Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (1998 film)

This article is about the 1998 film. For the 2024 film, see Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (2024 film).

Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (transl. Big Mister and Little Mister) is a 1998 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by David Dhawan and produced by Vashu Bhagnani under Pooja Entertainment. The film, which was the first Hindi film to be shot in the Ramoji Film City, stars Amitabh Bachchan and Govinda playing dual roles, alongside Raveena Tandon, Ramya Krishnan, Anupam Kher, Paresh Rawal, Sharat Saxena and Satish Kaushik.^[2] It is inspired by The Comedy of Errors and the 1995 American film Bad Boys.^[3]

Bade Miyan Chote Miyan
Poster
Directed by	David Dhawan
Written by	Rumi Jaffery
Produced by	Vashu Bhagnani
Starring	Amitabh Bachchan Govinda Ramya Krishnan Raveena Tandon Paresh Rawal Anupam Kher Satish Kaushik Sharat Saxena
Cinematography	K. S. Prakash Rao
Edited by	A. Muthu
Music by	Viju Shah
Production company	Pooja Entertainment
Release date	16 October 1998 (1998-10-16)
Running time	142 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹12 crore[1]
Box office	₹35.21 crore (equivalent to ₹159 crore or US$19 million in 2023)[1]

Bade Miyan Chote Miyan was theatrically released on 16 October 1998 and became one of the highest grossing Hindi films of 1998, despite clashing with Karan Johar's Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.^[4]

Plot

Inspectors Arjun Singh and Pyare Mohan Bhargava share a friendly bond. Arjun is unmarried and some petty comments are made about his age, while his sister Seema is dating Pyare. Zorawar Siddiqui, a smuggler, works under the cover of being a sculptor in a hotel. Zorawar gets rid of Madhu, an eyewitness who is spying him. Madhu's friend Neha witnesses her murder and calls the police. Arjun arrives there and he takes her to Pyare's house.

Bade Miyan and Chote Miyan are petty thieves and doppelgängers of Arjun and Pyare. Bade and Chote arrive in town and confusion ensues when every crime they commit are blamed on Arjun and Pyare. Things go further downhill when Commissioner Shyamlal is also thrashed by Bade and Chote. Seema and Neha also mistakes Bade and Chote for Arjun and Pyare. Arjun and Pyare land in trouble when Zorawar kidnaps Seema. They are arrested, but get saved by the arrival of Bade and Chote, who reveals their acts and promise to get Seema back.

They arrive at Zorawar's hideout and stall them while Arjun and Pyare arrive with the police force and everyone at the hideout is arrested. Bade and Chote leave after apologising to Seema for the confusion. Zorawar's henchmen hijack the police van, which is taking him and his associates to prison. They are stopped by Bade and Chote, asking for a lift. Chote realises the truth and gets Zorawar and his men arrested. Arjun and Pyare are criticised for their mistake regarding the van's hijacking and Bade and Chote are given a job in the police force. Arjun and Pyare end up being demoted as traffic officers, while Bade and Chote take their place as Inspectors.^[5]

Cast

• Amitabh Bachchan as
  • Vijay Nigam (Bade Miyan); Sunil 's brother
  • Inspector Arjun Singh; Neha's husband
• Govinda as
  • Sunil Nigam (Chote Miyan); Vijay's brother
  • Inspector Pyare Mohan Bhargava; Seema's husband
• Raveena Tandon as Seema Singh; Pyare Mohan's wife
• Ramya Krishnan as Neha Ahuja; Arjun's wife
• Anupam Kher as Police Commissioner Shyamlal Tripathi
• Paresh Rawal as Zorawar Raaz Ali
• Sharat Saxena as Suryadhar Malik
• Mahavir Shah as Amrish Chawla
• Kader Khan as Waiter Tajendra Chaturvedi/Kadar bhai
• Satish Kaushik as Sharafat Ali
• Sushma Seth as Vaijanti Singh
• Divya Dutta as Madhu Sabharwal
• Rakesh Bedi as Watchman Kaushik Desai
• Asrani as Museum Security Officer Khairatlal
• Avtar Gill as Sundar Kala
• Razzak Khan as Prisoner Khaleem
• Tiku Talsania as Jeweller Narayan Das
• Shehzad Khan as Inspector Vikas Bhalla , who recorded Zorawar's meeting
• David Dhawan as himself
• Viju Khote as Passenger Damodar
• Manmauji as Passenger Akram
• Madhuri Dixit as herself

Music

Bade Miyan Chote Miyan
Soundtrack album by Viju Shah
Released	25 August 1998
Recorded	Daman Sood
Venue	Mumbai
Studio	Western Outdoor
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	38:58
Language	Hindi
Label	Tips Cassettes & Records
Producer	Viju Shah
Viju Shah chronology
Gupt: The Hidden Truth (1997) Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (1998) Beti No. 1 (1999)

The music album of the film, composed by Viju Shah with lyrics by Sameer, released on 25 August 1998.^{[citation needed]} Similar to Shah's prior compositions for films like Mohra and Gupt that became popular, the album showed his offbeat mode of music yielding the tuneful numbers like the title track "Bade Miyan Chote Miyan", the zippy bhangra number "Makhna" and the groovy "Kisi Disco Mein Jaaye".

Vocals are supplied by Udit Narayan for Govinda, and Amit Kumar and Sudesh Bhosle for Bachchan. Singers featured in the soundtrack include Alka Yagnik, Anuradha Paudwal, Kavita Krishnamurthy, and Jaspinder Narula.

Songs

No.	Title	Playback	Length
1.	"Bade Miyan Chote Miyan"	Udit Narayan, Sudesh Bhosle	05:57
2.	"Makhna"	Alka Yagnik, Udit Narayan, Amit Kumar	05:01
3.	"Kisi Disco Mein Jaaye"	Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik	05:26
4.	"Assi Chutki Nabbe Taal"	Udit Narayan, Sudesh Bhonsle	05:29
5.	"Deta Jai Jo Re" (I)	Anuradha Paudwal, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Udit Narayan, Amit Kumar	05:14
6.	"Dhin Tak Dhin"	Jaspinder Narula, Sudesh Bhosle	05:02
7.	"Deta Jai Jo Re" (II)	Alka Yagnik, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Udit Narayan, Sudesh Bhonsle	05:14
8.	"Assi Chutki Nabbe Taal" (II)	Sudesh Bhonsle, Udit Narayan	01:53

All lyrics are written by Sameer; all music is composed by Viju Shah.

Awards

Zee Cine Awards 1999

Winner

• Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role – Govinda

Videocon Screen Awards 1999

Videocon Screen Awards Best Actor (Jury) – Govinda

44th Filmfare Awards:

Nominated

• Best Actor – Govinda
• Best Music Director – Viju Shah

See also

• Ulta Palta (disambiguation), title of various other Indian films based on the play