Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (1998 film)
Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (transl. Big Mister and Little Mister) is a 1998 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by David Dhawan. Produced by Vashu Bhagnani's Pooja Entertainment, the film stars an ensemble cast with Amitabh Bachchan and Govinda playing dual roles as a police officer and thief each while also featuring actors like Raveena Tandon, Ramya Krishnan, Anupam Kher, Paresh Rawal, Sharat Saxena and Satish Kaushik with Madhuri Dixit in a special appearance. It is inspired from William Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors and the 1995 American film Bad Boys by Michael Bay.
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| 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 |
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Running time | 142 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹12 crore |
| Box office | ₹35.21 crore (equivalent to ₹159 crore or US$20 million in 2023) |
Budgeted at ₹12 crore, Bade Miyan Chote Miyan was theatrically released worldwide on 16 October 1998 and Biggest commercial success with a total gross collection of ₹35.21 crore, despite clashing with Karan Johar's Kuch Kuch Hota Hai which also saw Kher in an important role. Also, it was one of the highest grossing Hindi films of 1998. It was the first Hindi film to be shot in the Ramoji Film City.