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{{Short description|2014 Indian film by Sajid Khan}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Humshakals
| image = Humshakals poster.jpg
| alt = 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.
| caption =Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Sajid Khan (director)|Sajid Khan]]
| producer = [[Vashu Bhagnani]]
| writer = [[Sajid Khan (director)|Sajid Khan]]
| screenplay =
| story =
| narrator =
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Saif Ali Khan]]
*[[Riteish Deshmukh]]
*[[Ram Kapoor]]
*[[Tamannaah Bhatia]]
*[[Esha Gupta]]
*[[Bipasha Basu]]}}
| music = '''Songs''' [[Himesh Reshammiya]] '''Background Score''' 
[[Sandeep Shirodkar]]
| cinematography = [[Ravi Yadav]]
| editing = Bunty Nagi
| studio = [[Pooja Entertainment]] [[Fox Star Studios]]
| distributor = [[Fox Star Studios]]
| released = {{Film date|2014|06|20|df=y}}
| runtime = 158 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INR|link=yes}}64 crore<ref>{{cite web | url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2269 | title=Humshakals - Movie - Box Office India }}</ref>
| gross = {{Estimation}} {{INR}}86.6 crore<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/boxoffice/id/600582|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930000807/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/boxoffice/id/600582|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 September 2013|title=Humshakals|author=Bollywood Hungama|work=bollywoodhungama.com}}</ref>
}}

'''''Humshakals''''' ({{translation|Lookalikes}}) is a 2014 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[comedy film]] directed by [[Sajid Khan (director)|Sajid Khan]] and produced by [[Vashu Bhagnani]]. The film stars [[Saif Ali Khan]], [[Riteish Deshmukh]], [[Ram Kapoor]], [[Tamannaah|Tamannaah Bhatia]], [[Esha Gupta]] and [[Bipasha Basu]] in the lead roles with [[Satish Shah]], [[Nawab Shah (actor)|Nawab Shah]], [[Chunky Pandey]] and [[Darshan Jariwala]] in supporting roles. In the film, Khan, Deshmukh and Kapoor each have triple roles, that sums up to a total of 9 characters. The film is shot extensively in foreign locations.<ref name=autogenerated3>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Saif-Ali-Khan-plays-triple-role-in-Sajid-Khan-s-Hamshakals/Article1-1081960.aspx |title=Saif Ali Khan plays triple role in Sajid Khan's Hamshakals |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=22 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006094929/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Saif-Ali-Khan-plays-triple-role-in-Sajid-Khan-s-Hamshakals/Article1-1081960.aspx |archive-date=6 October 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> It is co-produced by [[Fox Star Studios]] and Vashu Bhagnani's Pooja Entertainment.<ref name=autogenerated2>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/saif-ali-khan-riteish-deshmukh-to-play-triple-roles-in-sajid-khans-humshakals/1133515/ |title=Saif Ali Khan, Riteish Deshmukh to play triple roles in Sajid Khan's Humshakals |work=The Indian Express |date=25 June 2013 |access-date=22 July 2014}}</ref> It was released on 20 June 2014. The film released to significant criticism and is considered [[List of films considered the worst#Humshakals (2014)|one of the worst Bollywood movies ever made]].

==Plot==
Ashok and Kumar are best friends. Shanaya and Mishti are their love interests. Ashok's father is a billionaire but has been in a coma for the last six years. During these years, Ashok's maternal uncle ("Mamaji") has been in charge of his family property. Having enjoyed the money, Mamaji does not want to give up that money to Ashok, who is now old enough to take over. So the evil Mamaji teams up with an evil doctor, Dr. Khan, to get rid of Ashok (without murder) and keep control of his property.

