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{{short description|1998 film by David Dhawan}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Bade Miyan Chote Miyan
| image = Bade Miyan Chote Miyan.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Poster of ''Bade Miyan Chote Miyan''
| director = [[David Dhawan]]
| producer = [[Vashu Bhagnani]]
| writer = Rumi Jaffery
| starring = [[Amitabh Bachchan]] [[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]] [[Ramya Krishnan]] [[Raveena Tandon]] [[Paresh Rawal]] [[Anupam Kher]] [[Satish Kaushik]] [[Asrani]]
| music = [[Viju Shah]]
| cinematography = K. S. Prakash Rao
| editing = A. Muthu
| distributor = [[Tips Industries|Tips Music Films Pvt. Ltd.]]
| released = {{film date|1998|10|16|df=y}}
| runtime = 142 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INRConvert|98|m|year=1998|lk=c}}<ref name="boxo_Bade">{{Cite web | title = Bade Miyan Chote Miyan – Movie – Box Office India | work = Boxofficeindia.com | access-date = 2016-07-31 | url = http://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2515 }}</ref>
| gross = {{INRConvert|452|m|year=1998|lk=c}} Verdict: Blockbuster<ref name="boxo_Bade" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=126&catName=MTk5MC0xOTk5 |title=Top Lifetime Grossers 1990–1999 (Figures in Ind Rs) |publisher=Boxofficeindia.com |access-date=12 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120103182038/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=126&catName=MTk5MC0xOTk5|archive-date=3 January 2012}}</ref>
}}

'''''Bade Miyan Chote Miyan''''' ({{Translation|Big Mister and Little Mister}}) is a 1998 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[action comedy film]] directed by [[David Dhawan]] starring [[Amitabh Bachchan]] and [[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]] in dual roles alongside [[Raveena Tandon]], [[Ramya Krishnan]], [[Anupam Kher]], and [[Paresh Rawal]], with [[Madhuri Dixit]] making a special appearance. ''Bade Miyan Chote Miyan'' was Bachchan's first box office hit since his comeback to Bollywood after a hiatus of few years, and its [[Muhurat shot|muharat shot]] was done by Bachchan's daughter [[Shweta Bachchan Nanda|Shweta Nanda]] on 22 December 1998. Produced on a budget of {{INRConvert|9.8|c|lk=|year=2018}}, ''Bade Miyan Chote Miyan'' was theatrically released on 16 October 1998 alongside [[Karan Johar]]'s ''[[Kuch Kuch Hota Hai]]'' and Broke opening day, opening weekend and opening week record; though the latter emerged as the biggest success of the year, it became the second biggest hit in the list and went on to gross over {{INRConvert|45.2|c|lk=|year=2018}} worldwide.

== Plot ==

Arjun Singh ([[Amitabh Bachchan]]) and Pyare Mohan ([[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]]) are police inspectors. They share a friendly bond. Arjun's sister, Seema ([[Raveena Tandon]]), is in love with Pyare. Arjun has no girlfriend and some petty comments are made about his age.

Zorawar ([[Paresh Rawal]]) runs a business smuggling arms and diamonds, under the cover of being a statue maker. Once, in a hotel, he discovers that he is being spied upon and along with the cop spying on him, he gets rid of Madhu ([[Divya Dutta]]), an eyewitness.

Madhu's friend, Neha ([[Ramya Krishnan]]), witnesses Madhu's murder. Scared, and with the gangsters after her, she calls the police station and asks for Pyare, but since he is not there, Arjun is asked to go to her, and masquerade as Pyare, who had been described as a very good person to Neha by her dead friend. In a considerable amount of confusion, he takes her to Pyare's house and even goes to the extent of asking Pyare to masquerade as Arjun.

