Khosla Ka Ghosla!

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Khosla Ka Ghosla!-360P

I am often surprised that the idea of police and government corruption is so ubiquitous in Indian films. While corruption is, unfortunately, found everywhere, the fact that the movies from India talk about it so much is a surprise to a westerner. When the film begins, Kamal (Anupam Kher) has a horrible dream that he's died and no one in particular is sad. In fact, in the dream his wife and kids are much more concerned about more mundane things such as how to feed all the guests and not wanting to miss a day's pay by staying home!! So when he awakens, Kamal is worried all about his legacy...thank Heaven he has bought some land on which he can build his retirement home. However, when he takes his family to see the place, they find that some rich jerk has simply stolen the property and put a wall around it...and a nasty bodyguard to keep this family off their own land!! Naturally, his children are angry but Kamal tells them to relax...they can work it out with Mr. Khurana who is claiming the property. Well, they can't! The crook demands they pay him for their land...and the local police are bought and paid for by this rich crook. So what do you do when you can't find satisfaction any other way? Yep, they decide to rob Khurana...and to do it, they'll get the money needed to buy back their own property from Khurana himself! To do it, they decide to offer to sell Khurana some amazing property and allow his greed to get the better of him...and, of course, the property will not be real. So how, exactly, will they pull this off? See the film. This film is a bit unusual because it has no song or dance numbers. Now not all Indian films have these lavish dance numbers...but so many of the ones they export here to the States usually do. And, fortunately, while the film is a comedy, it's much more restrained and subtle than many of the other Indian comedies I've seen. I'm no expert on their films, but I liked this one. It had an interesting story and nice acting. Heck, I always like Anupam Kher in films! Well worth seeing.

Everyone dreams of owning their dream home, but for a middle class family in Delhi the dream is almost at the point of achieving when it is rudely shattered. Mr. Khosla (Anupam Kher) sinks all his life savings into buying a plot of land in South Delhi. Then the nightmare starts, the plot is occupied by an unscrupulous wheeler dealer (Boman Irani) and the Kholsas are left to either re-buy the land or abandon all thoughts of owning it. Throw into this mix the Khosla children, the 'healthy' daughter Nikki (Rupam Bajwa), the serious computer engineer son Cherry (Pravin Dabas), and the no good son Bunty (Ranbir Shorey), the engineer's girlfriend Meghna (Tara Sharma), and a theatrical troupe (led by Navin Nischol as Bapu and Nitish Pandey as his secretary), and several others. The mixture is stirred and a fabulous concoction emerges! The Khoslas' attempts to win back their land begin with the surreal "Jai Bajrang Bali" wrestler gang and end with a crafty scheme the execution of which is worth the cost of your ticket money. The movie begins as a sort of comedy but turns into a scathing commentary on the law and order and socio-political situation in the capital. As the Khoslas run from pillar to post to get justice, the seamy side of the politicians and the public servants is slowly revealed. The movie shows us that not all con men (and women) live in lavish farmhouses and wear slick clothes and dark glasses! The acting is superb - Anupam Kher and Boman Irani vie for top acting honors with excellent performances, every one else is very good but I particularly liked Navin Nischol as Bapu - the superb actor but naive man. The setting is authentic, Delhi and its surroundings are chaotic and very real. The ending is not particularly authentic, but it does give you a sense of hope in this movie that otherwise is best thought of as a sad commentary on the situation in the homeland. It deserves top marks - for me only two things jarred a bit. Anupam Kher's morning ablutions were sort of 'railway station third class waiting room' like but the rest of his persona was that of a semi-sophisticate. Meghna had a strange accent that one would associate with a non-native Hindi speaker, but I did like her acting and character otherwise. All in all this is excellent fare - and it is a must watch!

