''Hum Tum'' () is a 2004 Indian

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film written and directed by Kunal Kohli. Produced by Aditya Chopra under

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, the film stars

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and

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. ''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

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, 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 direction, soundtrack and cast performances, but criticism for its script.At the

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, ''Hum Tum'' received 8 nominations, and won 5 awards, including Best Director (Kohli), Best Actress (Mukherji), Best Comedian (Khan), Best Female Playback Singer (

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for "Hum Tum"), and Best Scene of the Year. At the

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in 2005, Khan was awarded the

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Plot

Karan Kapoor (

) is a

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and a self-styled ladies' man. His daily

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, named "''Hum Tum''," explores the battle of male/female behavior. On a plane from

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, he meets Rhea Prakash (

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) who doesn't seem to be interested in him. His feeble attempts at flirting go nowhere, but when they have a stopover in

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, 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

, and he makes a scene with his girlfriend Shalini (

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), 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 (

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). They bicker again, but this time, they part on good terms. Three years later in

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, Karan is visiting his father Arjun (

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), when he runs into Rhea. He learns from Rhea's mother Parminder "Bobby" Prakash (

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) that Sameer has died in a car accident just after their first marriage anniversary, 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 (

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). But eventually Mihir falls in love with a friend of Karan's, Diana Fernandez (

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) 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

as Karan Kapoor *

as Rhea Prakash *

as Arjun Kapoor, Karan's father *

as Parminder "Bobby" Prakash, Rhea's mother *

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as Anjali "Anju" Kapoor, Karan's mother *

as Mihir Vora, Karan's friend *

in a cameo appearance as Diana Fernandez, Mihir's love interest *

in a special appearance as Sameer Khanna *

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 *

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as the piano-playing old man in the song "Hum Tum"

Production

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was first approached for the role of Karan. However, he declined the offer.

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and

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also turned down the part, thereby prompting Kunal Kohli and Aditya Chopra to rope in

Reception

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of ''

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'' 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, Best Actor –

: * Won, Best Director – Kunal Kohli * Won, Best Actress –

* Won, Best Female Playback Singer –

for "Hum Tum" * Won, Best Comedian – Saif Ali Khan * Won, Best Scene of the Year * Nominated, Best Film * Nominated, Best Actor – Saif Ali Khan * Nominated, Best Music Director –

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: * Won, Best Actress in a Leading Role – Rani Mukherji * Nominated, Best Film * Nominated, Best Director – Kunal Kohli * Nominated, Best Actor in a Leading Role – Saif Ali Khan * Nominated, Best Female Playback Singer –

for "Hum Tum" 2005 Screen Awards: * Won, Best Director – Kunal Kohli * Won, Best Actress – Rani Mukherji * Won, Best Lyricist –

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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 –

* Nominated, Best Music Director –

*Nominated, Best Screenplay – Kunal Kohli and Siddharth Raj Anand * Nominated, Best Dialogue – Kunal Kohli 2005 Zee Cine Awards: * Won, Best Actress –

* 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 –

* Nominated, Best Music Director –

* Nominated, Best Lyricist –

For "Hum Tum" * Nominated, Best Comedian –

* Nominated, Best Comedian –

*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

and have lyrics written by

, with the exception of "U'n'I (Mere Dil Vich Hum Tum)", which was composed by

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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 "

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" 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 ''

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'', 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.

Notes

External links

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