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 ever. 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 Marwari 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. 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] Story

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

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.

This movie is a remake of a 1982 hindi movie Nadiya Ke Paar also by Rajshri Productions available for viewing online at their website: http://www.rajshri.com/movies/nowplaying.asp?band=low&fileID=moviesLove31

[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 7 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.

[edit] External links

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