Buddha Mar Gaya (2007): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2007, Buddha Mar Gaya is a comedy film directed by Rahul Rawail, running about 93 minutes. “A rich industrialist pops it just before the IPO of his company - the family must now conceal his death till all the shares are sold.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Laxmikant Kabadiya and his twin-sister, Prerna, started as mere beggars near Dadar Railway Station, and with the assistance of Vidyut Baba, they moved to collecting garbage, and recyclables, established their own recycling business, slowly acquired wealth and became multi-millionaires. Laxmikant went on to get married and sired two sons, Sameer and Ranjeet, who, in turn, went on to get married to Anju and Shruti. While Ranjeet has two daughters, Sanjana and Namrata, Sameer has one son, Pawan. Vidyut Baba, a Bi-sexual, is now their family Guru, and they have a trusted family servant named Ramu. The Kabadia family is now ready to launch it's first Public Offering, which will generate Crores of Rupees. The entire family is all set to enjoy this new-found wealth when they find out that while being intimate with a sexy, struggling actress, Kim, widower Laxmikant has passed away. The entire family know that this will ruin their future plans and decide to keep his death a secret. They ..

Who’s in it. Buddha Mar Gaya stars Anupam Kher as Laxmikant 'LK' Kabadiya, Pratima Kazmi as Police Inspector, Manoj Joshi as ACP Ashwani Khandekar and Jayant Gadekar as Reporter at Cremetorium, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 3.3/10, Buddha Mar Gaya has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Eros Now Select Apple TV Channel and rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Buddha Mar Gaya page.

If you liked it. Fans of Buddha Mar Gaya tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Life Is Beautiful and Fight Club.