1979 · comedy · hindi
Gol Maal
Directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee2h 24m1979
A man's simple lie to secure his job escalates into more complex lies when his orthodox boss becomes suspicious.
Our read: Gol Maal (1979) reads as a cosy, kinetic, grounded comedy · hindi entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Cosy, kinetic, gentle comedy / hindi, grounded in texture. Redemptive, intimate, tender.
- cosy
- brisk
- gentle
- redemptive
- intimate
- funny
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