Duplicate (1998 film)
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| Directed by | Mahesh Bhatt |
| Produced by | Yash Johar |
| Written by | Robin Bhatt Akash Khurana Javed Siddiqui |
| Starring | Shahrukh Khan Juhi Chawla Sonali Bendre Farida Jalal |
| Music by | Anu Malik |
| Cinematography | Sameer Arya |
| Editing by | Waman Bhonsle |
| Distributed by | Dharma Productions |
| Release date(s) | 8 May 1998 |
| Running time | 166 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | 15 crore |
Duplicate is an Indian Bollywood film released on May 8, 1998. The movie was directed by Mahesh Bhatt and stars Shahrukh Khan in a double role opposite Juhi Chawla and Sonali Bendre. It was produced by Karan Johar's Dharma Productions and marks Shahrukh's first of five collaborations with the production company.
It didn't perform to well at the box office and was rated as a below average performer by boxoffice-india. [1]
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[edit] Plot
Bablu Chaudhary (Shahrukh Khan) is an aspiring cook in search of a job. He applies for an open position at a hotel, where he meets Sonia Kapoor (Juhi Chawla), who is the Banquet Manager. They are soon attracted to each other and Bablu falls in love with her. However, one day, the police arrive at his doorstep, arresting him thinking he is Manu Dada (Shahrukh Khan). When Manu learns of his duplicate, he decides to switch roles with him and kill him in order to start afresh. However, when Manu kidnaps Bablu's mother (Farida Jalal), Bablu accepts the identity of Manu in order to rescue both his mother and Sonia, who has gotten involved, too. With the help of police and Manu's girlfriend Lily (Sonali Bendre), the cook is able to rescue his dear ones and all ends well.
[edit] Cast
- Shahrukh Khan as Bablu Chaudhary / Manu Dada
- Juhi Chawla as Sonia Kapoor
- Sonali Bendre as Lily
- Farida Jalal as Bablu's mother
- Mohnish Behl as Ravi Lamba
- Tiku Talsania as Inspector R.K Thakur
- Sharat Saxena as Dhingra
- Gulshan Grover as Shalaku
- Kajol as Girl on the railway (special appearance)
- Vishwajeet Pradhan as Tony (special appearance)
- Kunal Vijaykar
[edit] Soundtrack
| # | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1 | "Mere Mehboob Mere Sanam" | Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik | 06:59 |
| 2 | "Kathai Aankhon Wali" | Kumar Sanu | 07:13 |
| 3 | "Ladna Jhagadna" | Abhijeet, Kavita Krishnamurthy | 06:28 |
| 4 | "Tum Nahin Jaana" | Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik | 06:48 |
| 5 | "Wah Ji Wah" | Kumar Sanu | 06:04 |
| 6 | "Ek Shararat Hone Ko Hai" | Kumar Sanu, Kavita Krishnamurthy | 05:54 |
| 7 | "Theme Music" (Instrumental) | 00:34 |
[edit] References
- ^ "Boxoffice 1998". Boxofficeindia.com. http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=204&catName=MTk5OA=. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
[edit] External links
- Duplicate at the Internet Movie Database
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