Maalamaal (transl. Rolling in Money) is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language comedy film starring Naseeruddin Shah and Satish Shah, directed by Kawal Sharma.

Maalamaal
Poster
Directed byKawal Sharma
Written byCharandas Shokh
Produced byAbhinav Anand
Starring
CinematographyPratap Sinha
Edited byKawal Sharma
Music byAnu Malik
Release date
  • 1 November 1988 (1988-11-01)
Running time
139 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Although it was not officially acknowledged, the film is based on the 1985 English movie Brewster's Millions which itself was based on the 1902 novel Brewster's Millions by George Barr McCutcheon. At least six films have been made based on the novel, besides a 1906 Broadway play.[1] The film is also known for Sunil Gavaskar, the renowned cricketer, making a guest appearance in the film.[2]

Plot

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Raj, a small-time cricketer, discovers that his grandfather has left him a property of 330 crore rupees The inheritance comes with the condition that he must spend 30 crores in 30 days. Raj has never seen so much money and has no idea how to spend it. He seeks the help of his friend Govinda Sakharam Godbole to so.[3] He has to face opposition from Chander Oberoi (Aditya Pancholi), who is out to ruin Raj and takeover his business.

Cast

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Music

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  1. "Kal Na Aaya Hai Na Aayega" - Alisha Chinai
  2. "Maal Hai To Taal Hai" v1 - Kishore Kumar, Amit Kumar, Anu Malik, Sudesh Bhosle
  3. "Maal Hai To Taal Hai" v2 - Kishore Kumar, Amit Kumar, Anu Malik, Sudesh Bhosle
  4. "Meri Raato Me" - Alisha Chinai, Anu Malik
  5. "Pehla Pehla Pyar" - Anu Malik, Alisha Chinai

References

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  1. ^ "Why 'Brewster's Millions' Is The Most Remade Movie Of All Time". Talking Points Memo. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Suneel Gavaskar and Naseeruddin Shah during the shootings of "Maalamaal"". Cine Gems. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Maalamaal". IMDB. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
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