{ "id": "epmrdd6mme", "slug": "kunwara", "title": "Kunwara (कुंवारा)", "updated": "2026-11-01", "topic_path": [ { "id": "culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture" }, { "id": "culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.films", "label": "Films and standalone screen works", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.films" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works", "label": "Individual films by title and year", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.indian-cinema", "label": "Indian films (individual works)", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.indian-cinema" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.indian-cinema.hindi-films-of-the-2000s", "label": "Hindi films of the 2000s", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.indian-cinema.hindi-films-of-the-2000s" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.indian-cinema.hindi-films-of-the-2000s.comedy-films", "label": "Comedy films", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.indian-cinema.hindi-films-of-the-2000s.comedy-films" } ], "geo": [ { "id": "geo.ind.t1946.culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.indian-cinema", "label": "India · 1946 to 2000: Indian films (individual works)", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t1946.culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.indian-cinema", "path": [ { "id": "geo.ind", "label": "India", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t1946", "label": "India · 1946 to 2000", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t1946" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t1946.culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t1946.culture" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t1946.culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t1946.culture.performance" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t1946.culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t1946.culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t1946.culture.performance.screen.films", "label": "Films and standalone screen works", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t1946.culture.performance.screen.films" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t1946.culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works", "label": "Individual films by title and year", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t1946.culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t1946.culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.indian-cinema", "label": "Indian films (individual works)", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t1946.culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.indian-cinema" } ] } ], "excerpt": "Kunwara (कुंवारा) is a 2000 Hindi romantic comedy directed by David Dhawan, starring Govinda, Urmila Matondkar, and Nagma; a remake of the Telugu Bavagaru Bagunnara?, with music by Aadesh Shrivastava and a below-average box office verdict.", "snippet": "Kunwara (कुंवारा) is a 2000 Hindi romantic comedy directed by David Dhawan, starring Govinda, Urmila Matondkar, and Nagma; a remake of the Telugu Bavagaru Bagunnara?, with music by Aadesh Shrivastava and a below-average box office verdict.", "node": "culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.indian-cinema.hindi-films-of-the-2000s.comedy-films", "markdown": "# Kunwara (कुंवारा)\n\n**Kunwara** (कुंवारा) is a 2000 Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by [David Dhawan](https://www.edgepedia.org/david-dhawan) and starring Govinda, Urmila Matondkar, and Nagma. It was produced by [Allu Aravind](https://www.edgepedia.org/allu-aravind), Kumar Taurani, Ramesh S. Taurani, and Mukesh Udeshi under the Tips Films and Geeta Arts banners, with music by [Aadesh Shrivastava](https://www.edgepedia.org/aadesh-shrivastava).[1](https://tipsfilms.in/film-details/Kunwara/) • [2](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/kunwara/critic-review/kunwara-movie-review/) The film is a remake of the 1998 Telugu film *Bavagaru Bagunnara?*, which starred Chiranjeevi.