Bhoothnath (2008)
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- Not Rated
- 2h 30min
- Comedy, Drama
- 09 May 2008 (USA)
- Movie
Moving into a new house, a family witnesses an unfriendly ghost who wants to drive them away from the house. However, he befriends a little boy who changes his outlook forever.
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Awards:
- 2 nominations.
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Cast
| Amitabh Bachchan | ... |
Kailash 'Bhoothnath' Nath
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| Juhi Chawla | ... |
Anjali
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| Satish Shah | ... |
Principal J.J. Irani
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| Rajpal Naurang Yadav | ... |
Anthony
(as Rajpal Yadav)
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| Priyanshu Chatterjee | ... |
Vijay Nath
(as Priyanshu Chatterji)
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Aman Siddiqui | ... |
Aman
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| Shah Rukh Khan | ... |
Aditya Sharma
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| Neena Kulkarni | ... |
Nirmala
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| Delnaaz Irani | ... |
(as Delnaz Paul)
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| Aashish Chaudhary | ... |
Rohan
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| Nauheed Cyrusi | ... |
Tina
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| Shaana Levy | ... |
Shaana
(as Shaana Diya)
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| Somesh Agarwal | ... |
Postman
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Tejas Are | ... |
(as Tejas)
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Sunil Beniwal | ... |
Kishan
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Samir Chandra | ... |
Teacher
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Amay Kadakia | ... |
Amit
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Aamir Samar Khan |
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Alisha Khan |
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Jayshri Khan |
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| Shashi Kiran | ... |
Taxi driver
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| Preeti Koppikar |
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Lalit Parashar | ... |
Mr. Lal
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| Achyut Potdar | ... |
Pandit
(as Achyut Poddar)
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| Atul Srivastava |
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Sada Yadav | ... |
Peon prasad
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Directed by
| Vivek Sharma | ||
Written by
| Sudhanshu Dube | ... | (screenplay and dialogue) |
| Vivek Sharma | ... | (screenplay and dialogue) |
Produced by
| Kenedy Bakshi | ... | executive producer |
| Sanjay Bhutiani | ... | associate producer |
| Dilip Borkar | ... | Line Producer Goa |
| Abhay Chopra | ... | associate producer |
| B.R. Chopra | ... | producer |
| Kapil Chopra | ... | associate producer |
| Ravi Chopra | ... | producer |
| Hari Vishnu | ... | co-producer |
Music by
| Vishal Dadlani | ... | (music by) (as Vishal-Shekhar) |
| Salim Merchant | ... | (background score) (as Salim-Suleiman) |
| Shekhar Ravjiani | ... | (music by) (as Shekhar) |
Cinematography by
| Sethuraman Mangudi | ... | co-cinematographer (as Sethu Raman Mangudi) |
| Vishnu Rao | ||
Editing by
| Sanjay Verma | ||
Editorial Department
| Rohan Desai | ... | digital intermediate supervisor |
| Govind Dubey | ... | assistant editor |
| Jolly | ... | negative handler |
| Radhey Lalsa | ... | Promo Editor |
| Siddharth S Pande | ... | Visual Promotions |
| Smanoj C.P.K. Verma | ... | colorist |
Casting By
| Gufi Paintal | ... | (casting by) |
Production Design by
| Muneesh Sappel | ||
Costume Design by
| Nimisha Jha | ||
| Rima Melwani | ... | specialty costume designer |
| Aki Nirula | ... | (as Aki Narula) |
| Vikram Phadnis | ||
| Muneesh Sappel | ... | (sappel) |
| Anaita Shroff | ... | (as Anahita Shroff) |
Makeup Department
| Chandu | ... | makeup artist |
| Arun Indulkar | ... | makeup artist |
| Sheetal Kamble | ... | hair stylist |
| Shashi Mhatre | ... | makeup artist |
| Neela | ... | hair |
| Shobha | ... | hair |
Production Management
| Sanjay Gupta | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Apra Bhandari | ... | chief assistant director |
| Krishna Jani | ... | assistant director (as Hare Krishan Jani) |
| Himanshu Katiyar | ... | chief assistant director |
