Film

Golmaal Again

Name: Golmaal Again
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Action, Fantasy
Released: 2017
Cast: Ajay Devgn, Arshad Warsi, Tusshar Kapoor, Shreyas Talpade, Kunal Kemmu

Comedy

Golmaal Again is a Hindi horror-comedy where a group of friends inherit a haunted mansion and must contend with both the ghost and each other. It's loud, silly, and deeply committed to its chaos—broad slapstick and jump scares in equal measure. For anyone who loves ensemble comedies that don't take themselves seriously for a second.

TMDb rating

2.7

Should you watch it?

Watch it if you enjoy loud, physical farce where a ghost story is an excuse for slapstick, and you don't mind a long-running series leaning into its own chaos.

Skip it if the humour is broad and loud, the horror is mostly a pretext for slapstick, and at two and a half hours it can wear thin.

What it asks of you: Expect a long, loud sitting: over two and a half hours of nonstop noise and gags, with little quiet between set pieces to catch your breath.

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