| Kyaa Kool Hai Hum | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sangeeth Sivan |
| Produced by | Ekta Kapoor Shobha Kapoor |
| Written by | Sachin Yardi Pankaj Trivedi |
| Narrated by | Johnny Lever |
| Starring | Tusshar Kapoor Ritesh Deshmukh Isha Koppikar Neha Dhupia Bobby Darling |
| Music by | Anu Malik |
| Distributed by | Balaji Telefilms |
| Release date(s) | 6 May 2005 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | 1.5 Crore |
Kyaa Kool Hai Hum (Hindi: क्या कूल है हम translation: How Cool Are We) is a 2005 Bollywood comedy directed by Sangeeth Sivan and produced by Ekta Kapoor. The film was the surprise box office hit of 2005 and was among the highest grossing films of the year.[1]
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Karan Pandey and Rahul are two friends who work in a fashion designers office, and live in a rented apartment. When they are unable to pay the rent, they are dramatically evicted, but sneak their way back in within hours as the building is being renovated. Karan meets a beautiful woman, Kiran, and falls in love with her. He finds out that she is the girlfriend of his boss, D.K. Bose, lives in a bungalow in Malabar Hill, and owns a Mercedes. When Bose leaves for a business trip to America, Karan and Rahul move into his apartment and through his telephone Karan touches base with Kiran and begins his romance with her. In the meantime, Rahul is told by a street astrologer that he will find his soul-mate in a girl who has a birthmark on her right breast. Rahul does not find one but several women with a mark on their breast, and does recover from several embarrassing incidents. Then beautiful Urmila Martodkar walks into his life, birthmark and all. It looks like Karan and Rahul may have finally found their soul-mates - but what Karan does not know is that Kiran is not a girl, transvestite; and what Rahul does not know is that gorgeous Urmila is a Sub-Inspector of Police who suspects Rahul of being a serial killer who has killed several women in Khar, Kalbadevi, Kanjurmarg, Kalyan, and several other places that start with "K". Watch what happens when the two realize that their lovers are not what they seem, and how they attempt to get out of the mess that they have created for themselves.
The film received mixed reviews from critics upon release, though mostly negative. It officially failed critically, but was saved due to the financial business at single screens. At the box office, it had an above average opening, and grossed a nett 14 crores on its opening weekend. Due to the extremely positive word-of-mouth the film received from the public, it picked up much better in many places, and was elevated to Hit verdict by Box office India. It was also the 11th highest-grossing film of the year 2005.
The shooting for the sequel of the film will begin in 2012. Ritesh Deshmukh and Tusshar Kapoor will remain, while new additions include Bipasha Basu. The film will be called Kyaa Super Kool Hai Hum.