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“Hum Aapke Hain Kaun” is a celebration of Indian culture and the importance it gives to relationships and emotions. This movie which was beautifully directed by Sooraj Barjatya and depicted the lavish lifestyle in which an Indian wedding ceremony takes place went on to became the biggest blockbuster of the year 1994. This Barjatya productions movie starred Salman Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Mohnish Behl and Renuka Sahane among the leads. Under the music direction of Raam Laxman, the movie’s soundtracks included 14 songs most of which can still be heard at weddings.

The story involves two families and revolves around two lovers (Salman and Madhuri) whose elder siblings (Mohnish and Renuka) have been tied in nuptial knot. The film makes a healthy progress as the married life of the newly wed couple and the love between Salman and Madhuri sets in. But unfortunately, a pregnant Renuka slips on the stairs and dies after giving birth to a baby boy. Unaware of the love affair between, Salman and Madhuri, the families decide to get Mohnish remarried to Madhuri. Considering the emotional state of Mohnish and the importance of a mother for his son, the lovers decide to sacrifice their love. Fate has its own ways and Mohnish discovers the letter Madhuri wrote to Salman and all confusions are removed on the D-day itself. Eventually, Salman and Madhuri get married and the families live happily ever after.

A good, entertaining, clean family movie blended with decent humour. The movie’s selling point was the highlights of the values of an Indian society which helped the movie in becoming one of the biggest money spinners ever in the history of Hindi cinema.