Bhoot and Friends
{{short description|2010 film by Karanjeet Saluja}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox film
| director = Karanjeet "Kittu" Saluja
| writer = Reshma A. Dev
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
English
| budget = {{estimation}} {{INR}}1.5 crore
| gross = {{estimation}} {{INR}}1.5 crore
}}
Bhoot and Friends is a 2010 Indian action adventure horror-comedy film directed by Karanjeet "Kittu" Saluja. The film has got "U" certificate by 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
- Faiz Khan as Hakla
- Sushil Pandey as Banke
- Ashish Kattar as Raghav's father
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.{{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}}{{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}}
Release
Film is initially going to release on 24 December along with Toonpur Ka Superhero as Christmas bonanza, but postponed till last date of year due to clash with Tees Mar Khan.{{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}} The film is released theatrically on New Year's Eve of 2011 but only on 25 prints.
=Home media=
The film is currently available on Disney+ Hotstar, Amazon Prime and Youtube, and is often broadcast by Cartoon Network India.{{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}}{{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}}
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.{{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}} It earned ₹25,000 on first day, ₹75,000 on first weekend and a sum of ₹1,00,000,000 on its first week.
Critical reception
The film has received generally mixed to negative reviews by critics.{{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}}{{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}}
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. The series consists of 10 episodes, each of 10 minutes.{{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}}
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