Gol Maal

Gol Maal
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHrishikesh Mukherjee
Written byRahi Masoom Raza (dialogues)
Screenplay bySachin Bhowmick
Story bySailesh Dey
Produced byN. C. Sippy
StarringUtpal Dutt
Amol Palekar
Bindiya Goswami
Music byR.D. Burman
Release date
  • 20 April 1979 (1979-04-20)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Gol Maal (transl. Twisty-Turvy) is a 1979 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and written by Rahi Masoom Raza and Sachin Bhowmick. It was produced by N. C. Sippy, with music by R. D. Burman. The film won several awards and was praised by critics.[1]

The film was remade in Tamil as Thillu Mullu (1981), in Kannada as Aasegobba Meesegobba (1990), in Malayalam as Simhavalan Menon (1995), and in Sinhala as Rasa Rahasak.[2] The film was an inspiration for the Hindi movie Bol Bachchan (2012) which was remade in Telugu as Masala (2013).

  1. ^ Lokapally, Vijay (20 December 2012). "Gol Maal (1979)". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  2. ^ Jha, Lata (15 October 2018). "Ten Indian films with multiple remakes". Mint. Retrieved 31 July 2019.