Kunwara(2000)
Kunwara is a 2000 Indian Hindi romantic comedy film directed by David Dhawan. It stars Govinda, Urmila Matondkar, Nagma, Om Puri, Kader Khan, and Johnny Lever. The story follows Raju, a bachelor who falls in love with Urmila in New Zealand. On his return to India, he pretends to be the husband of a pregnant stranger, Sharmila, only to discover she is Urmila's sister. The film is a remake of the Telugu film Bavagaru Bagunnara. It features music composed by Aadesh Shrivastava. The soundtrack sold over 1.3 million units, making it the fourteenth highest-selling album of the year. The film received mixed to negative reviews but was noted for its comedic performances. It was released on July 21, 2000.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Prime Video, ShemarooMe, Amazon MX Player
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 2000
- Director
- David Dhawan
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 20m
- Rating
- 4.6/10
Storyline
Raju is a carefree bachelor who falls in love with Urmila in New Zealand. On his flight home, he meets a pregnant, abandoned woman named Sharmila. To protect her honor, he pretends to be her husband. But when he reaches her home, he finds Urmila is her sister. Now Raju must juggle two identities and win back his true love.
“A bachelor's double life gets messy.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Kunwara
Cast reunions in this film: Govinda & Kader Khan (30 films together), David Dhawan & Govinda (15 films together), David Dhawan & Kader Khan (15 films together), Kader Khan & Raza Murad (10 films together), Govinda & Mohan Joshi (5 films together), and Om Puri & Govinda (3 films together).
Trivia
- The film was shot mostly in New Zealand, which was an unusual location for a Hindi comedy at the time.
- Actor Fardeen Khan's father, producer Feroz Khan, reportedly helped get him the lead role in this movie.
- The movie's title 'Kunwara' means 'bachelor' in Hindi, but it was released in some regions as 'Bachelors'.
- This was one of the few films where actress Urmila Matondkar played a romantic lead opposite Fardeen Khan.
- The film's music was composed by Anu Malik, who reused one of his own tunes from an earlier film.
- Despite David Dhawan's reputation for hits, this movie did not perform well at the box office.
- A supporting role was played by actor Johnny Lever, who was a popular comedian in many Dhawan films.