There is a reason why the decade of the 70s was called the 'golden era of Hindi cinema'. In those days, Bollywood churned out several blockbusters that later became classics. From emotional family dramas to masala entertainers, and rib-tickling laugh riots, the 70s had it all.
Today we will discuss a classic comedy that was shot in less than 50 days. The movie was made out of frustration of the director. Inspired by a character from a regional film, this movie was remade six times in different languages.
The classic comedy that inspired Indian cinema is...
Gol Maal (1979), directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee (also known as Hrishi Da) and written by Rahi Masoom Raza and Sachin Bhowmick. The Hindi comedy stars, Utpal Dutt, Amol Palekar, Bindiya Goswami, David, and Deven Verma in key roles. The story of Gol Maal revolves around Ram Prasad Sharma's (Amol) simple lie to secure his job, which escalates into more complex lies when his orthodox boss Bhavai Shankar (Utpal) gets suspicious.
Gol Maal was made to battle depression In a report of Bollywood Hungama, Hrishikesh was quoted that his movie Alap with Amitabh Bachchan won critical acclaim, but it was a commercial failure. "I was completely shattered by it and went through depression for several months. To snap out of it I decided to make an out-and-out comedy," Hrishi Da said.
Gol Maal was inspired from? In the same conversation Mukherjee said that during his low phase, he happened to watch a Bangla film titled Kancha Meetha (sour .
