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A flight from Delhi to New York City brings together Karan Kapoor, a cartoonist whose comic strip Hum Tum is about men and women, and Rhea Prakash, a practical young woman with no patience for his flirting. They take against each other immediately. Their layover in Amsterdam is spent touring the city and arguing. Karan oversteps by kissing her, and she slaps him; before they separate he promises they will meet again. Six months on, in New York, he meets her a second time through his girlfriend Shalini, a childhood friend of Rhea's, and the awkwardness ends that relationship. Three years after that, their paths cross once more in Delhi, where Karan is helping his mother with wedding preparations.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Hum Tum (2004)
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- Before Saif Ali Khan was cast as Karan Kapoor, Kunal Kohli and Aditya Chopra offered the part to Aamir Khan, who declined, and Hrithik Roshan and Vivek Oberoi also turned it down.
- Kunal Kohli wanted to officially remake When Harry Met Sally..., but the studio holding the rights rejected it, saying a remake had to be at least 70 percent similar to the original and his script was not.
- The melody of a deleted song from Hum Tum, "Yaara Yaara", was later reused in Kohli's 2006 film Fanaa, in the songs "Chand Sifarish" and "Chanda Chamke".
- The film includes a cover of "Main Shayar To Nahin" from the 1973 film Bobby, sung by Shailendra Singh and Shaan for the characters played by Rishi Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan; the track was left off the official soundtrack album.
- Saif Ali Khan's Best Actor in a Leading Role win at the 52nd National Film Awards for Hum Tum was the first National Award of his career.
- Hum Tum was Kunal Kohli's first directorial success, gave Saif Ali Khan his first major success as a solo lead, and brought Rani Mukerji her first Best Actress wins at major award ceremonies.
