With Hindi versions of King Kong, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Invisible Man, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Nightmare on Elm Street, and even An American Werewolf in London you knew there just had to be, somewhere, at some time, a Bollywood version of Godzilla (or more accurately, Gojira).

…and if there was a Bollywood version of Godzilla, who would be likely to star in it…yep, Azad and Chitra …er, Tabassum! (I often refer to Tabassum as Chitra Jr seeing as how Tabs pretty much took over where Chitra left off, once the star’s career declined).

And the plot…party beach-goers, including Asha and Kumar, sight a huge sea monster rising from the depths of the ocean. At first the police are in disbelief, but when others start seeing the big beastie, they are convinced that the creature exists.

The authorities attempt to dispose of Gogola. Unfortunately, their efforts only manage to anger the monster and, as the pressbook states, “[an] enraged Gogola charges into the city wreaking vengeance by destroying many public lives, buildings and properties…”

Asha’s father is a scientist and he creates a poison which will destroy Gogola. Kumar, being the hero, volunteers to dive below the sea and inject Gogala with the deadly substance, but the evil Lacchoo (who has eyes for Asha) devises a plan to kill Kumar and, at the same time, take credit for ridding the world of Gogola.

So there you are… you have your thrills…you have your suspense…

…and you have your what not!

Though I have not been fortunate enough to actually see GOGOLA (I will seriously give a reward to anyone who can locate a copy for me), it is directed by Balwant Dave, formerly of Wadia Films (Hunterwali, Fauladi Mukka, etc.), so it is bound to be entertaining…and who doesn’t love a Hindi film with suit-mation monsters in it!

Habib,Polson, Kumari Nazar, and Rani round out the cast of this most intriguing title, and while we await some intrepid DVD company to release this one, please enjoy a song from the film, the delightful: Nacho, Nacho Gogola :