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film directed by Karanjeet "Kittu" Saluja. The film has got "U" certificate by CBFC. The film opened up to negative reviews and was a box-office disaster, collecting same amount as budget of 1.5 crore.

Synopsis

The film revolves around four kids on summer holidays at their maternal grandmother's home. They meet a friendly ghost with magical powers who helps them in finding a precious treasure called "''Neelmani Ka Khazana''" ().

Cast

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as Bhanu Pratap Singh / Bhoot () *

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as Gora Sa'ab / Gora Sahab () *Markand Soni as Raghav *Tejas Rahate as Ali * Ishita Panchal as Roma * Akash Nair as Igloo *Aditya Lakhia as Ali's Father *Nishikant Dixit as Sharmaji Manager *Faiz Khan as Hakla *Sushil Pandey as Banke *Ashish Kattar as Raghav's father

Production

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.

Release

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. The film is released theatrically on

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of 2011 but only on 25 prints.

Home media

The film is currently available on

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and

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, and is often broadcast by Cartoon Network India.

Box office

The film has grossed an estimated , against a huge budget of and declared as "disaster" by

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. It earned ₹25,000 on first day, ₹75,000 on first weekend and a sum of ₹1,00,000,000 on its first week.

Critical reception

The film has received generally mixed to negative reviews by critics.

Animated series

In 2019, an

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based on the film is produced by the same production company, directed by Ramji Achary, and is currently provided by

. The series consists of 10 episodes, each of 10 minutes.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 1807978 2010 films Indian adventure comedy films Indian children's comedy films Indian ghost films 2010s Hindi-language films 2010s Indian films Indian comedy horror films Films with live action and animation