Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam

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 surgery of Ramnath, Laxmi's husband, she leaves with her children. Ramnath eventually dies. On her way home from the hospital, Laxmi spots and takes in an orphaned boy named Suraj whom Radha forms a sisterly bond with.

• Salman Khan as Suraj Chauhan, Suman’s boyfriend.
• Shah Rukh Khan as Gopal Sharma, Radha’s husband.
• Madhuri Dixit as Radha Sharma, Gopal’s wife.
• Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as Suman, Suraj’s girlfriend. (Cameo Appearance)
• Alok Nath as Dev Narayan
• Aruna Irani as Laxmi Chauhan, Radha’s and Prashant’s mother.
• Atul Agnihotri as Prashant Chauhan, Radha’s brother.
• Suman Ranganathan as Nita Sharma, Gopal’s sister.
• Laxmikant Berde as Hasmukh
• Vikas Anand as Ramu
• Asha Sharma as Mohana
• Dinesh Hingoo as Lawyer
• Payal Malhotra as Gopal's secretary

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 Aamir Khan, Juhi Chawla and Sunny Deol were to play the three lead roles, though there ended up being a complete change of cast, with Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit and Salman Khan replacing them.[7]

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Planet Bollywood	[8]

The music was composed by Nadeem-Shravan, Nikhil–Vinay, Daboo Malik, Bappi Lahiri, Bali Brahmabhatt, and Sajid–Wajid. The 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.[9] The tune of the title song 'Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam' was copied from Pakistani singer Hadiqa Kiani's 1998 song "Boohe Baariyaan".

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".[10] Empire Online noted that "Love triangles are a common device in Bollywood flicks, and sadly, Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam has nothing new to offer."[11] A critic from Radio Times stated that "Nuance isn't a Bollywood specialty, 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".[12] The Times of India wrote that "The film is a ready reckoner for everything that should be avoided in a good film".[13]

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?"[14]

Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam grossed ₹22.26 crore (US$2.8 million) in India and $2.55 million (₹12.49 crore) in other countries, for a worldwide total of ₹34.76 crore (US$4.4 million), against its ₹12 crore (US$1.5 million) budget. It had a worldwide weekend opening of ₹11.11 crore (US$1.4 million), and grossed ₹17.23 crore (US$2.2 million) in its first week.[3][15]

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