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| Directed by | David Dhawan |
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| Written by | Anees Bazmee |
| Produced by | Pahlaj Nihalani |
| Starring | Govinda Chunky Pandey Raj Babbar Shakti Kapoor |
| Cinematography | Siba Mishra |
| Edited by | Nand Kumar |
| Music by | Songs: Bappi Lahiri Lyrics: Indeewar
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi
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Template:Lang (Template:Translation) is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by David Dhawan and written by Anees Bazmee. It stars Govinda (in a double role), Chunky Pandey, Raageshwari, Ritu Shivpuri, Shilpa Shirodkar, Kader Khan, Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Shakti Kapoor and Raj Babbar. Along with Govinda, Kader Khan and Raj Babbar also play double roles.
It was the highest-grossing Indian film of 1993.[1] It was remade in Telugu as Pokiri Raja (1995).
The film was reported to have been inspired by the 1977 Kannada movie Kittu Puttu [2] which itself was inspired by the 1967 Tamil movie Anubavi Raja Anubavi which had earlier been remade in Hindi in 1973 as Do Phool. It is also adapted from Marathi film Changu Mangu released in 1990.
At the 39th Filmfare Awards, the film received 4 nominations - Best Film, Best Director (Dhawan), Best Actor (Govinda) and Best Comedian (Khan), but failed to win in any category.
Synopsis
Hasmukh Rai has a problem. As a matter of fact, two problems — his two sons: Munnu and Gulshan "Bunnu". The brothers are notorious slackers up to no good, and involved in elaborate practical jokes. It comes to Hasmukh's attention that his sons have been lying to him about their college grades, in studies and sports and have been failing exams for the last three years. As a result, they are kicked out of college and ultimately, their home. Later, one of their practical jokes gets out of hand, and Bunnu disappears, presumed dead. Munnu gets involved in the conspiracy of killing Bunnu. Meanwhile, from a small Indian village, Bunnu's identical cousin, Gauri Shankar, arrives in town. He is mistaken for Bunnu which leads to hilarious misunderstandings and constant uproar.
Cast
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Bappi Lahiri. The lyrics were penned by Indivar. Album has 5 songs sung by Kumar Sanu, Sudesh Bhonsle, Mohammed Aziz, Asha Bhosle, Sapna Mukherjee, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Alka Yagnik, Sadhana Sargam and Arun Bakshi. According to the Indian trade website Box Office India with around 30,00,000 units sold the soundtrack became the fourth highest-selling album of the year[3].
Reception
The film was 1993's biggest Bollywood hit and ran in the theaters for 12 weeks. The domestic distribution share was Template:INR against a Template:INR budget. The film had a net income of Template:INR, and grossed Template:INR[4] (Template:US$).[5]
Accolades
| Category | Nominee | Result |
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| Best Film | Pahlaj Nihalani | rowspan="4" Template:Nom |
| Best Director | David Dhawan | |
| Best Actor | Govinda | |
| Best Comedian | Kader Khan |
References
- ↑ Box Office 1993. Box Office India. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- ↑ rediff.com: David Dhawan's blue-eyed boys. www.rediff.com.
- ↑ BoxOffice India.com. web-archive-org.translate.goog(2010-01-02). Retrieved 2025-11-19.
- ↑ Box Office 1993. Box Office India. Retrieved 10 April 2008.
- ↑ Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average). World Bank. Retrieved 9 December 2018.