gol maal (english: messed up) is a 1979 indian hindi-language comedy film directed by hrishikesh mukherjee and written by rahi masoom raza and sachin bhowmick. it was produced by mukherjee and n. c. sippy, with music by rahul dev burman. the film won several awards and was praised by critics. it was the highest grossing hindi film of 1979.