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Hum
Hum poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Mukul S. Anand
Screenplay by Ravi Kapoor
Mohan Kaul
Story by Ravi Kapoor
Mohan Kaul
Kader Khan (Dialogue)
Produced by Romesh Sharma
Starring Amitabh Bachchan
Rajinikanth
Govinda
Kimi Katkar
Deepa Sahi
Shilpa Shirodkar
Danny Denzongpa
Anupam Kher
Kader Khan
Cinematography W. B. Rao
Edited by Kuldeep Mehan
K. Ravi Kumar
Music by Laxmikant–Pyarelal
Distributed by Dharma Productions
Release date

25 January 1991

Running time
171 minutes
Country India
Language Hindi
Box office ₹16.75 crore (equivalent to ₹123 crore or US$15 million in 2020)[1]

Hum (transl. We) is a 1991 Indian Hindi-language action crime film directed by

Mukul S. Anand. It stars Amitabh Bachchan, Rajinikanth, Govinda, Kimi Katkar, Deepa
Sahi, Shilpa Shirodkar, Danny Denzongpa, Anupam Kher and Kader Khan. This was the
most successful film for the famous super star Bachchan in the early '90s before he
announced his temporary retirement (for five years) immediately after its release.
At the 37th Filmfare Awards, the film received 7 nominations and won 4 awards
including Best Actor for Bachchan and Best Choreographer for Chinni Prakash for the
song "Jumma Chumma De De". The film was the fourth highest-grossing Indian film of
1991 at the box office.[1]
Contents

1 Plot
2 Cast
 3 Production
4 Soundtrack
5 Box office
6 Accolades
7 Remakes
8 References
9 External links

Plot

Bhaktawar (Danny Denzongpa) rules over the docks in Mumbai, treating his workers
like slaves. Despite his general dissatisfaction with this regime, Tiger (Amitabh
Bachchan) extorts money from the dock workers for his father Pratap (Deepak
Shirke), who in turn works as an enforcer for Bhaktawar.

Tiger is in love with his best friend Gonsalves (Romesh Sharma)'s sister Jumma
(Kimi Katkar). Gonsalves is against Bhaktawar's policies and is killed by Bhaktawar
and in the subsequent fall-out, Tiger's father and stepmother also die, leaving two
young half-brothers, Kumar and Vijay, with Tiger.

Tiger immediately sets out to kill Bhaktawar but is stopped by Inspector Girdhar
(Anupam Kher). Girdhar reminds Tiger to fulfil his dying stepmother's wish and take
care of his brothers while leaving the police to deal with Bhaktawar. Girdhar and
his faithful sidekick Havaldar Arjun Singh (Annu Kapoor) steal money from
Bhaktawar's safe and set fire to Bhaktawar's house to destroy any evidence,
murdering Bhaktawar's wife and his daughter. Police later arrest Bhaktawar for
killing Tiger's family and sends him to jail. Tiger escapes in a train and Jumma
refuses to leave with Tiger, as his brothers should be his priority. Jumma and
Tiger promise to reunite in the future. Girdhar bombs the train carrying Tiger and
his brothers to eliminate any possible witnesses of his crime, but they escape.

Years later, Tiger has renamed himself Shekhar and is a respectable farmer and
timber merchant in Ooty. Kumar (Rajnikanth) is a police officer married to Aarti
(Deepa Sahi), and they have a young daughter Jyoti (Sanjana). The youngest brother,
Vijay (Govinda), is a college student. Vijay is in love with Anita (Shilpa
Shirodkar), daughter of General Rana Pratap Singh (Kader Khan), who wants his
daughter to marry a military officer. Shekhar and his brothers lead a happy family
life. Neither of the two youngest brothers seems to have any memory of their time
in Mumbai and both regard Shekhar as their elder brother. Jumma is now a successful
actress, while Girdhar and Havaldar are leading a luxurious life off the money they
stole from Bhaktawar.

Bhaktawar is released from jail and is manipulated by Giridhar into believing that
Tiger killed Bhaktawar's family. To seek revenge, Bhaktawar tracks down Tiger in
Ooty. He kidnaps Aarti and Jyothi in Bangalore and tells them the truth about
Shekhar. Meanwhile, Kumar also learns Shekhar's true identity and blames him for
his wife and child's kidnapping. However, all misunderstandings are cleared by
Jumma when she explains Vijay and Kumar about their past and the sacrifices made by
Shekhar for them to lead a respectable life.

Later Tiger, along with Kumar and Vijay, rescue Aarti and Jyoti and explain to
Bhaktawar that it was Giridhar who had murdered his family. Bhaktawar then ties
himself along with Giridhar to a bomb and they both die due to the explosion. The
film ends with the family happily united.
Cast

Amitabh Bachchan as Shekhar Malhotra / Tiger

Rajinikanth as Inspector Kumar Malhotra
Govinda as Vijay Malhotra
 Kimi Katkar as Jumalina Gonsalves 'Jumma'
Deepa Sahi as Aarti Malhotra (Kumar's Wife)
Shilpa Shirodkar as Anita Sinha
Sanjana as Jyoti Malhotra (Kumar's Daughter)
Danny Denzongpa as Bhaktavar
Anupam Kher as Inspector Girdhar
Kader Khan as General Chittorai Pratap Sinha / Satrangi
Romesh Sharma as Gonsalves
Annu Kapoor as Havaldar Arjun Singh
Deepak Shirke as Pratap (Tiger's Father)
Shiva Rindani as Captain Zatach (Captain Attack)
Guddi Maruti as Tomatoes Seller
Viju Khote as a College Principal
Shammi as Aarti's Mother
Asha Sharma as Tiger's Stepmother
Aparajita Bhushan as Bhaktawar Wife (Uncredited)

Production

Hum was shot in various locations including Mumbai,[2] Ooty,[3] and Mauritius.[4]
Mukul S. Anand had considered and discussed a potential scene for this film with
Rajinikanth, where Amitabh Bachchan's character would help Govinda get a seat in
the Police Academy. Anand discarded the scene, because he did not find it suitable.
But Rajinikanth felt the scene had the potential to develop into a script for a
possible feature film, which resulted into the 1995 Tamil film Baashha.[5]

In 1990 at Wembley stadium London, Amitabh Bachchan performed and danced to the
song "Jumma Chumma De De" with Sridevi even before the film and song were released.
[6]
Soundtrack
Hum
Soundtrack album by Laxmikant–Pyarelal
Released 1 February 1991
Recorded 1990
Genre Film soundtrack, Bollywood music
Length 34:41
Language Hindi
Label Saregama

The soundtrack was composed by Laxmikant–Pyarelal. Two songs were inspired by

Guinean singer Mory Kanté's 1987 album Akwaba Beach, with "Jumma Chumma De De"
being based on Kante's "Tama", while "Ek Doosre Se" was based on Kanté's "Inch
Allah".[7]

Lyrics are written by Anand Bakshi.

The film's soundtrack album sold 3 million units.[8] However, the music rights were
sold for only ₹30 lakh[8] ($132,000).[9]