Dhamaal (film series)

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Dhamaal Film Series
Created by Indra Kumar
Original work Dhamaal (2007)
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Years2007 - present
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Dhamaal is an Indian comedy film series directed and co-produced by Indra Kumar. It stars Ritesh Deshmukh, Arshad Warsi, Javed Jaffrey, Ashish Chaudhary (Who has appeared in all films in the series, except for Total Dhamaal ) and Sanjay Dutt in lead roles. [1] Dhamaal (2007) was released on 7 September 2007 and its also spawned three direct sequels Double Dhamaal (2011) and then its sequel Total Dhamaal (2019) and then its sequel Full On Total Dhamaal (2025).

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Films

FilmRelease dateDirectorScreenwriter(s)StoryProducer(s)
Dhamaal 7 September 2007 Indra Kumar Balwinder Singh Suri Paritosh Painter Indra Kumar, Ashok Thakeria
Double Dhamaal 24 June 2011 Tushar Hiranandani
Total Dhamaal 22 February 2019Ved Prakash, Paritosh Painter, Bunty Rathore Indra Kumar Ajay Devgn, Ashok Thakeria, Indra Kumar, Markand Adhikari, Anand Pandit
Full On Total Dhamaal 14 February 2025Ved Prakash, Paritosh Painter, Bunty Rathorerowspan=2 Indra Kumar Ajay Devgn, Riteish Deshmukh, Karan Deol, Anil Kapoor, Ashish Chaudhary, Esha Gupta, Madhuri Dixit, Asrani, Boman Irani, Arshad Warsi, Javed Jaffrey, Saanand Verma, Mahesh Manjrekar, Sanjay Mishra, Ashok Thakeria, Indra Kumar, Markand Adhikari, Anand Pandit

Dhamaal (2007)

The first installment of the series, centers on the fictional incidents. The film stars Sanjay Dutt, Ritesh Deshmukh, Arshad Warsi, Aashish Chaudhary and Javed Jaffrey while Asrani, Sanjay Mishra, Vijay Raaz, Manoj Pahwa, Tiku Talsania and Prem Chopra are featured in supporting roles. [2] It is heavily inspired from the 2001 American comedy film Rat Race directed by Jerry Zucker. Dhamaal was released on 7 September 2007, and gained positive reviews. It earned ₹50.73 crore worldwide [3] The film was declared as a box-office success.

Double Dhamaal (2011)

After the success of Dhamaal Indra and Sanjay Re-unite once again for sequel. The film was titled as Dhamaal 2: 420s, but is known as Double Dhamaal or Super Kameenas and also second installment in this series. [4] The plot focused on Four idlers make elaborate plans to earn money by investing in buildings but are conned by Kabir, who leaves them unemployed and penniless. Soon, they are on the prowl to avenge their humiliation. Dhamaal 2 was released on 24 June 2011, and received mixed to negative reviews from critics upon release. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gave it a 20% rotten rating. Mayank Shekhar of the Hindustan Times rated the film with 1 out of 5 stars. [5] According to Box Office India, the film had a good opening of 60 - 70% collections. At a few multiplexes, such as, Spice Noida, E Square Pune and Wave Ludhiana, the film almost opened at a 100% response. [6] The film collected approximately ₹76.1 million net on its first day, according to Box Office India. The movie grossed ₹700 million worldwide. Box Office India finally declared it a "Average". [7] [8] The movie was remade in Tamil in 2000 as Sudhandhiram .

Total Dhamaal (2019)

A sequel, Total Dhamaal, was commissioned after the release of the previous film and was also directed by Indra, with both Riteish Deshmukh and Jaaved Jaaferi reprising their roles and Ajay Devgn, Anil Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit were new additions in cast playing leading roles. [9] [10] Sanjay Dutt and some other actors which were in the previous two parts were not in this third installment.

