Double or nothing: What makes these creative duos so successful?

Solo success is hard enough. But partnerships are tougher. Three duos tell us why their creative collabs have been worth it

What has four arms, four legs and two brains?

Some of life’s greatest successes are built on partnerships. They help us rise higher, keep us in check, show us a different point of view. Duos from art, fitness and comedy talk about the secret sauce in their collabs.

Jiten Thukral (right) & Sumir Tagra started working together in 2002, showcasing their colourful and playful style. (Thukral & Tagra studio)

Thukral and Tagra’s most recent show, Arboretem, at Nature Morte Gallery in Delhi earlier this year. It featured a series of paintings, inspired by trees, that glitch and fold onto themselves, repeating, while other details dissolve into pixels. (Thukral and Tagra)

Fitness coach (right) Swetha Subbiah and Delhi footballer Tanvie Hans split their responsibilities to make decision-making easy.

Mumbai comedians José Covaco (right) & Cyril D’Abs have turned their shared level of stupidity into a roaring, guffawing success online.