Twins in Indian films

Bhooth Bangla is a 2026 Indian Hindi-language comedy horror film directed by Priyadarshan and produced by Akshay Kumar, Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor under Balaji Motion Pictures and Cape of Good Films. The film stars Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal, Jisshu Sengupta, Rajpal Yadav, Tabu and Wamiqa Gabbi.

2013 Hindi film directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya

2005 film by Roohullah

1972 film by Ramesh Sippy

2016 Tamil film directed by Vikram Kumar

2023 Tamil film directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj

1998 Tamil film directed by S. Shankar

Mersal () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Atlee and produced by Thenandal Studio Limited, in the studio's hundredth film production. The film stars Vijay in triple roles, alongside S. J. Suryah, Kajal Aggarwal, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Nithya Menen, Vadivelu, Hareesh Peradi, Kovai Sarala, Sathyan and Sathyaraj. It is the second out of the three collaboration between Vijay and Atlee, before they began working with others. The film follows Maaran, a reputed doctor who charges meagre amounts from his patients, seemingly works in a double life as a vigilante magician

Judwaa () is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film, directed by David Dhawan, produced by Sajid Nadiadwala and starring Salman Khan, Karisma Kapoor and Rambha with Kader Khan, Dalip Tahil, Shakti Kapoor, Deepak Shirke, Anupam Kher, Satish Shah and Mukesh Rishi in supporting roles. It is a remake of the Telugu film Hello Brother (1994), which in turn is inspired from the Hong Kong action comedy film Twin Dragons (1992) starring Jackie Chan, which itself is a remake of Ranjit Mallick's Bengali film Shathe Shathyang (1982).

1996 film by Praveen Nischol

2005 Tamil film directed by A. R. Murugadoss

Shershaah () is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language biographical war film based on the life of Vikram Batra, martyred in action in the Kargil War, directed by Vishnuvardhan in his Hindi film debut and written by Sandeep Shrivastava. The film was produced by Dharma Productions and Kaash Entertainment, with Hiroo Yash Johar, Karan Johar, Apoorva Mehta, Shabbir Boxwala, Ajay Shah and Himanshu Gandhi serving as producers. Sidharth Malhotra stars in a dual role as Vikram Batra and his twin brother Vishal, with Kiara Advani as his girlfriend Dimple Cheema.

2015 Tamil film directed by Chimbu Deven

1967 Indian Hindi film directed by Tapi Chanakya

Dasavathaaram () is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language epic science fiction action film directed by K. S. Ravikumar, written by Kamal Haasan and produced by V. Ravichandran under Aascar Film Pvt. Ltd. It stars Kamal Haasan in 10 distinct roles with Asin (in her penultimate Tamil film appearance and played in a dual roles), alongside an ensemble cast of Jaya Prada, Mallika Sherawat, K. R. Vijaya, Rekha Harris, Nagesh, P. Vasu, Raghuram, Napoleon and M. S. Bhaskar. In the film, a biotechnology scientist named Govind is forced to steal a vial containing a deadly bioweapon from his corrupt boss, who int

2000 Indian film by Neeraj Vora

2015 film directed by Bhushan Patel

2017 film by David Dhawan

1998 film by Tanuja Chandra

1998 film by David Dhawan

2001 film by Rahul Rawail

1990 film directed by Rakesh Roshan

Aalavandhan () is a 2001 Indian psychological action thriller film directed by Suresh Krissna and produced by Kalaipuli S. Thanu. The film features Kamal Haasan in dual roles, alongside Raveena Tandon, Manisha Koirala, Sarath Babu, Gollapudi Maruti Rao, Madurai G.S. Mani and Milind Gunaji. It is an adaptation of the 1984 novel Dhayam, written by Haasan, and incorporates elements of magical realism. The film was simultaneously shot in Tamil and Hindi, with the latter version titled Abhay (), with three different actors in supporting roles. The Tamil version was dubbed into Telugu and released u

Sooryavansham (, ) is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed by E. V. V. Satyanarayana. It stars Amitabh Bachchan in dual roles, with Soundarya (in her only Hindi film), Jayasudha, Rachna Banerjee, Anupam Kher and Kader Khan. The film is a remake of the 1997 Tamil-language film Surya Vamsam, and revolves around a traditional father and his illiterate yet obedient son, following their tense relationship and shows how the strict patriarchy causes a drift between them.

