Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!

<p>Orphaned brothers Prem and Rajesh live with their uncle Kailashnath. Rajesh manages the family business and his family is on the look-out for a suitable bride for him. One day, Kailashnath meets his college friend, Siddharth Choudhury, who is now a professor, after several years. Siddharth and his wife have two daughters named Pooja and Nisha. Siddharth and Kailashnath arrange a marriage between Rajesh and Pooja. From their first meeting, Nisha and Prem start bickering lightheartedly with each other and the fun and mischief continue throughout Pooja and Rajesh’s wedding. Pooja and Rajesh’s marriage brings much joy to the entire family and, eventually, they are expecting their first child. Pooja’s parents are unable to attend her baby shower, so they send Nisha instead, who is present at the birth. During that time, Nisha and Prem fall in love with each other, but keep it a secret. Pooja’s parents finally arrive to celebrate their grandson’s birth, and spend time with the entire family. When the time comes to part, their hosts are dejected, especially Prem. He and Nisha promise each other that they will soon reunite forever. Pooja visits her parents’ house and Prem takes her there. When they arrive, Pooja learns that Prem and Nisha are in love and gives Nisha a necklace as a token, promising to get them married. Shortly afterward, Pooja accidentally slips, falling down the stairs, and eventually dies from a head injury. Everybody is shattered by the tragedy. Nisha takes good care of Pooja and Rajesh’s son. Hence, Siddharth and Kailashnath decide to have Nisha marry Rajesh. Nisha overhears her parents talking about her marriage into Kailashnath’s family and thinks that they are discussing her marriage to Prem, to which she agrees. Later, at a pre-nuptial ceremony, she finds out that she is actually going to marry Rajesh. Prem and Nisha vow to sacrifice their love for Rajesh and his son. Moments before the wedding, Nisha asks Prem’s dog Tuffy to give Prem the necklace that Pooja had given her, along with a letter. Tuffy exits Nisha’s room and delivers the letter to Rajesh instead of Prem. Rajesh reads the letter and realizes that Prem and Nisha love each other. Subsequently, he confronts both Nisha and Prem and steps aside, asking the elders to let them marry. Nisha and Prem marry each other with the consent of their families. Director/writer Sooraj Barjatya devoted one year and nine months to write the screenplay of . He spent the first five months trying to write another , but then started over after his father Rajkumar Barjatya suggested that he rework one of the family company earlier offerings. then became a loose adaptation of their 1982 production . Barjatya used musical numbers to avoid treating some situations in a cliché manner, which resulted in so many songs that there were complaints during initial screenings of the film concerning its length and number of songs. Barjayta’s grandfather, company founder , loved the song “Dhiktana” so much that the film was nearly given that title. Barjatya later told , “My attempt in this movie has been to re-expose the cinema-going public to the quintessential family life… not to make people feel that they have come to see a movie, but make them feel as if they have come to visit a big joint family that is preparing for a wedding”. The story was constructed differently than what was popular at the time. There were no villains, violence, or battles between good and evil. From conception to finished product, the film took four years. The producers/distributors exercised a higher than normal level of control over their work. There was a limited release, a new form of television publicity, safeguards against video piracy, and a delay in the releasing of video tapes. The was composed by who had earlier given music for Rajshri’s , with lyrics by Ravinder Rawal and . It was produced under the label and featured veteran playback singers such as , , , , and . The song ” ” became one of the most popular film songs ever, and was on the charts for over a year. The soundtrack was highly successful upon release, becoming one of the highest-selling Bollywood soundtracks of all time. premiered at in South Mumbai on 5 August 1994; it eventually ran there for over 100 weeks. The film initially saw a very limited release, also showing at the and Eros theatres, with only 26 prints total. Eventually, it started to appear in many more theatres. When initial viewers complained about the film’s length, 2 of the 14 song sequences were removed. These were later restored when film goers were found to enjoy all of the songs. Early reviewers of predicted that it would be a huge flop; hence the industry was stunned when it went on to become the most successful film of all time up to that point. is one of the biggest grossers ever in the history of Indian cinema, and is said to have changed film business forever in the country. Made on a budget of around ( ), it grossed over in its first 20 weeks, becoming the up until then. Within 18 weeks, it grossed over in every territory it released, a feat previously achieved by (1975) and (1983). It went on to gross an estimated in India, making it the first to gross over . gave it the verdict “All Time Blockbuster”, and described it as “the biggest blockbuster of the modern era.” Much of the success was