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{{short description|2010 film by Kabeer Kaushik}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Hum Tum aur Ghost
| image = Hum Tum Aur Ghost (poster).jpg
| alt = 
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Kabeer Kaushik]]
| producer = [[Arshad Warsi]] [[Maria Goretti (actress)|Maria Goretti]]
| screenplay = [[Arshad Warsi]]
| story = [[Arshad Warsi]] [[Anand Kumar (director)|Anand Kumar]]
| starring = [[Arshad Warsi]] [[Dia Mirza]] [[Boman Irani]] [[Sandhya Mridul]]
| music = '''Songs:''' [[Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy]] '''Background Score:''' [[Julius Packiam]]
| cinematography = [[Ashok Mehta]]
| editing = Steven H. Bernard
| studio =
| distributor = [[Shooting Star Films]] [[Viacom 18 Motion Pictures]]
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2010|3|26}}
| runtime = 135 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INRConvert|13.5|c}}
| gross = {{INRConvert|4.9|c}}<ref name=BOI />
}}
'''''Hum Tum Aur Ghost''''' ({{trans|''You, Me and the Ghost''}}; earlier titled as '''''Kaun Bola?!''''' ) is a 2010 Indian [[Bollywood|Hindi]] [[supernatural]] [[comedy-drama]] [[film]] directed by [[Kabeer Kaushik]] and produced by [[Arshad Warsi]], starring Arshad Warsi and [[Dia Mirza]] in the lead roles. This unofficial remake of ''[[Ghost Town (2008 film)|Ghost Town]]'' was filmed in [[Newcastle upon Tyne]], [[England]], the film was released on 26 March 2010. The film was also inspired by the [[Hollywood]] films, ''[[The Sixth Sense]]'' and ''[[Heart and Souls]]'' (1993).

== Plot ==
In the world of Armaan ([[Arshad Warsi]]) and his girlfriend Gehna ([[Dia Mirza]]), life is truly beautiful, yet it's like walking on a tightrope. For Armaan, a debonair fashion photographer who is a charmer to the core and loved by all around him, life only gets better when he dates Gehna, a high-profile fashion magazine editor. Life is picture perfect and mash; a doting girlfriend and a job where his expertise makes him the most-wanted photographer in the London fashion world! Armaan has learnt that his chronic insomnia is, however, not a function of any sleeping disorder. The truth is that he hears voices; voices that torture him; voices that are disturbing him. More importantly, voices that nobody else can hear! Life is less than picture perfect now!

While his friends sympathize with his problems, his girlfriend Gehna is irritated with his weird behavior. Add to that her father Sinha ([[Javed Sheikh]]) constantly berates him for his fondness for the bottle. No one seems to understand his predicament. What puzzles them is that he talks to himself... or, rather, he talks to people who no one can see simply because they don't live. Soon, Armaan becomes aware of his special ability to connect with the souls that haven't crossed over. Equipped with a will to fulfill the wishes of these spirits who hound him, Armaan sets out on a mission to help out two souls: an old man, Mr. Virender Kapoor ([[Boman Irani]]), and a young woman, Carol (Zehra Naqvi). In this ensuing journey, Armaan discovers the lives of his two special companions and ends up frustrating Gehna. Yet, Armaan is on a journey where he discovers a lot about his own self and his own life.

After he fulfils Kapoor's wish, he goes to find Carol's son Danny. He realizes that he is Danny but, when he tries to explain this to Gehna, she gets fed up and leaves him. She is then involved in a car crash and almost dies and becomes a ghost. Carol urges Gehna to help Armaan/Danny and she comes back. After eight months, they get married, and Armaan stops seeing ghosts.