2022 film directed by Rohit Shetty

2021 film directed by Basil Joseph

1983 film by S. Ramanathan

ChaalBaaz (, ) is a 1989 Indian Hindi-language slapstick film directed by Pankaj Parashar and written by Rajesh Mazumdar and Kamlesh Pandey. It stars Sunny Deol, Sridevi and Rajinikanth. The film revolves around identical twin sisters Manju and Anju, who get separated at birth. Anju lives with her malicious uncle, who plans to seize her property and traumatizes her by beating her. On the other hand, Manju grows up amidst a slum environment and is a tomboy.

2013 film directed by Atul Sabharwal

1982 film directed by Gulzar

2006 film by Priyadarshan

1989 film by Ketan Desai

Mastizaade () is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language adult comedy film, directed by Milap Zaveri and produced by Pritish Nandy and Rangita Nandy. The film stars Sunny Leone in a dual role alongside Tushar Kapoor and Vir Das in lead roles with Shaad Randhawa, Suresh Menon, Vandita Shrivastava and Vivek Vaswani in supporting roles while Ritesh Deshmukh appeared in a cameo. The film was released worldwide on 29 January 2016.

2022 Tamil film directed by R Ajay Gnanamuthu

1952 Hindi film directed by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas

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1979 film by Manmohan Desai

2017 film by K. S. Ravindra

2012 film by Ashish R Mohan

1995 film by Umesh Mehra

1994 film by Sunil Agnihotri

Sharmeelee (trans. Shy) is a 1971 Indian Hindi-language romantic film produced by Subodh Mukherjee and directed by Samir Ganguly. The film stars Shashi Kapoor, Raakhee, Narendra Nath, Nazir Hussain, Iftekhar, S N Banerjee, Anita Guha, Asit Sen. Raakhee played a double role in this film, and its success helped make her one of the decade's top leading ladies in Hindi films. The film also marked the debut of Ranjeet. The film starts on a romantic track, but after halfway takes a brilliant turn towards mystery and thriller genre.

1969 Tamil film directed by K. Shankar

2020 Tamil film directed by Sudha Kongara Prasad

1968 film by R. Krishnan

Ilzaam () is a 1986 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Shibu Mitra and produced by Pahlaj Nihlani, starring Govinda in his film debut alongside Neelam, Shatrughan Sinha, Anita Raj, Shashi Kapoor and Prem Chopra. The film was a box-office hit.

Naayak () is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language action comedy-drama film directed by V. V. Vinayak who co-wrote the film with Akula Siva. The film was produced by DVV Danayya and presented by S. Radha Krishna under the banner Universal Media. The film stars Ram Charan (in a dual role), Kajal Aggarwal, and Amala Paul in the lead roles. S. Thaman composed the film's score and soundtrack. Chota K. Naidu was the cinematographer and Gautham Raju the film's editor.

2018 film by Madan

Mubarakan () is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Anees Bazmee. The film stars Anil Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor (in a dual role), Ileana D'Cruz, Athiya Shetty, Neha Sharma, Karan Kundra and Ratna Pathak Shah in the lead roles with Sanjay Kapoor in a special appearance. The storyline revolves around twin brothers, both played by Arjun Kapoor in his second-ever dual role. The film released theatrically worldwide on 28 July 2017 in 2350 screens in India and 475 screens overseas.

Maattrraan () is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by K. V. Anand, who co-wrote the script with Subha, and produced by AGS Entertainment. The film stars Suriya in dual roles as a conjoined twin brothers, alongside Kajal Aggarwal in the female lead with Sachin Khedekar and Tara in pivotal roles. The film features music composed by Harris Jayaraj, cinematography handled by Soundararajan, editing done by Anthony, respectively. V. Srinivas Mohan, handled the visual effects.

1967 Hindi film directed by Raj Khosla

1996 Tamil film directed by K. S. Ravi

1978 Tamil film directed by T. N. Balu

1989 Tamil film directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao

1990 Tamil film directed by K. Bhagyaraj

2014 film by Arun Kumar

1968 film by Tatineni Prakash Rao

1965 Tamil film directed by S. Panju

Seemaraja () is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film written and directed by Ponram, produced by R. D. Raja under 24AM Studio. The film stars Sivakarthikeyan and Samantha, with Simran, Lal, Soori and Napoleon in supporting roles. The film features music composed by D. Imman and cinematography by Balasubramaniam. It was released on 13 September 2018, coinciding with the festival of Vinayagar Chathurthi.

film directed by Aditya Sarpotdar