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{{short description|2010 film by Karanjeet Saluja}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox film
| director = Karanjeet "Kittu" Saluja
| writer = Reshma A. Dev <br>
Sachindra Sharma
| producer = Aneesh Arjun Dev
| screenplay = Aneesh Arjun Dev
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Jackie Shroff]]
*Nishikant Dixit
*[[Ashwin Mushran]]
*[[Ishita Panchal]]
*[[Akash Nair]]
}}
| cinematography = Krishna Ramanan
| editing = K.D. Dilip
| music = Sunil Singh
| studio = Wide Angle Media Pvt. Ltd.
| released = {{Film date|2010|12|31|df=yes}}
| runtime = 137 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi <br> English
| budget = {{estimation}} {{INR}}1.5 crore<ref name=":0" />
| gross = {{estimation}} {{INR}}1.5 crore<ref name=":0" />
}}
'''''Bhoot and Friends''''' is a [[List of Bollywood films of 2010|2010]] Indian [[horror-comedy]] film directed by Karanjeet "Kittu" Saluja. The film has got "U" certificate by [[Central Board of Film Certification|CBFC]]. The film opened up to negative reviews and was a box-office disaster, collecting same amount as budget of 1.5 crore.

==Synopsis==
The film revolves around four kids on summer holidays at their maternal grandmother's home. They meet a friendly ghost with magical powers who helps them in finding a precious treasure called "''Neelmani Ka Khazana''" ({{translation|Blue sapphire's treasure}}).

==Cast==
*[[Jackie Shroff]] as Bhanu Pratap Singh / Bhoot ({{translation|Ghost}})
*[[Ashwin Mushran]] as Gora Sa'ab / Gora Sahab ({{translation|English man}})
*Markand Soni as Raghav
*Tejas Rahate as Ali
*[[Ishita Panchal]] as Roma
*[[Akash Nair]] as Igloo
*Aditya Lakhia as Ali's Father
*Nishikant Dixit as Sharmaji Manager
*A.r.rama as Hakla/haklu
*Sushil Pandey as Baanke
*Ashish Kattar as Raghav's father
*Sonu Shajahanpuriya as Gajraj
*Madan as tad singh
*Mahesh raj as commissioner
*Reshmi Sarkar as TV reporter
*Rajesh Dubey as jogi
*Rishina khandari as Raghav's mother
*Mahru sheikh as Raghav's grandmother
*Mahesh mewara as nanku
*Yashwant wasnik as Abdul chacha
*Pradeep Kabra as takla/taklu

==Production==
The film is also directed by three additional directors named: Harish Kumar Patel, Brijesh Singh and Kuldeep Yadav. The stunts were added by Hanif Sheikh.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2010-12-17|title=Bhoot And Friends|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/bhoot-and-friends/|access-date=2022-02-04|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bhoot and Friends - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/previews/bhoot-and-friends/articleshow/7000269.cms|access-date=2022-02-04|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

==Release==
Film is initially going to release on 24 December along with [[Toonpur Ka Superrhero|Toonpur Ka Superhero]] as Christmas bonanza, but postponed till last date of year due to clash with [[Tees Maar Khan (2010 film)|Tees Mar Khan]].<ref>{{Cite news|title='Bhoot And Friends' postponed to 31st Dec|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/bhoot-and-friends-postponed-to-31st-dec/articleshow/7092260.cms|access-date=2022-11-13|newspaper=The Times of India|date=13 December 2010 |language=en}}</ref> The film is released theatrically on [[New Year's Eve]] of 2011 but only on 25 prints.<ref name=":0" />

===Home media===
The film is currently available on [[Disney+ Hotstar]], [[Amazon Prime Video|Amazon Prime]] and [[YouTube]], and is often broadcast by [[Cartoon Network (Indian TV channel)|Cartoon Network India.]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bhoot And Friends Full Movie Online In HD on Hotstar|url=https://www.hotstar.com/sg/movies/bhoot-and-friends/1000102876|access-date=2022-02-04|website=Hotstar|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Bhoot and Friends Full Movie Dubbed In Hindi {{!}} Ashish Kattar, Jackie Shroff|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-TNoiEQUfo|language=en|access-date=2022-02-05}}</ref>

==Box office==
The film has grossed an estimated {{INRConvert|1.5|l|lk=on}}, against a huge budget of {{INRConvert|1.5|c|lk=on}} and declared as "disaster" by [[Box Office India]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Bhoot And Friends - Movie - Box Office India|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=975|access-date=2022-02-04|website=www.boxofficeindia.com}}</ref> It earned ₹25,000 on first day, ₹75,000 on first weekend and a sum of ₹1,00,000,000 on its first week.<ref name=":0" />

==Critical reception==
The film has received generally mixed to negative reviews by critics.<ref>{{Citation|title=Bhoot and Friends Movie Review {2/5}: Critic Review of Bhoot and Friends by Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/bhoot-and-friends/movie-review/7191649.cms|access-date=2022-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2010-12-31|title=Bhoot And Friends Review 1.5/5 {{!}} Bhoot And Friends Movie Review {{!}} Bhoot And Friends 2010 Public Review {{!}} Film Review|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/bhoot-and-friends/critic-review/bhoot-and-friends-movie-review/|access-date=2022-02-04|website=Bollywood Hungama}}</ref>

==Animated series==
In 2019, an [[animated series]] based on the film is produced by the same production
company, directed by Ramji Achary, and is currently provided by [[Amazon Prime Video|Amazon Prime]]. The series consists of 10 episodes, each of 10 minutes.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Watch Bhoot and Friends {{!}} Prime Video|url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B084H3X5K3/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r|access-date=2022-02-05|website=www.amazon.com}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|1807978}}

[[Category:2010 films]]
[[Category:Indian adventure comedy films]]
[[Category:Indian children's comedy films]]
[[Category:Indian ghost films]]
[[Category:2010 Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:2010 Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian comedy horror films]]
[[Category:Films with live action and animation]]

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