Seeta Aur Geeta (1972) -

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Released on 17 November 1972, Seeta Aur Geeta is a landmark Bollywood comedy-drama directed by Ramesh Sippy . It famously features Hema Malini in a career-defining dual role as identical twins separated at birth, a performance that earned her the Filmfare Best Actress Award. Seeta Aur Geeta (1972)

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The success of the Hema Malini-Dharmendra pairing here led the Sippys to cast them again in the 1975 classic Sholay . The success of the Hema Malini-Dharmendra pairing here

The film was inspired by Dilip Kumar's Ram Aur Shyam (1967) and later inspired remakes like ChaalBaaz (1989).

Manorama became iconic for her role as the cruel aunt, while child actor Honey Irani (mother of Farhan and Zoya Akhtar) played the spoilt cousin, Sheila.