Humshakals

Humshakals
The image shows a human pyramid consisting of three men in matching suit coats above the same three men in matching casual shirts above the same three men in matching overcoats and hats against yellow background and the word "Humshakals" in multicolored letters.
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySajid Khan
Written bySajid Khan
Produced byVashu Bhagnani
Starring
CinematographyRavi Yadav
Edited byBunty Nagi
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byFox Star Studios
Release date
  • 20 June 2014 (2014-06-20)
Running time
158 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹64 crore[1]
Box office₹86.60 crore[2]

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.[3][4]

Humshakals was released theatrically worldwide on 20 June 2014. The film was critically panned and grossed ₹86.60 crore at the box office against a budget of ₹64 crore, falling short of breaking even.[1][2]

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  2. ^ a b Bollywood Hungama. "Humshakals". bollywoodhungama.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Saif Ali Khan plays triple role in Sajid Khan's Hamshakals". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Saif Ali Khan, Riteish Deshmukh to play triple roles in Sajid Khan's Humshakals". The Indian Express. 25 June 2013. Archived from the original on 30 July 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2014.