The Film: Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam
Starring: Shahrukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Salman Khan, and Aishwarya Rai
Director: K. S. Adhiyaman
Producer: K.C. Bokadia
Music: Nikhil-Vinay, Daboo Malik, Bappi Lahiri, Sajid-Wajid, Bali Brahmbhatt
Lyrics: Various
Score: * *
Release Date: May 24, 2002

Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam is a remake of Tamil film Thotta Chinungi. With the biggest star cast in this film, KC Bokadia surely got lucky, as he has signed these stars few years back. This movie was delayed for few years but with that point in mind a lot of us had the idea this movie would be a complete disaster. Luckily this one is not that bad in spite of the long delay in making this movie.

The complain about this movie is the treatment as the stars have done a wonderful job it is only the technical side which lacks in this film. The story is interesting and well narrated but the presentation is weak.

The story:

Devnarayan (Alok Nath) takes responsibility of bringing up the children of his demised friend. Devnarayan gets so involved in the up bringing of Gopal (Shahrukh Khan) and Nita (Suman Ranganathan) that he almost neglects her own daughter, Laxmi (Aroona Irani) and her two kids, Radha (Madhuri Dixit) and Prashant (Atul Agnihotri). Laxmi decides to raise her children with hardwork and dedication, thus walks out of the house.

Due to Laxmi's indifference Devnarayan falls ill and is hospitalised. On the way to the hospital Laxmi meets with an accident. Devnarayan takes responsibility of bringing up Laxmi's children as well.

Quite aware of Gopal's feeling for Radha, he gets them married. Conflicts starts between them when Radha's childhood friend Suraj (Salman Khan) often calls her up for his problems. Gopal is a frustrated husband who has a completely different impression about his wife.

The problem starts when the newly wed couple finds it difficult to make love since Radha’s family comes in between. For Radha her brother is too important and so she decides to bring him home and they stay together.

Suraj is a big pop star in Mumbai and is very fond of Radha since they have grown together and have very positive feelings for each other.

Once Gopal watches Suraj changing his shirt in front of his wife and that’s how the doubts start climbing his mind. He even catches his wife calling Suraj in the middle of the night discussing her sorrows. To add he has a dream where his wife makes love to Suraj.

Suraj gets opportunities like when his secretary throws herself to him, but he believes in being truthful to his wife and hates seeing women in short clothes.

Radha tries to explain things right with Gopal, but he is not ready to listen and asks her to leave home. He even sends divorce papers but Radha can’t bear the pain and decides to end her life. Rest is all but clichéd and you know it!

The 2nd half is stretched unnecessarily and there are useless songs added.

South director K. S. Adhiyaman style is ancient and at times typical Tamil films. The dance choreography is sad and the sets are the worst. Bokadia must be really broke, the way he has made this movie. Bokadia had a good movie in his hand and perhaps he should have got a financer since the movie demands good treatment, better sets for such fantastic stars in this movie. The print we saw looked so faded as if the movie was made in early 80s!

Shah Rukh Khan is top class; Madhuri is cool though she has put in lot of weight in this flick. Salman is also good; he has managed few emotional scenes very well. Sometimes it is difficult to digest how he can act those emotional scenes considering his personal life is a complete contrast.

Alok Nath as usual is shown as the nice papa, kind of tired seeing him in every film. Atul Agnihotri plays his character well while Suman is average and yes her hairstyle changes in this film like it did few years back. Could not stop that as this movie was delayed for few years. Atul Agnihotri acts well too.

One of the positive points for this movie is the humour which replaces those boring moments.

The music is bad except for the title track which too is lifted.

Overall the film is worth watching once. And yes Shah Rukh fans are definitely gonna be happy with this one.