Hum Aapke Hain Kaun
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| Hum Aapke Hain Kaun...! | |
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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 |
| Music by | Raamlaxman |
| Cinematography | Rajan Kinagi |
| Editing by | Mukhtar Ahmed |
| Distributed by | Rajshri Productions Eros Entertainment (DVD) Digital Entertainment (VCD) |
| Release date(s) | 1994 |
| Running time | 206 min. |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | INR 45,000,000 |
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Hum Aapke Hain Koun...! (Hindi: हम आपके हैं कौन, Urdu: ہم آپ کے تیں کون, translation: Who Am I to You?) is a 1994 film directed by Sooraj Barjatya and one of the most successful Bollywood films of the 1990s. The film is a story of two Indian families and the relationships between them, celebrating Indian culture using modern production values. It is noted for its lavish depictions of Punjabi wedding ceremonies. Its popular soundtrack, including an unusually large 14 songs, was scored by Raam Lakshaman. HAHK stars Salman Khan and Madhuri Dixit, two of the top Bollywood stars of the 1990s. The film was also dubbed into Telugu as Premalayam. HAHK was very influential and inspired young filmmakers such as Aditya Chopra and Karan Johar. This movie was dubbed into telugu as Premalayam and become a silver jubliee(175 days) film in Tollywood.
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[edit] Cast
- Salman Khan as Prem
- Madhuri Dixit as Nisha Choudhury
- Mohnish Behl as Rajesh
- Renuka Shahane as Pooja Choudhury
- Anupam Kher as Prof. Siddharth Choudhury
- Reema Lagoo as Mrs. Choudhury (as Rima)
- Alok Nath as Kailashnath (Prem's fatherlike uncle)
- Bindu as Aunt
- Ajit Vachani as Aunt's Husband (as Ajit Vachhani)
- Satish Shah as Doctor
- Himani Shivpuri as Razia (The Doctor's wife)
- Sahila Chaddha as Rita
- Dilip Joshi as Bhola Prasad
- Laxmikant Berde as Lalloo Prasad
- Priya Arun as Chanda
- Tuffy as Tuffy (The Dog)
[edit] Story
It tells the story of two lovers, Prem (Khan) and Nisha (Dixit). Their older siblings, Rajesh and Pooja, marry amid much splendor as Prem and Nisha's relationship flourishes. When Pooja falls down a staircase and dies, leaving behind her infant child, the families decide Nisha should marry Rajesh. Eventually Prem and Nisha's love becomes known, and they are allowed to marry.
[edit] Box Office
Arguably, its the biggest grosser ever of the Indian Film Industry. Made on a budget of around Rs.60 million, it went on to collect over Rs.650 million in India and over Rs.150 million overseas. Source:BoxOfficeIndia.Com. The domestic record was beaten 8 years later by Gadar: Ek Prem Katha in 2001.
If figures are to be calculated in the year 2006 by adjusting the inflation factor, HAHK raked in more than Rs.1,500 million worldwide.
[edit] References
- Ganti, Tejaswini. Bollywood, Routledge, New York and London, 2004.
