In fact, the moment you're told that Arshad can see the dead, you expect to embark on a journey you've never embarked upon earlier. HUM TUM AUR GHOST also opens its cards at the very outset, but loses focus soon after. Generally, most Hindi movies come to the point at the very inception. Equipped with a will to fulfil the wishes of these spirits who hound him, Armaan sets out on a mission to help out three souls - a child, an old man and a young woman. Soon, Armaan becomes aware of his special ability to connect with the dead. or rather, he talks to people, who no one can see, simply because they don't live. What puzzles everyone is the fact that he talks to himself.
No one seems to understand his predicament. Add to that her father constantly berates him for his fondness for the bottle. Gehna is irritated with his weird behaviour. More importantly, voices that nobody else can hear. But there's a problem: Armaan hears voices. He has a doting girlfriend Gehna and also a great job. Sadly, that's not enough!įor Armaan, life was picture perfect. The sole saving grace is the performances by the principal cast. By then, the viewer has already lost interest in the film. Ideally, the writers and director should've come to the point right away, but the film takes its own sweet time to come to the point and what comes across is also not enticing, barring a couple of attention-grabbing moments. The screenplay - the lifeline of any film - is what makes a film stand on its feet and in this case, HUM TUM AUR GHOST suffers due to inept writing. Yet, there're some similarities and that could be coincidental. The fascination with the dead continues to haunt Bollywood to this date.Īrshad Warsi - who has been credited with the story of HUM TUM AUR GHOST - has denied that the film is inspired by GHOST TOWN. In fact, two decades ago, there was a mad rush to Indianize GHOST.
Hollywood has attempted several films wherein the living has been shown interacting with the dead. That's what I realized, for the umpteenth time, as HUM TUM AUR GHOST concluded.
I've often said, interesting ideas don't necessarily translate into enthralling celluloid experiences.
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