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Humshakals is a film of genre Drama directed by Sajid Khan released in USA on 20 june 2014 with Saif Ali Khan
Humshakals (2014)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 20 june 2014
Length 2h38
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Rating17%
Humshakals (English: Look alikes) is a 2014 Indian comedy film directed by Sajid Khan and produced by Vashu Bhagnani. Saif Ali Khan, Ram Kapoor and Riteish Deshmukh are in triple roles. The film is shot extensively in foreign locations, starting September 2013. The film is co-produced by Fox Star Studios and Vashu Bhagnani's Pooja Entertainment. The film was released on 20 June 2014.
The film received uniformly poor reviews upon its release. Individuals starring in the movie and otherwise associated with it such as Bipasha Basu and Esha Gupta also criticized its production publicly. Regarded as one of the worst films ever made in Indian history, the movie also failed to make back its production costs in the box office.
Synopsis
Ashok (Saif Ali Khan) and Kumar (Riteish Deshmukh) are best friends, whereas Shanaya (Tamannaah Bhatia) and Mishti (Bipasha Basu) are their love interests. Ashok's father is a multi millionaire but has been in a coma for the last six years, while his wicked Mamaji (Ram Kapoor) teams up with an evil doctor, Dr. Khan (Nawab Shah) to get rid of Ashok and take over all his property. During a board meeting Singh mixes a medicine in Ashok and Kumar's drink and they both start behaving like dogs.Actors
Saif Ali Khan
(Ashok)
Ritesh Deshmukh
(Kumar)
Ram Kapoor
(Mamaji)
Esha Gupta
(Dr. Shivani Gupta)
Bipasha Basu
(Mishti)
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