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{{short description|1997 film by David Dhawan}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2013}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Judwaa
| image = Judwaa poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[David Dhawan]]
| based_on = [[Hello Brother (1994 film)]]
| producer = [[Sajid Nadiadwala]]
| story = [[E. V. V. Satyanarayana]]
| starring = [[Salman Khan]]<br/>[[Karisma Kapoor]]<br/>[[Rambha (actress)|Rambha]]<br/>[[Shakti Kapoor]]<br/>[[Kader Khan]]<br/>[[Dalip Tahil]]<br/>[[Anupam Kher]]<br/>[[Deepak Shirke]]<br/>[[Mukesh Rishi]]<br/>[[Satish Shah]]
| music = [[Anu Malik]] <br /> [[Koti (composer)|Koti]] (Background score)
| cinematography = W. B. Rao
| editing =
| studio =
| distributor = [[Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment]]
| released = {{Film date|07 February 1997}}
| runtime = 136 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INR|62.5 million|link=yes}}<ref name="boxofficeindia">{{Cite web |title=Judwaa |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2706 |work=BoxOfficeIndia.com |archive-date= 5 October 2015 |access-date=2021-01-01 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| gross = {{INR|242.8 million}}<ref name="boxofficeindia" />
}}

'''''Judwaa''''' ({{translation|Twins}}) is a 1997 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[action comedy film]], directed by [[David Dhawan]], produced by [[Sajid Nadiadwala]] and starring [[Salman Khan]], [[Karishma Kapoor]] and [[Rambha (actress)|Rambha]] with [[Kader Khan]], [[Dalip Tahil]], [[Shakti Kapoor]], [[Deepak Shirke]], [[Anupam Kher]], [[Satish Shah]] and [[Mukesh Rishi]] in supporting roles. Released on 7 February 1997, the film was successful at the box office. The film is a remake of the [[Telugu film]] ''[[Hello Brother (1994 film)|Hello Brother]]'' (1994),<ref name="Rediff">{{Cite web | title = David Dhawan's blue-eyed boys | work = Rediff.com | date = 19 July 2007 | access-date = 2016-09-03 | url = http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2007/jul/19slid2.htm }}</ref> which in turn is inspired from the [[Hong Kong action]] comedy film ''[[Twin Dragons]]'' (1992) starring [[Jackie Chan]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Srinivas |first1=S. V. |chapter=7. Hong Kong Action Film and the Career of the Telugu Mass Hero |editor-last1=Morris |editor-first1=Meaghan |editor-last2=Li |editor-first2=Siu Leung |editor-last3=Chan |editor-first3=Stephen Ching-kiu |title=Hong Kong Connections: Transnational Imagination in Action Cinema |date=2005 |publisher=[[Hong Kong University Press]] |isbn=978-1-932643-19-0 |pages=111–124 (112) |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DdrHAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA112}}</ref><ref name="Rediff" />

==Plot==
Jayantilal "Ratan" Pandey ([[Deepak Shirke]]) is a ruthless [[criminal]]. [[Assistant Commissioner of Police|ACP]] Sanjay Path "S. P." Malhotra ([[Dalip Tahil]]) arrests him. Ratan wounds himself and is taken to the hospital, where ACP Malhotra is waiting for his wife Geeta Malhotra ([[Reema Lagoo]]), who is in labor. She gives birth to twins. The doctor explains that both babies have a reflection mentality, which means that "what happens with one baby might be felt and reflected by another," depending on the proximity between them. Ratan escapes and takes one of the twins with him, injuring Geeta. ACP Malhotra goes behind him, but unable to find his son, shoots fleeing Ratan to stop him. The kid grows up as Raja ([[Omkar Kapoor]], then [[Salman Khan]]) and finds a girl, Neelam whom he adopts her as his sister. He finds another [[orphan]], Rangeela Prakash ([[Siddhanth Kapoor]], then [[Shakti Kapoor]]) and becomes his friend. They both together take care of the girl and become small time [[thief|thieves]].

On the other hand, Geeta goes into depression and gets paralyzed. ACP Malhotra takes her to the [[United States|US]] for her treatment, where the other twin named Prem Malhotra (also Salman Khan) is brought up. He comes to [[India]] as a rock star for a show. He is received by Kishan Sharma ([[Kader Khan]]), who is his father's friend and wishes to marry his daughter Mala Sharma ([[Karisma Kapoor]]) to him. But Mala is in love with Raja. At the airport, Prem finds Roopa Batwani ([[Rambha (actress)|Rambha]]), daughter of Sundari Batwani ([[Bindu (actress)|Bindu]]), the organizer of his public shows. Prem falls in love with Roopa. Tony ([[Jack Gaud]]), Sundari's nephew, also wishes to marry Roopa. Meanwhile, Mala misunderstands Prem for Raja and starts flirting with him. One day, Raja and Prem see each other in a restaurant and find out that they are identical, which leads to hilarious misunderstandings.

