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{{Infobox film
| name = Hum
| image = Hum poster.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Mukul S. Anand]]
| producer = [[Romesh Sharma]]
| story = Ravi Kapoor Mohan Kaul [[Kader Khan]] (Dialogue)
| screenplay = Ravi Kapoor Mohan Kaul
| starring = [[Amitabh Bachchan]] [[Rajinikanth]] [[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]] [[Kimi Katkar]] [[Deepa Sahi]] [[Shilpa Shirodkar]] [[Danny Denzongpa]] [[Anupam Kher]] [[Kader Khan]]
| music = [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal]]
| cinematography = W. B. Rao
| editing = Kuldeep Mehan K. Ravi Kumar
| studio =
| distributor = [[Dharma Productions]]
| released = {{Film date|1991|02|01|df=y}}
| runtime = 171 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross = {{INR|link=yes}}16.75{{nbsp}}[[crore]]<ref name="boi91" />
}}

'''''Hum''''' ({{trans|We}}) is a [[Bollywood films of 1991|1991]] Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[Action film|action]] [[crime film]] directed by [[Mukul S. Anand]]. It stars [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Rajinikanth]], [[Govinda (actor)|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. He also won the [[Filmfare Best Actor Award]] for it in 1992. The film was the second [[List of highest-grossing Indian films|highest-grossing Indian film]] of 1991 at the box office and was a blockbuster.<ref name="boi91" /> The movie was an inspiration for the 1996 Kannada movie ''[[Soma (1996 film)|Soma]]''. Before that, it was adapted into the 1995 Tamil movie ''[[Baashha]]'' starring Rajinikanth in the lead<ref>https://m.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/bollywood-news/rajinikanths-baasha-interesting-facts-to-know-about-the-action-film.html</ref> which went on to be remade in Kannada in 2001 as ''[[Kotigobba]]'' , in Bengali in 2003 as ''[[Guru (2003 film)|Guru]]'' and in Bangladeshi in 2001 as ''Sultan'' starring [[Manna (actor)|Manna]], [[Purnima (Bangladeshi actress)|Purnima]] and ''[[Dilwale (2015 film)|Dilwale]]'' (2015) also was loosely inspired by this film.

== 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.

An enraged 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 (actor)|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 ==
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* [[Amitabh Bachchan]] as Shekhar Malhotra / Tiger
* [[Rajinikanth]] as Inspector Kumar Malhotra
* [[Govinda (actor)|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 (actress)|Shammi]] as Aarti's Mother
* [[Asha Sharma]] as Tiger's Stepmother
* [[Aparajita Bhushan]] as Bhaktawar Wife (Uncredited)

{{div col end}}

== Production ==
''Hum'' was shot in various locations including [[Mumbai]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/when-i-first-met-amitabh-bachchan-5-young-bollywood-actors-recall-how-they-reacted/story-cptTwJ5CyFE17KU12YDfpN.html|title=When I first met Amitabh Bachchan: 5 young Bollywood actors recall how they reacted|date=11 October 2017|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=10 April 2018|language=en}}</ref> [[Ooty]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19911130-with-usual-locales-like-kashmir-closed-for-film-makers-ooty-becomes-the-ideal-alternative-815120-1991-11-30|title=With usual locales like Kashmir closed for film makers, Ooty becomes the ideal alternative|date=30 November 1991|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=10 April 2018}}</ref> and [[Mauritius]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19900915-mauritius-pulls-out-all-stops-for-jumma-chumma-megastar-amitabh-bachchan-813010-1990-09-15|title=Mauritius pulls out all stops for Jumma Chumma megastar Amitabh Bachchan|date=15 September 1990|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=10 April 2018}}</ref> 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 language|Tamil]] film ''[[Baashha]]''.<ref>{{Cite book |title=My Days with Baasha |last=Krissna |first=Suresh |last2=Rangarajan |first2=Malathi |publisher=Westland Ltd. |year=2012 |isbn=978-93-8162-629-0 |pages=132 |author-link=Suresh Krissna}}</ref>

In 1990 at Wembley stadium [[London]] [[Amitabh Bachchan]] performed and danced to the song Jumma Chumma with [[Sridevi]] even before the film and song were released.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/when-amitabh-bachchan-danced-to-jumma-chumma-with-sridevi/articleshow/62040042.cms|title=When Amitabh Bachchan danced to Jumma Chumma with Sridevi|website=Mumbai Mirror}}</ref>

== Music ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Hum
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1 February 1991
| recorded = 1990
| venue =
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| genre = [[Film soundtrack]], [[Bollywood music]]
| length = 34:41
| language = [[Hindi]]
| label = [[Saregama]]
| producer =
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}}

