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Director
  
Ravi Sharma Shankar

Writer
  
Talat Rekhi

Running time
  
2 hours

Screenplay
  
Talat Rekhi

Language
  
Hindi

4/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Horror, Drama, Mystery

Release date
  
September 3, 2004 (India)

Music director
  
Sanjoy Chowdhury

Country
  
India

Release date
  
2004

Cast
  
Amitabh Bachchan
(Major Frank John Williams),
Hansika Motwani
(Sara Williams),
Dharmendra
(Virendra),
Dimple Kapadia
(Sandra Williams),
Moushumi Chatterjee
(Mrs Martha Pinto)

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Strange events plague a couple (Amitabh Bachchan, Dimple Kapadia) and their children at an isolated house.

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Hum Kaun Hai? movie scenes Dimple Kapadia takes on the role that Nicole Kidman portrayed in the original film and does an excellent portrayal of a deeply religious Catholic

Hum Kaun Hai? is a 2004 Bollywood film starring Dimple Kapadia, Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra in lead roles. The film is a supernatural thriller and is directed by Ravi Sharma Shankar. It is an unauthorized remake of the well-known movie The Others starring Nicole Kidman.

Plot Summary

After the mysterious disappearance of her maid, butler, and gardener, Mrs. Sandra Williams, the wife of Major Frank, who lives in a palatial house with two children, Sara and David, writes a letter to the local employment agency to get replacements. Martha Pinto, a mute woman, and Edgar And Maria apply for these vacancies. Sandra hires her and also lets know that her childrens eyes suffer from a condition that could cause them to be damaged by sunlight, hence the curtains are to be drawn at all times. Also she gets migraines by any loud noise, hence everyone must remain quiet, there is no electricity and all work must be done during the daytime, and the entire house is candle-lit. The staff gets busy with their work, and it is then Sarah tells her mom that she has noticed other people in the house that are visible to her only, and she draws the picture of a male, a female (his wife), their son, Vicky, and an elder woman with magical powers. Sandra disbelieves her, but when she starts feeling someones presence in her house, as well as hearing noises, she decides to investigate. She finds out that the letter she had sent to the employment agency is still lying in the mailbox. She must now find out how Martha, Edgar and Maria came to know of the vacancies, and of the presence of an album with dead peoples photos. Watch as events beyond her control unfold, leading her, Sara and David face to face with the other unseen people in this household.

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Reception

Arnab Banerjee of Hindustan Times gave the film 3 out of 5 stars and commented, "Mystical elements as a genre seldom catch the fancy of Bollywood. It comes as a whiff of fresh air thus to see supernatural elements woven into mainstream format in a film." Taran Adarsh from Bollywood Hungama gave the film 1.5 out of five stars, calling it "an experiment that may find its share of believers and non-believers." Adarsh praised the performances, particularly Kapadias, writing that the film "revolves mostly around Dimple Kapadias beliefs and perceptions and the actress is up to the task of making it look one thousand per cent convincing. Undeniably talented, Dimples performance can be rightly referred to as the soul of the enterprise." BBCs Manish Gajjar commended Kapadias work and argued that the film "has a great screenplay." Malishka Mendonsa of Rediff concluded in a negative review, "Hum Kaun Hai did not answer any questions for me. Instead, it left me asking, theatre mein iss waqt hum kyun hai? [Why are we in this theatre?]" Rama Sharma of The Tribune, however, called it an "enthralling suspense thriller", and further noted, "With no smiles, no songs it is a clean spooky affair. Go for it if you have the spunk."it was released in bengali dubbed version named ORA KARAat same time.

References

Hum Kaun Hai? Wikipedia
Hum Kaun Hai? IMDb