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Duplicate

  • 19981998
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 44m
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5.5/10
7.6K
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Juhi Chawla, Sonali Bendre, and Shah Rukh Khan in Duplicate (1998)
  • Action
  • Comedy
  • Crime
In order to evade the law, a ruthless don tries to kill his lookalike; a chef and tries to take his place.In order to evade the law, a ruthless don tries to kill his lookalike; a chef and tries to take his place.In order to evade the law, a ruthless don tries to kill his lookalike; a chef and tries to take his place.
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
7.6K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Mahesh Bhatt
  • Writers
    • Robin Bhatt
    • Akash Khurana
    • Javed Siddiqui
  • Stars
    • Shah Rukh Khan
    • Juhi Chawla
    • Sonali Bendre
Top credits
  • Director
    • Mahesh Bhatt
  • Writers
    • Robin Bhatt
    • Akash Khurana
    • Javed Siddiqui
  • Stars
    • Shah Rukh Khan
    • Juhi Chawla
    • Sonali Bendre
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    • 16User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 4 nominations

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    Duplicate (1998)
    Juhi Chawla, Sonali Bendre, and Shah Rukh Khan in Duplicate (1998)
    Juhi Chawla and Shah Rukh Khan in Duplicate (1998)
    Juhi Chawla and Shah Rukh Khan in Duplicate (1998)
    Juhi Chawla and Shah Rukh Khan in Duplicate (1998)
    Shah Rukh Khan in Duplicate (1998)
    Juhi Chawla, Sonali Bendre, and Shah Rukh Khan in Duplicate (1998)
    Juhi Chawla, Sonali Bendre, and Shah Rukh Khan in Duplicate (1998)
    Shah Rukh Khan in Duplicate (1998)

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    Shah Rukh Khan
    Shah Rukh Khan
    • Bablu Chaudharyas Bablu Chaudhary…
    Juhi Chawla
    Juhi Chawla
    • Sonia Kapooras Sonia Kapoor
    Sonali Bendre
    Sonali Bendre
    • Lilyas Lily
    Kajol
    Kajol
    • Girl on railway stationas Girl on railway station
    Mohnish Bahl
    Mohnish Bahl
    • Ravi Lambaas Ravi Lamba
    Farida Jalal
    Farida Jalal
    • Mrs. Chaudhary "Bebe"as Mrs. Chaudhary "Bebe"
    Tiku Talsania
    Tiku Talsania
    • Inspector R.K. Thakuras Inspector R.K. Thakur
    Sharat Saxena
    Sharat Saxena
    • Dhingraas Dhingra
    Rana Jung Bahadur
    Rana Jung Bahadur
    • Gappaas Gappa
    Gulshan Grover
    Gulshan Grover
    • Shalakuas Shalaku
    Naresh Suri
    • Police Commissioneras Police Commissioner
    Parminder
    Sardar Singh Randhawa
    Sardar Singh Randhawa
      Robert
      Chunnu Mehra
      Chunnu Mehra
      Praveer
      K. Vijaykar
      Irfan Merchant
      • Director
        • Mahesh Bhatt
      • Writers
        • Robin Bhatt
        • Akash Khurana
        • Javed Siddiqui
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      Storyline

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      Bablu (Shah Rukh Khan), an aspiring chef, works in a hotel where Sonia Kapoor,(Juhi) works with him as banquet manager at the restaurant. His look-alike Manu (Shah Rukh Khan), a gangster, robs a bank along with his friend (Gulshan Grover) but gets caught. He comes out of prison and discovers that his cohort has double-crossed him. He murders his partner and escapes from the scene of the crime...without the money. Bablu stumbles on the money and keeps it. Manu's lover Lily (Sonali Bendre) mistakes Bablu to be Manu and spirits him away. Manu takes shelter in Bablu's house and realizes that he can use their resemblance to his advantage.Then starts the fun-ride with Babloo constantly being mistaken for Manu. With both Sonia and Lily after him, Manu furious and the Law taking him to be Manu, Babloo faces a tough time. And then, Manu kidnaps Bibi (Farida Jalal) Babloo's mother and holds her hostage. —gavin@sunny_deol2009@yahoo.com
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      • love
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        • Double Dhamaka
      • Genres
        • Action
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        • Crime
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      • Certificate
        • Not Rated
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      Did you know

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      • Trivia
        Yash Johar canceled shooting this movie in Prague due to the death of Juhi Chawla's mother. Due to heavy losses, Shah Rukh Khan cut down his salary.
      • Goofs
        In the climax in some scenes there is a window and in some scenes no window.
      • Quotes

        Sonia Kapoor: Bablu, you have told me your dream, told me about the girl in your dream, what about her name?

        Bablu Chaudhary: [shyly] No... i can't say.

        Sonia Kapoor: Bablu come on!

        Bablu Chaudhary: Okay fine... the girls name is...

        Inspector R.K. Thakur: Manu.

        Bablu Chaudhary: [Turns to the police officer] Yeah right! Thats a boys name!

        [Looks away and seems curious about the police]

        Bablu Chaudhary: Hey why are you here? Has a politician arrived?

        Inspector R.K. Thakur: No a gangster...

        Bablu Chaudhary: Oh...

        [Stands behind Sonia]

        Bablu Chaudhary: which gangster?

        Inspector R.K. Thakur: You!

        Bablu Chaudhary: Me?

        Inspector R.K. Thakur: Get Down! Get down!

        [instantly grabs him and throws him to the ground, the rest of the police officers point their guns at him]

        Bablu Chaudhary: Wait wait wait! stop!

        [puts his fingers in his ears, and closes his eyes]

        Bablu Chaudhary: now!

        Sonia Kapoor: OH!

        [shocked]

        Sonia Kapoor: Bablu!

      • Connections
        Referenced in The Office: Diwali (2006)
      • Soundtracks
        Wah ji wah
        (Dhal galgayee)

        Music by Anu Malik

        Lyrics by Javed Akhtar

      User reviews16

      Review
      Top review
      5/10
      Childhood
      I know it's a bad movie, but when I was a kid, Indian movies were very famous in Azerbaijan and I found it funny and entertaining to watch in my childhood.
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      • Aug 14, 2021

      Details

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      • Release date
        • May 8, 1998 (India)
      • Country of origin
        • India
      • Language
        • Hindi
      • Also known as
        • Двойник
      • Filming locations
        • Charlie Chaplin Statue, Quai Perdonnet, Vevey, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland
      • Production company
        • Dharma Productions
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      Technical specs

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      • Runtime
        2 hours 44 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Dolby Digital
        • DTS

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