Towards this end, during a board meeting, Mamaji mixes a medicine in Ashok and Kumar's drinks, and they both start behaving like dogs. The men-behaving-like dogs are taken to a [[Lunatic asylum|mental asylum]] for treatment. In the asylum, the lady doctor, Dr. Shivani, soon realizes the truth and promises to discharge them. But fate takes an even stranger twist because, in the same asylum, there are two identical lookalikes of Ashok and Kumar who are being treated in the 'B' ward. They work for Bijlani, a cocaine smuggler. The lookalikes are accidentally released instead of the real Ashok and Kumar. Shanaya and Mishti, who come to pick up their boyfriends from the asylum, take away the duplicates instead, without realizing anything. All of them go to Ashok's mansion. Here, Mamaji understands the whole mix-up and plans to use the duplicate Ashok to become the owner of the whole business empire.

By now, the true Ashok and Kumar also come to know of Mamaji's evil plan, but they are still stuck in the asylum. They are offered help by one of the ward boys, Cyrus, who takes them to a secret ward 'C' to meet 'Johnny' who is (by another coincidence or twist of fate) a look-alike of Mamaji. Johnny has a strange, dangerous habit of attacking people who sneeze in front of him. Ashok and Kumar plan revenge against Mamaji with the help of his lookalike, Johnny. However, they get caught by the asylum's warden, Y.M. Raj (a supposedly funny play on "[[Yama|Yamraj]]," the god of death) before they can escape from the asylum. Y. M. Raj prepares to punish them, but he accidentally sneezes in front of them. Angered by this, Johnny beats him black and blue, thus helping the three escape.

On the day of the board meeting, the true Ashok and Kumar get ready to expose Mamaji, when Dr. Khan triggers the fire alarm. All the three mental patients escape the building. Now desperate, Ashok and Kumar bump into a dance bar owner named Balbir, who (by another coincidence) is a lookalike of Mamaji. Mamaji now does something innovative: he arranges another set of Ashok and Kumar with the help of plastic surgery from Dr. Khan's two assistants who assume their identities. He takes the triplicate Ashok and Kumar to the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom]], where the fake (triplicate?) Ashok is to hand over all the business to him (Mamaji) in the presence of [[King Charles III|Prince Charles]]. However, the real Ashok and Kumar arrive, along with Balbir (who is Mamaji-III, please remember). To add to the confusion, the three mental patients also storm in to help the real Ashok and Kumar, creating panic among the eyewitnesses on seeing so many lookalikes together.

The film closes with Ashok's father coming out of his coma and recognizing the true Ashok and getting Mamaji arrested for his deeds.

==Cast==
* [[Saif Ali Khan]] in a triple role as
**Ashok Singhania; son of Mr. Singhania
**Ashok 2
** Chinku, Dr. Khan's assistant 1
* [[Riteish Deshmukh]] in a triple role as
**Kumar, Ashok's friend
**Kumar 2, Ashok 2's friend
**Pinku, Dr. Khan's assistant 2
* [[Tamannaah Bhatia]] as Shanaya
* [[Esha Gupta]] as Dr. Shivani Gupta
* [[Bipasha Basu]] as Mishti
* [[Ram Kapoor]] in a triple role as
**Kunwar Amarnath Singh (KANS)
**Johnny
**Balbir Gupta
* [[Nawab Shah (actor)|Nawab Shah]] as Dr. Khan, Mamaji's evil sidekick
* [[Satish Shah]] as Y.M. Raj
* [[Darshan Jariwala]] as Cyrus Patel
* [[Chunkey Pandey]] as Karan T. Bijlani
* [[Akash Khurana]] as Mr. Singhania; Ashok's father
* [[Suresh Menon]] as Subramaniyam, accountant in Ashok's (or his father's) office