Two petty thieves, Bade Miyan ([[Amitabh Bachchan]]) and Chote Miyan ([[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]]), who are look-alikes of Arjun and Pyare respectively, arrive in town. Confusion ensues when every crime the crooks commit are blamed on Arjun and Pyare. Things goes further downhill when Shyamlal ([[Anupam Kher]]), the police commissioner, is also thrashed by the doubles. Arjun and Pyare are blamed for stealing a diamond from a bank and messing up the security operation of [[Madhuri Dixit]] (herself). Even Seema and Neha mistake Bade and Chote for Arjun and Pyare.

Arjun and Pyare further land in trouble when Zorawar kidnaps Seema and asks for the diamond and Neha in return. Arjun and Pyare, who have been arrested, are saved by the arrival of Bade and Chote, who confuse their acts of theft and conning, and promise to get Neha and Seema back. Bade and Chote arrive at Zorawar's hideout and stall them while Arjun and Pyare come with the police force and everyone at the hideout is arrested. The crooks leave after apologising to Neha and Seema for the confusion.

However, some of Zorawar's men hijack the police van which is taking Zorawar and his associates to jail. They are stopped on the way by Bade and Chote, asking for a lift. The latter realises who really are in the van and proceed to badly thrash Zorawar and his men and return him to jail. Arjun and Pyare are criticised for their mistake regarding the hijacking of the van and the two crooks are given a job in the police force by the commissioner himself. The film ends with Arjun and Pyare ending up being demoted to the post of traffic police officers and Bade and Chote taking their place as police inspectors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1998/oct/16miyan.htm |title=Rediff On The Net, Movies: The Bade Miyan Chote Miyan review |work=Rediff.com |date=16 October 1998 |access-date=12 June 2012}}</ref>

== Cast ==
*[[Amitabh Bachchan]] as Inspector Arjun Singh Twins Bade Miyan Saluja
*[[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]] as Inspector Pyare Mohan Twins Chote Miyan Singh
*[[Raveena Tandon]] as Seema Singh
*[[Ramya Krishnan]] as Neha Saluja
*[[Anupam Kher]] as Police Commissioner Shyamlal Tripathi
*[[Paresh Rawal]] as Zorawar Siddiqui
*[[Sharat Saxena]] as Sharad Malik
*[[Mahavir Shah]] as Ved
*[[Kader Khan]] as waiter Tajkash/Kadar
*[[Satish Kaushik]] as Sharafat Ali
*[[Sushma Seth]] as Beena Singh
*[[Divya Dutta]] as Madhu Khanduja
*[[Rakesh Bedi]] as watchman Makkhan
*[[Asrani (actor)|Asrani]] as Museum Security Officer Hamak Jaykar
*[[Avtar Gill]] as Sundar Kala
*[[Razzak Khan]] as prisoner Khalim Dhile
*[[Tiku Talsania]] as Jeweller
*[[Shehzad Khan]] as Inspector who recorded Zorawar's meeting
*[[David Dhawan]] (special appearance)
*[[Viju Khote]] as Arun, a man in a purple turban of the train (special appearance)
*Manmauji as Qaran, a bald guy in a train
*[[Madhuri Dixit]] (special appearance in the video "Mere Pyaar Kaa Ras Zara Chakhna O Makhna")

== Music ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Bade Miyan Chote Miyan
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = Viju Shah
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1997
| recorded = Daman Sood
| venue = Mumbai
| studio = Western Outdoor
| genre = [[Soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 32:49
| language = [[Hindi]]
| label = Tips Cassettes & Records
| producer = Viju Shah
| prev_title = [[Gupt: The Hidden Truth]]
| prev_year = 1997
| next_title = [[Beti No. 1]]
| next_year = 1999
}}
The songs of the film, composed by [[Viju Shah]] with lyrics by [[Sameer (lyricist)|Sameer]], worked well.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.planetbollywood.com/Music/bmcm.html |title=Bade Miyan Chhote Miyan songs review |author=Planet Bollywood |publisher=Planet Bollywood |access-date=2 November 2013}}</ref> Similar to Shah's prior compositions for films like ''[[Mohra]]'' and ''[[Gupt]]'' that became quite popular, the album noticeably showed his offbeat mode of music yielding the tuneful numbers like the hit title track "Bade Miyan Chote Miyan", the hit zippy bhangra number "Makhna" and the groovy "Kisi Disco Mein Jaayein". Singers [[Udit Narayan]], [[Sudesh Bhosle]], [[Amit Kumar (singer)|Amit Kumar]], [[Alka Yagnik]], [[Jaspinder Narula]], [[Anuradha Paudwal]] and [[Kavita Krishnamurthy]] allied and rendered their voices for the songs listed below:

