Double Dhamaal Movie Review

Double Dhamaal , sequel to the successful film Dhamaal (2007) is a Bollywood Comedy Film directed by Indra Kumar who had earlier directed the prequel. The main protagonists have been retained with new additions of Mallika Sherawat and Kangna Ranaut to join the bandwagon. Expectations are immense since the first film was a laugh riot and was commercially successful too. So does the film lives up to it’s name? Surely, it does and that too in a big way. It’s Double Dhamaal all the way as it makes you laugh aloud several times through it’s narrative. 

The film starts off from where the first one ended. The four good for nothing jokers are stranded on the the same accident prone road expecting another accident that would lead them to another jackpot. But their destinies seems to play a different game altogether as they land into kabir’s office. Kabir (Sanjay Dutt) who was earlier a cop has now become a millionaire. But what’s the secret behind his richness and what will happen to the four jokers forms the rest of the story. 

Mallika Sherawat plays the role of Sanjay Dutt’s Wife and Kangna Ranaut  as his Sister. The film is a roller-coaster ride taking the viewers to various ups and downs and the narrative this time is more comprehensive. The first half of the film is good and makes you laugh especially in the scenes of Satish Kaushik who plays the role of Bata Bhai who turns into a Sadhu. The whacky one-liners by him are sure to tickle your funny bone and brings the house down. But it’s the Second half that takes the film to another level and heightens the viewers interest. The various characters played by the 4 lead protagonists in the second half makes it a hilarious joyride. Special mention to the character of a west-indian named  Tukaram played by Ritesh Deshmukh .

Now coming to the performances, the one who steals the show is Ritesh Deshmukh who has given a stupendous performance. He shows his verstality by playing different characters with altogether different mannerisms with perfection. This performance of his will go down as one of the best comic acts of alltime . His mimicry of Sanjeev kumar is in the first half is very good and the character of Tukaram in the second half is the most hilarious character of the film.

Arshad Warsi’s performance is good in first half and excellent in second half as he plays a Sardar with utmost conviction. After a long time he has performed so well in a comedy film. Jaaved jaafrey is cute and adorable and plays his part well. His role of a mentally challenged boy in the second half was quite funny. Aashish Chowdhary is a revelation. He has performed way better in this one from the first Dhamaal. The act of Barbara Gorie  performed by him is sure to receive seetis and taalis from the frontbenchers.

Sanjay Dutt in the role of a millionaire has also done quite well and has also come into shape after the debacle of Blue.  Mallika Sherawat and Kangna Ranaut adds to the Glam Factor and have also performed well. Mallika rocks in the Jalebi Bai song and dances to the hilt. Kangna Ranaut is quite funny in the scenes performed with Ritesh Deshmukh as Tukaram.

Direction by Indra Kumar is very good and apt for a comedy film. The story and screenplay by Tushar Hiranandani is the backbone of the film which makes it such a hilarious and funny movie.

Cinematography by Aseem Bajaj is top notch and displays the splendidness of Macau with much clarity. Editing by Sanjay Shukla is good but could have been much better and crisp. Music by Anand Raj Anand is peppy and the tracks ‘Chal Kudie’ and ‘Jalebi Bai’ stands out and are sure shot chartbusters.

The film is produced by Ashok Thackeria and Indra Kumar and distributed by Maruti International and Reliance Entertainment which makes it bigger in terms of production values and audience’s reach.

Overall, the film is sure to create Double Dhamaal and is a perfect weekend watch. And looking at it’s Excellent opening, it seems that it is already creating Dhamaal at the Box-office.

Rating:***1/2