Goal (2007 Hindi film)


Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal is a 2007 Indian Hindi sports drama film which was released on 23 November 2007, produced by Ronnie Screwvala and directed by Vivek Agnihotri for UTV Motion Pictures. The film stars John Abraham, Bipasha Basu, Arshad Warsi and Boman Irani. The film's soundtrack is composed by Pritam with lyrics by Javed Akhtar. Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal is a contemporary fictional story of the South Asian community in the UK, told through the prism of professional football. The film received positive reviews though the film was only moderately successful at the box-office and was declared "Average" by Box Office India. The film was premiered in the Tous Les Cinemas du Monde section of 2007 Cannes Film Festival.
The plot is said to resemble the 2004 Hollywood movie .

Plot

The main protagonist Sunny Bhasin and signs a lucrative offer to play professionally for Millwall F.C. He later decides not to play for Millwall though, a team in South London with apparent links to the skinhead movement.

Cast

The soundtrack for the film was released on November 2007. It has been given a rating of 3 out of 5 on indiaFm.com.
Lyrics by Javed Akhtar. Background score by Sanjoy Chowdhury, the son of late Maestro Sri Salil Chowdhury.
SongSingerDuration
Billo RaniAnand Raj Anand, Richa Sharma5:33
Halla BolDaler Mehndi5:05
Hey DudeDevrat5:00
Ishq Ka KalmaNeeraj Shridhar4:44
Tara RuJaved3:51
Billo Rani Anand Raj Anand, Richa Sharma4:42

Critical reception

gave the film 3 Out of 5, saying that "On the whole, Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal has an ordinary first hour, but the post-interval portions, especially the exhilarating climax, makes up for everything."

Production

The film had the working title of Goal until August 2007.

Locations

While the film was being shot at the Millwall Football Club, Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai made a surprise appearance to watch the filming of Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal.
Old Trafford the stadium of Manchester United is shown during a scene where Tony tries to inspire the players to play for more than themselves for honour, glory and pride by telling them the story of the Munich Air Disaster and how Manchester United fought through the odds. The cast got to shoot inside the dressing room too. '

Sequel

After the release of Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal, director Vivek Agnihotri announced that there will be a sequel to the film titled Goal 2. and that the sequel would have the same principal cast of John Abraham, Arshad Warsi, Bipasha Basu and Boman Irani. However, in a talk-show where the director was present to promote his upcoming 2019 release, it has been confirmed by Vivek Agnihotri that no sequel would be made.