I do know that Shah Rukh Khan is one of the biggest names in Indian films today. And, I've seen quite a few of his films and loved most of them. But I noticed that his older films from the 1990s tend to be not as good...mostly because the quality of Indian films have improved tremendously since this time. Unfortunately, "Duplicate" is one of his poorer 1990s films....mostly because the writing and acting are not especially good...and the original source film "The Whole Town is Talking" is much better by comparison. Subtle this film is NOT.
In this story, Khan plays dual roles. Bablu is a nice guy who is a professional chef. He's also a bit awkward and likeable....but clearly a dork. Manu is identical to Bablu (an odd cliche), but instead he's an evil, over-the-top super criminal. And, when Manu escapes from prison, he ends up pretending to be Bablu...and hilarity abounds...or should. But the writing and acting are pretty embarrassing and it's almost impossible to see the great Khan in this sort of fluff. In other words, it's a turn off your brain and enjoy it sort of film with little depth.
In this story, Khan plays dual roles. Bablu is a nice guy who is a professional chef. He's also a bit awkward and likeable....but clearly a dork. Manu is identical to Bablu (an odd cliche), but instead he's an evil, over-the-top super criminal. And, when Manu escapes from prison, he ends up pretending to be Bablu...and hilarity abounds...or should. But the writing and acting are pretty embarrassing and it's almost impossible to see the great Khan in this sort of fluff. In other words, it's a turn off your brain and enjoy it sort of film with little depth.