The film focused on When a plane carrying a thief's treasure crashes in Janakpur, a group of eccentric people and seasoned con artists compete against each other to find it first. Total Dhamaal was released on 22 February 2019, [11] and gained positive reviews. Himesh Mankad from Koimoi gives 3 star out of 5 says "Total Dhamaal is a fair clean entertainer that can be enjoyed with the entire family. It's definitely an improvement over previous installment Double Dhamaal". [12] In opening week the film grossed ₹150 crore (US$18 million). In 12 days of its release the film crossed ₹200 crore (US$24 million) mark in gross collection. [13] [14] On 20 April 2019, the film was released on Disney+ Hotstar. [15] The DVD was also released in August 2019 by Shemaroo.

Full On Dhamaal (2025)

Cast and characters

This table lists the main characters who appear in the Dhamaal Franchise.

List indicator(s)
CharacterFilm
Dhamaal
(2007)		 Double Dhamaal
(2011)		 Total Dhamaal
(2019)		 Full On Dhamaal
(2025)
Deshbandhu Roy / Lallan Riteish Deshmukh
Aditya "Adi" Shrivastava Arshad Warsi
Manav Shrivastava Jaaved Jaffrey
Anokhe Lal Shrivastava Saanand Verma
Boman ContractorAman / Prince Vithal Aashish Chaudhary Aashish Chaudhary
Kabir Nayak Sanjay Dutt Sanjay Dutt
"Babubhai / Johnny D'Costa Sanjay Mishra Sanjay Mishra
Nari ContractorHotel & Restaurant & Diner Manager Asrani
Kamini Mallika Sherawat
Kiya Nayak Kangana Ranaut
Baba Batanand Swami Satish Kaushik
Ishana / Prince Vithal Karan Deol
Guddu Rastogi Ajay Devgan
Prachi Malrotkar Rastogi Esha Gupta
Avinash "Avi" Patel Anil Kapoor
Bindiya "Bindu" Patel Madhuri Dixit
Raju Johnny Lever
Pilot Pintu Choskey Manoj Pahwa
Commissioner Shamsher Singh Boman Irani
Chinnappa Swamy Mahesh Manjrekar

Additional crew and production details

OccupationFilm
Dhamaal
(2007)		 Double Dhamaal
(2011)		 Total Dhamaal
(2019)		 Full On Total Dhamaal
(2025)
Director Indra Kumar
Producer(s)Indra Kumar, Ashok Thakeria Ajay Devgn, Ashok Thakeria, Indra Kumar, Markand Adhikari, Anand Pandit
Writer(s) - DialoguesParitosh Painter, Bunty RathoreFarhad-SajidBunty Rathore
ScreenplayParitosh Painter, Balwinder Singh Suri Tushar Hiranandani Ved Prakash, Paritosh Painter
Story Paritosh Painter Indra Kumar
CinematographyVijay AroraAseem BajajKeiko Nakahara
EditorSanjay SanklaDharmendra Sharma
MusicAdnan SamiAnand Raj AnandGourov-Roshin
Background Score Sanjoy Chowdhury Sandeep Shirodkar
Production CompaniesMaruti International Ajay Devgn FFilms, Maruti International, Sri Adhikari Brothers, Fox Star Studios, Pen India Limited, Mangal Murti Films
Distributing CompaniesBIG Pictures, Shemaroo Entertainment, Zee Studios Reliance Entertainment Fox Star Studios
Running Time137 minutes140 minutes127 minutes

Release and revenue

FilmRelease dateBudgetBox office revenueRef.
Dhamaal 7 September 2007₹10 crore (US$1.2 million)₹50 crore (US$6.0 million) [3]
Double Dhamaal 24 June 2011₹29 crore (US$3.5 million)₹71.81 crore (US$8.6 million) [16]
Total Dhamaal 22 February 2019₹90 crore (US$11 million)₹228 crore (US$27 million) [17] [14]
Full On Total Dhamaal 14 February 2025₹36 crore (US$4.3 million)₹50 crore (US$6.0 million)
Total₹168 crore (US$20 million)
(four films)		₹399.81 crore (US$48 million)
(four films)

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