Bade Miyan Chote Miyan

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name = Bade Miyan Chote Miyan


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director = David Dhawan
producer = Vashu Bhagnani
writer = Rumi Jaffery
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starring = Amitabh Bachchan
Govinda
Raveena Tandon
Ramya Krishnan
Paresh Rawal
Anupam Kher
music = Viju Sha
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distributor = Tips Music Films Pvt. Ltd.
released = 1998
runtime = 147 mins
country = India
language = Hindi
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"Bade Miyan Chote Miyan" (literally translating to "Big Brother, Small Brother" in English) is a 1998 Bollywood film starring Govinda in a double role, Amitabh Bachchan in a double role, Anupam Kher, Ramya Krishna, and Raveena Tandon. Directed by David Dhawan, it was released in 1998 and was the first of Amitabh's films that had success at the box office since his comeback after a few years of hiatus from the Bollywood industry.

The flim has been inspired by hollywood movie Bad boys I

Plot

Two friends, Arjun Singh (Amitabh Bachchan) and Pyare Mohan (Govinda), are in the police force. Amitabh's sister Seema (Raveena Tandon) is in love with Pyare. Amitabh has no female companion and some pretty crude comments are often passed about his age. Meanwhile, the villain Jorawar (Paresh Rawal) kills a cop who tries to pry into his private affairs -- that's smuggling of arms and diamonds. Rawal also appears terrified of the police, but the mood seems to come and go. For when it comes to snuffing one out, he has no problem doing it. Along with the cop, he also gets rid of an eyewitness, played by Divya Dutta in a blink-and-you-miss-her role.

But there's another eyewitness, Neha (Ramya Krishnan), friend of the girl you hardly saw. She comes up to Arjun, confusing him for Pyare, but that's all cleared up in a few song sequences or so. Darned useful, these songs; nice way to get rid of uncomfortable problems.

Anyway, the trouble begins when the villains begin hunting for Neha, just when she's cavorting around with Arjun. Just when the heroes are all ready to go up a notch over the villains, in pop two petty thieves whom even their mothers would confuse for Arjun and Pyare. They call themselves Bade Miyan and Chote Miyan. The plot's in knots. Arjun and Pyare are blamed for every crime the crooks commit and things aren't helped when Anupam Kher, the police commissioner, is also thrashed by the doubles. [http://www.rediff.com/movies/1998/oct/16miyan.htm]

Cast

*Amitabh Bachchan - Insp. Arjun Singh/Bade Miyan (Double Role)
*Govinda - Insp. Pyare Mohan/Chote Miyan (Double Role)
*Raveena Tandon - Seema Singh
*Ramya Krishnan - Neha
*Anupam Kher - Police Commissioner Shyamlal
*Paresh Rawal - Zorawar Bhai
*Madhuri Dixit - Herself (Special Appearance)
*Satish Kaushik- Sharafat Ali
*Sharat Saxena - Zorawar's henchman, Sharad (as Sharad Saxena)
*Rakesh Bedi - Makkan (watchman)
*Sushma Seth - Arjun and Seema's mother
*Divya Dutta- Madhu
*G. Asrani- Museum Security Officer (as Asrani)
*Mahavir Shah- Zorawar's Client
*Avtar Gill- Sundar Kala
*Javed Khan Constable who brought in Sharafat Ali
*Ghanshyam Rohera- Constable who got slapped by Pyar Mohan (as Ghanshyam)
*Shehzad Khan- Inspector recorded Zorawar's meeting
*Razak Khan- Khalim Dhile
*David Dhawan- Himself (uncredited)
*Kader Khan - Waiter / Kadar Bhai (uncredited)
*Viju Khote - Man in purple turban in the train (uncredited)
*Tiku Talsania- Jeweler (uncredited) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118673/fullcredits#cast]

Trivia

* The movie includes a special guest appearance by Madhuri Dixit in a song sequence, which was originally pitched to Sridevi to co-star with Madhuri for the first time in the song 'Makhna', but she declined.
* The film had four stars doing double role :- Amitabh Bachchan, Govinda, Kader Khan,Anupam Kher

External links

*imdb title|id=0118673|title=Bade Miyan Chhote Miyan
* http://www.rediff.com/movies/1998/oct/16miyan.htm