Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!
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| Directed by | Sooraj R. Barjatya |
| Produced by | Ajit Kumar Barjatya Kamal Kumar Barjatya Rajkumar Barjatya |
| Written by | Sooraj R. Barjatya |
| Starring | Madhuri Dixit Salman Khan Mohnish Behl Renuka Shahane Laxmikant Berde Anupam Kher |
| Music by | Raamlaxman Asad Bhopali (lyrics) |
| Cinematography | Rajan Kinagi |
| Editing by | Mukhtar Ahmed |
| Studio | Rajshri Productions |
| Distributed by | Eros International |
| Release date(s) | 5 August 1994 |
| Running time | 200 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office |  135 crore (US$29.7 million)[1] |
Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (English: Who am I to You..!) is a 1994 Hindi film directed by Sooraj Barjatya, and produced by Rajshri Productions. It is a remake of Rajshri's earlier movie Nadiya Ke Paar (1982). The film is a story of two Indian families and the relationships between them, celebrating Indian culture using modern production values. Its soundtrack was scored by Raamlaxman. Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! stars Madhuri Dixit and Salman Khan. It was dubbed into Telugu as Premalayam. Madhuri Dixit won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress. The film was a commercial success and made 135 crore (US$29.7 million) worldwide, breaking the record of Sholay. It became the highest grossing Bollywood Film after its theatrical run and held the record for 7 years till the release of Gadar: Ek Prem Katha.
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[edit] Plot
It tells the story of a young man, Prem (Salman Khan), and a young woman, Nisha (Madhuri Dixit), who are both very fun loving, cheerful and mischievous. Prem has lost his parents at an early age. He lives with his elder brother Rajesh (Mohnish Behl) and uncle Kailashnath (Alok Nath). Rajesh manages his business with great flair and his family is on the look-out for a suitable bride for him. Professor Siddharth Chaudhary (Anupam Kher) and Mrs. Chaudhary (Reema Lagoo) have two daughters, Pooja (Renuka Shahane) and Nisha. The Chaudhary couple and Kailashnath are old friends who meet again after several years. They arrange a marriage between Rajesh and Pooja. From their first meeting, Nisha and Prem start arguing and fighting with each other, although in a lighthearted manner. The fun and mischief continues throughout Pooja and Rajesh's wedding.
Prem gets along well with his kind and affectionate sister-in-law. In course of time, Pooja becomes pregnant. Her parents are unable to come to the ceremony marking the impending arrival of the baby. So they send Nisha instead; and she stays there until Pooja's delivery. In the meanwhile, Nisha and Prem fall in love with each other. Pooja gives birth to a son. Professor and Mrs. Chaudhary come over to Kailashnath's house to celebrate the birth of their grandchild. When it is time for them to leave, everybody is sad, especially Prem. He and Nisha promise to each other that they will soon get together for ever.
Then, one day, Pooja gets invited to stay at her parents' house, and Prem takes her there. Once they reach the house, Pooja finds out that Prem and Nisha love each other. She promises to get them married and gives Nisha a necklace as a token. Then the phone rings and Pooja goes to answer it. She is happily hopping down the stairs when her foot accidentally slips. She dies from a head injury after falling off the stairs. Everybody is shattered after the tragedy.
Nisha takes good care of her motherless nephew. Everybody thinks that she will be a great mother to the baby. So Kailashnath and Nisha's parents arrange her marriage to Rajesh. Nisha overhears her parents talking about her going into Kailashnath's family. She mistakenly thinks that they are discussing her marriage to Prem. Later, at a pre-nuptial ceremony, she finds out that she is actually supposed to get married to Rajesh.
Prem and Nisha agree to sacrifice their love for Rajesh and the baby. Moments before the wedding is to begin, Nisha sends Prem the necklace that Pooja had given her, along with a letter. The letter and necklace fall into the hands of Rajesh. He realizes that Prem and Nisha love each other. He confronts both of them. In the end, Nisha and Prem marry each other with the consent of their families.
