Production
Prior to the start of shooting, Priyanka Chopra was offered the part of Priya Singhania. She was intended to make her acting debut with this movie, and she even shot for two days before a disagreement prevented her from continuing. She declined, and Amisha Patel was given the part. The part of Karan Malhotra was also offered to Abhishek Bachchan, but he declined for the same reason, allowing Akshaye Khanna to take it.
Songs/ Music
Himesh Reshammiya and Sudhakar Sharma wrote the music and lyrics for the film Humraaz. With close to 2.2 million units sold, the music album for this movie reportedly had the best sales in India for a Hindi-language music this year, according to the Indian trade website Box Office India. The sole song utilised in the Tamil adaptation of Girivalam was "Bardaasht Nahi Kar Sakta," which was renamed "Nee Yaaro Nee Yaaro."
"Dil Ne Kar Liya"........Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik
"Tune Zindagi Mein – Male"....Udit Narayan
"Pyaar Kar"..........................Udit Narayan, Shaan, Kavita Krishnamurthy
"Bardaasht Nahi".......K.K., Sonu Nigam, Sunidhi Chauhan
"Sanam Mere Humraaz"................Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik
"Life Ban Jayegi".........................Sonu Nigam, Jaspinder Narula
"Tune Zindagi Mein" .................Alka Yagnik
"Bardaasht Nahi Kar Sakta – Remix".........Sonu Nigam, Sunidhi Chauhan
"Tune Zindagi Mein – Sad".............Alka Yagnik
Reviews
According to Derek Elley of Variety, "Humraaz" gets good character mileage from its celebrity trio and fine performances from two of them (Bobby Deol, Amisha Patel). It's a well-played Bollywood mystery-thriller.
The movie received three out of five stars from Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama, who said, "On the whole, HUMRAAZ boasts a fresh cast, a gripping script, the magnificent look and several thrilling moments to send you on a joyride for the next three hours. The movie contains everything needed to entice a dedicated moviegoer looking for family-friendly entertainment.
Rediff.com's Vivek Fernandes stated, "The directors do take their time establishing the scheme of things, occasionally spoon-feeding the audience. Additionally, if the movie had been a little shorter, the experience would have been more gripping. But we'll overlook such a small flaw. Without a doubt, Humraaz deserves a dekho. "Except that having watched a lot of Hitchcockian plots, one feels let down at the way our filmmakers end a good plot," a Sify critic stated in a review. Though the conclusion is filmic and drawn out, the anticipation is palpable, according to Chitra Mahesh of The Hindu.
