Duplicate (1998 film)

Duplicate
Film poster
Directed byMahesh Bhatt
Written byRobin Bhatt
Akash Khurana
Javed Siddiqi
Produced byYash Johar
StarringShah Rukh Khan
Juhi Chawla
Sonali Bendre
CinematographySameer Arya
Edited byWaman Bhonsle
Music bySongs:
Anu Malik
Score:
Louis Banks
Production
company
Distributed byEros International
Release date
  • 8 May 1998 (1998-05-08)
Running time
166 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹9.5 crore (equivalent to ₹43 crore or US$5.1 million in 2023)[1]
Box office₹21.49 crore (equivalent to ₹97 crore or US$12 million in 2023)[2]

Duplicate is a 1998 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by Mahesh Bhatt. It stars Shah Rukh Khan in a dual role, with Juhi Chawla and Sonali Bendre playing female lead roles. The film portrays Shah Rukh Khan playing a dual role as Bablu, an aspiring chef and Manu, a notorious gangster. It marked Khan's first of many collaborations with Dharma Productions. At the 43rd Filmfare Awards, the film received 2 nominations – Best Villain (Khan) and Best Lyricist (Javed Akhtar for "Mere Mehboob Mere Sanam"). The movie is loosely based on the Hollywood movie Face/Off.

  1. ^ "Duplicate Budget". Box Office India. 22 July 2015. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Duplicate Box office". Box Office India. 22 July 2015. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.