A brilliant film that helped define a genre

A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

Priyadarshan became a known face in comedy after HERA PHERI(2000), followed by the dud YEH TERA GHAR YEH MERA GHAR(2001), Hungama was a comeback for him and the film did well. The film is an adaptation of Priyadarshan's own 1984 film Poochakkoru Mookkuthi; which itself was based on Charles Dickens' play, The Strange Gentleman. The film does take time to set in, with multiple stories at one GO. but the scenes between Paresh-Shoma and the entire affair angle of Paresh-Rimii and Akshaye-Shoma is hilarious though the other confusions don't get settled properly, some are left hanging midway and never settled. Aftab-Rimii angle is okay, but the love triangle does seem hasty. Rajpal's track is funny and also Shakti Kapoor's track The end is like HERA PHERI but Priyan doesn't settle all the subplots only the main storyDirection by Priyan is good Music by Nadeem Shravan is decent, Pari is melidious, while other songs are good but their placements distractParesh Rawal is the scene stealer, the actor is in character unlike his latter comedies and delivers comedy in a straight face Shoma Anand is hilarious too though she does go overboard at many places Akshaye Khanna is decent in his role, Rimii Sen in her debut with a dubbed voice is decent though she does come across too much at many places Aftab Shivdasani is decent too, though he gets less scope Rajpal Yadav is amazing in a half baked role, Manoj Joshi is okay Tiku Talsania, Sanjay Narvekar, Neena Kulkarni are okay, Jagdish(Malyalam actor) who plays the servant is superb.

Priyadarshan is widely known for his Comedy Flicks. 'Hera Pheri' is a cult classic, while 'Hulchul' & 'Malamaal Weekly', also gained a following. 'Hungama', is a yet another winning comedy from the talented filmmaker. It's Loud and Funny! It's long, but interesting at the same time.I had watched 'Hungama' during it's release, way back in 2003, and I enjoyed it. Sure, I found it outrageous, but I remember laughing loudly at a few portions. Over the years, when-ever I re-visit this comedy, It still manages to hold my attention, despite it's visible flaws.'Hungama' is the story of a bunch of misfits whose misconception about each others backgrounds end up in a series of chaotic, yet comic outcomes.An adaptation of Priyadarshan's 1984 Malayalam film 'Poochakkoru Mookkuthi', 'Hungama' is mostly an engaging fare, thanks to it's interesting and progressive screenplay, that comes in-tact with memorable dialogue and winning performances by it's talented star cast. But, the writing in the second hour, trends to drag a bit. And some portions, are loud. The climax is over-the-top, but it's funny nonetheless.Priyadarshan's direction is good. Cinematography & Editing are fair. Songs are fairly okay. Performance-Wise: Paresh Rawal is impeccable. The legendary actor plays his part with unmatchable ease. Akshaye Khanna gets it right, as always. Aftab does deliver in some portions, while Rimi Sen is ordinary. Shoma Anand is amusing. Shakti Kapoor & Tiku Talsania are superb, and bring in a host of laughs. Manoj Joshi, Rajpal Yadav, Sanjay Narvekar & Razzak Khan are funny as well.On the whole, 'Hungama' is meant for those who love Haha fares. Thumbs Up!

Basically this movie gets good when it gets into it's second half Shakti Kapoor and Rajpal Yadav are absolutely stunning they are top of the line in their roles Paresh Rawal excels in his role and the main star cast especially Akshaye Khanna delivers a great job the total misunderstandings which evolve into total chaos delivers for a total 2 and a half hour entertainer Priyadarshan's first entertainer at a crazy comedy i feel is totally worth the attempt especially when i enjoyed his comedy Hulchul which came out after Hungama the songs are OK but the best song is " Mera Dil Tere Paas Rehne Dein" Nadeem-Shravan fans strictly Inever predicted the ending of this movie but i guess it was for the better gut-bursting comedy this is ultimate hilarity at it's best that shouldn't be missed gread job from a Malayalam film director on venture on giving us some Hindi entertainment

Hungama (meaning "Confusion" in Hindi) is a comedy of errors. The only problem is among all the errors, that the audience is left wondering where the comedy was. The acting is average, with the exception of Paresh Rawal, who still manages to bring a chuckle or two. The plot is too complex to keep track of and thus gets stale very quickly, the music is ... well... never mind the music.It seems like the Hindi movie industry has run out of original ideas for comedy movies. While Hera Pheri, which was a similar movie, did have quite a few funny moments and had more originality, hungama is quite simply, a blind rip-off ... not in terms of the plot, but the comic-style.Do not waste your time with this one. You are better off watching Andaz Apna Apna or Hera Pheri a second time.3/10