| Anupam Maanav | ... | assistant director |
| Manoj Sethi | ... | assistant director |
| Katyayan Shivpuri | ... | assistant director |
| Sudhanshu Dube | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Ajay | ... | assistant property master |
| Arun | ... | set assistant |
| C.J.Mahatre | ... | molding designer |
| Balkrishna Chauhan | ... | carpenter |
| Umashankar Chouhan | ... | carpenter |
| Lalji Guruji | ... | head painter |
| Amit Lad | ... | assistant art director |
| Vivek Patil | ... | set painter |
| Bhupender Singh | ... | assistant art (as Bhupendra) |
| Udai Prakash Singh | ... | assistant art director |
| Jaiprakash Srivastav | ... | construction coordinator |
| Laljit Yadav | ... | assistant property master |
Sound Department
| Madhu Apsara | ... | sound effects designer: B.R. Theatre |
| Sajjan Choudhary | ... | foley artist: B.R. Theatre |
| Rajendra Gupta | ... | foley artist: B.R. Theatre (as R. Gupta) |
| Vijay Kumar | ... | foley artist: B.R. Theatre |
| Gandhar Mokashi | ... | assistant sound re-recording mixer |
| Ajay Kumar P.B. | ... | mixing engineer: B.R. Recording / re-recording mixer |
| Rakesh Ranjan | ... | director of audiography |
| Renganaath Ravee | ... | sound effects editor (as R.Ranganath) |
| Karnail Singh | ... | foley artist: B.R. Theatre |
| Sanjay Surve | ... | adr editor: B.R. Theatre |
| Champa Tiwari | ... | sound recordist: B.R. Theatre (as Champa) / voice coordinator: B.R. Theatre |
| Dwarak Warrier | ... | sound effects designer / sound effects designer: B.R. Theatre |
Special Effects by
| Ashish Chanana | ... | special effects |
Visual Effects by
| Paresh Acharya | ... | senior digital intermediate producer: Prime Focus |
| Ravindra Bhandi | ... | generalist td |
| Rajib Biswas | ... | digital intermediate line producer: Prime Focus |
| Parminder Singh Chadda | ... | digital intermediate supervisor: Prime Focus |
| Piyush Chaudhary | ... | assistant fire artist: Prime Focus |
| Prince Chaurasia | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| Santosh Choudhary | ... | digital compositor |
| Brownil Dcunah | ... | senior fire artist: Prime Focus (as Brownil D'cunha) |
| Rohan Desai | ... | digital intermediate supervisor: Prime Focus |
| Biju Dhanpalan | ... | visual effects: B.R. Pix n Trix (as Biju D.) |
| Nirmal Gala | ... | project manager: Prime Focus |
| Ranganath Gowda | ... | digital intermediate line producer: Prime Focus |
| Rakesh Gupta | ... | data management: Prime Focus |
| Badrul Hasan | ... | assistant fire artist: Prime Focus |
| Rahul Juneja | ... | assistant fire artist: Prime Focus |
| Bhavesh Patel | ... | visual effects |
| Mitul Patel | ... | visual effects |
| Ranjeet Pawar | ... | scanning technician: Prime Focus (as Ranjit Pawar) |
| Santosh Prajapati | ... | senior fire artist: Prime Focus |
| Sandeep Rane | ... | assistant fire artist: Prime Focus |
| Gopal Ray | ... | senior fire artist: Prime Focus |
| Mahesh Reddy | ... | recording technician: Prime Focus |
| Saurabh Sameer | ... | visual effects artist |
| Rohit Sardesai | ... | visual effects artist |
| Shabuddin N. Shaikh | ... | scanning technician: Prime Focus |
| Ritesh Shetty | ... | recording technician: Prime Focus |
| Merzin Tavaria | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Amol Thakur | ... | visual effects |
| Varun Tikekar | ... | data management: Prime Focus |
| Swapnil Vaishnav | ... | senior fire artist: Prime Focus |
| Smanoj C.P.K. Verma | ... | colorist: Prime Focus |
Stunts
| Sham Kaushal | ... | thrills |
| Paramjeet Singh | ... | action director assistant |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Dharma | ... | gaffer |
| John | ... | jib operator |
| Laxman | ... | dolly operator |
| Paresh Mehta | ... | still photographer |
| Pandit | ... | dolly operator |
| Nilesh Pathak | ... | second assistant cinematographer |
| Nitin Rao | ... | steadicam operator (as Nitin) |
| Nagaraj Rathinam | ... | second assistant camera |
| Syed Tanveer Reyaz | ... | associate cinematographer |
| Santosh | ... | jib operator |
| Mani Muthu Subbaiya | ... | dolly operator (as Mani) |
| Pudiyamuthu Sundaram | ... | jib operator |
| Sunder | ... | jib operator |
| Vellu | ... | dolly operator |
| Vicky | ... | dolly operator |
| Sandeep Virdi | ... | steadicam operator (as Sandeep) |
| Munna Yadav | ... | jib operator |
Casting Department
| Hemanshu Dadbhawala | ... | casting coordinator |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Krishna Chandrakant | ... | dress department (as Chandrakant) |
Music Department
| Javed Akhtar | ... | lyricist |
