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Humshakals (2014)

Humshakals poster
Original title
हमशकल्स
Directed by
Sajid Khan
Genre
slapstick, LGBTQ-related film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 38m
Rated
12
Rating
3.2 of 10 from 60 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Three men each have lookalikes who cause comic confusion. The characters get mixed up in a series of madcap situations across different locations.

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What happens

Humshakals (transl. Lookalikes) is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Sajid Khan and produced by Vashu Bhagnani. The film stars Saif Ali Khan, Riteish Deshmukh, Ram Kapoor, Tamannaah Bhatia, Esha Gupta and Bipasha Basu in the lead roles, with Satish Shah, Nawab Shah, Chunky Pandey and Darshan Jariwala in supporting roles. In the film, Khan, Deshmukh and Kapoor each portray three characters, totalling nine roles. The music for the film was composed by Himesh Reshammiya, with cinematography by Ravi Yadav and editing by Bunty Nagi. The film was shot extensively in various international locations and co-produced by Fox Star Studios. Humshakals was released theatrically worldwide on 20 June 2014. The film grossed ₹86.60 crore at the box office against a budget of ₹64 crore. However, it was panned by critics and has been considered one of the worst films ever made. Several of the film's actors later regretted taking part. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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