
Coolie No. 1(1995)
Hindi143 mins
Coolie No. 1 (1995) is a 143-minute Hindi film directed by David Dhawan. Starring Mahavir Shah, Kulbhushan Kharbanda and Mahesh Anand. With an audience rating of 5.9/10, Coolie No. 1 stands as one of the notable Hindi releases of 1995.
Director:David Dhawan
Mood:
funnyupliftingemotional
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 1995
- Director
- David Dhawan
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 23m
- GudVibe Rating
- 5.9/10
Storyline
A poor porter falls for a wealthy woman. To win her over, he pretends to be rich himself, creating a web of lies to get her to marry him.
“A poor man's lies for a rich girl's love.”
Film Details
5.9Rating
143Minutes
HindiLanguage
Release Date1 January 1995
Release Typetheatrical
Also Known AsCoolie No.1
Parental Guide
Violence
Mild
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Mild
Vibe & Tags
Mood
funnyupliftingemotional
Themes
lovefamilyidentityfriendship
Tonewhimsical
Pacingfast-paced
Complexitylight
Audiencemass
Best Withfamily
Violence1
Emotion3
Humor5
Rewatchability4
Reviews & Ratings
Your Rating
5.9/10Rating
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Cast & Crew
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Trivia
- The film is a remake of the 1991 Tamil movie 'Chinna Thambi', which was also remade in Telugu and Kannada.
- Govinda's famous dance number 'Main Toh Raste Se Jaa Raha Tha' was shot in a single day.
- The film's climax was shot at the historic Umaid Bhawan Palace in Jodhpur.
- Karisma Kapoor's character name, Malti, is a nod to her mother's name, Babita, whose real name is Malti.
- This was the second collaboration between Govinda and David Dhawan after the hit film 'Raja Babu' in 1994.
- The movie's soundtrack became a huge success, with songs composed by Anand-Milind.
- A scene where Govinda imitates Amitabh Bachchan was improvised on set.
Notable Collaborations
Frequent partnerships reunited in Coolie No. 1
Mama-Hoshiyar Chand77 films →
Actor-Hoshiyar Chand30 films →
Mama-Actor26 films →
Mama-Actor18 films →
Director-Actor15 films →
Director-Hoshiyar Chand15 films →
Actor-Hoshiyar Chand14 films →
Mama-Director12 films →
Mama-Pandit Shadiram Gharjode11 films →
Mama-Actor10 films →
Pandit Shadiram Gharjode-Hoshiyar Chand10 films →
Director-Actor9 films →
Actor-Actor9 films →
Actor-Pandit Shadiram Gharjode8 films →
Mama-Taxi Driver (uncredited)7 films →
Actor-Actor7 films →
Mama-Actor6 films →
Director-Taxi Driver (uncredited)6 films →
Pandit Shadiram Gharjode-Actor6 films →
Actor-Actor4 films →






