The wait is finally getting shorter. Advance bookings for Dhamaal 4 have opened in limited capacity in Mumbai and Delhi-NCR, and you can already feel the buzz picking up among fans who have been missing this kind of madcap comedy for years.
Directed by Indra Kumar, the film brings back the original gang — Ajay Devgn, Riteish Deshmukh, Arshad Warsi and Jaaved Jaaferi — along with Sanjay Mishra, Ravi Kishan and a solid supporting cast that includes Sanjeeda Shaikh and Esha Gupta. The story follows the boys on another crazy treasure hunt, and from the trailer it looks like the film stays true to the franchise’s loud, silly and heartwarming formula that worked so well in the earlier parts.
Bookings started a few days ago in these two major circuits, and early reports suggest a steady start. Some shows, especially the evening and night ones, are already seeing decent interest from families planning their weekend outing. It’s not a full nationwide opening yet, which is common these days to build momentum closer to release, but the response in these key markets has been encouraging enough to make the makers happy.
What’s working in its favour is the nostalgia factor. A lot of people grew up watching the first Dhamaal and still remember how it felt like pure, no-nonsense entertainment. Ajay Devgn, who is also producing the film, has spoken about wanting to bring back that same energy, and the trailer seems to have struck the right chord with audiences looking for clean, massy comedy.
With just four days left for the July 10 worldwide release, the limited advance booking is doing exactly what it’s supposed to — keeping the conversation alive. Full bookings across the country are expected to open any day now, and once that happens the real picture will become clearer.
For now, fans in Mumbai and Delhi-NCR have already started locking their seats. The rest of the country is waiting for its turn, and it won’t be long before theatre lobbies start echoing with that familiar Dhamaal energy again.