''Kunwara'' (Bachelor) is a 2000 Indian

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directed by

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, with cinematography by Chota K. Naidu, and was released on July 14, 2000. The film stars Govinda,

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, Nagma,

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, 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 ''

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''.

Plot

Raju and Urmila meet in

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and fall in love. They plan to meet again very soon in

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. 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 *

as Urmila Singh * Nagma as Sharmila Singh * Inder Kumar as Ajay Thakur *

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 Inder's Dad *

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as Prithvi Thakur (Ajay's dad) * Kader Khan as Vishwanath Pratap Singh (Balraj's father) * Aasif Sheikh as Inder Jaiswal * Gavin Packard as Henchman of Prithvi Thakur * Jeetu Verma as Henchman of Prithvi Thakur

Reception and awards

''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

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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." ''Kunwara'' was nominated for two awards in the same category at the annual

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: * Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role - Govinda *Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role - Johnny Lever

Music

The soundtrack of the film contains 8 songs. The music is composed by

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, with lyrics authored by Sameer. According to the Indian trade website

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, with around 13,00,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's fourteenth highest-selling.

References

External links

* {{David Dhawan 2000 films 2000s Hindi-language films Films directed by David Dhawan Hindi remakes of Telugu films Films shot in New Zealand Films scored by Aadesh Shrivastava Geetha Arts films Films shot in Switzerland