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‘Hum Tum’ recalls a cartoonists life
‘Hum Tum’, a Hindi love story starring Saif Ali Khan as Karan Kapoor, is being screened at the Liberty cinema in Colombo and Milano in Kegalle. Hum Tum takes a refreshing look at the eternal battle of the sexes as it follows the lives of Karan (Saif Ali Khan ) and Rhea (Rani Mukerji).

Karan is a cartoonist for one of India’s leading newspapers and his characters ‘Hum’ and ‘Tum’ reflect his perspective on the strange love-hate relationship between men and women.

As the title suggests, Hum Tum are his creations where Hum is obviously the Boy and Tum is the girl. A cartoon columnist, his fictional cartoon characters represent the world as Karan sees it. The world for Karan is divided solely into two parts: Girls Vs boys. His motto in life is “Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus”.

Karan and Rhea happen to meet in Amsterdam. Their first meeting does not ignite any sparks between the two. Quite contrary to expectations, they don’t strike the right chord. As they differ on everything, Karan senses that the situation is getting out of control. To make things better, Karan takes matters into his hands and kisses Rhea, albeit innocently. But things turn from bad to worse and Rhea never forgets that kiss.

On and off, their relationship grows and develops. They eventually become friends. Karan supports Rhea through her hard times. Karan is egoistical and stubborn, but beneath that show of machismo, he is a softy. Rhea is unstable, and sensitive when compared to Karan. A hard life with ups and downs, Karan becomes her pillar of strength.

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