# Yamla Pagla Deewana: Phir Se
**Yamla Pagla Deewana: Phir Se** (यमला पगला दिवाना फिर से) is a 2018 Hindi-language comedy film directed by Navaniat Singh and the third installment of the *Yamla Pagla Deewana* franchise, starring [Dharmendra](https://www.edgepedia.org/dharmendra) and his sons [Sunny Deol](https://www.edgepedia.org/sunny-deol) and [Bobby Deol](https://www.edgepedia.org/bobby-deol) alongside Kriti Kharbanda[1](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2018/Feb/02/yamla-pagla-deewana-phir-se-heading-towards-a-wrap--4318.html). It was released in India on 31 August 2018[2](https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/yamla-pagla-deewana-phir-se-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc00mdmxoty) and underperformed at the box office, drawing largely negative reviews from critics[3](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/yamla-pagla-deewana-phir-se/box-office/).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release | 31 August 2018, Hindi language[2](https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/yamla-pagla-deewana-phir-se-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc00mdmxoty) |
| Director | Navaniat Singh, in his first Bollywood film after a string of Punjabi hits[4](https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/yamla-pagla-deewana-phir-se-movie-review-a-surfeit-of-deols-in-mindless-film-1-5-stars-out-of-5-1909207) |
| Lead cast | Dharmendra (Parmar), Sunny Deol (Pooran), Bobby Deol (Kaala), Kriti Kharbanda (Chiku)[5](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=3827) |
| Franchise position | Third film in the series; an entirely new story, not a continuation of the 2011 and 2013 films[1](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2018/Feb/02/yamla-pagla-deewana-phir-se-heading-towards-a-wrap--4318.html) |
| Runtime | About 145 to 147 minutes by classification records[2](https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/yamla-pagla-deewana-phir-se-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc00mdmxoty) • [5](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=3827) |
| Box office | ₹96 million (₹9.60 crore) net in India, ₹153.3 million (₹15.33 crore) worldwide; classified a flop[3](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/yamla-pagla-deewana-phir-se/box-office/) |
| Critical reception | 18% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer from 11 reviews[6](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/yamla_pagla_deewana_phir_se) |
## Spoilers
### Plot
Brothers Puran and Kala inherit from their ancestors the legacy of an Ayurveda panacea called Vajrakavach, a famed remedy said to cure all ills. Puran, a good-hearted practitioner, uses the heritage to help people, while Kaala looks to profit from it. Things change when Chikoo, a carefree girl, walks into their lives and steals the Vajrakavach for a pharmaceutical company, whose magnate Marfatia patents the medicine and sends Puran a legal notice. The brothers fight the company in court with the help of Parmar, their annoying tenant, who is also a sharp lawyer of repute[7](https://www.zee5.com/movies/details/yamla-pagla-deewana-phir-se/0-0-7471?dekey=Z5G116) • [8](https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/22811/bollywood.hindi/yamla-pagla-deewana-phir-se/).
The story runs from Amritsar, where Puran treats the poor at his modest dispensary, to Gujarat, where Kaala pursues Chikoo, who has returned home[4](https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/yamla-pagla-deewana-phir-se-movie-review-a-surfeit-of-deols-in-mindless-film-1-5-stars-out-of-5-1909207).
## Production and release
The film was announced as the third installment of the franchise, retaining the male leads Dharmendra, Sunny Deol, and Bobby Deol and adding [Kriti Kharbanda](https://www.edgepedia.org/kriti-kharbanda), with a new set of heroines paired opposite them. Dharmendra announced on Twitter in February 2018 that shooting was nearing completion[1](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2018/Feb/02/yamla-pagla-deewana-phir-se-heading-towards-a-wrap--4318.html). The first installment, released in 2011, was a hit, and it was followed by a sequel in 2013[1](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2018/Feb/02/yamla-pagla-deewana-phir-se-heading-towards-a-wrap--4318.html).
Dheeraj Rattan wrote the story and screenplay, with dialogue by Bunty Rathore, Vankush Arora, and Anant Ahluwalia. Music was credited to D Soldierz, Sachet-[Parampara](https://www.edgepedia.org/parampara), Vishal Mishra, and Sanjeev-Darshan[5](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=3827). Production banners included Intercut Entertainment, Pen India, Soham Rockstar Entertainment, and Sunny Super Sound[5](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=3827). The [British Board of Film Classification](https://www.edgepedia.org/british-board-of-film-classification) certified the film with advice for moderate violence, including an implied arm break, and mild bad language[2](https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/yamla-pagla-deewana-phir-se-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc00mdmxoty).
