Hungama (2003 film)

146 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageHindiBudget₹6 crore ^[1]Box office₹20.24 crore ^[1]

Hungama (transl. Mayhem) is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language comedy film co-written and directed by Priyadarshan and produced by Venus Records & Tapes. The film stars Akshaye Khanna, Paresh Rawal, Aftab Shivdasani, and Rimi Sen, while Shakti Kapoor, Rajpal Yadav, Tiku Talsania, and Shoma Anand play supporting roles. It is a remake of Priyadarshan's own 1984 Malayalam film Poochakkoru Mookkuthi,.^[2][3][4]

Anjali Patekar arrives in Mumbai looking for a job. To secure lodging from a paranoid landlord, Popat, she fakes a marriage to Nandu Apte, an aspiring musician who has run away from home. Jeetu Sahai starts an electronics business after robbing his miserly father. His friend Anil woos Madhuri, the daughter of criminal Teja, by pretending to be millionaire businessman Radhe Shyam Tiwari's son, and conspires with Tiwari's servant Pandu to secure a marriage with her. Meanwhile, Radhe Shyam Tiwari and his wife, also named Anjali, decide to leave their village and shift to Mumbai, prompting Anil to flee. Teja approaches Tiwari to discuss the marriage and accuses him of lying when he claims to have no knowledge of his supposed son. Anjali Tiwari accuses her husband of having an extramarital affair.

Anjali visits Tiwari's mansion looking for a job, while Jeetu goes there to fix equipment and mistakes her for Tiwari's daughter. Later on, she applies for a position at Jeetu's store, who hires her in an attempt to woo her. Anjali continues the pretense, and Jeetu starts dropping her off at Tiwari's mansion every day. Radhe Shyam spots Jeetu outside his house as he does so, with his wife spotting the other Anjali at the same time. Both Tiwaris become convinced that their spouses are having an affair with their younger counterparts.

Nandu falls for Anjali, while the landlord Popat's wife Dulari falls for him and asks him to elope. When Anjali reveals her proposed marriage to Raja, the son of her village's landlord, Nandu scares him away when he arrives in Mumbai. Raja hides at Welcome Lodge, where Anil too is hiding. Teja learns of Anil's location and arrives at the lodge, but in confusion, beats up Raja instead. Meanwhile, Anjali, unable to keep up with her lies, skips work. A worried Jeetu storms up to Tiwari and demands that he let him marry Anjali, while Tiwari, believing that he is talking about his wife, starts a feud with him.

Nandu lies to Dulari about waiting for her at Welcome Lodge. She takes the help of a corrupt policeman, Waghmare, to pick him up, but he mistakenly picks up an insane Raja, who fights back and leads Waghmare and the lodge staff into a chase. Jeetu arrives at Tiwari's house, and to clear up the misunderstanding, they call Anjali, who tells them the truth. Teja reappears furious about the marriage and takes them all to his warehouse. Nandu's family offers a reward to return him home, prompting Popat to chase him. They end up at Teja's warehouse, along with Raja and his pursuers, where a fight ensues until the police arrives. Jeetu and Nandu confront Anjali and profess their love, making her choose. She chooses Nandu, and Jeetu quietly agrees.

• Paresh Rawal as Radheshyam Tiwari
• Akshaye Khanna as Jeetu Sahai (a.k.a. Jeetu Videocon)
• Aftab Shivdasani as Nandan "Nandu" Apte
• Rimi Sen as Anjali Patekar
• Shoma Anand as Anjali Pandey Tiwari (Radheshyam's Wife)
• Shakti Kapoor as "Raddiwala" Teja Bhai (a.k.a. Kachra Seth)
• Rajpal Yadav as Raja / Tulsi Das Khan
• Tiku Talsania as Popat Seth, Nandu & Anjali's landlord
• Neena Kulkarni as Renuka Sahai, Jeetu's Mother
• Amit Divetia as Advocate Chandra Kanth Sahai, Jeetu's miserly father & Radhe's legal advisor
• Upasna Singh as Dulari Seth (Popat's Wife)
• Manoj Joshi as Inspector Anand Waghmare
• Sanjay Narvekar as Anil Singh / Munna Tiwari (Radhe's fake son)
• Razak Khan as Babu Bisleri (A worker at Welcome Lodge)
• Amin Gazi as Bholu Singh
• Jagadish as Pandu Rajan (Radhe's servant)
• Nandhu as Tejas Iyer (Welcome Lodge manager)
• V. B. K. Menon as Kachra Seth's henchman
• Jyothi Joshi as Madhuri K. Seth (Teja Bhai's daughter)
• Shaan as Himself in the song "Chain Aapko Mila"
• Sadhana Sargam as Herself in the song "Chain Aapko Mila"
• Varun Seth as Babban
• Donny Kapoor as Anjali's friend
• Anu Ansari as Nurse
• Jaydutt Vyas as Nandu's manager

For Hungama, the first day of shooting took place in Chennai, where the movie's climax was filmed right on the first day. ^[5]

Hungama
Soundtrack album by Nadeem–Shravan
Released	22 May 2003
Genre	Film soundtrack
Length	30:45
Label	Venus Worldwide Entertainment Pvt.Ltd
Nadeem–Shravan chronology
Qayamat: City Under Threat (2003) Hungama (2003) Footpath (2003 film) (2003)

The music of Hungama was composed by Nadeem–Shravan and lyrics penned down by Sameer.

The film grossed ₹20.24 crore worldwide, against a budget of ₹6 crore.^[1]

Taran Adarsh of IndiaFM gave the film 2 out of 5, writing, "On the whole, HUNGAMA is a light entertainer with several hilarious moments."^[6] Ronjita Kulkarni of Rediff.com called it a "confusing comedy," writing, "The film has too many sub-plots and too many characters. The result is that all the characters are half-baked and shallow."^[7]

In November 2019, Priyadarshan announced Hungama 2 with Paresh Rawal, Shilpa Shetty, Meezaan Jafri and Pranitha Subhash in lead roles. The filming started on 6 January 2020 in Mumbai. The film was scheduled to be released on 14 August 2020 but delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic.^[8][9] The film was released on Disney+ Hotstar on 23 July 2021 owing to closure of cinemas due to COVID-19 Pandemic.^[10]

• Hungama on YouTube
• Hungama at IMDb
• Hungama at Rotten Tomatoes