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Coolie No. 1

Coolie No. 1

20205.22h 15m

Overview

Insulted by Rosario, a rich businessman, Jai Kishen a Matchmaker teaches him a lesson by getting his daughter married to Raju, a Coolie, who poses to be a millionaire. They sense something fishy and Raju's deceptions are discovered. In an attempt to cover it up, he cooks up a story of having a filthy rich twin. One lie leads to another and things start to go awry culminating in a comedy of errors.

Directed by David Dhawan
Written by Rumi Jaffery, Farhad Samji, P. Kalaimani
Produced by Jacky Bhagnani, Vashu Bhagnani, Deepshika Deshmukh
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Top Cast

Varun Dhawan

Varun Dhawan

Raju / Kunwar Mahendra Pratap

Sara Ali Khan

Sara Ali Khan

Sarah Rozario

Paresh Rawal

Paresh Rawal

Jeffrey Rozario

Rajpal Yadav

Rajpal Yadav

Pintu

Johny Lever

Johny Lever

Jagjit Godbole

Javed Jaffrey

Javed Jaffrey

Pandit Jai Kishen / Jackson

Shikha Talsania

Shikha Talsania

Anjali "Anju" Rozario

Sahil Vaid

Sahil Vaid

Deepak Verma

Vikas Verma

Vikas Verma

Mahesh Anand Pratap Singh

Manoj Joshi

Manoj Joshi

Manager

Themes & Keywords

remake

About Coolie No. 1

Coolie No. 1 is a comedy, drama film released in 2020 exploring themes of remake. Directed by David Dhawan, it stars Varun Dhawan, Sara Ali Khan, Paresh Rawal. Insulted by Rosario, a rich businessman, Jai Kishen a Matchmaker teaches him a lesson by getting his daughter married to Raju, a Coolie, who poses to be a millionaire. They sense something fishy and Raju's deceptions are discovered. In an attempt to cover it up, he cooks up a story of having a filthy rich twin. One lie leads to another and things start to go awry culminating in a comedy of errors.

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