due to repeat business. For example, painter was reported to have seen the film over 60 times. The film’s domestic was , which adjusted for inflation is equivalent to ( ), making it the highest-grossing Hindi film in India since . sold 74 million tickets in India, giving it the highest domestic footfalls of any Hindi film released since the 1990s. The film was also dubbed into the -language and released with the title and was very successful there, running for more than 200 days in theatres. The film earned about (US$6.37 million) abroad in . Worldwide, the film grossed over ( ) in its first year, for which it was awarded the for ” “. By 1996, the film’s total worldwide gross had crossed ( ), with total estimates going up to ( ). called it a “cloyingly familial and touchingly sad melodrama replete with typical Indian social situations”. Tripat Narayanan of criticised the plot as “paper-thin” and the climax scenes as clichéd, but said Barajiya handled them so well that Shahane’s “smiling bride face is immortalised as an epitome of goodness.” He appreciated the performances of Dixit and Lagoo, concluding that “what really holds the film together is the editing.” Redo, an , received favourable recognition as Tuffy the dog. He was included in the “Best Pets in Hindi films” list compiled by . After the film, Redo was reportedly adopted by Dixit. won the . The film received a leading 13 nominations at the , and won 5 awards including , , and , making it one of the biggest winners of the year. , who sang more than 10 songs in the film, had long retired from accepting awards, but the public demand for the song ” ” was such that she received the Filmfare Special Award that year. The film also won major awards at the newly introduced , where it won six awards. Author classified as a film that bridges the gap between traditionalism and modernity. He discussed the songs of the films in particular, and the “manifestation of romance under the acceptance and blessings of the family, in specific, the elder sister-in-law”. Patricia Uberoi called the film a family film in two ways; it is about family relationships, and it is suitable for the entire family to watch. She said that the film is not about the two leads, but about the family, an ideal family. has called the film a “paean to filial duty” for how the children are willing to sacrifice their love for the good of their families. The family relationships are also noted for being different from the normal cinematic families of the time due to their mutual civility. noted that “Though the film was initially dismissed as a wedding video, its success indicated that post-liberalisation, Indian audiences still clung to the comfort of the familiar.” said that the film’s popularity was due to interactions of the families around the traditional folk wedding practices. In his study on the response to the film, academic concluded that the celebration of the family is s “most useful contribution to history”. is credited as being a defining moment in ‘s box office history, and the beginning of a revolution in the . When it was released, cinema was in decline in India due to improved , , and . The film was originally released in only a small number of theatres that agreed to upgrade their facilities. Due to widespread demand for the film, many other theatres upgraded in order to get the film. Although ticket prices were raised, the upgraded theatres brought people back who had been lost to television. Also, the film’s lack of vulgarity was a sign to middle-class family patrons that they could return to the theatre. This film, in addition to the following year’s , contributed to an increase in Indian cinema attendance of 40% in just two years. The film was so successful that it literally gave the term new meaning in India. said, ” […] took business for films released afterwards to another level. To put into perspective how business changed […] before an all India share of 10 crore for a big film was regarded as blockbuster business but after the blockbuster business figure went to 20 crore.” influenced many subsequent Hindi films. The film was also a trendsetter for glamorous family dramas and -related films, and started Bollywood’s “big-fat-wedding-film” trend. In 1998 a theatre company in London, where the film had played for a year, staged a production based on the film titled . Planet Bollywood has noted that no wedding is complete without some songs from this film, and it has been used as a script to design wedding plans. For years afterwards, women wanted to wear a purple sari like the one worn by Madhuri Dixit in the song “Didi Tera Devar Deewana”. It also influenced many filmmakers such as and . Karan Johar named it as the one film that changed his life. He said, “After seeing I realized Indian cinema is about values, tradition, subtlety, romance. There is so much soul in it. […] I decided to go ahead and be a filmmaker only after watching this film.” belongs to a small collection of films, including (1943), (1957), (1960) and (1975), which are repeatedly watched throughout India and are viewed as definitive Hindi films with cultural significance. On April 24, 2021, production house, Rashmi Sharma Telefilms, announced that they would be remaking the film version into a show version which will air on and soon. She announced that the storyline will be the same as the film version.</p>