[3](https://www.moviebuff.com/kunwara) • [4](https://www.tv9hindi.com/webstories/entertainment/govinda-movie-which-songs-were-shot-early-without-story-kunwara)\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Release | July 2000; sources give 14 July[2](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/kunwara/critic-review/kunwara-movie-review/) and 21 July[5](https://www.sacnilk.com/movie/Kunwara_2000) |\n| Director / writers | David Dhawan; story Nagendra Babu, screenplay Yunus Sajawal, dialogue Rumi Jaffery[6](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0253194/fullcredits/) |\n| Music | Aadesh Shrivastava; lyrics by Sameer[1](https://tipsfilms.in/film-details/Kunwara/) |\n| Runtime | 2 hours 14 minutes[7](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0253194/) |\n| Box office | India net ₹106.2 million (₹10.62 crore), worldwide ₹192.5 million (₹19.25 crore) against a ₹90 million (₹9.00 crore) budget; verdict \"below average\"[5](https://www.sacnilk.com/movie/Kunwara_2000) |\n| Remake of | *Bavagaru Bagunnara?* (Telugu, 1998)[3](https://www.moviebuff.com/kunwara) |\n| Awards | Filmfare Award nomination, Best Comic Actor (2001)[8](https://www.tvguide.com/movies/kunwara/2060151245/) |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Plot\n\nRaju (Govinda), a restaurateur in New Zealand, meets Urmila ([Urmila Matondkar](https://www.edgepedia.org/urmila-matondkar)) and the two begin a fast romance, agreeing to meet again in India.[9](https://www.shemaroome.com/movies/kunwara) • [1](https://tipsfilms.in/film-details/Kunwara/) On his trip back to India, Raju meets Sharmila (Nagma), who is pregnant and jilted by her boyfriend. To help her, he agrees to pose as her husband in front of her family and then dump her publicly, so that her family will take her back after seeing how unreasonable he is.[9](https://www.shemaroome.com/movies/kunwara)\n\nThe masquerade proceeds smoothly until Urmila, who turns out to be Sharmila's sister, appears and assumes she has been betrayed, creating conflict between the couple.[8](https://www.tvguide.com/movies/kunwara/2060151245/) Sharmila's father ([Om Puri](https://www.edgepedia.org/om-puri)) refuses to accept Raju, and the story follows whether Raju can resolve the situation.[1](https://tipsfilms.in/film-details/Kunwara/) • [3](https://www.moviebuff.com/kunwara)\n\n## Cast and crew\n\nGovinda plays Raju (Raju Sachdeva), Urmila Matondkar plays Urmila Singh, and Nagma plays Sharmila Singh. The supporting cast includes Om Puri as Balraj Singh, Kader Khan as Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Johny Lever as Gopal, Raza Murad as Prithvi Thakur, Mohan Joshi as Inder's dad, [Inder Kumar](https://www.edgepedia.org/inder-kumar) as Inder ([Ajay Thakur](https://www.edgepedia.org/ajay-thakur)), Aashif Sheikh as Ajay, Smita Jaykar, and Shammi.[10](https://ottasia.com/title/movie/159067/kunwara?country=SA) • [6](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0253194/fullcredits/)\n\nBehind the camera, Chota K. Naidu was the cinematographer, the editors were Sachin Adurkar and K. Raul Kumar, and R. Verman Shetty was art director.[6](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0253194/fullcredits/) Filming took place at studios in [Hyderabad](https://www.edgepedia.org/hyderabad) and Mumbai as well as on location in Auckland, New Zealand, and at Bangalore Palace.[11](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0253194/locations/?item=lc0173958)\n\n## Music\n\nThe soundtrack was composed by Aadesh Shrivastava with lyrics by Sameer.[1](https://tipsfilms.in/film-details/Kunwara/) Songs listed on the Tips catalog include \"Jab Ladka Ho Kunwara\" ([Alka Yagnik](https://www.edgepedia.org/alka-yagnik) and [Sonu Nigam](https://www.edgepedia.org/sonu-nigam)), \"Main Kunwara Aa Gaya\" (Sonu Nigam), \"Mehndi Lagake\" (Alka Yagnik), \"Na Heera Na Moti\" (Sonu Nigam and Hema Sardesai), \"Urmila Re Urmila\" (Alka Yagnik and Sonu Nigam), and \"Yeh Ladki Jawan\" (Alka Yagnik and [Kumar Sanu](https://www.edgepedia.org/kumar-sanu)), several with remix versions.[1](https://tipsfilms.in/film-details/Kunwara/) A song database lists 16 tracks for the film.[12](https://swardb.com/films/kunwara-2000/)\n\nIn a later interview, screenwriter Yunus Sajawal said that three or four songs were shot abroad before the story existed, and that the story was sought only after the unit returned; he also stated, per a *Hindustan* report, that the film's story was an official remake of a [Chiranjeevi](https://www.edgepedia.org/chiranjeevi) film.[4](https://www.tv9hindi.com/webstories/entertainment/govinda-movie-which-songs-were-shot-early-without-story-kunwara)\n\n## Reception and box office\n\nCritic Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama rated the film 2.5 out of 5 in December 2000. He wrote that the David Dhawan–Govinda combination was the film's strong point but that it paled in comparison to the hits the two had delivered earlier. He criticized the post-interval screenplay, saying too many tracks, including the [Mohan Joshi](https://www.edgepedia.org/mohan-joshi)–Aashif Sheikh comedy track, [Raza Murad](https://www.edgepedia.org/raza-murad)'s villainy, a pre-climax horse race, and second-half songs, had been added without gelling with the main plot. He praised the dialogue by Rumi Jaffery and the locales of Switzerland and New Zealand, and found Govinda confident and natural but limited by the screenplay.