Garam Masala (, translation: Hot Spice) is a 2005 Bollywood comedy film directed by Priyadarshan. It is a remake of Priyadarshan's own Malayalam movie Boeing Boeing. The famous "Hotel comedy sequence" was adapted from Priyadarshan's own Malayalam movie Aram + Aram = Kinnaram. The film stars Akshay Kumar, John Abraham, Rimi Sen, Neha Dhupia, Paresh Rawal and Rajpal Yadav. It was released on Diwali of 2005. Akshay Kumar received the Best Actor in a Comic Role award for his performance at the Filmfare Awards.Garam Masala was declared “blockbuster”. Priyadarshan had 2 releases on the same date, Kyon Ki and Garam Masala while Garam Masala became a major box office success, Kyon Ki flopped.