Bhoot and Friends
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. Synopsis The film revolves around four kids who are currently on their summer holidays at their maternal grandmother's home and they meet a friendly ghost with magical powers to help them in finding a precious treasure called "Neelmani Ka Khazana" (). Cast Jackie Shroff as Bhanu Pratap Singh / Bhoot () Ashwin Mushran as Gora Sa'ab / Gora Sahab () Markand Soni as Raghav Tejas Rahate as Ali Ishita Panchal as Roma Akash Nair as Igloo Aditya Lakhia as Ali's Father Nishikant Dixit as Sharmaji Manager Faiz Khan as Hakla Sushil Pandey as Banke Ashish Kattar as Raghav's father 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. 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. The film is released theatrically on New Year's Eve of 2011 but only on 25 prints. Home media The film is currently available on Disney+ Hotstar, Amazon Prime and Youtube, and is often broadcast by Cartoon Network India. Box office The film has grossed an estimated , against a huge budget of and declared as "disaster" by Box Office India. It earned ₹25,000 on first day, ₹75,000 on first weekend and a sum of ₹1,00,000,000 on its first week. Critical reception The film has received generally mixed to negative reviews by critics. 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. References 2010 films Indian adventure comedy films Indian children's comedy films Indian ghost films 2010s Hindi-language films Indian comedy horror films