Hum Tum

***Hum Tum*** (lit. 'You and Me') is a 2022 Pakistani Ramadan special television comedy drama series, written by Saima Akram Chaudhry, directed by Danish Nawaz and produced by Momina Duraid under banner MD Productions. The series starring Ahad Raza Mir, Ramsha Khan, Sarah Khan and Junaid Khan as main protagonists.

The series revolves around two neighborhoods where one has intelligent girls while other possess good mannered boys. 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.

## Plot

Hum Tum is a comedy family drama serial revolving around the Love and Hate story. Ramsha Khan has appeared opposite Ahad Raza Mir and their love-hate relationship has their fans excited for the drama. Ahad Raza Mir has appeared for the first time in a comedy-drama serial.

## Cast

### Main cast

* Ahad Raza Mir as Adam Sultan: Qutub's "favorite" student, Neha's rival turned love interest, Helps his brother in business, Maha's brother-in-law.
* Ramsha Khan as Neha Qutub uddin: A class topper chemistry student, She has multiple issues with her father's rules but loves him dearly, Adam's rival turned love interest, Sarmad's sister-in-law.
* Junaid Khan as Sarmad Sultan: Adam's elder brother, Owner and chef at his own restaurant, Maha's husband.
* Sarah Khan as Maha Qutub uddin/Maha Sarmad Sultan: Neha's elder sister, A psychology student, Also a yoga and diet freak, Sarmad's wife.

### Recurring cast

* Adnan Jaffar as Professor Qutub ud Din: Safi's son, Ulfat's husband, Father of three daughters; Maha Neha and Sasha, Chemistry professor of Adam and Neha in university.
* Syed Mohammad Ahmed as Safiullah ud Din "Daddu Handsome", a widower TikToker who wants to have second marriage, without letting his son Qutub know.
* Arjumand Rahim as Ulfat Qutub, Neha's mother. Ulfat is married to her cousin Qutub, who is her mother's brother Safi's son. She is only matric pass and not a good cook.
* Farhan Ally Agha as Sultan: Adam and Sarmad's father, A well-educated jobless gambler & Childhood friend of Qutub.
* Uzma Beg as Tamanna Begum "Nano", Haleema's widowed mother, An marketing online business of marriage bureau but has a record of failed marriages including Maha's first marriage.
* Munazzah Arif as Haleema Sultan, Adam's mother who also loves Qutub's daughters as they are good in studies. Haleema is married to her cousin Sultan who is her mother's sister's son. She has a problem of forgetting things.
* Omer Shahzad as Sarim: Professor Jabir's son, Likes Neha and guides her in the chemistry project.
* Anoushey Rania Khan as Sasha Qutub ud Din: Maha and Neha's younger sister, A passionate hacker. Miliha's class fellow and best friend.
* Aina Asif as Maliha Mili" Sultan: Sarmad and Adam's younger sister, A martial arts student, A tomboy, Sasha's class fellow and best friend.

### Guest cast

* Saife Hassan as Professor Jabir, Qutub's colleague and rival at the university who teaches chemistry to Neha's batch. His rivalry ends when his request for visiting abroad for research work gets approved from the university after Neha attempts to forge her result using Sasha's hacking skills on his account. In response, he wants Neha to marry his son Sarim.
* Salma Asim as Professor Saleha, Qutub's colleague at the university.
* Ayaz Khan as a professor at the university.
* Danish Ali as Omar, Adam's friend at the university.
* Hina Rizvi as Nargis, Safi's failed infatuation courtesy of Tamanna's marriage bureau.
* Ayesha Sohail as Hira, Neha's friend at the university.
* Bilal Cuto as Ibtehaj, Saleha's son and a prospective rishta for Maha.

## Production

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. In January 2022, it was reported that Ahad Raza Mir and Ramsha Khan joined the leading cast while Danish Nawaz will direct the series which made this his second collaboration with writer after the 2021 series *Chupke Chupke*. Next month, it was confirmed that YouTuber Danish Ali has joined the cast in a prominent role as his television debut. Later in same month, the casting of Sarah Khan and Junaid Khan was also confirmed, all in leading roles. Besides the leading cast, Arjumand Rahim, Adnan Jaffar, Munazza Arif, Syed Mohammad Ahmed, Uzma Beg and Farhan Ally Agha were chosen to portray supporting roles.

Filming of the university scenes took place on location at Salim Habib University in Karachi.

## Soundtrack

 Length
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 Composer(s)

 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

It received praise from the audience for the portrayal of the girls as independent, breaking gender stereotypes and tackling issues such as marriage of a divorcee, inheritance division in case of no male heirs and mental health in light manner.