reviews were divided on the film's humor but broadly positive on its entertainment value. [Anupama Chopra](https://www.edgepedia.org/anupama-chopra), reviewing for India Today, described the story as four good-for-nothing friends taking over a blind couple's house followed by non-stop tasteless gags.[11](https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/your-week/story/20060731-film-review-of-golmaal-fun-unlimited-782789-2006-07-30) A Hindustan Times review called it a good film with a neat storyline in which all the actors get an equal chance to perform, crediting debutant director Rohit Shetty.[12](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/film-review-golmaal-is-worth-watching/story-MlVEZsbKHKxzTDK1psoU7J-amp.html) Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave it 3.5 out of 5, writing that the film delivers what it promises: enjoyable moments, amusing jokes, and non-stop entertainment, and crediting the four lead actors' comic delivery.[6](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/golmaal-2/critic-review/golmaal-2-movie-review/) A nowrunning review singled out Tusshar Kapoor as hilarious in the mute role and [Sharman Joshi](https://www.edgepedia.org/sharman-joshi) as affable as a man torn between his conscience and his friends' misdeeds.[13](https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/3151/bollywood.hindi/golmaal-fun-unlimited/790/review.htm)
**Box office.** Box Office India records a first-day nett of ₹23,200,000 on 600 screens, a first week of ₹12,89,00,000, and a total India nett gross of ₹293,250,000 against a budget of ₹15,00,00,000, with worldwide gross of ₹467,260,000 including $1,120,000 overseas; the site's verdict is Hit, with about 7,695,000 footfalls.[2](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=299) [Box Office Mojo](https://www.edgepedia.org/box-office-mojo), which tracks only international releases for this title, records $350,948 grossed from a United Kingdom release beginning 14 July 2006 plus a 2017 re-release in Portugal.[14](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0495034/)
## References
1. [Golmaal: Fun Unlimited Movie (2006), Bollywood Hungama](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/golmaal-2/)
2. [Golmaal - Fun Unlimited, Box Office India](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=299)
3. [20 Years of Golmaal: Ajay Devgn shares nostalgic post, Bollywood Hungama](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/20-years-of-golmaal-ajay-devgn-shares-nostalgic-post-says-the-fun-continues-to-be-unlimited/)
4. [Golmaal: Fun Unlimited (2006) Full cast & crew, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0495034/fullcredits/)
5. [Golmaal: Fun Unlimited (2006), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0495034)
6. [Golmaal: Fun Unlimited Movie Review by Taran Adarsh, Bollywood Hungama](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/golmaal-2/critic-review/golmaal-2-movie-review/)
7. [Golmaal: Fun Unlimited, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/golmaal_fun_unlimited)
8. [Golmaal: Fun Unlimited Movie (2006), Gadgets 360](https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/golmaal-fun-unlimited-movie-120698)
9. [Bunts Magazine Article 23-24](https://webweb.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/bunts-HM/MAGAZINE%20ARTICLE%2023-24.pdf)
10. [Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Draft Red Herring Prospectus, SEBI](https://www.sebi.gov.in/sebi_data/attachdocs/1292066709122.pdf)
11. [Movie review: Golmaal-Fun Unlimited, India Today](https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/your-week/story/20060731-film-review-of-golmaal-fun-unlimited-782789-2006-07-30)
12. [Film Review: Golmaal is worth watching, Hindustan Times](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/film-review-golmaal-is-worth-watching/story-MlVEZsbKHKxzTDK1psoU7J-amp.html)
13. [Golmaal - Fun Unlimited Review, nowrunning](https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/3151/bollywood.hindi/golmaal-fun-unlimited/790/review.htm)
14. [Golmaal Fun Unlimited, Box Office Mojo](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0495034/)
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