Gogola (film)

Gogola

Directed by

Balwant B Dave

Producer

T.M. Rai

Music by

Frank and Rai

Distributor

Indra Danush Films

This is article about the film. For the monster, visit Gogola.

“	An action packed story of a sea-monster with thrills, suspense and what not?	„
	— Promotional poster tagline^[1]

Gogola is an Indian giant monster film, produced and distributed by Indra Danush Films. The country's sole entry in the genre, it was released to theaters in 1966. It is now considered a lost film, with only stills, a censor script, and the soundtrack still available.

Plot

Disclaimer: As Gogola is a lost film, this synopsis is derived from articles by Mike Barnum and Rajesh Devraj.^[2]^[3]

A group of teenagers holding a beach party witness a giant reptilian monster, Gogola, emerge from the ocean. They inform the Mumbai police, who refuse to believe them until more eyewitnesses come forward. Gogola soon makes landfall and attacks Mumbai, prompting a military response. Tanks and planes drive him back into the sea, then break off the attack out of concern that they lack jurisdiction. Undaunted, the monster soon returns.

The scientist father of Asha, one of the teenagers who first sighted Gogola, prepares a poison to destroy the menace. Kumar, another witness, volunteers to administer the poison underwater, while his rival Lacchoo plots to kill him, claim Asha for his own, and take credit for Gogola's destruction.

Staff

Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.

Directed by Balwant B Dave
Produced by T.M. Rai
Music by Frank and Rai
Special effects by Balwant B Dave

Cast

Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.

Azaad Irani as Kumar
Nayam Palli as Asha
Polson
Rani
Bhale Rao
Tabassum

Appearances

Monsters

Gogola

Weapons, vehicles and races

Unspecified tanks and planes

Production

The Gogola suit was constructed by special effects D.S. Malvankar and inhabited by at least two actors.^[3]

Gallery

Main article: Gogola (film)/Gallery.

Soundtrack

Main article: Gogola (film)/Soundtrack.

Theatrical releases

India - 1966

Videos

The soundtrack for Gogola

External links

List of shots removed by the Central Board of Film Classification

References

This is a list of references for Gogola (film). These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: ^[1]

↑
↑ Barnum, Mike (6 May 2012). "Fun With Filmi Ads…the Bollywood Godzilla…GOGOLA!". Pedro (The Ape Bomb) Blog.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Devraj, Rajesh (20 March 2016). "Films that are 50: 'Gogola? Kaun Gogola? Bada janwar? OK! OK!'". Scroll.

Films

Godzilla films

Showa era

Godzilla (1954) • Godzilla Raids Again (1955) • King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) • Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) • Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) • Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) • Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) • Son of Godzilla (1967) • Destroy All Monsters (1968) • All Monsters Attack (1969) • Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) • Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972) • Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) • Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) • Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)

Heisei era

The Return of Godzilla (1984) • Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989) • Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) • Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992) • Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993) • Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994) • Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)

Millennium era

Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999) • Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000) • Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) • Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002) • Godzilla: Tokyo SOS (2003) • Godzilla Final Wars (2004)

Reiwa era

Live action	Shin Godzilla (2016) • Godzilla Minus One (2023)

Animated	GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters (2017) • GODZILLA: City on the Edge of Battle (2018) • GODZILLA: The Planet Eater (2018)

American films

GODZILLA (1998) • Godzilla (2014) • Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) • Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) • Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)

Short films

"Godzilla vs. Charles Barkley" (1992) • Monster Planet of Godzilla (1994) • Godzilla: The Real 4-D (2017) • Dream Challenge: Godzilla Appears in Sukagawa (2019) • "The Faceless Star" (2019) • Godzilla vs. Evangelion: The Real 4-D (2019) • Godzilla Interception Operation Awaji attraction video (2020) • Godzilla Appears at Godzilla Fest (2020) • Godzilla the Ride: Giant Monsters Ultimate Battle (2021) • "The Impact of a Blue Day" (2021) • Godzilla vs. Hedorah (2021) • Godzilla vs. the Tigers (2022) • Godzilla vs. Gigan Rex (2022) • Fest Godzilla 3: Gigan Attacks (2022) • "GO YOUR WAY" (2023) • Godzilla vs. Megalon (2023) • Fest Godzilla 4: Operation Jet Jaguar (2023)

