• Naseeruddin Shah as Nagesh Srivastava (Daadu)
• Sonali Kulkarni as Adit (Daughter–in-law)
• Aamir Bashir as Neeraj (Elder Son)
• Naveen Kasturia as Nitin (Chachu)
• Kabir Sajid as Anurag
• Virti Vaghani as Tanu
• Neha Chauhan as Auto Girl
• Beena Banerjee as Nani

Development

The idea to make this film was conceived in Kolkata during the college days of Sudip Bandyopadhyay, the director of this film, who says that the characters that he has written for the film are all based on the people that he has come across in his life. About the character of Nagesh Srivastava played by Naseeruddin Shah, the director says that, "For Nagesh’s character, I drew from people in my life: a photocopy machine owner I knew, my school headmaster, my football coach and also a little bit of me."

Casting

Director Sudip Bandyopadhyay says that he wrote the character of Nagesh Srivastava keeping Naseeruddin Shah in mind while Aamir Bashir and Naveen Kasturia were selected because of their resemblance to a young Naseeruddin Shah.

The soundtrack of Hope Aur Hum comprises 3 songs which were composed by Rupert Fernandes while the lyrics were written by Saurabh Dikshit.

Reza Noorani of The Times of India praised the acting performances of the film but felt it's screenplay was incoherent and gave the film a rating of 3 out of 5.^[8] Shalini Langers of The Indian Express gave the film a rating of 1.5 out of 5 and felt that the film suffers from a dull script and poor direction.^[9] Kriti Tulsiani of News18 said that the film has good intentions but is not strong enough to leave a lasting impact.^[10] Troy Ribeiro of Hindustan Times criticized the slow pacing of the film and it's outdated plot and gave the film a rating of 2 out of 5.^[11]