Rachana Dubey (BOMBAY TIMES; March 4, 2020)

A high point of Judwaa 2 (2017), starring Varun Dhawan, was a cameo by Salman Khan in a film that was a remake of his hit from the 1990s. Come summer, Varun will be seen reprising Govinda’s role in Coolie No 1, another remake helmed by his father (David Dhawan) and written by Farhad Samji, who had also penned Judwaa 2. The original Coolie No. 1 was itself a remake of the 1991 Telugu film of the same name. Recently, Varun Dhawan even touched Govinda’s feet at the recent Filmfare Awards, to which the actor responded emotionally.

When we asked Farhad if there is any possibility of Govinda being roped in for a cameo in the remake of his hit from the 1990s, he told us, “I wish it was in the pipeline, but for now, there is no talk of Govinda being a part of Coolie No 1. I would have loved to see him in the remake; it could have been such a cherry on the cake but there is no word on it yet. From inception, we have maintained that this is our salute to the comedy that Govinda brought to life years ago. David ji, to this day, despite his equation with Govinda, says that there can’t be another actor like him. For our film starring Varun Dhawan and Sara Ali Khan, we’ve ensured that we revisit it in a way that we retain the charm of the original and add a dash of newness to the story and characters.”