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Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal

quick review: Does racism really need promotion? How does it make sense to unite people from the sub-continent and have them alienate themselves from the world that they are living in? Don't take movies so seriously, you say? Then movies should stop taking on serious issues!
[Poster for Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal] 21 reviewers have given Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal an average rating of 1.7/5.0 (?)
3 yays
10 nays
8 so-so

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So-So by Naresh Kumar Deoshi, Apun Ka Choice ...Dear Mr. Agnihotri, admitted that racism exists in the UK. But you show it in extremes in your movie.... full review

Thumbs up by Rachel Fernandes, Business of Cinema ...Performances are good and every one fits into the roles carved out for them... full review

Thumbs down by Anand Vaishnav, Buzz18 ...None of the 'strategies' shown in the film have any logic and have little to do with real life sport.... full review

Thumbs down by Vedavyasa Bhat, DearCinema ...The movie is just too long and with a flurry of kicks, tackles and goals, you soon lose count and track of which match is being won or lost.... full review

Thumbs down by Martin D'souza, Glamsham.com ...Bad move Vivek. If you are making a movie on soccer, first understand the game.... full review

Thumbs down by Khalid Mohamed, Hindustan Times ...Also on the letdown fronts, count the unbelievably hammy performance by Boman Irani as a washed-out coach... full review

Thumbs down by Rajeev Masand, IBN Live ...never once do you get the feeling that any one of them actually loves the game. They don't deserve to win!... full review

So-So by Taran Adarsh, IndiaFM ...If the first hour is strictly okay, the pendulum swings in its favour in the second hour -- in the last 20 minutes, to be precise... full review

So-So by Praveen Lance Fernandes, indiatimes ...The chemistry between Bipasha and John just seems forced.... full review

So-So Indicine ...Whats that weird item number doing in the movie?... full review

Thumbs up Intermission, The Bookeazy Blog ...Good performances by John, Arshad and Boman... full review

So-So by Sreeram Ramachandran, M TV ...The story is cliched, but not entirely ineffective or boring.... full review

Thumbs down by Natteri Adigal, merinews ...The film is only notable for the great opportunities it had and it lost.... full review

So-So by Anupama Chopra, NDTV ...Curiously enough, a film that comments against racism has no qualms in indulging in reverse racism itself.... full review

So-So by Ashok Nayak, Now Running.com ...Arshad Warsi has the meatiest role and he is brilliant throughout.... full review

So-So by Hanumant Bhansali, Radio Sargam ...A laterally good job compared to his first film Chocolate... full review

Thumbs down by Raja Sen, Rediff ...this film is a complete and utter drag, and a case in point against thoughtless derivative sports films... full review

Thumbs down by Sonia Chopra, Sify Movies ...A rousing song later, they suddenly become superlative players.... full review

Thumbs down by Nikhat Kazmi, Times of India ...The script simply doesn’t rise above the clichés and lets down the actors who just can’t bend your emotions.... full review

Thumbs down Upper Stall ...Apart from the script, a major problem also lies in the casting... full review

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Comments (8)

Ashok:

Wasnt THAT bad.. I would say somewhere between 2 - 2.5

Some people genuinely enjoyed it.. The Manchester united scene before the interval was really great!

kiran:

The movie is not at all engrossing. Its copied from chakde but chakde is a much better effort.. give it a misss

without worrying a bit abt missing out on anything

Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal Review | DesiPundit:

[...] at Without Giving the Movie Away is supremely disappointed at this attempt at highlighting racism and feels Bollywood should stop tackling serious [...]

Amit Shukla:

"Goal" is fairly entertaining. Its tells its story in a simple, non-preachy manner. The rootless feeling among Asians leaving in an alien land is quite well-reflected - they feel unwanted and unloved. Football is their ticket to acceptance and success. True, the racism angle is handled in an amateur fashion, but we can overlook a few shortcomings because on the whole "Goal" is a feel good film which will get you smiling. John Abraham is absolutely the right choice for the role, ably supported by Arshad and Bomman. Bipasha is wasted, though she and John do have some very sweet moments together. Definitely worth a watch.

H.D.Motiramani:

Engrossing after Interval,The movie has positives as well as negatives.Positives are that Goal of John Ibrahim's Father and Tony the best player of 1985 are met in the end.The message:" you can achieve your goal if you have perceiverance" does come out. The scene of different coloured flowers and the dialogue of the wife of the coach(Boman Irani)is something that noone can ever forget.The comedy sequence on change the channel and the coach's point of argument as to why he helped is also something that will be remembered for a long time.
The negatives are also too many.Not much attention has been given to all the players. Only Captain.Sunny,Debashish,Montu and Goalkeeper get the attention whereas any outdoor game is a team effort.
The sequence of Sunny getting beaten on his nose is a bit too much of exagerration.
all said and done,The movie of the Director Vivek Agnihotri is better than his previous one named Chocolate which not many will remember.

TinuAnand:

Goal was supremely boring movie of recent times. Meetu has given some points in detailed ratings... I would have even given that... :)
This movie is a total waste of money...Recommend it to some of your friends if you want some sweet revenge :D

Alisha:

i love goal and john and arshad. they rok like hell. in our skool, we had sports day and the school soccer team did a few tricks on the song of goal, HEY DUDE! ISNT THAT COOL??!! i really wanna watch it.

Alisha:

all the people who dont like it are lame!
LOL! :))

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