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"Double Dhamaka"

1998 2h 45m HI

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6.1

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★6.1TMDB · 82

ActionComedy

Synopsis

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Manu, a criminal, finds his doppelganger in a budding chef, Bablu, and uses this fact to his advantage. Later, Manu tries to kill the chef so that he can take over his life and escape the law.

“Double Dhamaka”

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Cast

Shah Rukh Khan
Bablu Chaudhary / Manu Dada
Juhi Chawla Mehta
Sonia Kapoor
Sonali Bendre
Lily
Mohnish Behl
Ravi Lamba
Tiku Talsania
Inspector R.K Thakur
Sharat Saxena
Dhingra
Gulshan Grover
Shalaku
Kajol
Girl on railway station (Special Appearance)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mahesh Bhatt
Writers: Akash Khurana, Javed Siddiqui, Robin Bhatt
Languages: English, Hindi
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 165 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $4.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Hindi.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mahesh Bhatt, shot by Sameer Arya. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Anu Malik. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Waman B. Bhosle shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Shah Rukh Khan and Juhi Chawla Mehta and Sonali Bendre carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mahesh Bhatt directs. Sameer Arya behind the camera. Anu Malik scores. Waman B. Bhosle cuts. A long sit — settle in. Profitable at the box office. Produced in India. Dialogue in English, Hindi.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 165 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Shot for just $4.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
328 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Hindi.
5Directed by Mahesh Bhatt, shot by Sameer Arya. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Anu Malik. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Waman B. Bhosle shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Shah Rukh Khan and Juhi Chawla Mehta and Sonali Bendre carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Double Dhamaka".
10IMDB entry: tt0164550 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 82 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.