Gamera films

Shōwa period	Gamera the Giant Monster (1965) • Gamera vs. Barugon (1966) • Gamera vs. Gyaos (1967) • Gamera vs. Viras (1968) • Gamera vs. Guiron (1969) • Gamera vs. Jiger (1970) • Gamera vs. Zigra (1971) • Gamera Super Monster (1980)

Heisei period	Gamera the Guardian of the Universe (1995) • Gamera 2: Attack of Legion (1996) • Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999) • Gamera the Brave (2006)

Short films	Gamera vs. Garasharp (1991) • GAMERA (2015)

King Kong films

King Kong (1933) • Son of Kong (1933) • King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) • King Kong Escapes (1967) • King Kong (1976) • King Kong Lives (1986) • The Mighty Kong (1998) • Kong: King of Atlantis (2005) • King Kong (2005) • Kong: Return to the Jungle (2006) • Kong: Skull Island (2017) • Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) • Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)

Other Toho films

Shōwa period	Ramayana (1940s) • Invisible Man (1954) • Half Human (1955) • Rodan (1956) • The Mysterians (1957) • The H-Man (1958) • Varan (1958) • The Three Treasures (1959) • Battle in Outer Space (1959) • The Secret of the Telegian (1960) • The Human Vapor (1960) • Mothra (1961) • The Last War (1961) • Gorath (1962) • Matango (1963) • Atragon (1963) • Dogora (1964) • Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965) • The War of the Gargantuas (1966) • The Killing Bottle (1967) • Latitude Zero (1969) • Konto 55: The Great Outer Space Adventure (1969) • Space Amoeba (1970) • Daigoro vs. Goliath (1972) • Submersion of Japan (1973) • ESPY (1974) • Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974) • The War in Space (1977) • Magnitude 7.9 (1980) • Bye-Bye Jupiter (1984) • Princess from the Moon (1987)

Heisei period	Cyber Cop (1989) • Gunhed (1989) • Mikadoroid (1991) • Reiko, Psyche Resurrected (1991) • Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon (1994) • Rebirth of Mothra (1996) • Rebirth of Mothra 2 (1997) • Rebirth of Mothra 3 (1998) • Super Fleet Sazer-X the Movie (2005) • Sinking of Japan (2006) • Go! Godman (2008) • Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 1 (2015) • Attack on Titan the Movie: Part 2 (2015)

Reiwa period	Monster Hunter (2020) • The Great Yokai War: Guardians (2021) • Shin Ultraman (2022) • yokaipedia (2022)

Other Daiei films

The Invisible Man Appears (1949) • Warning from Space (1956) • The Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly (1957) • Killer Whale (1962) • Daimajin (1966) • Return of Daimajin (1966) • Wrath of Daimajin (1966) • Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts (1969)

Other Japanese films

Shōwa period	Japanese King Kong (1933) • The Great Buddha Arrival (1934) • The King Kong that Appeared in Edo (1938) • Magic Serpent (1966) • The X from Outer Space (1967) • Gappa (1967) • The Last Dinosaur (1977) • Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds (1977) • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)

Heisei period	The Cat (1991) • Sakuya (2000) • Wanigon vs. Gamaron (2000) • The Great Yokai War (2005) • Negadon: The Monster from Mars (2005) • Reigo: King of the Sea Monsters (2008) • Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit (2008) • Geharha: The Dark and Long Haired Monster‎ (2009) • Demeking, the Sea Monster (2009) • Raiga: God of the Monsters (2009) • Death Kappa (2010) • The God of Clay (2011) • A Giant Warrior Descends on Tokyo (2012) • Jellyfish Eyes (2013) • Day of the Kaiju (2014) • Love & Peace (2015) • Kaiju Mono (2016) • The Great Buddha Arrival (2018) • Kaiju Ward Gallas (2019)