| Amitabh Bachchan | ... | playback singer |
| Aparna Bhagwat | ... | playback singer |
| Francois Castilino | ... | chorus |
| Juhi Chawla | ... | playback singer |
| Marriane D'Cruz | ... | chorus (as Marianne D'Cruz) |
| John Stewart Eduri | ... | additional music programmer: background score (as John Stewart) / solo vocals (as John Stewart) |
| Koushtuv Ghosh | ... | playback singer |
| Hariharan | ... | playback singer |
| Satya Hinduja | ... | additional music programmer: background score |
| Armaan Malik | ... | playback singer |
| Nisha Mascarenhas | ... | chorus (as Neisha Mascarenhas) |
| Salim Merchant | ... | solo vocals |
| P.A.Deepak | ... | recording engineer: score (as Deepak P.A.) / score mixer (as Deepak P.A.) |
| Neuman Pinto | ... | chorus |
| Vivienne Pocha | ... | chorus |
| Inderjeet Sharma | ... | additional music programmer: background score (as Indrajit Sharma) |
| Sukhwinder Singh | ... | playback singer |
| Shravan Suresh | ... | playback singer |
| Sneha Suresh | ... | playback singer |
Additional Crew
| Beena Ahuja | ... | vice president: marketing |
| Sanjay Bhandari | ... | finance |
| Sanjay Bhuttiani | ... | chief executive officer (as Sanjay Bhutiyani) |
| Madhav Chabria | ... | distribution and administration (as Madhav Chhabria) |
| Raj Chopra | ... | assistant to producer |
| Remo D'Souza | ... | choreographer (as Remo) |
| Karuna G. | ... | secretary: Shahrukh Khan |
| Ramesh Jain | ... | assistant to producer |
| Sheetal Jain | ... | secretary: Amitabh Bachchan |
| Himanshu Katiyar | ... | post-prodution executive |
| Yusuf Khan | ... | assistant choreographer: Remo |
| Peter Martis | ... | public relations officer |
| Vaibhavi Merchant | ... | choreographer |
| Binny Padda | ... | visual promotions |
| Ravi Padda | ... | visual promotions |
| Dinesh Pal | ... | chief finance officer |
| Siddharth S Pande | ... | visual promotions (as Siddharth Pande) |
| Mansi Pndya | ... | crowd |
| Jayesh Pradhan | ... | assistant choreographer: Remo |
| Shree Rammy | ... | Head of Department: Shree Rammy |
| Sankeetaan Raravir | ... | incharge supervisor (as Shree Rammy Pandey) |
| K.S. Sanjay | ... | secretary: Juhi Chawla |
| Muneesh Sappel | ... | look of the actors |
| Sanjay Sharma | ... | assistant choreographer: Vaibhavi Merchant |
| Krishna Shetty | ... | laboratory in charge: Adlabs |
| Jeet Singh | ... | assistant choreographer / assistant choreographer: Remo |
| Pravin Solanki | ... | assistant choreographer: Remo |
Thanks
| Amrita Basu | ... | special thanks |
| Sheetal Jain | ... | special thanks (as Shri. Sheetal Jain) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Vamana Chalana Chitra Studios (2008) (India) (theatrical)
- Disney+ Hotstar (2023) (India) (video) (VOD)
- NH Studioz (2008) (World-wide)
- Narendra Hirawat & Co (2020) (World-wide)
- Rapid Eye Movies (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Adlabs Films (film processing and printing)
- B.R. Pix N Trix (visual effects)
- Bombay Film Orchestra (strings)
- Chanda & Co. (junior artists supplier)
- Emco Timber Mart (fabrication supplier)
- Glamsham.com (on-line promotion)
- Gupta Paints (fabrication supplier)
- Joshua (song recorded at: dubbed songs songs)
- M.A. Planks (fabrication supplier)
- Marching Ants Advtg Pvt. Ltd. (publicity design)
- Panavision (camera & lenses & accessories)
- Prime Focus (digital intermediate)
- Purple Haze Studios (song recorded at: dubbed songs songs)
- Sandhu Transport Services (transport)
- Super Cassettes Industries Limited (T-Series) (music on)
- Universal Express Travels & Tours (travel arrangements)
- ZamZam Productions (dubbing: Tamil & Malayalam)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Banku, his mother, Anjali Sharma and father move in to their new house -- the Nath villa, unaware of the fact that the house is inhabited by a ghost. It is learnt the ghost is not too happy with his new housemates. But what the ghost is not prepared for is his unlikely friendship with Banku. Now Banku must uncover the reason why his ghostly friend is stuck and help him to attain salvation. Written by gavin (gunmasterM@hotmail.com) |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Shah Rukh Khan and Juhi Chawla's 10th movie together. It also remains the last time they worked together, as of 2017. See more » |
| Goofs | The shadow of the camera dolly is visible over Banku's backside, when he's looking up in the stars for Bhoothnath. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Followed by Bhoothnath Returns (2014). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Banku Bhaiya See more » |