''Hum'' () is a 1991 Indian

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-language

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directed by Mukul S. Anand. It stars Amitabh Bachchan, Rajinikanth,

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, Anupam Kher and

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. This was the most successful film for the famous super star Bachchan in the early '90s before he announced his temporary retirement (for five years) immediately after its release. At the

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, the film received 7 nominations and won 4 awards including Best Actor for Bachchan and Best Choreographer for

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for the song "Jumma Chumma De De". The film was the fourth highest-grossing Indian film of 1991 at the box office.

Plot

Bhaktawar (

) rules over the docks in

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, treating his workers like slaves. Despite his general dissatisfaction with this regime, Tiger ( Amitabh Bachchan) extorts money from the dock workers for his father Pratap (

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), who in turn works as an enforcer for Bhaktawar. Tiger is in love with his best friend Gonsalves (

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)'s sister Jumma (

). Gonsalves is against Bhaktawar's policies and is killed by Bhaktawar and in the subsequent fall-out, Tiger's father and stepmother also die, leaving two young half-brothers, Kumar and Vijay, with Tiger. Tiger immediately sets out to kill Bhaktawar but is stopped by Inspector Girdhar ( Anupam Kher). Girdhar reminds Tiger to fulfil his dying stepmother's wish and take care of his brothers while leaving the police to deal with Bhaktawar. Girdhar and his faithful sidekick Havaldar Arjun Singh (

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) steal money from Bhaktawar's safe and set fire to Bhaktawar's house to destroy any evidence, murdering Bhaktawar's wife and his daughter. Police later arrest Bhaktawar for killing Tiger's family and sends him to jail. Tiger escapes in a train and Jumma refuses to leave with Tiger, as his brothers should be his priority. Jumma and Tiger promise to reunite in the future. Girdhar bombs the train carrying Tiger and his brothers to eliminate any possible witnesses of his crime, but they escape. Years later, Tiger has renamed himself Shekhar and is a respectable farmer and timber merchant in

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. Kumar (

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) is a police officer married to Aarti (

), and they have a young daughter Jyoti (

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). The youngest brother, Vijay (

), is a college student. Vijay is in love with Anita (

), daughter of General Rana Pratap Singh (

), who wants his daughter to marry a military officer. Shekhar and his brothers lead a happy family life. Neither of the two youngest brothers seems to have any memory of their time in Mumbai and both regard Shekhar as their elder brother. Jumma is now a successful actress, while Girdhar and Havaldar are leading a luxurious life off the money they stole from Bhaktawar. Bhaktawar is released from jail and is manipulated by Giridhar into believing that Tiger killed Bhaktawar's family. To seek revenge, Bhaktawar tracks down Tiger in Ooty. He kidnaps Aarti and Jyothi in

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and tells them the truth about Shekhar. Meanwhile, Kumar also learns Shekhar's true identity and blames him for his wife and child's kidnapping. However, all misunderstandings are cleared by Jumma when she explains Vijay and Kumar about their past and the sacrifices made by Shekhar for them to lead a respectable life. Later Tiger, along with Kumar and Vijay, rescue Aarti and Jyoti and explain to Bhaktawar that it was Giridhar who had murdered his family. Bhaktawar then ties himself along with Giridhar to a bomb and they both die due to the explosion. The film ends with the family happily united.

Cast

* Amitabh Bachchan as Shekhar Malhotra / Tiger * Rajinikanth as Inspector Kumar Malhotra *

as Vijay Malhotra *

as Jumalina Gonsalves 'Jumma' *

as Aarti Malhotra (Kumar's wife) *

as Anita Sinha * Sanjana as Jyoti Malhotra (Kumar's Daughter) *

as Bhaktavar * Anupam Kher as Inspector Girdhar *

as General Chittorai Pratap Sinha / Satrangi *

as Gonsalves (Tiger's Friend / Jumma's Brother) *

as Havaldar Arjun Singh *

as Pratap (Tiger's Father) *

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as Captain Zatach (Captain Attack) *

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as Tomatoes Seller *

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as a College Principal * Shammi as Aarti's Mother * Asha Sharma as Tiger's Stepmother * Aparajita Bhushan as Bhaktawar Wife (Uncredited)

Production

''Hum'' was shot in various locations including

, and

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. Mukul S. Anand had considered and discussed a potential scene for this film with Rajinikanth, where Amitabh Bachchan's character would help Govinda get a seat in the Police Academy. Anand discarded the scene, because he did not find it suitable. But Rajinikanth felt the scene had the potential to develop into a script for a possible feature film, which resulted into the 1995

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film ''

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''. In 1990 at Wembley stadium

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, Amitabh Bachchan performed and danced to the song "Jumma Chumma De De" with Sridevi even before the film and song were released.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by

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. Two songs were inspired by Guinean singer

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's 1987 album ''Akwaba Beach'', with "Jumma Chumma De De" being based on Kante's "Tama", while "Ek Doosre Se" was based on Kanté's "Inch Allah". Lyrics are written by Anand Bakshi. The film's soundtrack album sold 3million units. However, the music rights were sold for only ().

Box office

The film grossed in India, including a net income of 9.25crore. It was the year's fourth

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at the Indian box office.

Accolades

Remakes

The film was an inspiration for the 1995 Tamil movie ''

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''. It was also an inspiration for the 1996 Kannada film ''

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''.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=0102071, title=Hum 1991 films 1990s Hindi-language films Indian crime action films 1990s crime action films Films directed by Mukul S. Anand Films scored by Laxmikant–Pyarelal Films shot in Ooty Fictional portrayals of the Maharashtra Police Films set in Tamil Nadu