==Filming==
The shooting of the film commenced on 24 September 2013 in London.<ref name="Filming starts">{{cite web | url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/aamir-khan-vs-saif-ali-khan-peekay-humshakals-to-release-in-june-next-year/1176316/ | title=Aamir Khan vs Saif Ali Khan: 'Peekay', 'Humshakals' to release in June next year | work=Divya Goyal | date=30 September 2013 | access-date=30 September 2013}}</ref> The team shot in Mauritius for the final part of the film starting on February 22, 2014. Two songs and other sequences were shot at the La Plantation Resort & Spa, Le Méridien, Intercontinental Resort, Bagatelle Mall of Mauritius and the Northern Beaches, with Mauritian extras also having participated in the shooting.<ref name="lex">{{cite news | url=http://www.lexpress.mu/article/tournage-de-humshakals-bipasha-basu-et-saif-ali-khan-debarquent-maurice | title=Tournage de "Humshakals": Bipasha Basu et Saif Ali Khan débarquent à Maurice | agency=L'express | access-date=3 May 2014|language=fr}}</ref><ref name="mau">{{cite news | url=http://www.lemauricien.com/article/tournage-humshakals-saif-ali-khan-bipasha-basu-ram-kapoor-maurice-demain | title=TOURNAGE DE HUMSHAKALS : Saif Ali Khan, Bipasha Basu, Ram Kapoor à Maurice demain | date=20 February 2014 | agency=Le Mauricien | access-date=3 May 2014|language=fr}}</ref>

After the film’s release and subsequent poor critical response, Saif Ali Khan told the press that "The film didn't have a script as such, it was all there in Sajid's mind."<ref name="toi mistake">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Saif-Ali-Khan-Humshakals-was-a-mistake/articleshow/38590378.cms|title=Saif Ali Khan: Humshakals was a mistake|last=Ankur Pathak|date=18 July 2014|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=20 July 2014}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Humshakals
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Himesh Reshammiya]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|df=yes|2014|05|26}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/humshakals-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/880985584 |title=Humshakals (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |date=27 April 2014 |publisher=[[iTunes]]}}</ref>
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack]]
| length = {{Duration|m=24|s=39}}
| label = [[Zee Music Company]] [[Sony Music India]]
| producer =
| prev_title = [[The Xposé]]
| prev_year = 2014
| next_title = [[Kick (2014 film)|Kick]]
| next_year = 2014
| misc = {{External media
| audio1 = {{YouTube|aGnsOc8I3J8|Audio Jukebox}}}}
}}
The soundtrack of ''Humshakals'' is composed by [[Himesh Reshammiya]] and lyrics are written by [[Mayur Puri]], [[Sameer (lyricist)|Sameer]] and [[Shabbir Ahmed (lyricist)|Shabbir Ahmed]]. The first single of the film was "Caller Tune", by [[Neeraj Shridhar]] and [[Neeti Mohan]]. The soundtrack was released on 26 May 2014.

===Track listing===
{{Track listing
| headline = Track Listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = {{Duration|m=24|s=39}}
| title1 = Caller Tune
| extra1 = [[Neeraj Shridhar]], [[Neeti Mohan]]
| lyrics1 = [[Sameer Anjaan (lyricist)|Sameer]]
| length1 = 4:35
| title2 = Piya Ke Bazaar Mein
| extra2 = [[Himesh Reshammiya]], [[Shalmali Kholgade]], [[Palak Muchhal]]
| lyrics2 = [[Shabbir Ahmed (lyricist)|Shabbir Ahmed]]
| length2 = 4:22
| title3 = Barbaad Raat
| extra3 = [[Sanam Puri]], Shalmali Kholgade
| lyrics3 = [[Mayur Puri]]
| length3 = 3:24
| title4 = Look into My Eyes
| extra4 = [[Ash King]], Neeti Mohan
| lyrics4 = Sameer
| length4 = 3:36
| title5 = Hum Pagal Nahi Hai
| extra5 = [[Himesh Reshammiya]]
| lyrics5 = Mayur Puri
| length5 = 4:26
| title6 = Khol De Dil Ki Khidki
| extra6 = [[Mika Singh]], [[Palak Muchhal]]
| lyrics6 = Shabbir Ahmed
| length6 = 4:16
}}

