Gol Maal

Gol Maal
Gol Maal
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Written by	Rahi Masoom Raza (dialogues)
Screenplay by	Sachin Bhowmick
Story by	Sailesh Dey
Produced by	N. C. Sippy
Starring	Utpal Dutt; Amol Palekar; Bindiya Goswami
Music by	R.D. Burman
Release date	20 April 1979;
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Gol Maal (transl. Messed up [or] Hanky Panky) 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).

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