[2](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/kunwara/critic-review/kunwara-movie-review/)\n\nAccording to the box office tracker Sacnilk, the film earned an India net of ₹106.2 million (₹10.62 crore) and a worldwide total of ₹192.5 million (₹19.25 crore; India gross ₹180.7 million (₹18.07 crore), overseas ₹11.8 million (₹1.18 crore)) against a budget of ₹90 million (₹9.00 crore), and it classified the verdict as below average.[5](https://www.sacnilk.com/movie/Kunwara_2000) TV9 Bharatvarsh later reported that the film received a reasonable response from audiences.[4](https://www.tv9hindi.com/webstories/entertainment/govinda-movie-which-songs-were-shot-early-without-story-kunwara) Govinda received a Filmfare Award nomination for Best Comic Actor and a Sansui Viewer's Choice Award nomination for Best Comic Actor in 2001.[8](https://www.tvguide.com/movies/kunwara/2060151245/)\n\n## Release and availability\n\nSources disagree on the exact release date: Bollywood Hungama, Moviebuff, and ActorAgeCheck list 14 July 2000,[2](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/kunwara/critic-review/kunwara-movie-review/) • [3](https://www.moviebuff.com/kunwara) • [13](https://actoragecheck.com/movie/Kunwara/159067) while Filmibeat and Sacnilk list 21 July 2000.[14](https://hindi.filmibeat.com/movies/kunwara.html) • [5](https://www.sacnilk.com/movie/Kunwara_2000) The film carries a U certificate in India.[3](https://www.moviebuff.com/kunwara)\n\nThe film has remained available on Indian streaming services, including ShemarooMe[9](https://www.shemaroome.com/movies/kunwara) and, per one aggregator, Voot, MX Player, Vodafone Play, and [Amazon Prime](https://www.edgepedia.org/amazon-prime).[15](https://www.komparify.com/entertainment/movie/kunwara) An official full-movie upload on the Shemaroo-linked \"Hindi Movies\" YouTube channel had drawn over 10.2 million views by 2025.[16](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkPt9HFX4ao) In July 2025, the Amar Ujala entertainment desk marked the film's silver jubilee, 25 years since release.[17](https://www.amarujala.com/photo-gallery/entertainment/bollywood/kunwara-hindi-comedy-film-by-david-dhawan-completes-25-years-of-its-release-govinda-urmila-matondkar-nagma-2025-07-13)\n\n## References\n\n1. [Kunwara – Films – Tips Industries Limited](https://tipsfilms.in/film-details/Kunwara/)\n2. [Kunwara Movie Review by Taran Adarsh, Bollywood Hungama](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/kunwara/critic-review/kunwara-movie-review/)\n3. [Kunwara on Moviebuff.com](https://www.moviebuff.com/kunwara)\n4. [गोविंदा की वो फिल्म, जिसका पहले रिकॉर्ड हुआ था गाना, फिर ढूंढी गई कहानी – TV9 Bharatvarsh](https://www.tv9hindi.com/webstories/entertainment/govinda-movie-which-songs-were-shot-early-without-story-kunwara)\n5. [Kunwara (2000-07-21) – Review, Rating & Box Office Collection, Sacnilk](https://www.sacnilk.com/movie/Kunwara_2000)\n6. [Kunwara (2000) – Full cast & crew, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0253194/fullcredits/)\n7. [Kunwara (2000), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0253194/)\n8. [Kunwara – Where to Watch and Stream, TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/movies/kunwara/2060151245/)\n9. [Kunwara Movie Watch Online on ShemarooMe](https://www.shemaroome.com/movies/kunwara)\n10. [Where to watch Kunwara (2000) in Saudi Arabia, OTTASIA](https://ottasia.com/title/movie/159067/kunwara?country=SA)\n11. [Kunwara (2000) – Filming & production, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0253194/locations/?item=lc0173958)\n12. [Kunwara (2000) – SwarDB](https://swardb.com/films/kunwara-2000/)\n13. [Kunwara Cast and Crew – ActorAgeCheck](https://actoragecheck.com/movie/Kunwara/159067)\n14. [कुंवारा (Kunwara) 2000 – FilmiBeat Hindi](https://hindi.filmibeat.com/movies/kunwara.html)\n15. [Kunwara Reviews + Where to Watch, Komparify](https://www.komparify.com/entertainment/movie/kunwara)\n16. [कुँवारा 2000 full movie, Hindi Movies YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkPt9HFX4ao)\n17. 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