brilliant actors, brilliant editing

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A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

Hum Tum is an extremely modern and lighthearted romantic comedy. It is very well directed, beautifully shot, and is interesting and entertaining. Kunal Kohli makes a very good job in depicting the world of young Indians who travel the world and live their individual lives with passion and independence. The portrayal of relationships between the characters in the film, particularly that of the main lead, Karan and Riya, is handled with a mind-blowing mix of comedy and emotional drama. The film moves at a steady pace, the animated characters of 'Hum' and 'Tum' are really fun, the music is suitably racy, the cinematography and editing are excellent, and the entire concept of following the hate-to-love relationship of two young people for a period of several years across many different countries, is refreshing and convincingly done.The film leans on a truly electrifying chemistry between the two leads, Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukherjee. Mukherjee is very appealing and natural and performs brilliantly throughout the film, but it is Saif Ali Khan who steals the show big time. Playing a trendy, humorous, carefree yet gracious womaniser, Khan seems to be tailor-made for the role of Karan, which gives him ample scope to showcase his superb comic-timing and never-seen-before acting skills. He performs with natural ease, infusing the part with the right amount of depth, wit and energy, and always appearing so real and effortless that it can be rightly concluded that no one else would have been able to do it as well as he did. This is an exceptional, unforgettable performance and, according to me, one of the greatest comic-dramatic performances in history. In support, Rishi Kapoor is very enjoyable in one of his finest and funniest performances. Kirron Kher is outstanding and simply hilarious in an all-out comic part as the loud and loving mother. Rati Agnihotri is as beautiful as ever in a smaller part, and Jimmy Shergill and Isha Koppitar provide great support. The soundtrack, as already mentioned, perfectly suits the film's mood; the title song is particularly beautiful. Please note, Hum Tum is definitely not a rip-off of When Harry Met Sally, as some people have suggested. There are some tiny similarities in the general concept but nothing more than just that, and it has pretty much a story of its own. Finally, Hum Tum is a lovely and memorable film. It is both very funny and moving, and is overall a heartwarming picture which can always be a great watch for the entire family.

Hum Tum or Me and You translated into English, I think is another Bollywood film inspired by Hollywood, namely When Harry Met Sally.Karan Kapoor who works as a cartoonist with one of India's leading newspapers. Karan runs a cartoon strip in the paper under the name of Hum Tum. He sees the world is divided by Boy and Girl, not by country, not by religion. It's the only division Karan sees in this world.Karan mets Rhea on board a plane to New York, that stops around half way at Amsterdam, and manages to annoy her a lot. She sees him as something of a man who has no respect for women and is always looking for the next female he can charm. After kissing her in a way to shut her up, things ended badly in their first meeting then they go their separate ways.Time after time, the two meet during various stages in their lives, disaster strikes again, and this is inter-cut with little cartoon scenes of Hum Tum, with a love and hate friendship between the animated boy and girl.Drama unfolds, some personal tragedies happen, revelations are revealed in each of their lives and both go through ups and downs. Rhea moves to different countries and Karan turns up somehow to comfort her. One wonders whether these two will ever realise their feelings for each other when it's obvious to the viewer? Ah, that's the charm of this.You hope fate has plans for them. The songs are very memorable and the dance scenes don't fail to put a smile on my face. A genuinely sweet, funny romantic film that I enjoyed, and I'd gladly watch again.

Hum tum is a good and funny film. At first it is good but then it changes, it goes all depressing and serious near the end. Hum tum shows about a boy (Saif Ali Khan) who is in love with a married women (Rani Mukherji). When rani's husband dies she starts liking Saif Ali Khan and at the ending they get together. I liked Hum tum but thought the acting could just improve a little. Kiron Kher did nice acting as a mother and it was great to see Rushi Kapoor in a fathers role. I like Rushi Kapoor's old films such as, Coolie,Naseeb, Amar, AKBAR, Anthony and a lot of others. It was a passioned film and me and my friends and most of my family like the film.

On of the best romantic-comedies to come out in many years. Everything works in the movies favor be it the scenes, dialogues, fresh approach to an old storyline, songs. The sizzling chemistry between the leads doesn't hurt one bit, either (i.e. "arranged marriage" scene). The cast, too, works very well with one another The animations are done in a sophisticated manner and are amusing rather than overbearing (note: Raju Chacha) The roles were hand written with Rani and Saif in mind, no other actors could've portrayed Karan and Rhea better --> they really manage to get into the skin of the characters. The storyline (thankfully) takes a believable approach to love (no boy-meets-girl, love at first sight, marriage happily ever after) You're missing a real treat if you haven't seen this Kunal Kohli masterpiece