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Anari No. 1
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Directed by	Kuku Kohli
Written by	Kader Khan Kuku Kohli
Produced by	Aruna Irani
Starring	Govinda Raveena Tandon Simran
Cinematography	H. Laxminarayan
Edited by	Kuldip K. Mehan
Music by	Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen
Distributed by	A.K International
Release date	9 April 1999 (1999-04-09)
Running time	161 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Anari No. 1 is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Kuku Kohli. The film stars Govinda, Raveena Tandon and Simran in the lead roles and Aruna Irani, Kader Khan, Satish Shah and Satyendra Kapoor in supporting roles, with songs composed by Dilip Sen and Sameer Sen. It was hit at box office.

Plot

Naive Raja is employed as a lowly waiter in a hotel. One day he serves and looks after a wealthy businessman K. K., who lends him a suit, and gives him some money, so that he could find a rich woman to woo and marry. Raja thinks Sapna is wealthy and successfully woos her and wins her heart, only to find out that she too is on the lookout for a rich prince charming. She thought Raja was the rich, debonair, and eligible bachelor Rahul Saxena.

With the help of garage owner, Sattarbhai, all three of them concoct a plot to kidnap Rahul Saxena and hold him for ransom, while Raja takes his place. After kidnapping him, Raja does take his place with Rahul's family, his stepmom, Sharda, dad Dhanraj, uncle, aunt, and sweetheart Sona. Sona happens to be the daughter of Raja's mentor K. K., and this arouses anger with K. K. when he finds out that Raja has chosen Sona to seduce. Then things start to go wrong as Raja himself gets kidnapped, as he is mistaken for Rahul.

Cast

• Govinda in Double role, as
  • Rahul Dhanraj Saxena: Sharda and Dhanraj's elder son; Raja's brother; Rich guy and Sona's husband
  • Raja Dhanraj Saxena : Sharda and Dhanraj's younger son; Rahul's brother; Poor guy and Sapna's husband
• Raveena Tandon as Sapna Raja Saxena: Raja's wife
• Simran as Sona Rahul Saxena: Rahul's wife
• Aruna Irani as Sharda Saxena; Dhanraj's wife; Raja and Rahul's mother
• Kader Khan as K.K.
• Adi Irani as Tiger Tadipaar
• Johnny Lever as Galer Mehndi
• Prem Chopra as Chacha Balwant (Rahul's Uncle)
• Himani Shivpuri as Chachi Razia (Rahul's Twins Aunt)
• Satish Shah as Sattarbhai
• Razak Khan as Rajju Tabela (Kidnapper)
• Satyendra Kapoor as Dhanraj Saxena; Sharda's husband; Raja and Rahul's father
• Dinesh Hingoo as Jewellery Shop Owner
• Master Frank Anthony as Bunty

Soundtrack

All lyrics by Dev Kohli.

Reception

Sharmila Taliculam of Rediff.com wrote, "Anari No 1 isn't wonderful, but it's a simple film with no pretensions about it. It seeks to entertain and makes a decent job of it". K. N. Vijiyan of New Straits Times wrote that "See this one if you are a fan of Govinda and his brand of comedy".

References

1. "27 Years of Aankhen, 21 Years of Anari No 1: Govinda Celebrates with Throwback Pics". 9 April 2020. Archived from the original on 26 April 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
2. Taliculam, Sharmila (10 April 1999). "Entertainer No 1". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
3. Vijiyan, K. N. (24 April 1999). "A double dose of Govinda". New Straits Times. p. 4. Archived from the original on 2 March 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.

External links

• Anari No.1 at IMDb

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