Hum Tum (2022 TV series)

Hum Tum (lit. 'You and Me') is a 2022 Pakistani Ramadan special television comedy drama series, produced by Momina Duraid under the banner MD Productions. Directed by Danish Nawaz and written by Saima Akram Chaudhry, it aired on Hum TV from 3 April 2022 to 3 May 2022, with the last episode airing on the first day of Eid-ul-Fitr. The series starred Ahad Raza Mir, Ramsha Khan, Sarah Khan and Junaid Khan.[1]

Hum Tum
Title poster
Urduہم تم
GenreComedy, Romance, Family Drama
Written bySaima Akram Chaudhry
Directed byDanish Nawaz
Starring
Theme music composerWajid Saeed
Opening themeAli Zafar
Damia Farooq
ComposerNaveed Nashad
Country of originPakistan
Original languageUrdu
No. of episodes31
Production
ProducerMomina Duraid
Production locationKarachi
CinematographyTameen Nizami
Editorvarious
Running time34-36 mins
Production companyMD Productions
Release
Original networkHum TV
Original release3 April (2022-04-03) –
3 May 2022 (2022-05-03)

The series revolves around two houses in one neighborhood where one house has intelligent girls while the other possesses good mannered boys. The series met with positive reviews from the audience, received critical acclaim and praises across Pakistan, India, UK and Bangladesh.[2][3][4]

At the 22nd Lux Style Awards, the series received four nominations: Best TV Play, Best TV Actress for Ramsha Khan, Best TV Original Soundtrack and Best Ensemble Play.[5]

Plot

Adam Sultan and Neha Qutub ud Din are childhood rivals and neighbors. Adam's elder brother Sarmad is a professional cook and owns a restaurant, and Sarmad has a crush on Neha's elder sister Maha. Maha is fond of yoga and keeping her body in shape and taking care of her diet. Qutub ud Din, Neha and Maha's father, pays more attention to Adam than his own daughters since he has always lamented not having a son. Adam, whose own father has neglected fatherly duties of financial and emotional care all their lives, deeply respects and cares for Qutub as well.

Since childhood, Adam and Neha have shared a mutual dislike, constantly bickering and playing pranks. Both Adam and Neha are very intelligent and are liked by all professors in their university except Professor Jabir who dislikes Professor Qutub ud Din and thinks he favors Neha and Adam. In an attempt to one up each other, Neha and Adam regularly try to get the other in trouble at college and at home. On the result day Adam gets highest GPA while Neha loses her marks because of Professor Jabir as he dislikes her. Neha plans to revenge professor Jabir. Neha tells Sasha(her younger sister) to hack professor Jabir's account. After hacking Neha posts an apology from professor Jabir to her. The dean appreciates professor Jabir's apology, after seeing the post because of this dean approves his Germany research which was denied by the management many times. Going to Germany was professor Jabir's dream.

As a result, professor Jabir goes off to Germany for research work and is replaced by his own son, Sarim. At professor Jabir's recommendation of Neha as a brilliant student, Sarim starts spending time with Neha, helping her with her chemistry project with Adam. Adam begins to feel jealous and ignored by both Neha and Qutub in Sarim's presence. Soon, Adam and Sarmad's father Sultan goes to Qutub's house to propose Sarmad and Maha's be wed. At first, Qutub is skeptical about this since Maha is a divorcee but Maha says to her father to do what he thinks is right for her.

At Sarmad and Maha's mehandi, Jabir comes back and asks Qutub for Sarim and Neha to be officially engaged, which Adam overhears and becomes saddened by. Adam then realizes that he has fallen in love with Neha. Qutub asks Neha for her decision regarding Sarim's proposal to which Neha responds positively, to please her father. After Sarmad and Maha's marriage, the preparations begin for Sarim and Neha's wedding, but Neha finds out about Adam's love for her, which bemuses her. Unbeknownst to Adam, she uses this opportunity to test Adam's patience and love for her. Through this, Adam and Neha begin to talk and become friends.

