Duplicate (1998) A crime action-comedy film directed by Mahesh Bhatt, it stars Shah Rukh Khan in a dual role, with Juhi Chawla and Sonali Bendre playing female lead roles, the film has been described as a remake of the 1935 Hollywood classic The Whole Town's Talking. It portrays Shah Rukh Khan playing a dual role as Bablu, an aspiring chef, and Manu, a notorious gangster. It marked Khan's first of many collaborations with Dharma Productions.

The story of the 1998 Bollywood film Duplicate revolves around Babloo, a naive, aspiring chef who dreams of success, and his identical-looking counterpart, Manu, a ruthless criminal; their lives collide when Manu takes advantage of Babloo's innocent identity to escape the law, leading to chaos, mistaken identities, kidnappings, and eventual confrontation as Babloo tries to reclaim his life and protect his love interest, Sonia, and his mother.

Among the cast, Farida Jalal portrays Bablu's mother, Mrs. Chaudhary, affectionately known as Bebe. Mohnish Behl appears as Ravi Lamba, the hotel manager, while Tiku Talsania plays Inspector R. K. Thakur. Gulshan Grover features as Shalaku, a criminal associate of Manu, and Sharat Saxena essays the role of Dhingra. Kajol makes a brief cameo appearance as a young woman at a railway station, and Vishwajeet Pradhan appears in a special role as Tony.

The soundtrack includes the romantic duet Mere Mehboob Mere Sanam, performed by Udit Narayan and Alka Yagnik, and the soulful Kathai Aankhon Wali, sung by Kumar Sanu. The energetic number Ladna Jhagadna features vocals by Abhijeet and Kavita Krishnamurthy, while Tum Nahin Jaana brings together Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik, and Shankar Mahadevan. Kumar Sanu also lends his voice to Wah Ji Wah and collaborates again with Kavita Krishnamurthy on Ek Shararat Hone Ko Hai. In addition, the album includes an instrumental track titled Duplicate, also listed as the Duplicate Theme, Parts 1 and 2.

At the 43rd Filmfare Awards, the film received 2 nominations – Best Villain (Khan) and Best Lyricist (Javed Akhtar for Mere Mehboob Mere Sanam). However, despite a stellar star cast, the film did not fare well at the box office.