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a critics-panned but ₹22.85 crore worldwide hit that launched a three-film franchise.", "snippet": "Kyaa Kool Hai Hum (क्या कूल हैं हम) is a 2005 Hindi adult comedy directed by Sangeeth Sivan, produced by Ekta and Shobha Kapoor for Balaji Motion Pictures, starring Tusshar Kapoor and Riteish Deshmukh; a critics-panned but ₹22.85 crore worldwide hit that launched a three-film franchise.", "node": "culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.indian-cinema.hindi-films-of-the-2000s.comedy-films", "markdown": "# Kyaa Kool Hai Hum (क्या कूल हैं हम)\n\n**Kyaa Kool Hai Hum** (क्या कूल हैं हम) is a 2005 Hindi-language adult comedy film directed by Sangeeth Sivan and produced by [Ekta Kapoor](https://www.edgepedia.org/ekta-kapoor) and Shobha Kapoor under the [Balaji Motion Pictures](https://www.edgepedia.org/balaji-motion-pictures) banner, starring [Tusshar Kapoor](https://www.edgepedia.org/tusshar-kapoor), Riteish Deshmukh, Isha Koppikar, and Neha Dhupia[1](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=403). Released on 6 May 2005, it was panned by most critics but became one of the top ten Hindi films of that year, and it is credited with helping establish the adult comedy genre in Hindi cinema[2](https://dspace.iiti.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/17746/1/TH_792_Mahima_Singh_1901261020.pdf). It spawned two sequels, *Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum* (2012) and *Kyaa Kool Hai Hum 3* (2016)[3](https://www.balajitelefilms.com/pdf/annualreports/balajiannualreports/Balaji_Annual_Report_2015_16.pdf).\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Release | 6 May 2005; runtime 172 minutes; genre comedy; Hindi language[1](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=403) |\n| Production | Balaji Motion Pictures; producers Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor; director Sangeeth Sivan[1](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=403) |\n| Writers and music | Story, screenplay, and dialogue by Sachin Yardi and Pankaj Trivedi; music by Anu Malik; lyrics by Sameer[1](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=403) |\n| Lead cast | Tusshar Kapoor (Rahul), Riteish Deshmukh (Karan), Isha Koppikar (Inspector Urmila Martodkar), Neha Dhupia (Rekha)[1](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=403) |\n| Box office | Budget ₹50 million (₹5 crore); India nett ₹153.4 million (₹15.34 crore); India gross ₹219.8 million (₹21.98 crore); worldwide gross ₹228.5 million (₹22.85 crore); verdict Hit[4](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=403) |\n| Certification | Adults-only (A) certificate in India[5](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/kyaa-kool-hai-hum) |\n| Audience score | 6.1/10 on IMDb from about 4,200 votes[6](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0456500/) |\n| Sequels | *Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum* (2012) and *Kyaa Kool Hai Hum 3* (2016)[3](https://www.balajitelefilms.com/pdf/annualreports/balajiannualreports/Balaji_Annual_Report_2015_16.pdf) |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Plot and cast\n\nThe story follows two flatmates in Mumbai, Karan ([Riteish Deshmukh](https://www.edgepedia.org/riteish-deshmukh)) and Rahul (Tusshar Kapoor), who are unable to pay the rent and are dramatically evicted, only to sneak back into their building within hours while it is being renovated[5](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/kyaa-kool-hai-hum). IMDb summarizes the pair as fashion designers who survive on food from other people's functions until twists and confusion change their lives[6](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0456500/). [Isha Koppikar](https://www.edgepedia.org/isha-koppikar) plays Inspector Urmila Martodkar and [Neha Dhupia](https://www.edgepedia.org/neha-dhupia) plays Rekha; the supporting cast includes Anupam Kher as Dr. Screwala, Shoma Anand as Parvati Screwala, Raj Zutshi as D.K. Bose, and Rajpal Yadav[1](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=403).