Meanwhile, Raja's sister Neelam (Sheetal Joshi) sees local goon Ratanlal "Tiger" Pandey ([[Mukesh Rishi]]) who is the son of Ratan, killing an Inspector on the road and becomes a vital witness of the murder in court. Enraged, Tiger assaults and threatens her to not report his crime to the police. But as the consequence, Tiger was badly beaten up by Raja, making him more vengeful against Raja and Neelam. To fulfil his revenge, he sends his henchman named Tommy (Shashi Kiran) to be the groom of Neelam but Raja and Rangeela finds out his plan and marries Neelam to somebody else. The court announces the death sentence to Tiger for the murder of the Inspector he shot earlier. Days pass, Neelam becomes pregnant, and she is admitted to a hospital for her delivery. Raja asks Prem to stay at the hospital as he is searching for money. Prem visits his father, ACP Malhotra. At the same time, Tiger escapes from jail to kidnap Neelam and recognizes ACP Malhotra, who shot his father Ratan and finds out that Raja is his son. He blackmails Raja to get ACP Malhotra to free Neelam. Raja, who doesn't know that ACP Malhotra is his real father goes to his house where Geeta also comes out from the paralysis by Raja's touch, and he comes to see the truth that they are his real parents and Prem is his twin brother. Finally, Raja and Prem come together to protect their father from Tiger, and the story ends with the duo marrying their respective ladies.

==Cast==
*[[Salman Khan]] as Raja Patekar / Prem Malhotra (dual role)
*[[Karishma Kapoor]] as Mala Sharma, Raja's girlfriend and Kishan's daughter.
*[[Rambha (actress)|Rambha]] as Roopa Batwani, Prem's girlfriend and Sundari's daughter.
*[[Dalip Tahil]] as Sanjay Path "S. P." Malhotra, Raja & Prem's father.
*[[Reema Lagoo]] as Geeta Malhotra, Raja & Prem's mother.
*[[Kader Khan]] as Kishan Sharma, Mala's father and Sanjay's friend.
*[[Shakti Kapoor]] as Rangeela Prakash, Raja's sidekick.
*[[Siddhanth Kapoor]] as young Rangeela
*[[Bindu (actress)|Bindu]] as Sundari Batwani, Roopa's mother.
*[[Anupam Kher]] as Inspector Vidyarthi / later Hawaldar Vidyarthi.
*[[Satish Shah]] as Hawaldar Rajesh / later Inspector Rajesh.
*[[Mukesh Rishi]] as Ratanlal "Tiger" Pandey, Ratan's son.
*[[Tiku Talsania]] as Sameer, Kishan's brother-in-law.
*[[Dinesh Hingoo]] as a Jeweller (special appearance)
*[[Ram Sethi]] as a Waiter at hotel (special appearance)
*[[Jack Gaud]] as Tony
*[[Sheetal Joshi]] as Neelam Patekar, Raja's sister.
*[[Shashi Kiran]] as Tommy
*[[Kamaldeep]] as the Police commissioner
*[[Vikas Anand]] as Police Inspector at the college.
*[[Deepak Shirke]] as Jayantilal "Ratan" Pandey
*[[Mahavir Shah]] as Inspector Sharma
*[[Syed Khurshid]]
*[[Ishrat Ali]] as Tau, Ratan's brother & Tiger's uncle.
*[[Divya Bharti]] in a photo tribute in the starting of the film.
*[[Omkar Kapoor]] as young Raja

==Production==
[[Sajid Nadiadwala]] planned to make a film on twins in 1996 and hired [[David Dhawan]] to direct this project. Initially, [[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]] was offered the lead role but he rejected the offer. Then, the role was offered to [[Salman Khan]] who accepted it. Shooting commenced on 19 December 1996 and was wrapped in March 1997.