Reiwa period	God Raiga vs. King Ohga: War of the Monsters (2019) • The Great Actress Reiko Inui (2019) • Howl from Beyond the Fog (2019) • Monster Seafood Wars (2020) • The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8 (2020) • Nezura 1964 (2021) • Yatsuashi (2021) • What to Do with the Dead Kaiju? (2022) • Yuzo the Biggest Battle in Tokyo (2022) • AKARI (2022) • Hoshi 35 (2023) • Brush of the God (2024) • "Foodlosslla: What Should Humanity Do!?" (2024) • Kaiju: Island of Fire (TBA)

Miscellaneous

Films	The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953) • The Giant Behemoth (1959) • Gorgo (1961) • Bulgasari (1962) • Gogola (1966) • Space Monster Wangmagwi (1967) • Yongary, Monster from the Deep (1967) • APE (1976) • The Mighty Peking Man (1977) • Pulgasari (1985) • Reptilian (1999) • Cloverfield (2008) • 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) • Colossal (2016) • The Cloverfield Paradox (2018) • Rampage (2018) • Notzilla (2019) • untitled Cloverfield sequel (TBA)

Documentaries	Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection (1986) • Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1998) • GAMERA1999 (1999) • Bringing Godzilla Down to Size (2008) • The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga (2019) • Yonggary Chronicle Project (2019) • Godzilla's Leading Ladies (2020)

Fan films	Bambi Meets Godzilla (1969) • Gamera 4: Truth (2003) • Waiting for Gorgo (2009) • G vs. G (2019) • Godziban (2019) • Heritage (2020) • Coming Out (2020) • Wolfman vs. Godzilla (TBA)