\n\nA subplot drew later scholarly attention: Kiran, a gender non-normative, queer-identifying character played by [Bobby Darling](https://www.edgepedia.org/bobby-darling), eventually unites with her boyfriend D.K. toward the end of the film, making her story a significant thread alongside the main heterosexual plotlines[9](https://stax.strath.ac.uk/downloads/ff365579j?locale=it).\n\n### Genre significance and sequels\n\nThe film's commercial success helped open [Hindi cinema](https://www.edgepedia.org/hindi-cinema) to the adult comedy. A Times of India retrospective on 2005 described that year as bringing India's first attempts at \"the American Pie brand of cinema: sex comedies,\" noting that Ekta Kapoor \"decided to shed her saas-bahu soapiness\" for the film, and that it \"clicked and opened the floodgates for similar box-office busters like No Entry, Garam Masala, Shaadi No 1\"[13](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/edit-page/kya-kool-hain-hum/articleshow/1354388.cms).\n\nBalaji's own annual report describes *Kyaa Kool Hai Hum* and its 2012 sequel as \"trendsetters at the box office\"[3](https://www.balajitelefilms.com/pdf/annualreports/balajiannualreports/Balaji_Annual_Report_2015_16.pdf). *Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum*, directed by Sachin Yardi, reunited Tusshar Kapoor and Riteish Deshmukh after seven years and released with an A certificate on 27 July 2012[14](https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/story/kyaa-super-kool-hain-hum-sex-comedy-riteish-tusshar-111322-2012-07-26). A third installment, *Kyaa Kool Hai Hum 3*, directed by Umesh Ghadge, followed in January 2016[3](https://www.balajitelefilms.com/pdf/annualreports/balajiannualreports/Balaji_Annual_Report_2015_16.pdf).\n\n## Production background\n\nThe film marked a turning point for its producers. Ekta Kapoor had built a dominant position in Indian television with her soap operas, but her first three feature films, *Kyun Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta*, *Kucch To Hai*, and *[Krishna Cottage](https://www.edgepedia.org/krishna-cottage)*, all failed at the ticket window[7](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-business-talk/kya-kool-hai-business/). A doctoral study of [Balaji Telefilms](https://www.edgepedia.org/balaji-telefilms) notes that these early failures taught the company that success in television did not translate automatically to cinema, prompting a rethink of its film strategy[2](https://dspace.iiti.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/17746/1/TH_792_Mahima_Singh_1901261020.pdf).\n\nDirector Sangeeth Sivan described the film's positioning plainly: \"We have been saying from the beginning that Kya Kool is a sex comedy. No one has done this before. We were trying something new.\" He said the team was sure of its target audience between the ages of 18 and 35 and aimed the film at multiplexes[8](https://in.rediff.com/movies/report/kool/20050518.htm).\n\n## Box office\n\nThe film opened strongly and kept going. Box Office India records a first day of ₹92,00,000, a first weekend of ₹3,21,00,000, and a first week of ₹53,200,000 against a budget of ₹5,00,00,000, with a final India nett gross of ₹15,34,00,000, an India gross of ₹21,98,00,000, and a worldwide gross of ₹228,500,000 from about 4,467,000 footfalls; the site's verdict is Hit[4](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=403). The overseas gross was $200,000[4](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=403).\n\nBollywood Hungama reported within a week of release that the business was upbeat and that the mother-and-daughter producing team had reason to be pleased, while conceding the film was \"no path-breaking cinema\" but entertained thoroughly[7](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-business-talk/kya-kool-hai-business/). The IIT Indore study puts the earnings at ₹215 million (₹21.5 crore; roughly US$2.6 million) and lists the film among the top ten of 2005[2](https://dspace.iiti.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/17746/1/TH_792_Mahima_Singh_1901261020.pdf). In a later retrospective of the sex-comedy genre, Bollywood Hungama classified the film as a Super-Hit, noting that it \"combined brazen sexual humour within its naughty theme and stood tall among the biggest hits of that year despite being certified for adults only\"[10](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/643042-2/).