Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- irreverent
- chaotic
- lazy sunday
- group movie night
What critics said
Critics generally found the film intermittently funny and technically polished, with strong dialogue and writing offset by a weak premise, uneven pacing, and inconsistent logic.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Veer, Dharam, and Raghuvandas become entangled through mistaken identity and concealment around the rented bungalow.
Veer’s debt to Tobu, the lottery winner’s rental, and Dharam’s arrival repeatedly compound the original financial scheme.
Veer borrows from a gangster to fund a car-race bet and then rents out the bungalow to meet the resulting pressure.
The palatial Goa bungalow houses Veer’s household, the unexpected tenant, and the returning brother, concentrating the farce in one location.
Films like All the Best: Fun Begins, and why
Golmaal: Fun Unlimited
Hindi ensemble slapstick built around mistaken identities, escalating misunderstandings, and broad comic set pieces
Hulchul
Bollywood farce combining comic chaos, identity confusion, physical humor, and an ensemble cast
Dhamaal
Fast-moving Hindi comedy of errors driven by debt, deception, romantic complications, and exaggerated character performance
Garam Masala
Mainstream Indian ensemble comedy using mistaken identity and increasingly tangled schemes for exuberant entertainment
Movie Details
- Director
- Rohit Shetty
- Release Date
- 2009-10-16
- Runtime
- 144 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (59)
Cast
- Ajay Devgn
- Sanjay Dutt
- Fardeen Khan
- Bipasha Basu
- Mugdha Godse
- Ashwini Kalsekar
- Mukesh Tiwari
- Asrani
- Johny Lever
- Sanjay Mishra
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is All the Best: Fun Begins about?
- A cash-strapped Goa band promoter turns a borrowed gangster loan and a rented bungalow into a riotous collision of mistaken identities, family secrets, and comic misadventures.
- What is All the Best: Fun Begins like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of All the Best: Fun Begins as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is All the Best: Fun Begins violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in All the Best: Fun Begins as mild.
- What did critics think of All the Best: Fun Begins?
- Critics generally found the film intermittently funny and technically polished, with strong dialogue and writing offset by a weak premise, uneven pacing, and inconsistent logic.
- Which films are like All the Best: Fun Begins?
- Films with a similar feel include Golmaal: Fun Unlimited, Hulchul, Dhamaal, and Garam Masala.
- How long is All the Best: Fun Begins?
- All the Best: Fun Begins runs 144 minutes.
- Where can I watch All the Best: Fun Begins?
- In United States, All the Best: Fun Begins is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Apple TV Store.