== Cast ==
* [[Arshad Warsi]] as Armaan Suri
* [[Dia Mirza]] as Gehna Sinha
* [[Sandhya Mridul]] as Mini
* [[Boman Irani]] as Virendra Kapoor
* [[Zehra Naqvi]] as Carol
* [[Shernaz Patel]] as Doctor Taniyah
* [[Ashwin Mushran]] as Aditya Kapoor
* [[Asawari Joshi]] as Mrs. Kapoor
* [[Javed Sheikh]] as Mr. Sinha
* [[Tinnu Anand]] as Banker

== Reception ==
=== Critical response ===
''Hum Tum Aur Ghost'' received generally mixed reviews from critics, though mostly negative. Mayank Shekhar of the ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' rated the film 1.5 out of 5, and said that "Playing a girl-magnet, designer-wear, slick hair NRI hero in an artificial, romantic setup, just pales his coolness no end. But then again, ambition is such a b****."<ref>{{cite web|title=Mayank Shekhar's Review: Hum, Tum Aur Ghost|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Mayank-Shekhar-s-Review-Hum-Tum-Aur-Ghost/Article1-523441.aspx|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|accessdate=2011-07-23|date=26 March 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805124615/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Mayank-Shekhar-s-Review-Hum-Tum-Aur-Ghost/Article1-523441.aspx|archivedate=5 August 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Taran Adarsh]] of the ''[[Bollywood Hungama]]'' website, who rated it 2.5/5, wrote that "''Hum Tum Aur Ghost'' is a terrible waste of a terrific idea. Disappointing!"<ref>{{cite web|title=Hum Tum Aur Ghost: Movie Review by Taran Adarsh|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/14125/index.html|publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |accessdate=2011-07-23 |date=26 March 2010}}</ref>

=== Box office ===
''Hum Tum Aur Ghost'' had a below average opening and collected only Rs. 4.90 crore during its theatrical run. Eventually, it was elevated to ''disaster'' status by [[Box Office India]].<ref name=BOI>{{cite web|title=All India 2010 (Figures in INR Crore) |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=366&catName=MjAxMA== |publisher=[[Box Office India]] |accessdate=22 July 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209083536/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=366&catName=MjAxMA%3D%3D |archivedate=9 December 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Hum Tum Aur Ghost
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|df=y|2010|3|11}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack]]
| length =
| label = [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
| producer = [[Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy]]
| prev_title = [[Karthik Calling Karthik]]
| prev_year = 2009
| next_title = [[Housefull (2010 film)|Housefull]]
| next_year = 2010
}}

The music was composed by [[Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy]] and [[Julius Packiam]], with the former composing the songs and the latter composing the [[film score]]. The lyrics for the songs were written by [[Javed Akhtar]].

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Song !! Singer(s) || Duration
|-
| "Dekho Raste Mein"
| [[Krishnakumar Kunnath|KK]] & [[Shreya Ghoshal]]
| 5:09
|-
| "Kal Tum The Yahan"
| [[Caralisa Monteiro]], [[Shankar Mahadevan]], [[Dominique Cerejo]], [[Clinton Cerejo]]
| 4:44
|-
| "Hum Tum Aur Ghost"
| [[Vishal Dadlani]] & Arun Ingle
| 4:09
|-
| "Banware Se Pooche Banwariya"
| [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]], [[Sunidhi Chauhan]], [[Maria Goretti (actress)|Maria Goretti]], [[Loy Mendonsa]], Raman Mahadevan, [[Anusha Mani]] & Rahul Saxena
| 4:38
|-
| "Dekho Raste Mein (Remix)"
| KK & Shreya Ghoshal
| 4:46
|-
| "Hum Tum Aur Ghost (Remix)"
| Shankar Mahadevan, Vishal Dadlani & Arun Ingle
| 2:52
|-
| "Kal Tum The Yahan (Remix)"
| Caralisa Monteiro & Shankar Mahadevan
| 4:43
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb movie}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama movie|hum-tum-aur-ghost}}

[[Category:2010 films]]
[[Category:2010s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian ghost films]]
[[Category:Films set in Newcastle upon Tyne]]
[[Category:Viacom18 Studios films]]
[[Category:Indian remakes of American films]]

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