KUNWARA Cast: Govinda, Urmila Matondkar, Naghma, Inder Kumar, Mohan Joshi with Om Puri, Johny Lever and Kader Khan Director: David Dhawan Music: Aadesh Shrivastava Rating: * |
After a long time, David Dhawan-Govinda have come together in Kunwara. However the film does not even come close to the duo's previous hits. The film lacks that punch which makes the audience sit through a three-hour mindless film. Urmi (Urmila Matondkar) studies in New Zealand. When she comes to know that her friend has been beaten by some Raju, she goes in search of Raju. When Raju (Govinda) comes to know that Urmi is in search of him, he introduces his friend Gopal (Jhony Lever) as Raju and himself as Gopal. Urmi hits Gopal on his head, who becomes unconscious, and Raju tells her that he is dead. Then start the scenes of hiding the dead body and dead body following them. In between, both Raju and Urmi fall in love with each other. Meanwhile even the truth about who is Raju and who is Gopal is revealed. When Raju is returning to India, he meets a girl Sharmila (Naghma) who is trying to commit suicide because she is going to become an unwed mother and whose lover had betrayed her. Raju being a good samaritan agrees to act as her husband to save Sharmila from the anger of her father Thakur Balraj (Om Puri). Then comes another twist -- Urmi turns out to be Sharmila's sister and so when she returns to India, she thinks Raju has betrayed her. Then as usual the truth is disclosed and with some drama and action the film ends on a happy note. Basically the film just does not have any story. In between many unwanted scenes are just put in so that it becomes three hours long. David Dhawan is good in handling comedy but falls flat in emotional scenes. However the only saving grace of the film is Govinda, who has perfect timing for comedy and somehow manages to bring smiles on the audience's faces with his funny gags. He is ably supported by Jhonny Lever. Urmila Matondkar wears the most glamorous dresses and matches steps with Govinda in songs and dances. However she is bad in the acting department. She should now give up those face-making stunts and seriously think about her acting and dialogue delivery. Kader Khan, Om Puri and other stars perform their roles within the demands of the film. Music is average except for a couple of peppy songs like Urmila Urmila....and Naa Hera Naa Moti...
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