A dual-role movie is an actor performing two distinct characters in the same film. This technique often showcases the actor’s ability to embody two separate personas, each with a different vibe, voice, and many more.
Dual roles are mostly seen in movies with the context of twins, look-alike, or have some form of mystical or supernatural connection. The main challenge for the actor is to distinguish between his roles.
Dual roles help to enhance the dramatic tensions, hold the audience’s attention, and keep them engaged. Here are some of the best Dule-Role movies of your favorite actors.
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Amitabh Bachchan
- Bandhe Haath (1973)
Bandhe Haath is an action drama movie launched in back 1973. Directed by O. P. Goyle, in this movie Amitabh Bachchan plays the role of a thief and a poet at the same time. In this movie, Shyamu (Amitabh Bachchan), a thief takes the identity of a lookalike poet who is dying of an illness.
- Toofan (1989)
Toofan directed by Ketan Desai, was launched in 1989 starring Amitabh Bachchan, Meenakshi Sheshadri, and Amrita Singh. In this movie, Amitabh Bachchan plays the role of twin brothers Toofan and Shyam.
- Sooryavansham (1999)
Sooryvavansham is a classic Hollywood movie released in 1999. In this movie, he played the dual roles of father (Thakur Bhanu Pratap) and son (Heera Thakur).
- Laal Baadshah (1999)
Released in 1999, directed by K.C. Bokadia, Amitabh Bachchan plays the dual role of Lal ‘Baadshah’ Singh and his long-lost father Dewan Ranbir Singh. This movie features many popular faces like Manisha Koirala, Shakti Kapoor, Amrish Puri, and Prem Chopra in important roles.
- Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (1998)
This movie features two famous stars i.e Amitabh Bachchan and Govinda. They both play the dual roles of a police inspector duo and a petty thief duo. This is one of the movies you can watch when you need some serious laughs. Directed by David Dhawan and released in 1998.
Shah Rukh Khan
- English Babu Deshi Mem (1996)
In this movie super-star Shah Rukh Khan performed not one, not two but three roles in a single movie. Gopal Mayur (a millionier), Hari Mayur, Gopal’s elder son, and Vikram Mayur. All these three roles were played by Shah Rukh Khan. The movie was directed by Praveen Nischol and was released in 1996. It was a completely new concept in those days.
- Ra.One (2011)
Ra.One is a superhero movie directed by Anubhav Sinha and was released in 2011. In this movie, Shah Rukh Khan played two roles Shekhar Subramaniam a video game programmer, and one G.One AKA Good One. G.One is a superhero character who came out of the game.
- Fan (2016 film)
Fan is a 2016 movie directed by Maneesh Sharma. In this movie, SRK performed as a superstar Aryan Khanna, and his fan Gaurav Chandna. The twist is that both the superstar and his diehard fan look the same.
This movie is about crossing the line of an obsession with Gaurav about his fav superstar Aryan Khanna.
- Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008)
“Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi” is a 2008 romantic comedy movie directed by Aditya Chopra. Shah Rukh Khan played the dual roles of a shy introverted mild-mannered, and kind-hearted character named Surinder Suri, and his opposite, Raj Kapoor, a confident character.
- Paheli (2005)
Directed by Amol Palekar and released in 2005. It is a supernatural love story in which Shah Rukh Khan plays the role of a ghost and Kishanlal.
- Duplicate (1998 film)
Directed by Mahesh Bhatt and released in 1998, the movie was not that successful at the box office but SRK’s acting skills were noteworthy. He played two roles as Bablu and Manu, where Bablu was humble, kind, and caring whereas Manu was ruthless and cruel.
Salman Khan
- Judwaa (1997)
Released in 1997, Judwaa is an action comedy movie directed by David Dhawan. As the movie’s name says, it is about two twin brothers Raja Malhotra and Prem Malhotra who got separated soon after birth. They reunite with each other in adulthood and defect to their common enemy.
- Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (2015)
Prem Ratan Dhan Payo was released in 2015 and directed by Sooraj R. Barjatya. Roles performed by Salman Khans are Prem Dilwale and Yuvraj Vijay Singh.
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