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Summary
Gol Maal (1979, Hindi) has not been rated yet; 2 reviews read, is rated 7+ by Filmi (CBFC: U), and streams on Prime Video in India.
A man's simple lie to secure his job escalates into more complex lies when his orthodox boss becomes suspicious.
Where to watchAvailability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.
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Cast & crew
Cast
Directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee · written by Sachin Bhowmick & Sailesh Dey & Rahi Masoom Raza · music Rahul Dev Burman
Hrishikesh MukherjeeDirector
Sachin BhowmickWriter
Sailesh DeyWriter
Rahi Masoom RazaWriter
Rahul Dev BurmanMusic
Jaywant PathareCinematography
Subhash GuptaEditing
Amol PalekarLead
Utpal Dutt
Bindiya Goswami
Dina Pathak
Deven Verma
Manju Singh
David Abraham Cheulkar
Shubha Khote
Amitabh Bachchan
Pushpa
Harish Magan
Aanjjan Srivastav
Full crew
SoundMangesh Desai · Khan Zaman Khan
Production designAjit Banerjee
CostumeLeena Daru
LyricsGulzar
MakeupUlhas Deshmukh · Pramod Kowlekar
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Summary
A man's simple lie to secure his job escalates into more complex lies when his orthodox boss becomes suspicious.
Gol Maal (1979, Hindi) has not been rated yet; 2 reviews read, is rated 7+ by Filmi (CBFC: U), and streams on Prime Video in India.
Where to watch
Availability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.Not streaming yet
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What the critics said
2 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
The critic’s own number where they gave one
Indira Basu · 15 Jun 2017
Basu finds Gol Maal's slapstick unfunny and its gender politics regressive, but closes by telling readers to watch it anyway — not for the comedy,… Read it there →
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Where can I watch Gol Maal?
Gol Maal is streaming on OTT: Prime Video (India and the UK) and Vi Movies and TV (India). It can also be rented or bought on Amazon Video (the US and the UK). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Gol Maal?
We have read 2 reviews of Gol Maal, not yet enough to publish a Filmi Score (the score appears once at least three readings exist). They are listed below.
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