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Total Dhamaal

Total Dhamaal is an Indian 2019 Hindi-language adventure comedy film directed, co-produced and written by Indra Kumar. The third installment of the Dhamaal franchise, it is the continuation and soft reboot of the 2007 film Dhamaal, and based loosely on the 1963 Hollywood film It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, with some scenes borrowed from 2015 film Vacation. Total Dhamaal features a large ensemble cast including Riteish Deshmukh, Arshad Warsi, Javed Jaffrey, Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Mishra, Anil Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit. Johnny Lever and Manoj Pahwa in supporting roles with Pitobash Tripathy, Esha Gupta and Boman Irani in cameo appearances. Sonakshi Sinha also made a special appearance in the song "Mungda". Production of the film began in March 2017. Deshmukh, Warsi and Jaffrey were chosen to be a part of Total Dhamaal too. Meanwhile, Devgn, Kapoor and Dixit were added to the cast as well. Principal photography of Total Dhamaal began in January 2018. Devgn also co-produced the film. Filming concluded in August 2018. The official teaser of the film was released on 19 January 2019 following which the trailer was launched on 21 January. Due to the Pulwama Attack held on 14 February, the film was not released in Pakistan. The film was theatrically released on 22 February 2019. It grossed over ₹2 billion worldwide within twelve days of its release. Earning ₹2.28 billion worldwide.