Summary
Identical twins Raja and Prem are separated at birth and raised in drastically different backgrounds. While Prem becomes a singer in the USA, Raja's life leads him to become a tough-talking thug in India. When Prem comes to India, who's who confusion brews and leads to hilarious consequences.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 62GoodWatch 61
IMDb6.2
Running time
2 h 28 min
Longer than 9 in 10 romances, +41 min on the typical 107
typical 107148Half of all romances run 97–122 min.
Reach
Streams in 6 countries, rent or buy in 5 more
Released
1997
February 7, 1997
29 years ago
Genres
RomanceComedyActionLanguage
Hindi
Original language
Made in
- India
Rated
No age rating yet.
Yes: its content advisories are violence, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism
and 5 moreDirecting · 1
- David Dhawan Director
Writing · 3
- E.V.V. Satyanarayana Story
- Rumi Jaffery Dialogue, Story
- Dev Kohli Lyricist
Production · 1
- Sajid Nadiadwala Producer
Camera · 1
- W. B. Rao Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- A. Muthu Editor
Sound · 7
- Anu Malik Playback Singer, Original Music Composer
- Kavita Krishnamurthy Playback Singer
- Sushma Shreshta Playback Singer
- Abhijeet Bhattacharya Playback Singer
- Jarvis Solomon Sound Effects Editor
- Abhijeet Srivastava Playback Singer
Art · 1
- R. Verman Shetty Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 5
- Neeta Lulla Costume Design
- Sabina Khan Costume Design
- Devendra Nivergi Makeup Artist
- Laxman Mishra Assistant Costume Designer
- Sandeep Mahajan Assistant Costume Designer
Other crew · 3
- Abbas Ali Moghul Stunt Coordinator
- Haniif Sheikh Stunt Coordinator
- Ganesh Acharya Choreographer
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