Na Tum Jaano Na Hum (transl. Neither of us knows) is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film starring Saif Ali Khan, Hrithik Roshan, and Esha Deol. This was the first instance of Khan and Roshan appearing in the same film. The film was directed by Arjun Sablok and produced by Future Group owner Kishore Biyani. The title of the film was taken from a song from Roshan's debut film Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000). Upon release, it met with negative reviews and was a box office failure.[2][3]
| Na Tum Jaano Na Hum | |
|---|---|
 Movie poster | |
| Directed by | Arjun Sablok |
| Written by | Arjun Sablok |
| Produced by | Kishore Biyani |
| Starring | Saif Ali Khan Hrithik Roshan Esha Deol |
| Cinematography | Manoj Soni |
| Edited by | Shirish Kunder |
| Music by | Songs: Rajesh Roshan Anand Bakshi (Lyrics) Background Score: Raju Singh |
| Distributed by | PFH Entertainment Limited Saregama-HMV |
Release date |
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Running time | 158 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹14 crore[1] |
| Box office | ₹19.29 crore[1] |
Plot
editEsha Malhotra is a bright, spirited girl who has just left college. She finds a note from a past student of her school that coincides with her own feelings of love. She calls into a radio station and requests a song, repeating the words left on the note. An anonymous man calls in soon after, stating that he is the one who had written the letter and he would like to meet her someday since they seem to have the same feelings about love and other aspects of life. The radio announcer sets up a date and time for their meeting at the radio station. The man arrives but finds only a letter waiting for him. The letter does not state her name or address, only a postbox number to which she requests him to write so that they can be friends. The correspondence begins. The man turns out to be a photographer and commercial pilot Rahul Sharma. They do not meet, exchange numbers, or tell their names but continue to write to each other. Fate brings the two together when Esha hires Rahul to be their photographer for a campaign. Of course, she didn't know it was him, nor did he know that it was her.
Esha's grandfather wants her to get married, and thus he arranges for her to meet Akshay Kapoor, a flirt and womaniser who also happens to be Rahul's best friend. Esha has fallen in love with her pen pal and does not want to marry Akshay. However, Akshay is falling for Esha. A lovestruck Rahul arranges to meet the one to whom he writes letters. Much to his shock though, he finds out it is Esha. Because of his friendship with Akshay, who is deeply in love with Esha, Rahul decides to forget her. Esha, unable to contact her anonymous love, agrees to wed Akshay. Rahul leaves for Vancouver the day before the wedding, vowing never to be seen again.
Four years later, in a mall in Canada, Rahul meets Akshay, who now has a son. Rahul thinks he is about to meet Esha but instead meets Akshay's former girlfriend Tanya, who is now his wife. Akshay explains that he could not marry Esha in the end because she still loves her mystery writer. Suddenly, a group of workers in the mall carry in a large portrait of Esha, and Akshay realises that Rahul is the mystery writer Esha fell in love with. He urges Rahul to hurry back to India, so Rahul does so and reunites with Esha.
Cast
edit- Saif Ali Khan as Akshay Kapoor
- Hrithik Roshan as Rahul Sharma
- Esha Deol as Esha Malhotra
- Alok Nath as Sanjay Malhotra, Esha's grandfather
- Ashima Bhalla as Tanya
- Bhavna Ruparel
- Rati Agnihotri as Maya
- Moushumi Chatterjee as Mrs. Malhotra, Esha's mother
- Shilarna Vaze as Riya, Esha's Best friend
- Anang Desai as Mr. Sanjeev Kapoor, Akshay's father
- Smita Jaykar as Mrs. Kapoor, Akshay's mother
- Shilpa Saklani as Tina (Special appearance)
Soundtrack
editAccording to the Indian trade website Box Office India, with around 9,00,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's fifteenth highest-selling.[4]
| Na Tum Jaano Na Hum | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 2002 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Language | Hindi |
| Label | Saregama-HMV |
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Jaa Sanam Mujhko Hai" | Kamaal Khan, Sneha Pant | 06:58 |
| 2. | "Hai Ram Ye Kya Kar Daala (Not in the film)" | Abhijeet, Pamela Jain | 05:55 |
| 3. | "Ye Betiyan To Babul Ki" | Jaspinder Narula | 04:19 |
| 4. | "Dil Leke Jaan Leke" | Udit Narayan, Pamela Jain | 06:51 |
| 5. | "Tum Meri Baahon Mein Aa Na Sake" | Kamaal Khan | 05:53 |
| 6. | "Aha Aha" | Falguni Pathak | 04:51 |
| 7. | "Chunariya" | Sukhwinder Singh, Udit Narayan | 07:16 |
| 8. | "Hai Ram Ye Kya Kar Daala – II (Not in the film)" | Abhijeet, Pamela Jain | 05:57 |
Reception
editThe film, which was funded by retail magnate Kishore Biyani, was a critical and commercial failure.[1][5]
Taran Adarsh of IndiaFM gave the film 1 out of 5, writing, "On the whole, NA TUM JAANO NA HUM has some moments for the classes, but not much for the masses."[6] Bhavna Giani of Rediff.com wrote, "First-time director Arjun Sablok does nothing spectacular with the movie. Perhaps the only worthwhile mention is the song Aha aha, where he does something different with its visualisation."[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Na Tum Jaano Na Hum". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 31 August 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ^ "God knows Na Tum Jaano Na Hum is excellent". BBC. 24 September 2014. Archived from the original on 29 April 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- ^ Adarsh, Taran (9 May 2002). "Na Tum Jaano Na Hum Movie Review". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 16 July 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- ^ "Music Hits 2000–2009 (Figures in Units)". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 15 February 2008.
- ^ Ligaya, Armina (15 October 2009). "The making of India's retail King". The National. Archived from the original on 28 April 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
- ^ Adarsh, Taran (10 May 2002). "Na Tum Jaano Na Hum Review". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 16 July 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ "rediff.com: Movies: The Rediff Review: Na Tum Jaano Na Hum". www.rediff.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2024.