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Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (1998 film)

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

Bade Miyan Chote Miyan
Poster
Directed byDavid Dhawan
Written byRumi Jaffery
Produced byVashu Bhagnani
StarringAmitabh Bachchan
Govinda
Ramya Krishnan
Raveena Tandon
Paresh Rawal
Anupam Kher
Satish Kaushik
Sharat Saxena
CinematographyK. S. Prakash Rao
Edited byA. Muthu
Music byViju Shah
Production
company
Release date
  • 16 October 1998 (1998-10-16)
Running time
142 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹12 crore[1]
Box office₹35.21 crore (equivalent to ₹159 crore or US$19 million in 2023)[1]

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 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

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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

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Music

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Bade Miyan Chote Miyan
Soundtrack album by
Viju Shah
Released25 August 1998
RecordedDaman Sood
VenueMumbai
StudioWestern Outdoor
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length38:58
LanguageHindi
LabelTips Cassettes & Records
ProducerViju 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.[6] 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.

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

Songs
No.TitlePlaybackLength
1."Bade Miyan Chote Miyan"Udit Narayan, Sudesh Bhosle05:57
2."Makhna"Alka Yagnik, Udit Narayan, Amit Kumar05:01
3."Kisi Disco Mein Jaaye"Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik05:26
4."Assi Chutki Nabbe Taal"Udit Narayan, Sudesh Bhonsle05:29
5."Deta Jai Jo Re" (I)Anuradha Paudwal, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Udit Narayan, Amit Kumar05:14
6."Dhin Tak Dhin"Jaspinder Narula, Sudesh Bhosle05:02
7."Deta Jai Jo Re" (II)Alka Yagnik, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Udit Narayan, Sudesh Bhonsle05:14
8."Assi Chutki Nabbe Taal" (II)Sudesh Bhonsle, Udit Narayan01:53

Awards

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Zee Cine Awards 1999

Winner

Videocon Screen Awards 1999

Videocon Screen Awards Best Actor (Jury) – Govinda

44th Filmfare Awards:

Nominated

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Bade Miyan Chote Miyan – Movie – Box Office India". Boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  2. ^ Wilkins, Karin; Straubhaar, Joe; Kumar, Shanti (11 September 2013). Global Communication: New Agendas in Communication. Routledge. p. 96. ISBN 978-1-135-01097-3.
  3. ^ C. Dionne; P. Kapadia (17 December 2015). Bollywood Shakespeares. Springer. pp. 167–. ISBN 978-1-137-37556-8.
  4. ^ "Top Lifetime Grossers 1990–1999 (Figures in Ind Rs)". Boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  5. ^ "Rediff On The Net, Movies: The Bade Miyan Chote Miyan review". Rediff.com. 16 October 1998. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  6. ^ Planet Bollywood. "Bade Miyan Chhote Miyan songs review". Planet Bollywood. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
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