The soundtrack was composed by [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal]]. Two songs were inspired by [[Guinea]]n 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".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/guinean-singer-mory-kante-tamma-tamma-loge-jumma-chumma-de-de-bappi-lahiri-carbon-copy/ |title=How Guinean Singer Mory Kanté's Music Was Lifted To Create 'Tamma Tamma Loge' and 'Jumma Chumma De De' |last=Srinivasan |first=Karthik |date=16 October 2018 |website=[[Film Companion]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181016095542/https://www.filmcompanion.in/guinean-singer-mory-kante-tamma-tamma-loge-jumma-chumma-de-de-bappi-lahiri-carbon-copy/ |archive-date=16 October 2018 |url-status=live |access-date=16 October 2018}}</ref>

Lyrics are written by [[Anand Bakshi]].

The film's [[soundtrack album]] sold 3{{nbsp}}million units.<ref name="india-today">{{cite news |last=Rahman |first=M. |title=Hindi films: There's now big bucks in audio rights |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/story/19921231-hindi-films-there-is-now-big-bucks-in-audio-rights-767332-2013-05-21 |access-date=26 July 2013 |work=[[India Today]] |date=21 May 1992}}</ref> However, the music rights were sold for only {{INR|30 [[lakh]]}}<ref name="india-today"/> ({{US$|{{#expr:3000000/22.74 round -3}}|long=no}}).<ref>{{cite web |title=Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) |url=https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.FCRF?end=1991&locations=IN&start=1990 |website=[[World Bank]] |year=1990 |access-date=9 December 2018}}</ref>

{{Track listing
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| headline =
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| all_writing =
| all_lyrics =
| all_music =
| writing_credits =
| lyrics_credits =
| music_credits =
| title1 = Ek Doosre Se Karte Hain Pyaar Hum
| extra1 = [[Alka Yagnik]], [[Udit Narayan]], [[Mohammad Aziz]], [[Sudesh Bhosle]] & Sonali Vajpayee
| length1 = 04:43
| title2 = General Sahab Karo Tayari
| extra2 = Alka Yagnik, Sudesh Bhonsle & Vinay Mandke
| length2 = 03:03
| title3 = Is Pyaar Ki Hum Pehchan Denge
| extra3 = Alka Yagnik, Mohammad Aziz, Sudesh Bhonsle & Vinay Mandke
| length3 = 02:17
| title4 = Jumma Chumma De De
| extra4 = [[Kavita Krishnamurthy]] & [[Sudesh Bhosle|Sudesh Bhonsle]]
| length4 = 08:25
| title5 = Kagaz Kalam Davaat
| extra5 = Mohammad Aziz & Shobha Joshi
| length5 = 05:59
| title6 = Le Le Chumma Le Le
| extra6 = Kavita Krishnamurthy
| length6 = 03:37
| title7 = Sanam Mere Sanam
| extra7 = Alka Yagnik & [[Amit Kumar (singer)|Amit Kumar]]
| length7 = 06:36
| total_length = 34:40
}}

== Box office ==
The film grossed {{INRConvert|16.75|c|year=1991|lk=c}} in India, including a [[net income]] of {{INR|link=yes}}9.25{{nbsp}}crore. It was the year's second [[List of highest-grossing Indian films|highest-grossing film]] at the Indian box office.<ref name="boi91">{{cite web |title=Box Office 1991 |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=197&catName=MTk5MQ== |website=[[Box Office India]] |access-date=10 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115230117/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=197&catName=MTk5MQ%3D%3D |archive-date=15 January 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}</ref>

==Accolades==

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! Award
! Category
! Recipients and Nominees
! Results
|-
| rowspan="7" | [[Filmfare Awards]]
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| [[Amitabh Bachchan]]
| rowspan="3" {{won}}
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Art Direction|Best Art Director]]
| R. Verman Shetty
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Choreography|Best Choreographer]]
| [[Chinni Prakash]]
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| [[Deepa Sahi]]
| rowspan="4" {{nom}}
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role|Best Comedian]]
| [[Kader Khan]]
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role|Best Villain]]
| [[Danny Denzongpa]]
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]]
| [[Sudesh Bhosle]] for "Jumma Chumma De De"
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=0102071|title=Hum}}

[[Category:1991 films]]
[[Category:1990s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian crime action films]]
[[Category:1990s crime action films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Mukul S. Anand]]
[[Category:Films scored by Laxmikant–Pyarelal]]
[[Category:Films shot in Ooty]]
[[Category:Fictional portrayals of the Maharashtra Police]]
[[Category:Films set in Tamil Nadu]]

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