At the university, Adam gets into a fight with some people that were insulting Neha. Neha comes in to stop the fight, while Sarim doesn't get involved. At Sarim and Neha's engagement, Neha confronts Adam, but Sarim interrupts. Afterwards, when Sarem takes Neha's hand, hurting her, Neha asks he let go of her hand. Adam intervenes, but Qutub gets mad at Adam for being disrespectful. Sarim realizes that he isn't worthy of Neha and breaks his engagement with Neha.

Adam meets with Neha after hearing this, and they both confess their love for each other. Then, Sarmad and Maha find out they are having a baby, and they both celebrate. So both couples get their happy ending, with Adam and Neha deciding to be with each other and Sarmad and Maha celebrating their upcoming child.

Cast

Main
  • Ahad Raza Mir as Adam "Adi" Sultan: Sultan and Haleema's younger son; Sarmad and Maliha's brother; Neha's love interest
  • Ramsha Khan as Neha Qutub ud Din: Qutub and Ulfat's second daughter; Maha and Sasha's sister; Adam's love interest
  • Junaid Khan as Sarmad Sultan: Sultana and Haleema's elder son; Adam and Maliha's brother; Maha's husband
  • Sarah Khan as Maha Qutub ud Din Sultan: Qutub and Ulfat's eldest daughter; Neha and Sasha's sister; Sarmad's wife

Recurring
  • Adnan Jaffar as Professor Qutub ud Din: Safiullah's son; Ulfat's husband; Maha, Neha and Sasha's father; Sultan's childhood friend
  • Arjumand Rahim as Ulfat Qutub ud Din: Qutub's wife; Maha, Neha and Sasha's mother
  • Farhan Ally Agha as Sultan Mansoor: Haleema's husband; Sarmad, Adam and Maliha's father; Qutub's childhood friend
  • Munazzah Arif as Haleema Sultan: Tamanna's daughter; Sultan's wife; Sarmad, Adam and Maliha's mother
  • Syed Mohammad Ahmed as Safiullah "Safi": Qutub's father; Maha, Neha and Sasha's grandfather
  • Uzma Beg as Tamanna Begum: Haleema's mother; Sarmad, Adam and Mili's maternal grandmother
  • Anoushey Rania Khan as Sasha Qutub ud Din: Qutub and Ulfat's youngest daughter; Maha and Neha's sister
  • Aina Asif as Maliha "Mili" Sultan: Sultan and Haleema's daughter; Sarmad and Adam's sister
  • Omer Shahzad as Sarim Jabir: Jabir's son; Neha's ex-fiancé
  • Danish Ali as Umar: Adam's best friend
  • Ayesha Sohail as Hira: Neha's best friend

Guest appearances
  • Saife Hassan as Professor Jabir: Qutub's colleague; Sarim's father
  • Hina Rizvi as Nargis: Safi's failed marriage prospective
  • Salma Asim as Professor Saleha: Qutub's colleague; Ibtehaj's mother
  • Ayaz Khan as a Professor at the university
  • Bilal Cuto as Ibtehaj: Saleha's son; Maha's prospective groom

Production

Development

In December 2021, writer Saima Akram Chaudhry revealed in an interview that one of her upcoming Ramadan play is titled Hum Tum, which will began shooting in January.[6] In January 2022, it was reported that Danish Nawaz will direct the series, which made this his second collaboration with writer after the 2021 series Chupke Chupke.[7]

The series is produced by Momina Duraid under her banner MD Productions. It marks Ahad Raza Mir's third and Ramsha Khan's first collaboration with the production house.[8]

Casting

In January 2022, it was reported that Ahad Raza Mir and Ramsha Khan joined the leading cast as Adam and Neha.[9] Next month, it was confirmed that YouTuber Danish Ali has joined the cast in a prominent role, marking his television debut.[10] Later in same month, the casting of Sarah Khan and Junaid Khan was confirmed, all in leading roles.[11] Besides the leading cast, Arjumand Rahim, Adnan Jaffar, Munazza Arif, Syed Mohammad Ahmed, Uzma Beg and Farhan Ally Agha were chosen to portray the supporting roles.[12][13]

