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Wikipedia article
'Hum Tum' is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Kunal Kohli. Produced by Aditya Chopra under Yash Raj Films, the film stars Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukherji. 'Hum Tum' follows the encounters of two people who run into each other on several occasions under circumstances ranging from friendly to hostile to cordial to loving. Over many years and countless run-ins, the two despise each other, befriend each other, and fall in love with each other in no particular order. The film has several short animation sequences, which were created by Kathaa Animations headed by Prakash Nambiar. The special effects were done by Tata Elxsi. The film was reported to be inspired by the 1989 film 'When Harry Met Sally...'.
The film had an above-average opening and did fairly well at the box office, with a gross of . It was the sixth highest-grossing film of that year. It received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics, with praise for its music, direction and performances, but criticism for its script. 'Hum Tum' received 7 nominations at the 50th Filmfare Awards and won 5 awards, including Best Director (Kohli), Best Actress (Mukherji), Best Comedian (Khan), Best Female Playback Singer (Alka Yagnik for "Hum Tum"), and Best Scene of the Year. At the 52nd National Film Awards in 2005, Khan was awarded the National Film Award for Best Actor.
Plot
Karan Kapoor (Saif Ali Khan) is a cartoonist and a self-styled ladies' man. His daily comic, named "'Hum Tum'," explores the battle of male/female behavior. On a plane from Delhi to New York, he meets Rhea Prakash (Rani Mukerji) who doesn't seem to be interested in him. His feeble attempts at flirting go nowhere, but when they have a stopover in Amsterdam, she agrees to explore the city with him. Karan quickly learns he has little in common with the feisty but proper Rhea, but he won't give up. He ends their contentious time together with an unwelcome kiss. Outraged, Rhea slaps him, and storms off, but Karan insists they'll meet again. After six months, he spots her in a park in New York, and he makes a scene with his girlfriend Shalini (Shenaz Treasurywala), who turns out to be Rhea's childhood friend, which ends in their break-up.
Three years later, Karan is helping his mother plan a wedding that turns out to be Rhea's. Rhea is marrying Sameer (Abhishek Bachchan). They bicker again, but this time, they part on good terms. Years later in Paris, Karan is visiting his father Arjun (Rishi Kapoor), when he runs into Rhea. He learns from Rhea's mother Parminder "Bobby" Prakash (Kirron Kher) that Sameer has died in a car accident, and he sets out to help her reclaim her positive outlook on life.
Karan returns to Mumbai, and three months later, Rhea and Bobby visit. Sensing that she needs to be with a strait-laced, "boring guy," he conspires with Bobby to fix her up with his shy best friend, Mihir Vora (Jimmy Sheirgill). But eventually Mihir falls in love with a friend of Karan's, Diana Fernandez (Isha Koppikar) and they get engaged. On the engagement night, Rhea learns from drunk Diana about the conspiracy and gets upset with Karan. Mihir makes Rhea realize hers and Karan's love for each other. That night Rhea and Karan consummate their relationship. Karan deems it a mistake and asks Rhea to marry him as he feels he took advantage of her, and that marriage will rectify the mistake. Rhea becomes upset, as she did not consider their actions a mistake; she realizes she loves him but tells Karan that they should not commit one more mistake by marrying for the wrong reasons. Rhea leaves him since Karan projects his confused feelings as guilt rather than love for her. Karan realises his mistake and tries to seek her out but fails.
One year later Karan's cartoon 'Hum Tum' becomes a hit and he writes a book about Hum and Tum. Basically, the story is based on his love story with Rhea, who reads that book and finds him in the press conference. Karan and Rhea reunite again. Karan admits his love for her, and they get married and have a baby girl.
Cast
* Saif Ali Khan as Karan Kapoor
* Rani Mukherji as Rhea Prakash
* Rishi Kapoor as Arjun Kapoor, Karan's father
* Kirron Kher as Parminder "Bobby" Prakash, Rhea's mother
* Rati Agnihotri as Anjali "Anju" Kapoor, Karan's mother
*Jimmy Sheirgill as Mihir Vora, Karan's friend
* Isha Koppikar in a cameo appearance as Diana Fernandez, Mihir's love interest
* Abhishek Bachchan in a special appearance as Sameer Khanna
* Shenaz Treasurywala in a special appearance as Shalini Gupta
* Parinita Seth as Pooja Gupta
* Parzaan Dastur as the voice of Hum
* Gayatri S. Iyer as the voice of Tum
* Yash Chopra as the piano-playing old man in the song "Hum Tum"
Production
Aamir Khan was first approached for the role of Karan. However, he declined the offer. Hrithik Roshan and Vivek Oberoi also turned down the part, thereby prompting Kunal Kohli and Aditya Chopra to rope in Saif Ali Khan.
