PLOT: The very charming Govinda Waghmare juggles his time and love between his wife Mrs. Waghmare and his girlfriend in this dose of chaos, confusion, and laughter.
Govinda Naam Mera is a comedy thriller film written and directed by Shashank Khaitan and produced by Karan Johar, Apoorva Mehta, and Shashank Khaitan under the banner Dharma Productions, in association with Viacom18 Studios. It was premiered on 16th December 2022 on Disney+Hotstar.
It was announced in January 2020 that Karan Johar and Shashank Khaitan were set to come together again after several collaborations for a spy comedy titled Mr. Lele starring Varun Dhawan, Bhumi Pednekar, and Janhvi Kapoor. A first-look poster was later released featuring Varun Dhawan. However, the project was shelved a few months later due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India. In January 2021, the film was revived with Bhumi rejoining the cast, Vicky Kaushal replacing Varun and Kiara Advani replacing Janhvi.
Star Cast:
Vicky Kaushal as Govinda Waghmare
Bhumi Pednekar as Gauri Waghmare
Kiara Advani as Sukubai “Suku” Deshmukh
Dayanand Shetty as Inspector Javed
Renuka Shahane as Asha Waghmare
Amey Wagh as Kaustubh Godbole
Sayaji Shinde as Ajit Dharkar
Viraj Ghelani as Baldev
Ranbir Kapoor as himself (special appearance in the song “Bijli”)
MOVIE REVIEW: Govinda Naam Mera is a decent entertaining watch. Writer-director Shashank Khaitan delivers a 90s-style comedy thriller film with a proper dose of humour and mystery. He always delivers what the audience expects from him. But this time he chose to use the clichéd formula instead of writing something fresh and new.
The first half of the film does not offer much to viewers. But the second half is more engaging due to the twists & turns. Shashank Khaitan’s dialogues are witty but there was a lot of scope for more humour. The screenplay, editing, and music were just fine. Bijli was a nice track with some electrifying dance moves by Ganesh Acharya but other songs are passable.
Vicky Kaushal handled his role very well and gave a good performance. Kiara Advani looks stunning and manages to give a decent performance. Bhumi Pednekar and Renuka Shahane are fun to watch, if there was more screen time given to them, it would have aided their performance. Amey Wagh, Viraj Ghelani, Trupti Khakmkar, Dayanand Shetty, and Sayaji Shinde were excellent in the supporting roles.
Govinda Naam Mera Movie Rating:
Direction 2.5/5
Acting 3/5
Dialogues 2.5/5
Story 2.5/5
Screenplay 2/5
Overall Hit ya Flop Rating: 2.5 out of 5 Stars (Average)
