Twins (1997)

Twin brothers who are separated soon after birth, meet in adulthood and join forces to defeat their common enemy, a notorious criminal.

Director:

David Dhawan

Writers:

Rumi Jaffery (as Rumi Jaffri), E.V.V. Satyanarayana (story) (as Satyanarayana E.V.V.)

Stars:

Salman Khan, Karisma Kapoor, Rambha

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Salman Khan	...	Raja / Prem Malhotra
Karisma Kapoor	...	Mala (as Karishma Kapoor)
Rambha	...	Roopa
Kader Khan	...	Sharma
Anupam Kher	...	Police Inspector Vidyarthi
Shakti Kapoor	...	Rangeela
Bindu	...	Sundari Batwani
Reema Lagoo	...	Mrs. Geeta Malhotra (as Reema)
Satish Shah	...	Police Constable Guru
Mukesh Rishi	...	Ratanlal 'Tiger'
Ishrat Ali	...	Ratan's Brother 'Tau'
Dalip Tahil	...	Bharosa Malhotra
Tiku Talsania	...	Sharma's Brother-in-law
Jack Gaud	...	Tony
Sheetal Joshi

Storyline

Mrs. Malhotra's (Reema Lagoo) twin sons were separated at birth, so now she only has one son beside her. Since then she has been in shock and confined to a wheelchair in the USA. Quiet and mature Prem (Salman Khan), one of the twins, returns to India with his father Mr. Malhotra (Dalip Tahil) and mother Mrs. Malhotra to marry outgoing and precocious Mala (Karishma Kapoor), who is the daughter of Mr. Sharma (Kader Khan). There Prem meets his identical twin brother Raja (also Salman Khan) who is a thief and also exactly the opposite in nature to Prem. A series of comic scenes result as a result of the twins getting together. Raja loves quiet and mature Roopa (Rambha) and both the girls are confused by the change they perceive in their respective lovers. To muddy the waters Tiger Ratanlal (Mukesh Rishi) has sworn vengeance against the Malhotra family for what they did to his father (Deepak Shirke).

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Plot Keywords:

vengeance | thief | policeman | pole vaulting | bickering | 

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

7 February 1997 (India)

Also Known As:

Twins

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nadiadwala Grandsons' (I)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

138 min

Sound Mix:

DTS DTS-Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Sid Vashi's song "Staylo" sampled "Tan Tana Tan Tan Tana".

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Connections

Remake of Twin Dragons (1992)

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Soundtracks

Tu Mere Dil Mein Bas Ja
Written by Dev Kohli
Composed by Anu Malik
Performed by Kumar Sanu and Sushma Shreshta
Courtesy of Venus Records & Tapes

User Reviews

Likable movie, but just found out that it is another copy

I love the comedy in this movie, even though some scenes are really Bollywood non-sense. But saw a Jackie Chan movie today - The Twin Towers, and boy oh boy, Judwaa is really inspired by The Twin Towers, if not just a copy. Salman is pretty good, but some of his fight scenes don't look real at all. At least Jackie looks like he can fight. Shakti Kapoor is funny. Karishma & Rambha just do their job by dancing around. Nice movie for Salman lovers though since there is double-dose of him. Sadly, another likable movie that is not a Bollywood original. But I would surely watch Judwaa for its funny scenes. And oh ya, how could I forget. If you want to hear Anu Malik's funny voice singing some really funny lyrics, this is the movie - just listen to Oonchi Hain Building, Lift Teri Band Hai :D.