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@@ Line 9: / Line 9: @@
 |name         =''Gogola''
 |dt = ''Gogola'' (1966)
-|director     =Balwant Dave
+|director     =Balwant B Dave
-|producer     =T. M. Rai
+|producer     =T.M. Rai
 |composer     =Frank and Rai
 |distributor  =Indra Danush Films
@@ Line 16: / Line 16: @@
 :''This is article about the film. For the monster, visit [[Gogola]].''
 {{Quote|An action packed story of a sea-monster with thrills, suspense and what not?|Promotional poster tagline<ref>[[File:Gogola promotional poster.jpg|200px]]</ref>}}
-'''''Gogola''''' is an Indian [[tokusatsu]] [[kaiju]] film, produced and distributed by Indra Danush Films. Obviously, ''Gogola'' was made as a parody at [[Toho]]'s ''Godzilla'' movies. It copies many aspects of the original ''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'', such as plot and titular monster's abilities. The film was released to Indian theaters on January 1, 1966. At this time it is considered to be lost. Only several photos, theatrical posters and soundtrack of the film survived.
+'''''Gogola''''' is an Indian giant monster film, produced and distributed by Indra Danush Films. The country's sole entry in the genre, it was released to theaters in 1966. It is now considered a lost film, with only stills, a censor script, and the soundtrack still available.
 ==Plot==
-At the beginning of the film a group of teens see a giant reptilian monster, called [[Gogola]]. They run to the police and tell them about this, but the police are sceptical. They tell other people about a giant monster but no one want to listen them. Later the monster comes from the sea and begins attacking Mumbai. The military attacks him but the monster is intact. Gogola destroys the city and goes back to the sea.
+{{Disclaimer|As ''Gogola'' is a lost film, this synopsis is derived from articles by Mike Barnum and Rajesh Devraj.}}<ref name="Barnum">{{cite web|url=https://pedrotheapebomb.wordpress.com/2012/05/06/fun-with-filmi-ads-the-bollywood-godzilla-gogola/|title=Fun With Filmi Ads…the Bollywood Godzilla…GOGOLA!|author=Barnum, Mike|date=6 May 2012|work=Pedro (The Ape Bomb) Blog}}</ref><ref name="Devraj">{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/805383/films-that-are-50-gogola-kaun-gogola-bada-janwar-ok-ok|title=Films that are 50: ‘Gogola? Kaun Gogola? Bada janwar? OK! OK!’|author=Devraj, Rajesh|date=20 March 2016|work=Scroll}}</ref>
+A group of teenagers holding a beach party witness a giant reptilian monster, [[Gogola]], emerge from the ocean. They inform the Mumbai police, who refuse to believe them until more eyewitnesses come forward. Gogola soon makes landfall and attacks Mumbai, prompting a military response. Tanks and planes drive him back into the sea, then break off the attack out of concern that they lack jurisdiction. Undaunted, the monster soon returns.
-Meanwhile a scientist inventes a poison that can kill Gogola. But he doesn't want to kill the monster, unlike his girlfriend, who wants to kill Gogola. The enemy of the scientist follows him and kills him, because he wants to appropriate the poison and scientist's girlfriend. At the end, Gogola kills him before dying through poison.
+The scientist father of Asha, one of the teenagers who first sighted Gogola, prepares a poison to destroy the menace. Kumar, another witness, volunteers to administer the poison underwater, while his rival Lacchoo plots to kill him, claim Asha for his own, and take credit for Gogola's destruction.
 ==Staff==
 {{Staffs
-|Directed by=Balwant Dave
+|Directed by|Balwant B Dave
-|Produced by=T. M. Rai
+|Produced by|T.M. Rai
-|Music by=Frank and Rai
+|Music by|Frank and Rai
-|Special effects by=Balwant Dave}}
+|Special effects by|Balwant B Dave
-*Creature design by D. S. Malvankar
+}}
 ==Cast==
 {{Cast
-|Azaad Irani|Azad
+|Azaad Irani|Kumar
-|Nayam Palli|
+|Nayam Palli|Asha
-|Polson|
+*Polson
-|Rani|
+*Rani
-|Bhale Rao|
+*Bhale Rao
-|Tabassum|
+*Tabassum
 }}
 ==Appearances==
@@ Line 44: / Line 44: @@
 *[[Gogola]]
 ===Weapons, vehicles and races===
+*Unspecified tanks and planes
 {{col-end}}
 ==Production==
-Like in Japanese kaiju films, in this film Gogola was portrayed using [[suitmation]].
+The Gogola suit was constructed by special effects D.S. Malvankar and inhabited by at least two actors.<ref name="Devraj"/>
 ==Gallery==
 {{Main|Gogola (film)/Gallery}}
@@ Line 53: / Line 53: @@
 {{Main|Gogola (film)/Soundtrack}}
 ==Theatrical releases==
-*India - January 1, 1966
+*India - 1966
 ==Videos==
-{{Videos|{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">https://youtu.be/XAzv0tvCNeQ</youtube>|Song "Nacho Nacho Gogola" from the film}}{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAxtNJ6KfDs</youtube>|{{WZYT|Lost and Unreleased Kaiju Media}}}}}}
+{{Videos|
-==Trivia==
+{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">7yFW43_sYOU</youtube>|The soundtrack for ''Gogola''}}
-*''Gogola'' is the only one monster movie, made in India<ref>''[https://www.lostmediawiki.com/Gogola_(lost_Bollywood_monster_movie;_1966) Gogola]'' on The Lost Media Wiki</ref>.
+}}
-==Sources==
+==External links==
-*''[https://imdb.com/title/tt3430032/ Gogola]'' on IMDb
+*[https://archive.org/details/in.gazette.central.w.1966-05-07.76733/page/n21/mode/2up?q=gogola List of shots removed by the Central Board of Film Classification]
-*''[https://www.lostmediawiki.com/Gogola_(lost_Bollywood_monster_movie;_1966) Gogola]'' on The Lost Media Wiki
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}

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