==Box office==
According to [[Box Office India]], the film had a Bumper opening in 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=203 |title=Box Office 1997 |publisher=[[Box Office India]] |archive-date=11 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111130538/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=203 |access-date=2012-08-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The film's domestic [[Gross revenue|gross]] was {{INR|28 crore}}<ref name="boxofficeindia"/> ({{US$|{{#expr:239.9/36.31 round 3}} million|long=no}}),<ref>{{cite web |title=Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) - India |url=https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.FCRF?end=1997&locations=IN&start=1996 |website=[[World Bank]] |year=1997 |access-date=6 June 2020}}</ref> equivalent to {{INRConvert|225|c}} when adjusted for inflation.{{efn|name=Inflation|Inflation rate of 9.612 times, based on domestic nett's inflation from {{INR}}13.14{{nbsp}}crore to {{INR}}126.3 crore.<ref name="boxofficeindia" />}} Its domestic [[Net income|nett]] was {{INR}}13.14{{nbsp}}crore, equivalent to {{INRConvert|126.3|c}} when adjusted for inflation.<ref name="boxofficeindia" /> It was the ninth highest-grossing film of the year at the Indian box office,<ref name="boxo_TopH">{{Cite web | title = Top Hits 1997 - - Box Office India | work = Boxofficeindia.com | access-date = 2016-09-03 | url = http://boxofficeindia.com/hit-down.php?txtYearlyData=1990-1999&year=1997 }}</ref> where it sold {{nowrap|13.634 million}} tickets.<ref name="boxofficeindia" />

Its overseas gross was US$250,000 ({{INR}}89.4{{nbsp}}[[lakh]]).<ref>{{cite web|title=Top Overseas Grossers 1997|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/overseas-total-gross.php?year=1997|website=[[Box Office India]]|access-date=14 November 2017}}</ref> Worldwide, the film grossed {{INR|24.284 crore}}<ref name="boxofficeindia"/> ({{US$|{{#expr:6.607+0.25}} million|long=no}}), equivalent to {{INRConvert|233.42|c}} when adjusted for inflation.{{efn|name=Inflation}}

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Judwaa
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Anu Malik]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = <div style="white-space: nowrap;"> 1997 (India)</div>
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length =
| label = <div style="white-space: nowrap;">[[Venus Records & Tapes]]</div>
| producer = [[Anu Malik]]
| prev_title = [[Namak (film)|Namak]]
| prev_year = 1996
| next_title = [[Auzaar]]
| next_year = 1997
}}

The soundtrack of the film contains six songs. The music was composed by [[Anu Malik]], with lyrics authored by [[Dev Kohli]] and Nitin Raikwar. Background score is by [[Koti (composer)|Koti]].
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! # !! Title !! Singer(s) !! Length
|-
| 1
| "Oonchi Hai Building"
| [[Poornima (singer)|Poornima]], [[Anu Malik]]
| 05:10
|-
| 2
| "Tan Tana Tan Tan"
| [[Abhijeet Bhattacharya|Abhijeet]], Poornima
| 06:39
|-
| 3
| "Tu Mere Dil Mein Basja"
| Kumar Sanu, Poornima
| 04:46
|-
| 4
| "Tera Aana Tera Jaana"
| Kumar Sanu, Kavita Krishnamurthy
| 04:53
|-
| 5
| "Duniya Mein Aaye"
| [[Kumar Sanu]], [[Kavita Krishnamurthy]]
| 06:02
|-
| 6
| "East Aur West India Is The Best"
| Anu Malik
| 07:04
|}

==Remake==
{{Main|Judwaa 2}}
On 9 February 2016, a remake to the film, titled ''[[Judwaa 2]]'', was announced. The film is once again directed by [[David Dhawan]] and produced by [[Sajid Nadiadwala]] and features David's son [[Varun Dhawan]] in the leading double role.<ref>{{cite news|title=Meet the 'Judwaa 2' trio: David Dhawan, Varun Dhawan and Sajid Nadiadwala |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Meet-the-Judwaa-2-trio-David-Dhawan-Varun-Dhawan-and-Sajid-Nadiadwala/articleshow/50902764.cms|work=The Times of India|date=9 February 2016|access-date=2016-02-09}}</ref> The trailer of ''Judwaa 2'' was unveiled to audiences on 21 August 2017 and the film was released on 29 September 2017. The only cast members from the original ''Judwaa'' appearing in ''Judwaa 2'' are Anupam Kher, albeit in a different role, and Salman Khan in a cameo appearance, while the only songs recreated from the original "Judwaa" were the famous "Oonchi Hai Building (Lift Teri Bandh Hai)" and "Tan Tana Tan Tan Tan Tara (Chalti Hai Kya 9 Se 12)".

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0119428}}

{{David Dhawan}}
{{Sajid Nadiadwala}}

[[Category:1997 films]]
[[Category:1997 romantic comedy films]]
[[Category:1990s action comedy films]]
[[Category:1990s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Films about twin brothers]]
[[Category:Films directed by David Dhawan]]
[[Category:Films scored by Anu Malik]]
[[Category:Films scored by Koti]]
[[Category:Hindi remakes of Telugu films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian action comedy films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic comedy films]]
[[Category:1990s masala films]]
[[Category:Twins in Indian films]]

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