Deewana Mastana
Deewana Mastana is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by David Dhawan. The film stars Govinda, Anil Kapoor, and Juhi Chawla in pivotal roles. Johnny Lever, Anupam Kher, Reema Lagoo, Shakti Kapoor, Saeed Jaffrey, and Kader Khan have supporting roles, while Salman Khan makes a special appearance. This film was dedicated to Manmohan Desai. Johnny Lever received the Filmfare award for Best Comedian for his performance on this film. The film was a success upon its release. The film was remade in Telugu Nuvva Nena in 2012.

Plot
Raja is a small-time crook who sells railway tickets on the black market at Amirpur Station. Tired of his job he looks for new ways to make a quick buck. One day, along with his friend Ghafoor and a police inspector , he robs Rs 2.5 million from the railway treasury. Later, Raja and Gafoor bump off the inspector and run away with the loot to Mumbai.

At the Mumbai airport, Raja spots Neha Sharma and falls in love at first sight with her. Incidentally, they land up at the same hotel where Raja and Gafoor find out that she is a psychiatrist. Raja assumes the name Raj Kumar and tries to befriend her by lying that he has just returned from America and that his driver Gafoor is suffering from a mental disorder where he regards any beautiful girl as his bhabhi. However, Gafoor cautions Raja not to hurry and be patient in matters of love.

The trouble begins when Bunnu, the son of a wealthy businessman, is sent to Neha for treatment. He has multiple phobias and is terrified of fire, heights, running, and water and is coached by Neha to deal with his issues using "Baby steps". Soon, he too falls for Neha and discovers he has a rival in Raja. Neha has to leave for Ooty with her father to attend her uncle's wedding. She does not leave behind a forwarding address. Both Raja and Bunnu impersonate policemen and intimidate her secretary into revealing where she is. Neha is thrilled to see them in Ooty, but is drawn closer to the ill Bunnu rather than Raja.

Things take an ugly turn when Gafoor tries to kill Bunnu, who escapes. Bunnu contacts a contract killer Pappu Pager  to bump off Raja. However, that plan fails. Armed with a gold ring and garland, Neha calls Bunnu and Raja to court, ostensibly with the purpose of marriage. Both are surprised to see the other there. Eventually they find out that Neha is actually marrying Prem, in a guest appearance) and Raja and Bunnu end up being witnesses to her marriage.

Cast
Govinda as Bunnu
Anil Kapoor as Raj Kumar / Raja / Inspector Bansi Rao
Juhi Chawla as Dr. Neha Sharma
Johnny Lever as Gafoor Ali, Raja's friend
Anupam Kher as Brijbhan "Birju" Rastogi, Bunnu's father
Reema Lagoo as Subhadra Rastogi, Bunnu's mother
Saeed Jaffrey as Nandkishore Kapoor, Neha's father
Upasna Singh as Archana Kapoor, Neha's paternal aunt
Himani Shivpuri as Latika Sharma, Raja's mother
Avtar Gill as Inspector Dharmesh Mhatre
Shiva Rindani as Goon in Pub
Guddi Maruti as Suzie 
Shashi Kiran as Bus Driver 
Pratibha Sinha as Tina 
Satish Kaushik as Pappu Pager 
Shakti Kapoor as Somendar Kapoor, Neha's paternal uncle
Kader Khan as Marriage Registrar
Salman Khan as Prem Kumar (cameo appearance)
Raveena Tandon in a cameo appearance
David Dhawan as himself 
Ram Sethi as man asking for discount for train tickets (uncredited)

Soundtrack
The songs became a huge hit upon release. 
Songs like 'Tere Bina Dil Lagta Nahin', 'Head ya tail', 'O Mummy Mummy', and 'Hungama Ho Gaya' had become very popular.

Reception 
Syed Firdas Ashraf of Rediff.com  opined that "Overall, the film is no different from the earlier masala mixtures ground together by David Dhawan and Govinda". Anupama Chopra of India Today wrote ″You can almost hear the director thinking - "How do I make the audience laugh next?" The appallingly mediocre music, picturised in done-to-death Switzerland locations, doesn't help much either. Still, after a summer of half-baked patriotism and simpering romantic drivel, a film with no pretensions comes as a relief. And Govinda, as always, is an absolute treat.

Award
 Filmfare Best Comedian - Johnny Lever
 Filmfare Award Nomination for Best Actor - Govinda

References

External links

Planet Bollywood review

1990s Hindi-language films
1997 films
Films scored by Laxmikant–Pyarelal
Films directed by David Dhawan
1997 romantic comedy films
Hindi films remade in other languages
Indian romantic comedy films