This film belongs to Anupam Kher. Such is his performance, that one feels anger, pity, sorrow and hatred alongside him. He creates sheer magic with his character (a meek, hardworking 50-something father of three) and nurtures it to what is befittingly a happy end. Khosla ka Ghosla is a quick witted, light hearted comedy/drama that has kept up to the potential of its star cast. Boman Irani (fresh of the success of Munnabhai) delivers yet another masterpiece. You try not to hate his character, but fail on every count. The surprise package of the film has to be Ranvir Shorey. He has grown by leaps and bounds as an actor and has matured immensely from his VJing days. He has essayed his role with a lot of self-exuding method and panache. Parvin Dabbas and Tara Sharma have quick sharp performances. As I mentioned, you really can't fault the star cast. If there is a downside to the film, it has to be in its appeal to the masses. This reflects in the film being an honest to goodness story that fails to connect with the everyday 'junta'. Indian cinema is coming of age and this is yet another step in the right direction. 7.5/10

a comedy movie like all other Hindi comedy movies at that time.nothing special.a person's land is grabbed by a corrupt business man.he and his family members tries to get it back through some tricks and tactics.casting is not that bad, but after a specific time all of them failed to give a more natural performance.some overacting comedies and weak script makes the movie just an average one.anyway those who like these type of happy comedy movies, just try it.

Very original and well made with great acting,Khosla ka Ghosla is really one of the better bollywood movies made at low cost. Boman Irani is just too good as a crooked property dealer,he delivers another masterpiece. Ranvir Shorey comes good again after Pyar ke Side Effects.I have never seen such a good Vj turned actor. :) Anupam Kher,Parvin Dabbas,Tara Sharma,Vinay Pathak,Navin Nischol all of them are very good in their roles. The originality,simplicity of every character and script are strong points of the movie,and it struck right at time,when demolitions in Delhi are being carried out.

When I first heard about the movie "Khosla Ka Ghosla", I thought it is yet another nonsensical comedy. But now after seeing the movie I feel that the makers of the movie could have done even better had they not used the current title. I don't say that the title is not apt for the movie but at first instance it gives a totally different impression of what the movie is going to be like than it actually is. Kamal Kishore Khosla (Anupam Kher) is just another head of a middle-class family who spends his entire life's earning to buy a plot in Delhi. He wants to build a new house for his family that has his wife (Kiran Juneja), his elder son Balwant(Ranveer Shourie), his second son Chirounjilal (Parvin Dabas) and his daughter. Chirounjilal works for an MNC and is trying hard to get out of the country and his elder brother Balwant is just another unemployed big-on-plans self-proclaimed genius. Boman Irani(Khurana) is a rich businessman who illegally takes possession of the plot of land that Khosla had bought for building his dream house. The estate agent who sold the plot to Khosla is a member of Khurana's team. The offer the agent makes on behalf of Khurana to Khosla is buying the plot at half the market value (the amount Khosla had already paid). The movie is very close to reality. Many such incidents take place in Delhi NCR. I myself have heard about many such cases which were common when Gurgaon was not as developed as it is now. Getting back to the movie, the rest of it shows how The Khoslas try to get back possession of their plot leaving no stone unturned and turn out to be successful too. All the actors starting from Anupam Kher and Boman Irani to Navin Nishchol and Parvin Dabas have performed very well. And not to forget the quick-witted one-liners by Ranveer Shourie that compel you to giggle even in a movie like this.

In the beginning, i thought that it was a pure comedy movie. It was a bit slow in the beginning but later on it turned out to be a nice informative flick. Had a pinch of romance also. The movie tells us how some people help you in your bad times and how some are the other way. Khosla's role (played by Anupem Kher) was finely played and he was entertaining as ever. As the title suggests, the movie revolves around how khosla's try to get back their home from a bad guy. They try all means from being straight and then finally how they manage with other means to get back their plot. You can compare the title even with 'Lage Raho Munnabhai'. The movie is also very inspiring. Khosla had two sons, both tried their ways of getting back the plot and how the one ( computer engineer from IITD ( i saw him wearing IIT-DELHI T-shirt) ) makes a plan along with one of his Visa granting chap to get their plot back. Earlier they tried police, social groups and also wrestlers but all in vain. Police and even social workers were also up for money. Everybody, all khoslas and the bad guy did superb acting and portrayal of the society today. Overall, a great movie to watch with your family and kids.

the Movie goes at a right pace till the end.. its still predictable though All characters did good role and no over action.. liked it ..... ... it should have been a little brisker like more role for the balwant should be good...he did well for the role ........ tara sharma looks cute for her role... liked her voice very much parvin dabas did his role aptly for the character Anupum kher is natural boman was apt for the role of kurana unanswered questions.... 1 so does he get the money back for the visa work or not... 2 what happens if khurana finds these guys in Delhi again... cos its possible 3 what does balwant do all day