## Box office
The film opened to ₹17.5 million (₹1.75 crore) net in India on its first day and reached ₹64 million (₹6.40 crore) by the end of the opening weekend. Collections fell sharply in the second week, and the lifetime India net total stood at ₹96 million (₹9.60 crore), with ₹123.1 million (₹12.31 crore) gross in India and ₹30.2 million (₹3.02 crore) overseas, for a worldwide total of ₹153.3 million (₹15.33 crore). Bollywood Hungama's box office record classifies the film's performance as a flop[3](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/yamla-pagla-deewana-phir-se/box-office/). Contemporary reporting noted that the same weekend's release *Stree* notably outshone it[9](https://epaper.navhindtimes.in/PageImages/PDF/NAVHINDTIMEPDFMERGER/Merged/05092018-md-ga-all.pdf).
## Reception
Critics reviewed the film negatively. On Rotten Tomatoes it holds an 18% Tomatometer score from 11 reviews and a 43% audience score[6](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/yamla_pagla_deewana_phir_se). Anupama Chopra of Film Companion rated it 1 out of 5, writing that with over 100 years of movie-making among the three Deols, it was time to reinvent[6](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/yamla_pagla_deewana_phir_se). NDTV's Saibal Chatterjee gave 1.5 stars out of 5, calling the storyline mechanical, meandering, and often mindless, and noting that the film was Navaniat Singh's first Bollywood venture after a string of Punjabi hits[4](https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/yamla-pagla-deewana-phir-se-movie-review-a-surfeit-of-deols-in-mindless-film-1-5-stars-out-of-5-1909207). The Times of India, rating it 2.5 out of 5, described a loud comedy that loses steam in the second half and ends in a predictable climax[10](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/yamla-pagla-deewana-phir-se/etmoviereview/65612013.cms). Scroll.in's review criticized the forced wackiness spread over 148 minutes and the poor production values[11](https://scroll.in/reel/892609/yamla-pagla-deewana-phir-se-review-yet-another-sequel-that-neednt-have-bothered%20).
Reviewers did identify some elements that worked. The Times of India noted some laugh-out-loud moments and a few hilarious punchlines[10](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/yamla-pagla-deewana-phir-se/etmoviereview/65612013.cms), and NDTV found stray touches of realism in the Amritsar setting of the first half, while judging the Surat-set second half outright soap opera[4](https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/yamla-pagla-deewana-phir-se-movie-review-a-surfeit-of-deols-in-mindless-film-1-5-stars-out-of-5-1909207).
## Availability
The film streams on Zee5 in Hindi[7](https://www.zee5.com/movies/details/yamla-pagla-deewana-phir-se/0-0-7471?dekey=Z5G116).
## References
1. [Yamla Pagla Deewana: Phir Se nearing completion, Cinema Express (2 February 2018)](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2018/Feb/02/yamla-pagla-deewana-phir-se-heading-towards-a-wrap--4318.html)
2. [Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir Se, British Board of Film Classification](https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/yamla-pagla-deewana-phir-se-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc00mdmxoty)
3. [Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir Se Box Office Collection, Bollywood Hungama](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/yamla-pagla-deewana-phir-se/box-office/)
4. [Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir Se Movie Review: A Surfeit Of Deols In Mindless Film, NDTV (31 August 2018)](https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/yamla-pagla-deewana-phir-se-movie-review-a-surfeit-of-deols-in-mindless-film-1-5-stars-out-of-5-1909207)
5. [Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir Se... cast and crew, Box Office India](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=3827)
6. [Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir Se, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/yamla_pagla_deewana_phir_se)
7. [Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir se, ZEE5](https://www.zee5.com/movies/details/yamla-pagla-deewana-phir-se/0-0-7471?dekey=Z5G116)
8. [Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir Se synopsis, Nowrunning](https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/22811/bollywood.hindi/yamla-pagla-deewana-phir-se/)
9. [The Navhind Times, 5 September 2018](https://epaper.navhindtimes.in/PageImages/PDF/NAVHINDTIMEPDFMERGER/Merged/05092018-md-ga-all.pdf)
10. [Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir Se Movie Review, The Times of India (31 August 2018)](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/yamla-pagla-deewana-phir-se/etmoviereview/65612013.cms)
11. [Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir Se review, Scroll.in (31 August 2018)](https://scroll.in/reel/892609/yamla-pagla-deewana-phir-se-review-yet-another-sequel-that-neednt-have-bothered%20)
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