Multiple roles once again gaining popularity in Bollywood

Be it one star playing double roles or three actors playing triple roles, a wave of multiple role films seems to have washed over Bollywood yet again

B-town has had an interesting equation with double roles in films. For instance, the ’90s saw the Khans dabble in the genre with Salman and Shah Rukh doing Judwaa (1997) and Duplicate (1998) respectively. But the 2000s didn’t warm up to this plotline.

Now it looks like Bollywood’s double role formula is going to return with a bang, especially after the recent success of Dhoom-3, which had actor Aamir Khan playing twins in it. Filmmakers are now dwelling on the multiple role formula either with original scripts or by remaking classics.

So while Shraddha is apparently playing a double role in Ek Villain, Jacqueline Fernandez has a double role in Roy. hitlist takes a look at stars who are doing multiple roles in their upcoming projects.

Shraddha Kapoor
The actress will apparently play a double role in Mohit Suri’s upcoming film, Ek Villain, which also stars actors Sidharth Malhotra and Riteish Deshmukh.

Shraddha Kapoor is rumoured to be playing a double role in Mohit Suri’s upcoming film, 'Ek Villain'

Jacqueline Fernandez

Sri Lankan beauty Jacqueline Fernandez has a double role in Vikramjit Singh’s upcoming film, Roy, where one of her roles is that of a movie director. Besides Jacqueline, the film also has Ranbir Kapoor and Arjun Rampal in lead roles. Talking about her role in an earlier interview, Jacqueline had said, “It’s going to be very challenging, so I’m quite nervous about this film.”

Aamir Khan

Aamir Khan is apparently playing a double role in Rajkumar Hirani’s P.K. The 48-year-old will apparently play an alien as well as God in the film. This comes right after he played twin brothers in Dhoom 3 that released last December.

Anushka Sharma

If sources are to be believed, actress Anushka Sharma will be playing a double role in Anurag Kashyap’s Bombay Velvet. The first of a trilogy, the film is supposed to be Kashyap’s long cherished dream that he has nursed for over nine years.

Saif Ali Khan, Ram Kapoor and Riteish Deshmukh

Saif Ali Khan is not the only one playing a triple role in this film. Riteish Deshmukh and Ram Kapoor too are essaying triple roles in director Sajid Khan’s next project, Humshakals.

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