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.
| Bhoot and Friends | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Karanjeet "Kittu" Saluja |
| Written by | Reshma A. Dev Sachindra Sharma |
| Screenplay by | Aneesh Arjun Dev |
| Produced by | Aneesh Arjun Dev |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Krishna Ramanan |
| Edited by | K.D. Dilip |
| Music by | Sunil Singh |
Production company | Wide Angle Media Pvt. Ltd. |
Release date | 31 December 2010 |
Running time | 137 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Languages | Hindi English |
| Budget | est. ₹1.5 crore (US$190,000) |
| Box office | est. ₹1.5 lakh (US$1,900) |
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" (transl. Blue sapphire's treasure).
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.[1][2]
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.[3] The film is released theatrically on New Year's Eve of 2011 but only on 25 prints.[4]
The film is currently available on Disney+ Hotstar, Amazon Prime and Youtube, and is often broadcast by Cartoon Network India.[5][6]
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.[4] It earned ₹25,000 on first day, ₹75,000 on first weekend and a sum of ₹1,00,000 on its first week.[4]
The film has received generally mixed to negative reviews by critics.[7][8]
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]