Often it happens that whenever a filmmaker casts a star kid in their film, they try to cash in on their legendary father’s name. 

Sometimes, they use a similar tune, for example, Jackie Shroff’s Hero theme was used in Tiger Shroff’s Heropanti, or feature a reference to their father’s iconic work, like Aamir Khan referring to Sholay and joking it was made by Salman’s father in Andaz Apna Apna. 

However, there are also a few times when filmmakers used the same title for a star kid that once featured their father. 

Here are 9 instances when star kids and their fathers starred in two different films with the same title:   

1. Dostana

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In 1980, Amitabh Bachchan starred alongside Shatrughan Sinha in producer Yash Johar’s Dostana directed by Raj Khosla. 

28 years later, in 2008 Amitabh Bachchan’s son Abhishek Bachchan did a film with the same title produced by Yash Johar’s son Karan Johar. The movie was helmed by Tarun Mansukhani. 

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Apart from the title, the plot of the two films was as different as chalk and cheese. While Dostana (1980) was a masala actioner, the 2008 film was a romantic comedy. 

2. Elaan 

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In 1971, Vinod Khanna starred in Elaan alongside Vinod Mehra. The movie was helmed by K Ramanlal. In 2005, Vinod’s elder son Rahul Khanna starred in a film with the same title helmed by Vikram Bhatt. 

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The 2005 film was a Sholay rip-off also starring John Abraham, Arjun Rampal, Ameesha Patel, Lara Dutta and Mithun Chakraborty. 

3. Hungama

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In 1971, Vinod Khanna also starred in a film titled Hungama directed by SM Abbas. In 2003, his younger son Akshaye Khanna also did a film titled Hungama directed by Priyadarshan. 

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Both the films belonged to the comedy genre with the 2003 film attaining a cult following. 

4. Aap Ki Khatir

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In 1977, Vinod Khanna starred in a film titled Aap Ki Khatir directed by Sudhendhu Roy. In 2006, Akshaye Khanna starred in a film of the same name alongside Priyanka Chopra and Suniel Shetty. 

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The 2006 film was directed by Dharmesh Darshan. 

5. Hulchul

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Another Akshaye Khanna film that took its title from a previous Vinod Khanna movie. In 1995, Vinod Khanna featured alongside Ajay Devgn in Hulchul directed by Anees Bazmee. 

9 years later, Akshaye Khanna featured in Priyadarshan's cult hit Hulchul.

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The movie also starred Kareena Kapoor, Arshad Warsi, Suniel Shetty and Jackie Shroff among others.

6. Love Aaj Kal

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In 2009, Saif Ali Khan starred alongside Deepika Padukone in Imtiaz Ali’s Love Aaj Kal. The romantic comedy was one of the biggest hits of the year. 

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11 years later, Imtiaz Ali made another Love Aaj Kal, this time starring Saif Ali Khan’s daughter Sara Ali Khan alongside Kartik Aaryan and Randeep Hooda. 

However, the new Love Aaj Kal failed to make a mark at the box office. 

7. Dillagi

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In 1978, Dharmendra starred in a film titled Dillagi alongside Hema Malini. The romantic comedy was directed by Basu Chatterjee. 

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In 1999, Dharmendra’s elder son, Sunny Deol made his directorial debut with a film of the same name. He also starred in it alongside his younger brother Bobby Deol. Unfortunately, the film failed at the box office. 

8. Teesri Aankh

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In 1982, Subodh Mukherjee directed a film titled Teesri Aankh starring Dharmendra and Shatrughan Sinha. In 2006, Dharmendra’s elder brother Sunny Deol starred in a thriller titled Teesri Aankh: The Hidden Camera. 

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Directed by Harry Baweja, the film was a box office disaster. 

9. Insaan 

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In 1982, Jeetendra starred alongside Vinod Khanna in a film titled Insaan. The film was directed by Narendra Bedi. 23 years later, in 2005 Jeetendra’s son Tusshar Kapoor featured in a film with the same title. 

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The movie also starred Ajay Devgn and Akshay Kumar in the lead roles. Directed by K Subash, Insaan was a delayed-release and flopped at the box office.

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