Kunwara
Kunwara is a 2000 Indian Hindi comedy film directed by David Dhawan, with cinematography by Chota K. Naidu, and was released on July 21, 2000. The film stars Govinda, Urmila Matondkar, Nagma, Om Puri, Kader Khan and Johnny Lever in lead roles. The film is a remake of the Telugu film Bavagaru Bagunnara which itself was loosely inspired from the Hollywood movie A Walk in the Clouds.
Plot
Raju and Urmila meet in New Zealand and fall in love. They plan to meet again very soon in India. On the way, Raju meets a woman named Sharmila, a heartbroken, suicidal pregnant woman who tells Raju of her cruel boyfriend. In order to save her respect, Raju decides to play her husband's role, and they return together to Sharmila's home, where he meets her family. However, soon enough, Raju finds out that Urmila is none other than Sharmila's sister.Cast
- Govinda as Raju Sachdeva
- Urmila Matondkar as Urmila Singh
- Nagma as Sharmila Singh
- Inder Kumar as Ajay Thakur
- Om Puri as Balraj Singh, Sharmila's father.
- Shammi as Mrs. Vishwanath Pratap Singh
- Johnny Lever as Gopal Ahuja, Raju's friend.
- Smita Jaykar as Balraj's Wife
- Mohan Joshi as Manmohan Singh, Inder's father.
- Raza Murad as Prithvi Thakur, Ajay's father.
- Kader Khan as Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Balraj's father.
- Aashif Sheikh as Inder Jaiswal
- Gavin Packard as Henchman of Prithvi Thakur
- Jeetu Verma as Henchman of Prithvi Thakur
Music
| # | Song | Singer | Length |
| 1 | "Jab Ladka Ho Kunwara" | Sonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik | 04:43 |
| 2 | "Main Kunwara Aa Gaya" | Sonu Nigam | 03:24 |
| 3 | "Mehndi Lagake" | Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik | 05:55 |
| 4 | "Meri Chamak Chalo" | Sonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik | 05:10 |
| 5 | "Na Heera Na Moti" | Sonu Nigam, Hema Sardesai | 05:00 |
| 6 | "Sun Mere Sasure Main" | Vinod Rathod, Sonu Nigam | 03:33 |
| 7 | "Urmila Re Urmila" | Sonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik | 04:50 |
| 8 | "Yeh Ladki Jawaan" | Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik | 04:38 |
Reception
Kunwara received mostly negative reviews from critics, although some of the performances were received well. Sukanya Verma from Rediff.com wrote, "Don't ask any questions. Don't look for any kind of logic. Go with the flow. Otherwise, you're not ready for this David Dhawan-Govinda flick." Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama criticised the film, concluding, "Kunwara has the super-successful David Dhawan-Govinda combination as its strong point, but the film pales in comparison to the hits the two have delivered earlier. The film may start off well, but it lacks a good script to sustain after the initial curiosity subsides."Awards
Kunwara was nominated for two awards in the same category at the annual Filmfare Awards:- Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role - Govinda
- Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role - Johnny Lever