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Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke

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Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMahesh Bhatt
Screenplay byRobin Bhatt
(also Dialogues)
Aamir Khan
Story byRobin Bhatt
Produced byTahir Hussain
StarringAamir Khan
Juhi Chawla
Sharokh Bharucha
Kunal Khemu
Baby Ashrafa
CinematographyPravin Bhatt
Edited bySanjay Sankla
Music bySongs:
Nadeem–Shravan
Background Score:
Shyam–Surender
Nadeem–Shravan
Production
company
Tahir Hussain Enterprises
Distributed byT. V. Films Pvt Ltd
Release date
  • 23 July 1993 (1993-07-23)
Running time
150 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Box office₹97 million[1]

Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke (transl. We Are Travelers on the Path of Love) is a 1993 Indian romantic comedy-drama film, directed by Mahesh Bhatt and produced by Tahir Hussain, with screenplay written by Aamir Khan and Robin Bhatt, and with a musical score by Nadeem–Shravan. Based on the 1958 Hollywood movie Houseboat,[2] it stars Aamir Khan and Juhi Chawla in the lead roles, with Sharokh Bharucha and Kunal Khemu[3] in supporting roles. Upon release, the film received positive reviews from critics, with particular praise directed towards Chawla's performance, for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress at the 39th Filmfare Awards. The film has also garnered the National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film), and the Filmfare Award for Best Film. The film was remade in Telugu as Bhale Maavayya starring Suman[4] and as Priyam (2000 film) in Malayalam starring Kunchacko Boban.

Plot

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Rahul Malhotra is the caretaker of a garment company with a pending order of a hundred thousand shirts to Mr Bijlani. Rahul is also the guardian of his deceased sister's mischievous kids: Sunny, Munni, and Vicky. He finds it hard to control the kids, as he is new to this. When the kids cause trouble, Rahul punishes them by locking them up in their room. However, the children escape and head for a carnival in town.

Vyjayanti Iyer is the bubbly daughter of Mr Iyer, a South Indian businessman and Carnatic music lover. Her father wants her to marry Natarajan Iyer, a Carnatic music legend, who is somewhat creepy. Vyjayanti refuses to marry him; as punishment, she is locked up and escapes. She meets the three kids at the carnival and they become friends. Vyjayanti explains that she has no home so the children invite her to stay with them.

The children go to great lengths to hide Vyjayanti from Rahul. In a row of hilarious sequences, they are always one step ahead of Rahul before he can discover Vyjayanti. Two nights later, however, Vyjayanti is revealed. Initially angry, Rahul sees that the children love her so he gives her a job as the children's governess. Vyjayanti begins to live with Rahul and the kids and slowly falls in love with him.

And then there enters seductive, glitzy Maya, Bijlani's daughter, who is obsessed with Rahul. She wants to marry Rahul, and Rahul approves, deciding it would benefit the children. When Vyjayanti and the children find out about Maya and Rahul's upcoming engagement ceremony, Vyjayanti is heartbroken and the kids are upset, as they dislike Maya. On the day of the engagement, Vyjayanti explains to the kids that she loves Rahul and wants to marry him. The kids come up with a plan to stop the engagement. They crash the party with a dramatic act, which successfully postpones the engagement but leads to Rahul losing his temper. Back home, he scolds Vyjayanti and she admits that she loves him, shocking him.

The next morning, Bijlani comes with Maya to offer Rahul a second chance. Rahul defends Vyjayanti against their insults, thereby expressing his own felings for her. The mischievous kids chase Bijlani and Maya out of the house with rotten eggs and tomatoes. As revenge, Bijlani and Maya set on auctioning Rahul's house. Rahul asks his workers to work overtime to complete the shirt orders, which the supportive workers agree to do. A successful two lakh shirts are made and loaded onto a truck to be delivered to Bijlani. Bijlani hires some thugs to ensure that the truck doesn't arrive on time. Much to their distaste, Rahul arrives on time with the order, and Bijlani and Maya are arrested.

Vyjayanti is finally reunited with her father, who disapproves of her marrying anyone outside the Iyer clan. All the factory workers, Rahul's colleagues, and the children ask him to allow Rahul and Vyjayanti to marry. He continues to stand by his decision until Natarajan himself supports the couple, eventually leading Iyer to accept Rahul and Vyjayanti's marriage on the condition that they would marry in a South Indian ceremony. The movie ends with Rahul's marriage to Vyjayanti.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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The soundtrack of the movie was composed by the music duo Nadeem–Shravan and lyrics were contributed by Sameer. Vocals for Aamir Khan were supplied by Kumar Sanu, and for Juhi Chawla by Alka Yagnik and Sadhana Sargam.

Songs like 'Ghunghat Ki Aad Se', 'Kaash Koi Ladka Mujhe Pyaar Karta', 'Woh Meri Neend Mera Chain Mujhe' and 'Bombai Se Gayi Poona' became extremely popular. The song "Yunhi Kat Jaayega Safar Saath" is based on lovely lady of arcaia "Endhan Nenjil" from Kalaignan. According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, with around 2,500,000 units sold the soundtrack became the fifth highest-grossing album of the year. Bombay Se Gayi tune and music is lifted from “Jhilmil Kare Aankhein” by Mohammed Ali Sheiki.

No Title Singer(s) Length
1 "Ghunghat Ki Aad Se Dilbar Ka" Kumar Sanu & Alka Yagnik 06:17
2 "Mujhse Mohabbat Ka Izhar" Kumar Sanu & Alka Yagnik 05:07
3 "Yunhi Kat Jaayega Safar Saath" Kumar Sanu & Alka Yagnik 07:40
4 "Woh Meri Neend Mera Chain Mujhe" Sadhana Sargam 04:48
5 "Bambai Se Gayi Poona" Alka Yagnik 04:23
6 "Chikni Soorat Tu Kahan Tha" Kumar Sanu 04:24

Box office

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Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke was a 'superhit' at the box office.[1] It was also one of the biggest hits of 1993.[5] The performances of Juhi Chawla and Aamir Khan were critically acclaimed. Juhi Chawla became the box office queen of 1993, with multiple consecutive hit films like Lootere, Aaina, Shatranj, Izzat ki Roti & Darr becoming big box office successes, thus solidifying her career as the top actress of the 1990s.

Awards and nominations

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41st National Film Awards:

Won

39th Filmfare Awards:

Won

Nominated

References

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  1. ^ a b "Box Office 1993". Box Office India. 10 April 2008. Archived from the original on 10 April 2008.
  2. ^ Encyclopaedia Britannica (India) Pvt. Ltd, ed. (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi cinema. New Delhi: Encyclopaedia Britannica (India) Pvt. Ltd. p. 438. ISBN 978-81-7991-066-5.
  3. ^ "24 years of Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke: Kunal Kemmu recalls being bribed by Mahesh Bhatt". Hindustan Times. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  4. ^ Kaur, Ranpreet (7 April 2020). "Stuck at home during COVID 19 lockdown? Aamir Khan's Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke is Pinkvilla's pick of the day | PINKVILLA". Pinkvilla. Mumbai. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Aamir Khan's Koimoi Filmometer". Koimoi. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
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