Dhol
Four desperate small-town friends fake romantic connections and stumble into a gangster’s absurd drum-retrieval crisis.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- breezy
- irreverent
- lazy weekend
- group comedy night
What critics said
Critics found intermittent genuine comic moments but broadly judged the film uneven and poorly made.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Sameer, Martand, Pankaj, and Gautam are broke, accident-prone friends whose plan to marry into wealth spirals into abduction and pursuit.
The friends pretend to be connected to Ritu's missing brother, while Pankaj briefly assumes the identity of her fiancé.
Gangster Zikomo abducts the friends and demands the return of his missing drum.
The film combines Hindi-language ensemble comedy with slapstick accidents, romantic deception, police pursuit, and gangster complications.
Films like Dhol, and why
Dhamaal
shared Hindi ensemble slapstick, escalating criminal complications, and friendship-driven comic chaos
Garam Masala
shared Priyadarshan-style farce, mistaken identities, and tightly interwoven misunderstandings
Hera Pheri
shared broke-friends premise, comic scheming, and fast-moving caper structure
Movie Details
- Director
- Priyadarshan
- Release Date
- 2007-09-14
- Runtime
- 145 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (57)
Cast
- Sharman Joshi
- Kunal Kemmu
- Tusshar Kapoor
- Rajpal Yadav
- Tanushree Dutta
- Om Puri
- Abhimanyu Singh
- Murali Sharma
- Asrani
- Rasika Joshi
Common questions
- What is Dhol about?
- Four desperate small-town friends fake romantic connections and stumble into a gangster’s absurd drum-retrieval crisis.
- What is Dhol like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Dhol as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Dhol violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Dhol as mild.
- What did critics think of Dhol?
- Critics found intermittent genuine comic moments but broadly judged the film uneven and poorly made.
- Which films are like Dhol?
- Films with a similar feel include Dhamaal, Garam Masala, and Hera Pheri.
- How long is Dhol?
- Dhol runs 145 minutes.
