Finally,
the
wait
is
over!
David
Dhawan s
much-awaited
release
Coolie
No.
1
is
streaming
on
Amazon
Prime
Video,
and
we re
here
with
the
live
audience
review
of
the
film.
Coolie
No.
1
starring
Varun
Dhawan
and
Sara
Ali
Khan
in
the
lead
roles,
is
a
remake
of
the
1995
film
of
the
same
name
starring
Govinda
and
Karisma
Kapoor.
The
original
film
was
also
helmed
by
David
Dhawan,
and
was
declared
a
blockbuster
at
the
box
office.
While
the
remake
is
not
being
released
in
the
theatres
owing
to
the
novel
Coronavirus
pandemic,
we
bring
to
you
the
review
of
netizens,
who
have
Coolie No 1 Movie Review: Varun Dhawan and Sara Ali Khan add the masala to a lazy remake
Coolie No 1 Movie Review: Varun Dhawan and Sara Ali Khan add the masala to a lazy remake
Varun Dhawan and Sara Ali Khan-starrer film is a lazy remake of the 1995 classic starring Govinda and Karisma Kapoor. Despite a formidable cast taking the centre stage, filmmaker David Dhawan does little to bring novelty to his story telling and the film loses its charm.
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Varun Dhawan and Sara Ali Khan in a still from Coolie No 1. Cast: Paresh Rawal, Sara Ali Khan, Varun Dhawan
Coolie No 1 Review: Rehash With Sara Ali Khan, Varun Dhawan Is Anything But Numero Uno
Coolie No 1 Review: Rehash With Sara Ali Khan, Varun Dhawan Is Anything But Numero Uno Coolie No 1 Review: The film does not take into account that the world has changed since the David Dhawan-Govinda combo churned out hit after hit with their mad capers. Coolie No 1 Review: A promotional poster of the film. (courtesy varundvn)
Cast: Varun Dhawan, Sara Ali Khan, Paresh Rawal, Rajpal Yadav, Javed Jaffery
Director: David Dhawan
Director David Dhawan and producer Vashu Bhagnani, the men behind the original
Coolie No 1, spare no effort to confirm our worst fear: the Govinda-Karisma Kapoor 1995 starrer was best left alone.
Updated: December 26, 2020 8:44:03 am
Coolie No 1 is streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
Coolie No 1 cast:Varun Dhawan, Sara Ali Khan, Paresh Rawal, Sahil Vaid, Shikha Talsania, Jaaved Jaaferi, Rajpal Yadav, Johny Lever, Manoj Joshi, Anil Dhawan, Bharti Achrekar
Coolie No 1 director: David Dhawan
Coolie No 1 rating: One star
Back in 1995, director David Dhawan got his favourite actor to play a happy-go-lucky coolie who falls for a rich girl. Her arrogant papa who wants ‘only prince-no pauper’ for his beloved ‘beti’ is the obstacle, but no Bollywood daddy can stand in the way of true love, and loud comedy and song-dance, can they?
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David Dhawan is rightly credited as the king of masala films. His movies are targeted at an audience that craves for entertainers. As a matter of fact, barring a few exceptions, a majority of his movies have made the spectators smile and his producers and distributors laugh all the way to the bank. His success rate is, without doubt, enviable.
That’s one of the reasons why his 45th directorial venture COOLIE NO. 1 is looked forward to. However, this time, Dhawan Sr is competing with himself. 25 years ago, in 1995, he helmed a film starring Govinda and Karisma Kapoor which was loved not just for its humour, songs and drama, but just about everything. It’s a film that stays fresh in our minds to date. Naturally, when he attempts to remake the much-adored entertainer, the updated version is bound to be judged minutely, perhaps with a magnifying glass.