Hum Tum Aur Ghost

I recently saw Micheal J Fox starrer 'The Frighteners ' (1998)

The movie seems to be inspired from this movie. At least the basic premise has been lifted from here..

The climax of Hum Tum and Ghost is great. I wasn't expecting this reveal. Also Arshad Warsi, Dia Mirza and Boman Irani have done a decent job.

At the outset let me tell you that "Hum Tum Aur Ghost" is safe for one- time watch. Sooner than later I am sure this will get aired on telly and don't miss it then. It has a decent story-line and a fair share of laughs are thrown in for good measure.

Arshad Warsi:: He was cool in the character of Armaan Suri. The alcoholic, scared, Samaritan, lover boy - he managed it all with ease. Luckily he did not succumb to overdose of one-liners. I especially liked when poked at Maria Goretti.

Diya Mirza:: She was fresh and complimented Arshad Warsi quite nicely.

Boman Irani:: At first I thought the character will be similar to the ghost from "Chamatkar". For the length of the role he had, he was alright. And largely his plot seemed like mini-me of "Baghbaan".

Sandhya Mridul:: Just about OK. And the truth was kind of coming.

Javed Sheikh, Asawari Joshi, Tinnu Anand were adequate.

Shernaz Patel plot was not warranted. In fact when that angle sets in, it starts giving deja vu of Karthik Calling Karthik.

The plot could have easily based in any metro city in India and perhaps made the audience connect better. There was absolutely no value-addition in setting the story abroad.

Songs are hummable.

My review is biased because I am rating purely basing my points on the shooting location. As it was shot in Newcastle (my city) I just adore the film.

The story was decent. I like Diya and Arshad is a really good actor. Boman is outstanding as always. Minni plays a great role too.

Songs are really nice. I think they also shot a song in Darras Hall Estate. I live there. Wish could be part of the film. Wish could meet up with the crew.

Night shooting was really good. Not sure if some scenes were shot in Gateshead too.

Wish if I could get the chance to meet up the team somehow, Wish I could turn the clock back.

Vishal

I watched the movie for I read somewhere that it was shot in Newcastle Upon Tyne. But I must say that even though my primary attention was at the vistas and locations, the plot got me glued for a while. To say the least, Boman and Arshad acted, as usual, above par. Dia Mirza's character, if I may say so, seemed to be half cooked; and that coupled with her miserable acting, played the weakest link, which, I think, ripped the film apart. There are certain scenes in which her character, coupled with her acting, simply becomes unbearable. Arshad, although, sometimes jumps the fine line between acting and over acting, but, I suppose, he knows the art of handling over acting well- courtesy Circuit. Overall, a nice story line, which could have been presented in a better way.

The film is actually based on the departed souls that were unable to fulfill their desires. arshad warsi who is a photographer and a very fanatic lover of gehna begin to see these souls. The father of gehna think that he has gone mad and advised gehna to seriously think about her decision of marrying him. In fulfilling the wishes of souls arshad met her mother's soul. The overall film story is not so captivating however at the end of the film arshad proved himself a very promising actor. Specially when he met his mother's soul his acting was simply outstanding. He broke into tears when he recalled his trip to GOA and a whole life cycle appeared in front of his eyes. Arshad at his best