Reception
Taran Adarsh of 'Bollywood Hungama' says that "casting is one of the film's strengths," arguing that "it would be hard to imagine anyone other than Khan as the wisecracking Karan... he makes Karan insufferable and likable at the same time... His arresting performance is sure to skyrocket his fan-following amongst the youngsters." Adarsh also argues that "Mukherji's effervescent personality infuses Rhea with buoyancy, and, later in the film, she too shows a vulnerable side. Mukherji takes a giant leap as an actor... her performance is flawless."
Awards
'56th National Film Awards:'
* Won, National Film Award for Best Actor Saif Ali Khan
'50th Filmfare Awards:'
* Won, Best Director Kunal Kohli
* Won, Best Actress Rani Mukherji
* Won, Best Female Playback Singer Alka Yagnik for "Hum Tum"
* Won, Best Comedian Saif Ali Khan
* Won, Best Scene of the Year
* Nominated, Best Film
* Nominated, Best Actor Saif Ali Khan
'6th IIFA Awards:'
* Won, Best Actress in a Leading Role Rani Mukherji
* Nominated, Best Picture
* Nominated, Best Director Kunal Kohli
* Nominated, Best Actor in a Leading Role Saif Ali Khan
* Nominated, Best Female Playback Singer Alka Yagnik for "Hum Tum"
'2005 Screen Awards:'
* Won, Best Director Kunal Kohli
* Won, Best Actress Rani Mukherji
* Won, Best Lyrics Prasoon Joshi for "Hum Tum"
* Won, Best Special Effects Kathaa Animations and Prakash Nambiar
* Nominated, Best Film
* Nominated, Best Actor Saif Ali Khan
* Nominated, Best Supporting Actress Kirron Kher
* Nominated, Best Music Director JatinLalit
*Nominated, Best Screenplay Kunal Kohli and Siddharth Raj Anand
* Nominated, Best Dialogue Kunal Kohli
'2005 Zee Cine Awards:'
* Won, Best Actress Rani Mukherji
* Won, Best Song Recording Pramod Chandorkar (Studio One) and Vijay Dayal (Studio One)
* Nominated, Best Film
* Nominated, Best Director Kunal Kohli
* Nominated, Best Supporting Actor Rishi Kapoor
* Nominated, Best Music Director JatinLalit
* Nominated, Best Lyrics Prasoon Joshi For "Hum Tum"
* Nominated, Best Comedian Saif Ali Khan
* Nominated, Best Comedian Kirron Kher
*Nominated, Best Screenplay Kunal Kohli and Siddharth Raj Anand
*Nominated, Best Production Design Sharmishta Roy
* Nominated, Best Editing Ritesh Soni
Soundtrack
Nearly all of the songs in the film were composed by JatinLalit and have lyrics written by Prasoon Joshi, with the exception of "U'n'I (Mere Dil Vich Hum Tum)", which was composed by British-Indian producer Rishi Rich. The following are the songs of the film:
The CD and audio cassette also feature an instrumental version of "Hum Tum" and a deleted song called "Yaara Yaara". This tune was reused in Kunal Kohli's next film, 'Fanaa' (2006), in the songs "Chand Sifarish" and, more noticeably, "Chanda Chamke". The latter has the same tune throughout the entire song. Both the songs are inspired from the song "Samra we betha" by the Iraqi band Miami. The song "Chak De" is inspired from the Arabic song "Yalla Ya Shabab" by Ragheb Alama. According to the Indian trade website 'Box Office India', with around 1,600,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's eighth highest-selling.
Graphic novel
* A graphic novel named 'Hum Tum: The War Begins!' was published by Yomics World in 2012.
* Another graphic novel named 'Ek Tha Tiger: Caught in the Web' was published in 2012 by Yomics World, which also features some 'Hum Tum' characters.
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