\n\n## Critical reception\n\nMost critics rejected the film. Rediff reported that it was \"panned by most critics\" even as it became a hit[8](https://in.rediff.com/movies/report/kool/20050518.htm). Raja Sen's Rediff review, titled \"Kya Lukewarm Hai Hum,\" called the film \"expectedly juvenile, puerile, over-the-top, loaded with entendres so singular in meaning it's a shame to call them double,\" and noted it had been promoted as \"a Masti kind of movie\"[11](https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/kool/20050506.htm). Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama was more favorable, rating it 3/5 and calling it \"a refreshing, fun-filled entertainer targeted at the youth mainly,\" a rib-tickling comedy on the lines of *[Masti](https://www.edgepedia.org/masti-2004-film)* and *American Pie*[12](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/kyaa-kool-hai-hum/critic-review/kyaa-kool-hai-hum-movie-review/).\n\nThe gap between reviews and receipts became part of the film's story. The IIT Indore study concludes that the film demonstrated Balaji Telefilms was capable of making work audiences wanted to watch even when critics did not agree[2](https://dspace.iiti.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/17746/1/TH_792_Mahima_Singh_1901261020.pdf).\n\n## Availability\n\nThe film carries an A (adults) rating in India and currently streams there on Amazon Prime Video, Hungama Play, and JioHotstar (the latter two also free with ads)[5](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/kyaa-kool-hai-hum).\n\n## References\n\n1. [Kyaa Kool Hai Hum cast and crew, Box Office India](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=403)\n2. [Mahima Singh, doctoral thesis on Balaji Telefilms, IIT Indore](https://dspace.iiti.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/17746/1/TH_792_Mahima_Singh_1901261020.pdf)\n3. [Balaji Telefilms Limited Annual Report 2015-16, Management Discussion & Analysis](https://www.balajitelefilms.com/pdf/annualreports/balajiannualreports/Balaji_Annual_Report_2015_16.pdf)\n4. [Kyaa Kool Hai Hum box office, Box Office India](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=403)\n5. [Kyaa Kool Hai Hum streaming, JustWatch India](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/kyaa-kool-hai-hum)\n6. [Kyaa Kool Hai Hum (2005), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0456500/)\n7. [Kya Kool Hai Business!, Bollywood Hungama, 12 May 2005](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-business-talk/kya-kool-hai-business/)\n8. [Why Kya Kool is a hit!, Rediff.com, 18 May 2005](https://in.rediff.com/movies/report/kool/20050518.htm)\n9. [Hussain 101, University of Strathclyde thesis](https://stax.strath.ac.uk/downloads/ff365579j?locale=it)\n10. [The rise and fall of sex comedies, Bollywood Hungama](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/643042-2/)\n11. [Kya Lukewarm Hai Hum, Rediff.com review, 6 May 2005](https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/kool/20050506.htm)\n12. [Kyaa Kool Hai Hum review by Taran Adarsh, Bollywood Hungama](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/kyaa-kool-hai-hum/critic-review/kyaa-kool-hai-hum-movie-review/)\n13. [Kya Kool Hain Hum, The Times of India editorial, 2 January 2006](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/edit-page/kya-kool-hain-hum/articleshow/1354388.cms)\n14. [Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum: A sex comedy, India Today, 27 July 2012](https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/story/kyaa-super-kool-hain-hum-sex-comedy-riteish-tusshar-111322-2012-07-26)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Films and standalone screen works › Individual films by title and year › Indian films (individual works) › Hindi films of the 2000s › Comedy films*\n\n*Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n", "same_as": [], "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/kyaa-kool-hai-hum", "markdown_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/kyaa-kool-hai-hum.md", "license": { "name": "Edgepedia Community License 1.0", "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license", "summary": "Free with credit, commercial use included. 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