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Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam
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Wikipedia article
'Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam' is a 2002 Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by K. S. Adhiyaman (his Hindi debut), serving as a remake of his 1995 Tamil film 'Thotta Chinungi'. The film stars Madhuri Dixit, Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan.
'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 Red Chillies Entertainment.
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. However later, he realizes he misunderstood their sibling relationship for adultery. Gopal thus unites with Radha and apologizes to Suraj, who also has his own girlfriend Suman. All live happy thereafter.Cast
*Shahrukh Khan as Gopal
*Madhuri Dixit as Radha
*Salman Khan as Suraj
*Alok Nath as Dev Narayan
*Aruna Irani as Laxmi
*Atul Agnihotri as Prashant
*Aishwarya Rai as Suman
*Suman Ranganathan as Nita
*Laxmikant Berde as Hasmukh
*Vikas Anand as Ramu
*Asha Sharma as Mohana
*Dinesh Hingoo as Lawyer
*Payal Malhotra
Production
Production was first reported in February 1996 when it was revealed that producer K. C. Bokadia had signed on K. S. Adhiyaman to remake his successful Tamil film 'Thotta Chinungi' (1995) into Hindi. Initially it was revealed that Sunny Deol, Juhi Chawla and Aamir Khan were to play the three lead roles, though there ended up being a total change of cast, with Salman Khan, Madhuri Dixit and Shah Rukh Khan replacing them.
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Nadeem-Shravan, Nikhil-Vinay, Daboo Malik, Bappi Lahiri, Bali Brahmabhatt, and SajidWajid. Lyrics were penned by Sameer, Praveen Bhardwaj, Maya Govind, Kartik Avasthi, and Jalees Sherwani. The background score was composed by Uttam Singh. According to the Indian trade website 'Box Office India', 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 was copied from Pakistani singer Hadiqa Kiani'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) 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 crore) and went on to gross $1.215 million (5.95 crore) in its first week. The film earned a total of $2.55 million (12.49 crore)
References
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