T-Series Films, Devgn Films, Anand Pandit Motion Pictures, Maruti International and Panorama Studios’ Dhamaal 4 (UA) is the fourth film in the Dhamaal franchise.
There’s a huge amount of treasure hidden far, far away. Only one person, Prithvi (Upendra Limaye), knows the location of the treasure. Once Prithvi reveals where the treasure is hidden, Guddu (Ajay Devgan) goes to reclaim the treasure with Johnny (Sanjay Mishra). He is accompanied by the two children of his girlfriend, Aaliya (Esha Gupta). The children go with Guddu because he needs to win them over by bonding with them if he wants to marry Aaliya. Along the way, Adi (Arshad Warsi), brother Manav (Jaaved Jaaferi) and Adi’s wife, Rosy (Sanjeeda Shaikh), get wind of the treasure and so they also try to reach the location so that they can plunder it. Lallan (Ritesh Deshmukh), who has just married Paro (Anjali Anand), under the mistaken belief that she is a rich man’s daughter, also learns about the treasure. The newly-wed couple braves all odds to reach the venue so that they can own the treasure. Adhoora (Ravi Kishan) and his sidekick, Jheenga (Vijay Patkar), are also thirsting for the treasure. Who finally gets the treasure? Do they all come out safe after the dangerous journey to lay their hands on the wealth?
The story, written by Paritosh Painter, Balvinder Singh Suri, Bunty Rathore and Ved Prakash, is fair. Like in other films of the franchise, not much attention has been paid to logic or continuity, but the viewers will not complain about that because they know that they are in for a mad hatter comedy. The four writers’ screenplay is quite entertaining. Some of the sequences are long-drawn but the thread of comedy is kept alive all through the drama. There are some sequences which are hilarious. For example, the sequence in which a human chain is formed to save Prithvi is very funny. Similarly, the sequence in which Guddu gets injured multiple times in his unmentionable parts is a laugh riot. The sequence of Lallan fighting the tribesman is funny. Equally funny is the sequence in which Lallan and Paro, in a hot air balloon, can see death approaching them. The sequence of Adi’s leg in the cast and how Manav messes up the drama when Rosy arrives on the scene is superb and so is the crocodile sequence involving Adi, Manav and Rosy. A very good point about the screenplay is that the writers have infused separate emotional tracks in the climax, involving all the key characters. The emotions truly touch the heart. The foursome’s dialogues are suitably funny and sometimes hilarious too.
Ajay Devgan does a lovely job as Guddu. He plays the character with conviction. Ritesh Deshmukh is very good as Lallan. His facial expressions are fantastic. Arshad Warsi is completely at ease in the role of Adi. Jaaved Jaaferi is outstanding as Manav. Ravi Kishan stands his own as Adhoora. Sanjay Mishra lends remarkable support as Johnny. Esha Gupta is quite alright in a brief role as Aaliya. Sanjeeda Shaikh is very natural as Rosy. Anjali Anand leaves a wonderful impression as Paaro, especially in the emotional scenes. Upendra Limaye shines as Prithvi. Vijay Patkar is quite funny as Jheenga. Brijendra Kala has his moments as Gopaldas Seth. Akshara Padwal is natural as Amaira. Riyansh Dabhi is cute as Aarav. Rajesh Balwani makes his mark in a brief role as Seth Gareebdas. Namrata Sambherao is good as Gangubai. Bunty Rathore leaves a mark as Natthu. Bharat Bhatia (as tribal head Kabila Sardar), Saurabh Tatoba (as tribesman Chickoo), Shweta Sharda (as Rekha), Navyug Kumar (as the taxi driver), Farzil Pardiwalla (as the hot air balloon wallah), Raghuveer Rai (as the fishing boat owner), Jyantino Albuquerque (as the speed boat owner), Siddhu Altaf (as the camouflaged tribal man), Surendra Thakur (as the huge tribal man), Ashmith Vishwakarmah (as the tall ghost), Mousami Poddar (as Shabnam), and Wilson Tiger, Swatantra Bharat, Aslam Baksho, Jagjeet Jagga, Dinesh Vishwakarma and Prakhar Saxena (all six as pirates), and Ketaki Sharma (in the Kudi song) provide the desired support.
Indra Kumar’s direction is nice. He has narrated the subject in his characteristic comedy style and has also added a dash of emotions. Music (by Tanishk Bagchi, Aditya Dev, Guru Randhawa, Neelkamal Singh, Sanju Rathod, G-SPXRK (Gaurav Rathod), Gill Machhrai, Rony Ajnali and Param Raj) is quite good. The Chutney and Gulabi saree songs are hit numbers which have been used in the film, and they elevate the audience’s mood when they come on the screen. The Kudi song is entertaining. Lyrics (Kumaar, Rashmi Virag, Guru Randhawa, Gill Machhrai, Rony Ajnali, Sanju Rathod and Dheeraj Babuaan) are alright. Choreography (by Piyush-Shazia and Rahul Shetty) is quite nice. Amar Mohile’s background music is fair but could’ve been better. Sudhir Kumar Chaudhary’s cinematography is nice. R.P. Yadav’s action and stunt scenes are exciting as well as thrilling. Swapnil Bhalerao and Madhur Madhavan’s production designing is of standard. Sanjay Sankla’s editing is quite sharp.
On the whole, Dhamaal 4 is a fair entertainer. It will do reasonably well at the box-office.
Released on 10-7-’26 at Inox (daily 9 shows) and other cinemas of Bombay by Panorama Studios. Publicity: alright Opening: fair. …….Also released all over. Opening was good-average at many places.