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| album    = [[Bobby (1973 film)|Bobby]]
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| released = 1973
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'''"Hum Tum Ek Kamre Mein Band Ho"''' (" Suppose You and I, Locked in a Room") is an Indian [[Hindi]] song from 1973 [[Indian cinema|Indian]] film ''[[Bobby (1973 film)|Bobby]]'', directed by [[Raj Kapoor]]. The song features [[Rishi Kapoor]] and [[Dimple Kapadia]]. The lyrics of the song was written by [[Anand Bakshi]], and the music was composed by [[Lakshmikant-Pyarelal]]. [[Lata Mangeshkar]] and [[Shailendra Singh (singer)|Shailendra Singh]] were the playback singers.<ref>{{cite web |title='Mein shayar toh nahi': A playlist for Rishi Kapoor, Bollywood’s evergreen romantic |website=The Week |date=2020-04-30 |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/entertainment/2020/04/30/mein-shayar-toh-nahi-playlist-rishi-kapoor-bollywood-romantic.html |access-date=2021-03-27}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web |last=Khurana |first=Suanshu |title=Ten quintessential Rishi Kapoor songs |website=The Indian Express |date=2020-05-01 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/nine-quintessential-rishi-kapoor-songs-6388480/ |access-date=2021-03-27}}</ref>

==Song==
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The entire song was recorded in the room no. 305 of Hotel Highland Park, [[Gulmarg]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Shah Rukh Khan ek kamre mein band a la Bobby |website=India Today |date=2012-10-05 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/shah-rukh-khan-ek-kamre-mein-band-a-la-bobby-115163-2012-09-04 |access-date=2021-03-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Shah Rukh Khan 'ek kamre mein band' a la 'Bobby' |website=Firstpost |date=2012-09-04 |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/shah-rukh-khan-ek-kamre-mein-band-a-la-bobby-442997.html |access-date=2021-03-27}}</ref>

The song is filmed on Rishi Kapoor and Dimple Kapadia.<ref name=":1"/> It depicts teenage romance between protagonists Raj Nath (Kapoor) and Bobby Braganza (Kapadia).<ref name=":0"/> It revolves around two young lovers trapped in a room together.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |title=Fun film facts about the ultimate lockdown song |website=EasternEye |date=2020-10-28 |url=https://www.easterneye.biz/fun-film-facts-about-the-ultimate-lockdown-song/ |access-date=2021-03-27}}</ref> The songs starts off with the lyrics: "baahar se koi andar na aa sake, andar se koi baahar na jaa sake, socho kabhi aisa ho to kya ho" ("what if no one from outside can come in,  and what if no one from inside can go out, think what it would be like if that happened").<ref name=":1"/>

==Reception==
According to [[Binaca Geetmala]], a weekly countdown show, "Hum Tum Ek Kamre Mein Band Ho" was the second most popular song of the year 1973, after "Yaari Hai Imaan Mera Yaar Meri Zindagi" from the film ''[[Zanjeer (1973 film)|Zanjeer]]''.<ref name=":1"/>

==Trivia==
The 2004 Hindi film ''[[Hum Tum]]'' got its title from this song.<ref>{{cite book|last=Vijayakar|first=Rajiv|title=Main Shayar Toh Nahin: The Book of Hindi Film Lyricists|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XsJ8DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT12|year=2019|publisher=HarperCollins Publishers India|isbn=978-93-5136-495-5|page=12}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{YouTube|tBJj-3sgcd0}}

[[Category:Indian songs]]
[[Category:Hindi-language songs]]
[[Category:1973 songs]]
[[Category:Hindi film songs]]
[[Category:Lata Mangeshkar songs]]