Hum Kisise Kum Naheen

This article is about the 1977 film. For the 2002 film, see Hum Kisise Kum Nahin (2002 film).

Hum Kisise Kum Naheen
Film poster
Directed by	Nasir Hussain
Written by	Sachin Bhowmick
Produced by	Nasir Hussain
Starring	Tariq Khan Rishi Kapoor Kaajal Kiran Amjad Khan Om Shivpuri Zeenat Aman Tom Alter
Cinematography	Munir Khan
Music by	R.D. Burman
Release date	25 August 1977 (1977-08-25)
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Hum Kisise Kum Naheen (We are not less than Anyone) is a 1977 Indian musical drama film, produced and directed by Nasir Hussain. It took the third top spot at the box office in 1977.

The film stars Tariq Khan, Rishi Kapoor, Kaajal Kiran, Amjad Khan, Zeenat Aman, Om Shivpuri, Jalal Agha and Tom Alter.

Cast

• Tariq Khan as Sanjay Kumar
• Kajal Kiran as Kajal Kisharina
• Rishi Kapoor as Rajesh / 'Fake' Manjeet Kumar Dana
• Amjad Khan as Saudagar Singh
• Zeenat Aman as Sunita Kewalchand
• Om Shivpuri as Ram Kumar
• Murad as Rajesh's Father
• Tom Alter as Jack
• Vimal Ahuja as Ranjeet Kumar Dana
• Ajit Khan as Sunita's Rich Father
• Bhushan Tiwari
• Sanjeev Kumar - Special Appearance
• Kamal Kapoor as Kishorilal

Plot

The story begins with a wealthy man selling his entire estate in Africa, converting it to diamonds. He carries them in a belt and takes a flight to India. On the way, he suffers a fatal heart attack in the washroom, whilst in the throes of which, he requests a co-passenger to deliver the belt with diamonds to his son, Rajesh (Rishi Kapoor), who works in Ashoka Hotel, Delhi, as a singer-dancer-entertainer. The co-passenger happens to be a rich businessman named Kishorilal (Kamal Kapoor).

Almost immediately, Kishorilal is chased by goons who are after the diamonds. He escapes them temporarily and flies to Delhi, but finds them waiting for him as he exits the airport. Running from them, he enters a cycle shed (a parking place for bicycles), stashes the belt in the toolbox of a bicycle, and hides himself out of sight. The bicycle belongs to Sanjay Kumar (Tariq Khan), who is unaware that his bicycle has 25 crore rupees worth of diamonds hidden in its toolbox, and rides away with the bike before Kishorilal can see who he is. Saudagar Singh (Amjad Khan) is actually the one on whose behalf those goons were after the diamonds. His plans having been thwarted as described above, Saudagar Singh and his partner Baljit Kumar Dana set a trap for Rajesh telling a false story to him about Kishorilal having kidnapped Saudagar Singh's son. Taken in by their story, Rajesh hatches a plot to spirit away Kishorilal's daughter, Kajal (Kajal Kiran), and to thereby extort the diamonds back from Kishorilal.

The whole plot is speedy after that, with Rajesh pretending as Manjeet Kumar Dana is to fall in love with Kajal (Kajal Kiran), who is in love with her childhood love, Sanjay. There is a series of meetings between the two. A few years ago when motherless Kajal's father Kishorilal was in a deep financial crisis, Sanjay's father gave shelter to him, who has now become extremely rich. The promise of getting Sanjay and Kajol married is forgotten when Kishorilal insults them and forgets the promise that was made years previously. To unfold the plot, Sanjay becomes Manjeet's manager. Saudagar uses Manjeet to get the diamonds himself in the climax.

Special effects

Special effects were added by Rauko Effects Service.

Soundtrack

Hum Kisise Kum Naheen
Soundtrack album by R.D. Burman
Released	1977
Genre	Hindi Film Soundtrack
Label	Saregama-HMV

The soundtrack was composed by R.D. Burman. It included nine original songs. The song "Bachna Ae Haseeno" was one of the biggest chart-busters of 1977 and was the title of film produced by Yash Chopra Films in 2007.

This film was released at a time when the Swedish pop group ABBA were at the peak of their popularity all over the world, including in India. One of their songs "Honey Honey" was featured in the movie, playing in the background just before the song "Kya Hua Tera Waada" begins. The song "Mil Gaya Humko Saathi" that is sung by Kajal during the competition is heavily inspired from the ABBA smash hit song "Mamma Mia."

Track list

The music songs was composed by Rahul Dev Burman and the lyrics were penned by Majrooh Sultanpuri.

#	Title	Singer(s)	Duration
1	"Bachna Ae Haseeno" ₳	Kishore Kumar	06:24
2	"Chand Mera Dil Chandni Ho Tum"	Mohammad Rafi	03:10
3	"Aa Dil Kya Mehfil Hai Tere"	Kishore Kumar	01:49
4	"Hai Agar Dushman (Hum Kisi Se Kam Nahi)" ‡	Mohammad Rafi, Asha Bhosle	08:50
5	"Hum Ko To Yaara Teri Yaari Jaan"	Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle	04:29
6	"Kya Hua Tera Wada" ₡	Mohammad Rafi, Sushma Shreshta	04:23
7	"Mil Gaya Hum Ko Saathi"	Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle	03:57
8	"Tum Kya Jano Mohabbat Kya Hai"	Rahul Dev Burman	01:36
9	"Yeh Ladka Hai Allah Kaisa Hai"	Mohammad Rafi, Asha Bhosle	05:31
10	"Chand Mera Dil Chandni Ho Tum"	Mohammed Rafi	01:22

^₳ Picturized on Rishi Kapoor. (This song was later remixed for the title track of Bachna Ae Haseeno and picturised on Rishi Kapoor's son, Ranbir Kapoor, with Minisha Lamba, Bipasha Basu & Deepika Padukone.)

^‡ This song is a Qawwali. Picturised on Rishi Kapoor and Zeenat Aman.

^₡ Picturised on Rishi Kapoor, Kajal Kiran and Tariq Khan. It remains the only song for which Mohammad Rafi got a National Award.

Awards and nominations

National Film Awards - 1977

• National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer - Mohammad Rafi

Filmfare Awards - 1977

Wins

• Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer - Mohammad Rafi - "Kya Hua Tera Wada"
• Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer - Munir Khan
• Filmfare Award for Best Art Direction - Shanti Dass

Nominations

• Filmfare Award for Best Music Director - R.D. Burman
• Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer - Sushma Shreshta - "Kya Hua Tera Wada"
• Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor - Tariq

External links

• Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin at IMDb