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| headline = Songs
| extra_column = Playback
| all_lyrics = [[Sameer (lyricist)|Sameer]]
| all_music = [[Viju Shah]]
| title1 = Assi Chutki Nabbe Taal
| extra1 = Udit Narayan, Sudesh Bhonsle
| title2 = Bade Miyan Chote Miyan
| extra2 = Udit Narayan, Sudesh Bhosle
| title3 = Dhin Tak Dhin
| extra3 = [[Jaspinder Narula]], Sudesh Bhosle
| title4 = Deta Jai Jo Re
| note4 = I
| extra4 = [[Anuradha Paudwal]], [[Kavita Krishnamurthy]], [[Udit Narayan]], [[Amit Kumar (singer)|Amit Kumar]]
| title5 = Deta Jai Jo Re
| note5 = II
| extra5 = [[Alka Yagnik]], Kavita Krishnamurthy, Udit Narayan, [[Sudesh Bhonsle]]
| title6 = Kisi Disco Mein Jaaye
| extra6 = Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik
| title7 = Makhna
| extra7 = Alka Yagnik, Udit Narayan, Amit Kumar
| title8 = Assi Chutki Nabbe Taal
| extra8 = Sudesh Bhonsle, Udit Narayan
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== Interesting facts ==

1-In one of the scenes the lead characters need to release [[Satish Kaushik]]’s character (Sharafat Ali) from the police station. Hence both [[Amitabh Bachchan]] and [[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]] impersonate as police officers and visit the police station. This entire scene is inspired by a scene from a Pakistani play titled Humsa Ho To Samne Aye, which is penned by renowned Pakistani writer, and actor-[[Umer Sharif]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/bollywood-news/amitabh-bachchan-film-with-madhuri-dixit-bade-miyan-chote-miyan-trivia.html|title=When Amitabh Bachchan starred alongside Madhuri Dixit; 'Bade Miyan Chote Miyan' trivia|first=Republic|last=World|website=Republic World}}</ref>

2-[[Juhi Chawla]] was the original choice for the role of Neha but was replaced by south actor [[Ramya Krishnan]].<ref name="auto" />

3-Bade Miyan Chote Miyan is the first film where music director [[Viju Shah]] and Director David Dhawan worked together.<ref name="auto" />

4-Bade Miyan Chote Miyan is the first film where Amitabh Bachchan and [[Madhuri Dixit]] were seen on the big screen together.<ref name="auto" />

5- Bade Miyan Chote Miyan had a box office clash with [[Kuch Kuch Hota Hai]].

6- The director of the film David Dhawan has a cameo scene in the film which only lasted for around 10 seconds.<ref name="auto" />

7- Bade Miyan Chote Miyan saved Amitabh Bachchan from making a hat-trick of flop films, as two of his previous films [[Mrityudata]] and [[Major Saab]] did not perform as expected at the box office.<ref name="auto" />

8- Many elements from this movie were copied from the American film [[Bad Boys (1995 film)|''Bad Boys'']] starring [[Will Smith]] and [[Martin Lawrence]]. In this film, a major part of Bad Boys was copied including action sequences.

== Box office ==
The film's final worldwide collection was {{INR|452 million}}. It was declared a blockbuster.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0118673}}

{{David Dhawan}}
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[[Category:1990s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1998 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by David Dhawan]]
[[Category:Films featuring an item number]]
[[Category:Films scored by Viju Shah]]
[[Category:Indian action comedy films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films about lookalikes]]

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