Judwaa
File:Judwaa1.jpg DVD Cover
Directed by	David Dhawan
Produced by	Sajid Nadiadwala
Story by	E. V. V. Satyanarayana
Starring	Salman Khan Karisma Kapoor Rambha
Music by	Anu Malik
Cinematography	W. B. Rao
Distributed by	Nadiadwala Grandsons Entertainment
Release date(s)	7 February 1997 (1997-02-07)
Running time	138 mins
Country	‹See Tfd› India
Language	Hindi
Box office	26.5 crore (US$5.29 million)[1]

Judwaa (English: Twin) is an Indian Bollywood action comedy film directed by David Dhawan, starring Salman Khan in a double role opposite Karisma Kapoor and Rambha. Released on February 7, 1997, the film went on to do well at the box office. This movie has Salman Khan doing a double role as estranged twins. The movie has some shades of Jackie Chan's movie Twin Dragons and is a remake of the Telugu movie Hello Brother.^{[citation needed]}

A sequel to the film, Judwaa 2 was announced with lead double role played by Saif Ali Khan and film being directed by Sajid Khan. The film is planned to release in early 2013.^[2]

Plot[link]

Mrs. Malhotra (Reema Lagoo) is the mother of twins, who were separated at birth, and she only has one son. Mrs. Malhotra goes into shock and then uses a wheelchair. She resides with her husband and son in the US. Quiet and mature Prem, (Salman Khan) one of the twins, and his dad (Dalip Tahil) return to India together with Mrs. Malhotra to get Prem married. Prem's future fiance is the outgoing and percocious Mala (Karishma Kapoor), who is the daughter of Mr. Sharma (Kader Khan). There Prem meets with his twin brother very outgoing and precocious Raja (also Salman Khan), who looks like him, but is exactly the opposite in nature. A series of comic scenes result as a result of the twins getting together. Prem loves quiet and mature Roopa (Rambha), and both the girls are confused by the change they perceive in their respective lovers. To make matters worse, Tiger Ratanlal (Mukesh Rishi) has sworn vengeance against the Malhotra family for what they did to his dad (Deepak Shirke).

Cast[link]

• Salman Khan as Raja / Prem Malhotra
• Karisma Kapoor as Mala
• Rambha as Roopa
• Bindu as Roopa's Mom
• Kader Khan as Sharma (Mala's Dad)
• Shakti Kapoor as Rangeela
• Anupam Kher as Inspector / Havaldar Vidyarthi
• Satish Shah as Havaldar / Inspector
• Mukesh Rishi as Ratanlal Tiger
• Dalip Tahil as Bharosa Malhotra
• Reema Lagoo as Prem's Mom
• Tiku Talsania as Sharma's Brother-in-law
• Dinesh Hingoo in a Special Appearance
• Ram Sethi in a Special Appearance

Box office[link]

According to boxoffice-india it had an excellent opening and due to positive word of mouth continued to do well. Altogether it grossed Rs.15 Crores and was declared a hit. ^[3] It was also the 7th highest grossing film of the year (Bollywood films of 1997).

Music[link]

The soundtrack of the film contains 6 songs. The music is composed by Anu Malik, with lyrics authorred by Dev Kohli.

Sequel[link]

In 2012, it was announced that a sequel is in the works. Later, actor Saif Ali Khan was reported to be signed on for the male lead, thus replacing Salman Khan. In May 2012, it was reported that actress Sonakshi Sinha has been signed for the film, although, this has not yet been confirmed.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Judwaa at the Internet Movie Database

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