Judwaa (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

1 nomination.

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

Filming Locations:

India

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

Followed by Twins 2 (2017)

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Soundtracks

Duniya Mein Aaye Ho
Written by Dev Kohli
Composed by Anu Malik
Performed by Kavita Krishnamurthy and Kumar Sanu
Courtesy of Venus Records & Tapes

User Reviews

Timepass.

Judwaa is nothing awesome, just a good time-pass flick meant to be watched when u've nothing else to do on a rainy(or snowy in my case) day. Salman Khan plays a double role here(judwa bros separated at birth) - one obviously grows up to be a 'chaalu sadak chap' with a good heart, and the other is a straight fwd. music star('bholu raam') who lacks his other brother's balls. Salman's task is to be funny here, and considering comedy has always been his strong suit(well, till abt 1999. He lost his mind after that); he naturally does a good job at portraying both characters. Among the ladies both Rambha and Karishma do a good job of showing off their anatomies in song picturisations. The music is catchy and blends in perfectly with the storyline. Anupam Kher and Satish Shah as the silly but cute cops are hilarious.

Judwaa on the whole is basically a light hearted comedy featuring actors who are proved comedians. I would give it a decent 7/10.