Goal (2007 Hindi film)
| Goal | |
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Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Vivek Agnihotri |
| Written by | Screenplay: Rohit Malhotra Vikramaditya Motwane Dialogues: Anurag Kashyap Rohit Malhotra |
| Story by | Rohit Malhotra |
| Produced by | Ronnie Screwvala |
| Starring | John Abraham Bipasha Basu Arshad Warsi Boman Irani |
| Cinematography | Attar Singh Saini |
| Edited by | Hemal Kothari |
| Music by | Songs: Pritam Background Score: Sanjoy Chowdhury |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | UTV Motion Pictures |
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Running time | 167 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹190 million |
| Box office | ₹217.2 million |
Goal (marketed as Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal; transl. Get Set Goal) is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language sports drama film directed by Vivek Agnihotri and produced by Ronnie Screwvala under the banner UTV Motion Pictures. The film stars John Abraham, Bipasha Basu, Arshad Warsi, and Boman Irani. The soundtrack was composed by Pritam with lyrics written by Javed Akhtar, while the background score was composed by Sanjoy Chowdhury.
The story follows the South Asian community in the United Kingdom, told through the setting of professional football. Released on 23 November 2007, Goal received negative reviews from critics. It performed moderately at the box office and was declared "average" by Box Office India.
The film was also screened in the Tous Les Cinémas du Monde (World Cinema) section of the 2007 Cannes Film Festival.