==Reception==
Despite poor critical reception, the film did well at the box office during first few days after release.<ref name="fix ex">{{cite news|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/humshakals-box-office-collections-despite-criticism-sajid-khan-has-the-last-laugh/1267008/1|title=Humshakals box office collections: Despite criticism, Sajid Khan has the last laugh|last=Geety Sahgal|date=7 July 2014|work=[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]]|access-date=20 July 2014}}</ref> The film recovered its investment although it was still deemed a box office failure.<ref name="koi">{{cite news|url=http://www.koimoi.com/box-office-bollywood-films-of-2014/ |title=Box-Office Verdicts of Major Bollywood Releases of 2014 |work=[[Koimoi]] |access-date=20 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024072441/http://www.koimoi.com/box-office-bollywood-films-of-2014/ |archive-date=24 October 2014 }}</ref>

===Critical response===
On the [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film has an approval rating of 0%, based on six reviews, with an average rating of 2/10.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/humshakals/ |title=Humshakals (2014) |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=July 10, 2017}}</ref> Saurabh Dwivedi of ''[[India Today]]'' stated "for Sajid Khan, I can only say that ''Humshakals'' will be listed in one of the worst films of the century."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/humshakals-movie-review-sajid-khan-riteish-deshmukh-saif-ali-khan/1/367688.html |title=Movie review: Humshakals is three times trash |publisher=[[India Today]] }}</ref> Mihir Fadnavis wrote in his [[Firstpost]] review, "... sexual tomfoolery, shrieking and hamming aside, there's much more to hate about this 'family movie'. It's disturbing to see such an atrocious, regressive, misogynistic, sexist, homophobic cinematic product force-fed to paying audiences. I can understand that a comedy need not be 'safe', but what goes on in Humshakals is simply too horrifying to bear."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/blogs/humshakals-review-saif-ali-khan-riteish-deshmukh-team-up-to-give-you-brain-damage-1580181.html |title=Humshakals review: How Saif, Riteish teamed up to give your brain damage |publisher=Firstpost |date=22 June 2014 |access-date=22 July 2014}}</ref> Sweta Kaushal of ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' rated the film 0.5 out of 5 and stated "With no story or comedy on offer, even Riteish and Ram are unable to save the day for Sajid Khan."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/reviews/movie-review-humshakals-is-stupid-illogical/article1-1231397.aspx |title=Movie review: Saif Ali Khan is the worst thing about Humshakals |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=22 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726193250/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/reviews/movie-review-humshakals-is-stupid-illogical/article1-1231397.aspx |archive-date=26 July 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Mohar Basu of [[Koimoi]] gave it 0/5 stars and said the film was "[l]oaded with indecipherable dim wit" and "an odd mishmash of pathos and drudgery."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.koimoi.com/reviews/humshakals-review/ |title=Humshakals Movie Review | Saif Ali Khan, Riteish Deshmukh, Ram Kapoor |publisher=Koimoi.com |date=20 June 2014 |access-date=22 July 2014}}</ref> Writing in ''[[Emirates 24/7]]'', Sneha May Francis claimed that it succeeded Khan's previous endeavor, ''[[Himmatwala (2013 film)|Himmatwala]]'', in becoming the worst Bollywood film ever.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emirates247.com/entertainment/films-music/saif-ali-khan-s-humshakals-act-could-make-kareena-insecure-2014-06-19-1.553579 |title=Saif Ali Khan's 'Humshakals' act could make Kareena insecure |publisher=Emirates 24/7 |date=2014-06-29 |access-date=2014-10-22}}</ref> Critic Sonia Chopra of [[Sify]].com wrote "there are bad movies, and then there's ''Humshakals''. The worst film of 2014 so far, in my book".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/humshakals-review-the-worst-film-of-2014-review-bollywood-15057863.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140620161120/http://www.sify.com/movies/humshakals-review-the-worst-film-of-2014-review-bollywood-15057863.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-06-20 |title=Humshakals review: The worst film of 2014! |website=[[Sify]] }}</ref> ''[[Dainik Bhaskar]]'' rated the movie as one of the worst films of the decade.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://daily.bhaskar.com/news/ENT-humshakals-deshdrohi-himmatwala-10-worst-films-of-the-decade-4698533-PHO.html?seq=3 |title=Humshakals, Deshdrohi, Himmatwala: 10 worst films of the decade |publisher=[[Dainik Bhaskar]] }}</ref>

