Duplicate (1998 film)

Duplicate is a 1998 Indian Hindi action comedy film directed by Mahesh Bhatt and stars Shahrukh Khan in a double role opposite Juhi Chawla and Sonali Bendre. The movie is a remake of the 1935 movie The Whole Town's Talking. It marked Khan's first of many collaborations with Dharma Productions.

Duplicate
Film poster
Directed byMahesh Bhatt
Produced byYash Johar
Written byRobin Bhatt
Akash Khurana
Javed Siddiqi
StarringShah Rukh Khan
Juhi Chawla
Sonali Bendre
Music bySongs:
Anu Malik
Score:
Louis Banks
CinematographySameer Arya
Edited byWaman Bhonsle
Distributed byDharma Productions
Release date
  • 8 May 1998 (1998-05-08)
Running time
166 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹9.5 crore (equivalent to ₹34 crore or US$4.8 million in 2019)[1]
Box office₹21.49 crore (equivalent to ₹78 crore or US$11 million in 2019)[2]

Plot

Bablu Chaudhary (Shah Rukh Khan), a bubbly young man, is an aspiring chef. He gets a job as the head chef at a hotel and meets the charming Sonia Kapoor (Juhi Chawla), the hotel manager. They bond and Bablu falls in love with her. Meanwhile, Manu (Shah Rukh Khan in another role), Bablu's lookalike is a ruthless criminal who has escaped from jail to kill his partners, who have betrayed him. One day, when Bablu takes Sonia out for lunch, he gets arrested because the police think that Bablu is Manu. Bablu is able to prove his true identity, but not before Manu hears of his duplicate and decides to take his place by killing him. There is a lot of confusion about who is who by all associated with the two men, including Sonia, Bablu's mother Bebe (Farida Jalal), and Manu's girlfriend, Lily (Sonali Bendre). How these confusions resolve forms the crux of the story.

Cast

Soundtrack

The songs featured in the film are composed by Anu Malik with lyrics penned by Javed Akhtar. The songs were rendered by Kavita Krishnamurthy, Alka Yagnik, Kumar Sanu, Udit Narayan and Abhijeet.

#TitleSinger(s)LengthMusic
1 "Mere Mehboob Mere Sanam" Alka Yagnik and Udit Narayan 06:59
2 "Kathai Aankhon Wali" Kumar Sanu 07:13
3 "Ladna Jhagadna" Kavita Krishnamurthy and Abhijeet Bhattacharya 06:28
4 "Tum Nahin Jaana" Alka Yagnik, Udit Narayan, Shankar Mahadevan 06:48
5 "Wah Ji Wah" Kumar Sanu 06:04
6 "Ek Shararat Hone Ko Hai" Kavita Krishnamurthy and Kumar Sanu 05:54
7 "Theme Music" (Instrumental) Jack Known 00:34

Box office

Duplicate grossed ₹17.39 crore (US$2.4 million) in India and $1 million (₹4.10 crore) in other countries, for a worldwide total of ₹21.49 crore (US$3.0 million), against its ₹9.50 crore (US$1.3 million) budget. It had a worldwide opening week of ₹9.44 crore (US$1.3 million).[2] It is the 12th-highest-grossing film of 1998 worldwide.[3]

Overseas

It grossed $375,000 (₹1.53 crore) in its first week and earned a total of $1 million (₹4.10 crore) outside India.[2] Overseas, it is the 3rd-highest-grossing film of 1998 behind Kuch Kuch Hota Hai ($6.3 million (₹26.61 crore)) and Dil Se.. ($2.32 million (₹9.86 crore)), which were also Shah Rukh Khan starrers.[4]

'Duplicate' worldwide collections breakdown
Territory Territory wise Collections break-up
India Nett Gross:
₹10.17 crore (US$1.4 million)
Distributor share:
₹5.14 crore (US$720,000)
Total Gross:
₹17.39 crore (US$2.4 million)
International
(Outside India)		 $1 million (₹4.10 crore)
Worldwide ₹21.49 crore (US$3.0 million)

Awards and nominations
1999 Filmfare Awards

Nominated

Bollywood Movie Awards
Year Category Film Result
1999 Most Sensational Actress Juhi Chawla Won
1999 Zee Cine Award for Best Actor – Female Juhi Chawla Nominated

References
  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.
  3. "Top Worldwide Grossers 1998". Box Office India. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  4. "Top Overseas Gross 1998". Box Office India. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
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