Directed by : Shashank Khaitan

Sir, sab jaante hai murder ke baare mein, police ko chorhke.. How sad!

Vicky Kaushal, Bhumi Pednekar, Kiara Advani, Savaji Shinde in 'Govinda Naam Mera'

Spoilers ahead ...

Govinda Waghmare (Vicky Kaushal) is one of those guys who has problems a plenty - from a controlling wife Gauri Waghmare (Bhumi Pednekar) who won't give divorce unless the 2 crores taken as dowry is returned back, a step brother Vishnu (Akkshay Gunaawat) fighting court case to win his father's bungalow, a cop Javed Khan (Dayanand Shetty) who wants his borrowed money back soon, an insurance agent Baldev (Viraj Ghelani) who is also boyfriend of his wife and demands a crore for helping him out, a druggie's dad Ajit Dharkar (Sayaji Shinde) whose packets he just stole, a maid Manju (Trupti Khamkar) who insults him daily and a girlfriend Suku (Kiara Advani) who could breakup any moment if he doesn't sort all the mess soon. Also, being a background dancer, Govinda dreams to be a well known choreographer. 

The only takeaways I had from this movie was Vicky Kaushal's comic timing is something that could be explored in future by other directors, Sayaji Shinde is hilarious in the few scenes he gets and Ranbir Kapoor's special appearance is written well in comparison to how bad the rest film's writing is.

There's a character called 'Six Pack Sandy' that irritates to the core, and how badly Renuka Shahane is wasted playing role of Govinda's mother. The twists in 2nd half keep coming one after another, while few do land successfully, it just felt overdose with a climax that tries very hard to justify every bit of it. 

If the inspiration behind the title of film was the actor Govinda and the movie was an attempt to do similar to what he did in 90s then it was a failure attempt. A silly stupid story that entertains to the core isn't something that can be achieved so easily and Shashank Khaitan previously hasn't really impressed me in any of his original films either. 

Overall, Govinda Naam Mera is strictly one time watch. 


My Rating : 4.5/10