''Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam'' () is a 2002

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-language

romantic drama Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...

film directed by

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(his Hindi debut), serving as a inspire of 1995 Tamil film ''

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''. The film stars

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and

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, with

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in a cameo appearance. ''Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam'' took five years to make, with huge sabbaticals between shoots due to production problems. The film was produced by K. C. Bokadia, under BMB Productions. The rights of the film is owned by Shah Rukh Khan's

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Plot

Dev Narayan lives with his daughter Laxmi and her children, Radha and Prashant. He also looks after two orphans, Gopal and Nita. When he refuses to pay for Laxmi's husband Ramnath who must be operated, she leaves with her children. Ramnath dies. Laxmi spots and takes in an orphaned boy. Radha forms a sisterly bond with him, named Suraj.

23 years later

Suraj, now a famous and popular singer is grateful to Radha for contributing to his success by her support. Gopal is a rich businessman. Laxmi dies in an accident. Radha and Prashant shift to Dev's house. As Gopal loves Radha, Dev gets them married. Gopal frequently spots Radha spending much time with Suraj on call and thus suspects them to be in an

affair An affair is a sexual relationship, romantic friendship, or passionate attachment in which at least one of its participants has a formal or informal commitment to a third person who may neither agree to such relationship nor even be aware of i ...

. However later, he realizes he misunderstood their sibling relationship for

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. Gopal thus unites with Radha and apologizes to Suraj, who also has his own girlfriend Suman. All live happy thereafter.

Cast

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as Gopal *

as Radha *

as Suraj *

as Suman (cameo appearance) *

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as Dev Narayan *

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as Laxmi *

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as Prashant *

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as Nita *

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as Hasmukh *

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as Ramu *

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as Mohana *

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as Lawyer *

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Production

Production was first reported in February 1996 when it was revealed that producer K. C. Bokadia had signed on

to remake his successful Tamil film ''

'' (1995) into Hindi. Initially, it was revealed that

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and

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were to play the three lead roles, though there ended up being a total change of cast, with

and

replacing them.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Nadeem-Shravan, Nikhil-Vinay,

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, Bali Brahmabhatt, and

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. Lyrics were penned by

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, Praveen Bhardwaj, Maya Govind, Kartik Avasthi, and Jalees Sherwani. The background score was composed by

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. According to the Indian trade website ''

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'', with around 20,00,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's fifth highest-selling. The tune of the title song 'Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam' was copied from Pakistani singer

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's 1998 song "Boohe Baariyaan".

Track listing

Critical reception

''Variety'' wrote that "Despite a cast that "reunites" some of Hindi cinema's biggest names, the long-awaited ''Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam'' which finally premiered in late May, reps a major disappointment, of interest offshore only to Bollywood historians". ''Empire Online'' noted that "Love triangles are a common device in Bollywood flicks, and sadly, ''Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam'' has nothing new to offer." A critic from ''Radio Times'' stated that "Nuance isn't a Bollywood speciality, and there's little in the way of subtle shading here but, with its impressive all-star cast and songs from some of India's leading composers, this enjoyable melodrama can't be beaten for big, bold emotion". ''The Times of India'' wrote that "The film is a ready reckoner for everything that should be avoided in a good film". Reviewer Anita Bora writes "A medium-sized dose of love with a big dash of suspicion. Add to it several scoops of friendship. Towards the end, add a few drops of humor". She even says that "The premise of the film is simple. Jealousy. If you discount the fact the 'falling in love' was instant (but when is it not?), the topic is quite interesting. Haven't we all at some point read too much into situations, overreacted, undergone pangs of jealousy that seem downright silly later?"

Box office

''Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam'' grossed in India and $2.55 million (12.49

crore A crore (; abbreviated cr) denotes ten million (10,000,000 or 107 in scientific notation) and is equal to 100 lakh in the Indian numbering system. It is written as 1,00,00,000 with the local 2,2,3 style of digit group separators (one lakh is e ...

) in other countries, for a worldwide total of , against its budget. It had a worldwide weekend opening of , and grossed in its first week.

India

It opened on Friday, 24 May 2002, across 300 screens, and earned nett on its opening day. It grossed nett in its opening weekend, and had a first week of nett. The film earned a total of nett, and was declared an Average at the box office.

Overseas

It had an opening weekend of $875,000 (4.28

) and went on to gross $1.215 million (5.95

) in its first week. The film earned a total of $2.55 million (12.49

)

References

External links

* {{K. S. Adhiyaman Films scored by Nikhil-Vinay Films scored by Daboo Malik Films scored by Sajid–Wajid Films scored by Bappi Lahiri 2000s Hindi-language films 2002 films Films scored by Nadeem–Shravan Hindi remakes of Tamil films Indian romantic drama films 2002 romantic drama films Films directed by K. S. Adhiyaman