It took a while for Saif Ali Khan to find the limelight. Having a nasal voice -- and his mother, Sharmila Tagore's nose -- didn't help matters, and the nawab's regal bearing often came off as effeminate.

Then came Sameer Malkan's 1994 remake of A Hard Way, Main Khiladi Tu Anari. Casting was spot-on, with Kumar in the James Woods tough-cop role and Khan doing Michael J Fox's bratty-star routine.

The film worked, the actors clicked, and several films spun off with the pair, most trying to keep the 'good-cop, dude-cop' act in place. The duo reunite next year in Tashan.

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