Filming

The series is primarily set and mainly shot in Karachi. The filming began in January 2022.[6] Filming of the university scenes in the series took place on various location at the Salim Habib University in Karachi.[14][15]

Soundtrack
"Hum Tum"
Song by Ali Zafar, Damia Farooq
Released12 April 2022 (2022-04-12)
Length4:50
LabelHum
Composer(s)Naveed Nashad
Lyricist(s)Qamar Nashad
Producer(s)MD Productions
External media
Audio
audio icon Full OST on YouTube
Video
video icon Lyrical music video on YouTube

The title song was sung by Ali Zafar and Damia Farooq. The song was composed Naveed Nashad with lyrics written by Qamar Nashad.

Reception

Critical reception

The series met with mostly positive reviews. It received praises for the cast performances,[16] the portrayal of girls as independent and boys handling kitchen, and for breaking gender stereotypes and tackling issues such as marriage of a divorcee, inheritance division in case of no male heirs and mental health in a light hearted manner.[17]

Images Dawn noted, "The series is a 2022, modern and Gen Z rendition of a hate to love story. It has won over viewers with its refreshing content by reversing roles and smashing gender stereotypes."[18] Fuchsia Magazine stated, "Hum Tum is a superb balancing act put together like the work of a music conductor. With all the laughs and smiling moments, did Hum Tum managed to usher in a Naya Pakistan, or at least, the beginnings of it."[19] Something Haute wrote, "Hum Tum has caught our eye with its fresh take on manhood, relatable characters and a humorous plot."[20] Galaxy Lollywood noted, "Hum Tum has its strength in its characters. The most refreshing thing in the show is how it does not indulge in the usual TV friendly gender stereotypes and has characters that actually feel like they belong in the year the drama is based in.[21]

Television ratings

Apart from critical acclaim, Hum Tum was one of the most popular dramas of 2022. The series achieved its highest rating of 5.3 TRP in its 21st episode.[22]

Episode No. Date TRP Ref.
1 3 April 2022 4.5 [23]
2 4 April 2022 3.71
3 5 April 2022 3.76
4 6 April 2022 4.2
5 7 April 2022 3.9
6 8 April 2022 4.1
7 9 April 2022 3.7 [24]
8 10 April 2022 3.9
9 11 April 2022 4.27
10 12 April 2022 3.8
11 13 April 2022 4.5
12 14 April 2022 4.5
13 15 April 2022 3.8 [25]
14 16 April 2022 4.0
15 17 April 2022 4.8
16 18 April 2022 4.1
17 19 April 2022 4.1
18 20 April 2022 4.8
19 21 April 2022 3.8 [26]
20 22 April 2022 4.2
21 23 April 2022 5.3
22 24 April 2022 5.0
23 25 April 2022 5.0
24 26 April 2022 4.6
25 27 April 2022 4.2 [27]
26 28 April 2022 4.0
27 29 April 2022 4.5
28 30 April 2022 4.75
29 1 May 2022 4.75
30 2 May 2022
31 3 May 2022 4.1

Accolades
Year Ceremony Category Recipient Result Ref.
2022 22nd Lux Style Awards Best TV Play Hum Tum Nominated [28][29]
Best TV Actress Ramsha Khan Nominated
Best TV Original Soundtrack Hum Tum Nominated
Best Ensemble Play Nominated

Impact

Hum Tum was ranked by the Pakistani media as one of the best and most watched drama of 2022.[30][31] Ahad Raza Mir and Ramsha Khan received positive feedback for their portrayal of Adam and Neha, and for breaking various stereotype.[32][33] Mir and Khan's pair was termed as one of the most loved on-screen couple of 2022.[34] The Express Tribune added it in its "Best Ramazan Romantic Comedies" list.[35][36] The series received high praises in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. The series has often trended on Twitter and YouTube.[37]

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