Bhoot and Friends

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Bhoot and Friends
Directed byKaranjeet "Kittu" Saluja
Written byReshma A. Dev
Sachindra Sharma
Screenplay byAneesh Arjun Dev
Produced byAneesh Arjun Dev
Starring
CinematographyKrishna Ramanan
Edited byK.D. Dilip
Music bySunil Singh
Production
company
Wide Angle Media Pvt. Ltd.
Release date
  • 31 December 2010 (2010-12-31)
Running time
137 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguagesHindi
English
Budgetest.1.5 crore [1]
Box officeest.1.5 crore [1]

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.

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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" (transl.Blue sapphire's treasure).

Cast

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. [2] [3]

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. [4] The film is released theatrically on New Year's Eve of 2011 but only on 25 prints. [1]

Home media

The film is currently available on Disney+ Hotstar, Amazon Prime and Youtube, and is often broadcast by Cartoon Network India. [5] [6]

Box office

The film has grossed an estimated 1.5 lakh (US$1,900), against a huge budget of 1.5 crore (US$190,000) and declared as "disaster" by Box Office India. [1] It earned ₹25,000 on first day, ₹75,000 on first weekend and a sum of ₹1,00,000,000 on its first week. [1]

Critical reception

The film has received generally mixed to negative reviews by critics. [7] [8]

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. [9]

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