Kunwara

{{Infobox film

| name = Kunwara

| image = Kunwara.jpg

| caption =

| director = David Dhawan

| producer = {{ubl|Allu Aravind|Ramesh S. Taurani|Mukesh Udeshi}}

| writer = {{ubl|Rumi Jaffery|Nagendra Babu|Yunus Sajawal}}

| based_on = Bavagaru Bagunnara by Jayanth C. Paranjee

| narrator =

| starring = {{ubl|Govinda|Urmila Matondkar}}

| music = Aadesh Shrivastava

| cinematography = Chota K. Naidu

| editing = {{ubl|Sachin Adurkar|K. Raul Kumar}}

| distributor = {{ubl|Tips Industries|Geetha Arts}}

| released = {{Film date|2000|07|14|df=y}}

| runtime = 134 min

| country = India

| language = Hindi

| budget = {{INR}}9 crore{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=722|title=Kunwara|publisher=Boxofficeindia.com|access-date=15 September 2017}}

| gross = {{INRConvert|19.34|c|year=2000|lk=c}}

}}

Kunwara (Bachelor) is a 2000 Indian Hindi comedy film directed by David Dhawan, with cinematography by Chota K. Naidu, and was released on July 14, 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{{Cite web|last=Sing|first=Bobby|date=15 December 2020|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/cinemascope-david-dhawan-govinda-and-their-world-of-remakes|title=CinemaScope: David Dhawan, Govinda and their world of remakes|publisher=Free Press Journal}} which itself was loosely inspired from the Hollywood movie A Walk in the Clouds.{{Cite web |title=చిరు రియల్‌ స్టంట్‌కు 22ఏళ్లు! |url=https://www.eenadu.net/cinema/newsarticle/Megastar-Chiranjeevi-and-Rambha-starrer-Musical-Superhit-Bavagaru-Bagunnara-completed-22-years/0208/120047723 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122054355/https://www.eenadu.net/cinema/newsarticle/Megastar-Chiranjeevi-and-Rambha-starrer-Musical-Superhit-Bavagaru-Bagunnara-completed-22-years/0208/120047723 |archive-date=22 November 2020 |access-date=2020-11-02 |website=Eenadu |language=te}}

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 Inder's Dad
Raza Murad 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."{{cite web|author=Verma, Sukanya|work=Rediff.com|date=2000-07-21|access-date=2011-02-23|title=Grin and bear it|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/jul/21kun.htm}} 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."{{cite web|author=Adarsh, Taran|website=Bollywood Hungama|date=2000-12-15|access-date=2011-02-23|title=Kunwara|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/6637/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218213200/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/6637/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 February 2009}}

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

Music

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| type = Album

| artist = Aadesh Shrivastava

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2000 (India)

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| genre = Feature film soundtrack

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Tips Music Films

| producer = Aadesh Shrivastava

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The soundtrack of the film contains 8 songs. The music is composed by Aadesh Shrivastava, with lyrics authored by Sameer. According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, with around 13,00,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's fourteenth highest-selling.{{cite web|title=Music Hits 2000–2009 (Figures in Units)|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080215081557/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5&PHPSESSID=108b9056cd4ca14236f9c6119d34dcce|archive-date=15 February 2008|publisher=Box Office India|access-date=12 July 2017}}

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! # !! Song !! Singer(s) !! Length

|"Jab Ladka Ho Kunwara"

| Sonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik

| 04:43

| "Main Kunwara Aa Gaya"

|Sonu Nigam

| 03:24

| "Mehndi Lagake"

|Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik

| 05:55

| "Meri Chamak Chalo"