Hum Saath-Saath Hain

Hum Saath Saath Hain
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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	Mohnish Behl Salman Khan Saif Ali Khan Tabu Sonali Bendre Karisma Kapoor
Music by	Raamlaxman
Cinematography	Rajan Kinagi
Edited by	Mukhtar Ahmed
Production company	Rajshri Productions
Distributed by	Rajshri Productions
Release dates	5 November 1999
Running time	170 minutes [lower-alpha 1]
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Hum Saath Saath Hain (HSSH; English: We Stand United) ( Hindi: हम साथ साथ हैं) is a 1999 Indian film written and directed by Sooraj R. Barjatya. The film was produced and distributed by the home production of Sooraj Barjatya, Rajshri Productions. The film stars Mohnish Behl, Salman Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, Sonali Bendre and Karisma Kapoor in the lead roles, while Alok Nath, Reema Lagoo and Neelam Kothari play pivotal supporting roles.

The story centers on a family headed by Ramkishan, and containing his wife Mamta as well as three sons, played by the leading actors. The film was shot in Mumbai's Film City and in the villages of Rajasthan state. Earning over ₹280 million (US$4.1 million), the film went to became the highest grossing film of the year. The film was declared a blockbuster by Box Office India.^[2] It received overwhelming response from the audiences and predominantly positive reviews from critics.

Salman Khan's performance earned him Best Actor nomination at Zee Cine Awards held in 2000. Meanwhile, Mohnish Behl received a Best Supporting Actor nomination at 45th Filmfare Awards for his performance. The film was also dubbed into the Telugu language and released with the title Premaanuraagam.^[3]

Plot

Movie starts with 25th anniversary of Mamta (Reema Lagoo) and Ramkishan's (Alok Nath) . They have 3 sons Vivek (Mohnish Behl) who is Mamta's stepson and disabled in one hand, because of a childhood accident, in which he had saved his brothers Prem (Salman Khan) and Vinod (Saif Ali Khan). This disability tends to put off most marriageable girls. Businessman Adarsh (Rajeev Verma) and his daughter Sadhna (Tabu) attends family function and gets impressed by the warmth and solidarity of Vivek and his family. This leads to a marriage between Vivek and Sadhna.

Preeti (Sonali Bendre), doctor by profession, and Prem (Salman Khan), a business student, have loved each other since they were children, but their feelings remain unspoken. The family announces their engagement soon after Vivek and Sadhana's wedding reception. The fun-loving and energetic pair, Vinod (Saif Ali Khan) and Sapna (Karishma Kapoor), also fall in love and get engaged. Ramkishan now feels that he can retire from the business and let his sons take over. He decides to appoint Vivek, the most experienced of his sons, the Managing Director (MD) of his companies.

The twist to the family saga comes when Ramkishan's daughter Sangeeta (Neelam Kothari) and her husband Anand (Mahesh Thakur) are ousted by his elder brother Anurag from his house and business. Sapna's father Dharamraj (Sadashiv Amrapurkar) and three socialite friends of Mamta convince her that she must compel Ramkishan to divide the house and business equally among his sons, in order to avoid similar complications in her family. Troubled by Sangeeta's misfortune, Mamta believes these arguments and begins to doubt her step-son Vivek's loyalty. Sadhana and Vivek decide to go on a self-imposed exile to Rampur (the native village of Ramkishan). At Vivek's insistence, a reluctant Prem takes over as the MD of the companies. However, Prem makes it clear that he considers Vivek the real leader and himself just a deputy.

Meanwhile, the absence of Anand and Sangeeta creates a huge vacuum in Anurag's professional as well as domestic life. He realizes his mistake, and his wife takes the initiative to call them back. With peace restored in her marital home, Sangeeta now convinces Mamta to reconcile with Vivek and Sadhna. A repentant Mamta rushes to Rampur, just when Sadhana is giving birth to a baby boy. At the end, Vivek takes charge as MD of Ramkishan's companies; meanwhile Prem and Preeti marry each other and so do Vinod and Sapna. The family reunites again.

Cast

Music

The Music was composed Raamlaxman, who teamed up with Sooraj Barjatya for the third time. The soundtrack features seven songs. It features playback singers Kavita Krishnamurthy(as Sapna), Kumar Sanu (as Prem), Alka Yagnik (as Preeti), Udit Narayan (as Vinod), Anuradha Paudwal (as Sadhna), Hariharan (as Vivek) and Sonu Nigam (as Anwar).

Awards and Nominations

45th Filmfare Awards

Nominated

• Best Supporting Actor - Mohnish Behl

Zee Cine Awards, 2000

Nominated

• Best Actor - Salman Khan

Note

References

External links

• Hum Saath-Saath Hain at the Internet Movie Database
• Rajshri Productions: Hum Saath Saath Hain