Several of the cast members also lamented their involvement in the film. [[Bipasha Basu]] didn't participate in the film's promotions calling ''Humshakals'' "the worst experience of [her] life,"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-bipasha-humshakals-was-the-worst-experience-of-my-life/20140826.htm |title=Bipasha: Humshakals was the worst experience of my life |work=Rediff.com |date=26 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=August 8, 2014 |title=Sajid Khan's Humshakals left me disturbed: Bipasha Basu |publisher=Hindustan Times |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tabloid/sajid-khan-s-humshakals-left-me-disturbed-bipasha-basu/article1-1249663.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809060246/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tabloid/sajid-khan-s-humshakals-left-me-disturbed-bipasha-basu/article1-1249663.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 9, 2014 |location=Mumbai}}</ref> and [[Esha Gupta]] warned family members not to see the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Humshakals-I-asked-my-father-not-to-watch-the-film-says-Esha-Gupta/articleshow/37616095.cms |title=I asked my father not to watch the film, says Esha Gupta |work=The Times of India |date= 2 July 2014 }}</ref> After the release of the film, leading actor Saif Ali Khan lamented that "I've been introspecting a lot and will never repeat a mistake that was ''Humshakals''."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Saif-Ali-Khan-Humshakals-was-a-mistake/articleshow/38590378.cms |title=Saif Ali Khan: Humshakals was a mistake |publisher=Times of India |date= Jul 18, 2014 }}</ref>

The film received five [[Golden Kela Award]] nominations,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/humshakals-lead-nominations-list-at-golden-kela-awards/article6905214.ece |title=Humshakals' leads nominations list at Golden Kela Awards |newspaper=The Hindu |date=February 17, 2015 |access-date=2014-10-22}}</ref> and won for Worst Film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenational.ae/arts-lifestyle/from-holly-to-bolly/sonakshi-and-arjun-grab-top-golden-kela-awards |title=Sonakshi and Arjun grab top Golden Kela awards |newspaper=The National |date=March 15, 2015 |access-date=August 17, 2015}}</ref> It also won two [[Ghanta Awards]]; the film won Worst Picture and [[Ram Kapoor]], Saif Ali Khan and Riteish Deshmukh shared the Worst Actor award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/ghanta-awards-winners-sonakshi-sinha-saif-ali-khan-ranveer-singh-arjun-kapoor-sonam-kapoor/1/422997.html |title=Ghanta Awards 2015: Sonakshi Sinha, Saif Ali Khan named worst actors |publisher=indiatoday |date=March 10, 2015 |access-date=August 17, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/ghanta-awards-2015-complete-winners-list-sonakshi-sinha-ajay-devgn-win-worst-actor-awards-farah-625675 |title=Ghanta Awards 2015 Complete Winners List: Sonakshi Sinha, Ajay Devgn Win Worst Actor Awards; Farah Khan Worst Director |work=International Business Times|date=March 9, 2015 |access-date=August 17, 2015}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of films considered the worst]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=3036740|title=Humshakals}}
{{Sajid Khan}}

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[[Category:Cross-dressing in Indian films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Mauritius]]
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[[Category:Indian comedy films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Himesh Reshammiya]]
[[Category:Indian slapstick comedy films]]
[[Category:Fox Star Studios films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Sajid Khan (director)]]
[[Category:Films about lookalikes]]

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