35 Years of #Maalamaal (25/11/88)

“Maalamaal” is a 1988 Hindi comedy film. It stars Naseeruddin Shah and Satish Shah and was directed by Kawal Sharma. The film draws inspiration from the 1985 English movie “Brewster’s Millions,” which was adapted from George Barr McCutcheon’s 1902 novel of the same name. There have been multiple adaptations of this novel, including a Broadway play in 1906. A notable feature of “Maalamaal” is the guest appearance of the famous cricketer Sunil Gavaskar.

The cast includes Naseeruddin Shah, Poonam Dhillon, Mandakini, Satish Shah, Aditya Pancholi, Dalip Tahil, Amjad Khan, Harindranath Chattopadhyay, Bharat Bhushan, Praveen Kumar Sobti, Sunil Gavaskar, Lalita Pawar, Jankidas, Yunus Parvez, and Jack Gaud.

The film was written by Charandas Shokh, produced by Bipan K. Dewan, with cinematography by Pratap Sinha. Kewal Sharma edited the film, and the music was composed by Anu Malik with lyrics by Indivar.