[edit] Cast
- Madhuri Dixit as Nisha Chaudhary
- Salman Khan as Prem
- Mohnish Behl as Rajesh
- Renuka Shahane as Pooja Chaudhary
- Laxmikant Berde as Lalloo Prasad
- Priya Arun as Chameli
- Anupam Kher as Prof. Siddharth Chaudhary
- Reema Lagoo as Mrs. Chaudhary
- Alok Nath as Kailash Nath
- Bindu as Bhagwanti a.k.a. Mami
- Ajit Vachani as Professor a.k.a. Mama
- Satish Shah as Doctor
- Himani Shivpuri as Dr. Razia
- Sahila Chadha as Rita
- Dilip Joshi as Bhola Prasad
[edit] Awards
Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! won several awards that year, including:
- Filmfare Award for Best Film
- Filmfare Award for Best Director - Sooraj R. Barjatya
- Filmfare Award for Best Actress in a leading role - Madhuri Dixit
Lata Mangeshkar, who sang more than 10 songs in the movie, had long retired from accepting awards, but the public demand for the song Didi Tera Devar Deewana was such that she received the Filmfare Special Award that year.[2]
[edit] Box office
Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! is one of the biggest grossers ever in the history of Hindi cinema. Made on a budget of around Rs. 5 crore, it went on to collect over Rs. 1.2 billion in India and Rs 155 Millions in the overseas market.[3][4]
Adjusted for inflation, this film is the second highest grossing film in Hindi cinema history, with an adjusted gross of over Rs. 3 billion.[5] Not only did the film have immense success, it was also one of the biggest blockbusters of Indian cinemas during an era of short movies, where time length reduced to generally 2.5 hours (this movie being about 3.5 hours long and the longest of the 90s).[6]
[edit] Soundtrack
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| Soundtrack album by Raam Laxman | |
| Released | 5 august 1994 |
| Genre | Hindi film soundtrack |
| Label | Sa Re Ga Ma |
| Producer | Raam Laxman |
The film soundtrack was predominately composed by Raam Laxman and features veteran playback singers. It included an unusually large number of songs at 14.[7]
| Track # | Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
| 1 | "Maye Ni Maye" | Lata Mangeshkar | 4:21 |
| 2 | "Didi Tera Devar Deewana" | Lata Mangeshkar, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 8:01 |
| 3 | "Mausam Ka Jaadu" | Lata Mangeshkar, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 5:01 |
| 4 | "Chocolate Lime Juice" | Lata Mangeshkar | 4:29 |
| 5 | "Joote Dedo, Paise Lelo" | Lata Mangeshkar, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:35 |
| 6 | "Pehla Pehla Pyar" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:25 |
| 7 | "Dhiktana (Part 1)" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 5:19 |
| 8 | "Babul" | Sharda Sinha | 3:44 |
| 9 | "Mujhse Juda Hokar" | Lata Mangeshkar, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 6:01 |
| 10 | "Samdhi Samdhan" | Lata Mangeshkar, Kumar Sanu | 5:50 |
| 11 | "Hum Aapke Hain Koun" | Lata Mangeshkar, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 3:58 |
| 12 | "Wah Wah Ramji" | Lata Mangeshkar, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:14 |
| 13 | "Lo Chali Main" | Lata Mangeshkar | 2:54 |
| 14 | "Dhiktana (Part 2)" | Lata Mangeshkar, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Udit Narayan, Shailender Singh | 8:08 |
The soundtrack became quite popular upon release. The track "Didi Tera Devar Deewana" is said to be inspired by Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's song "Saare Nabian".[8]
The film also uses the song "Hasta Hua Noorani Chehra" from film Parasmani in a game.
"Didi Tera Devar Deewana" is also used in the video game Just Dance 3 under the title "Kurio ko uddah le jana".
[edit] References
- ^ "Top Worldwide Grossers ALL TIME: 37 Films Hit 100 Crore". Box office India. http://www.boxofficeindia.com/arounddetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3997&nCat=. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
- ^ "Lata Mangeshkar". hindilyrics.net. http://www.hindilyrics.net/profiles/lata-mangeshkar.html. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
- ^ "Box Office 1994". BoxOffice India. http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=200&catName=MTk5NA==. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
- ^ "Overseas Earnings". BoxOffice India. http://www.boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=overseas_earners. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
- ^ "Boxofficeindia.com". Boxofficeindia.com. http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=304&catName=TGlmZXRpbWUgQWRqdXN0ZWQ=. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
- ^ "The 10 longest films in Hindi cinema". rediff.com. http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2006/aug/16slid6.htm. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
- ^ "Soundtrack Info". http://www.bollywoodtorrents.me/attachment.php?attachmentid=270307. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ^ Diksha Kamra (2010-09-16). "Folk inspiration for Munni Badnaam". Times of India. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Folk-inspiration-for-Munni-Badnaam/articleshow/6564833.cms. Retrieved 2010-09-16.
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