Hum Saath Saath Hain (1999)

Memorable, crazy movie

How sad is this?

Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

The story of the movie is about Ramkishan and Mamta having three sons (Mohnish Behl as Vivek, Salman Khan as Prem, and Saif Ali Khan as Vinod). They also have a married daughter(Neelam as Sangeeta). Ramkishan believes in unity of the family members so that they can withstand in any circumstances. During the beginning of the movie, Sooraj Barjatya has established all the characters genuinely. This also includes the heroines of the movie (Tabu as Saadhna, Sonali Bendre as Dr. Preeti, Karishma Kapoor as Sapna). Among this, Prem and Preeti, Vinod and Sapna are childhood love birds.Vivek and Saadhna got married after Saadhna and her father Adarsh (Rajiv Verma) attend family function in honor of Ramkishan and Mamta's 25th marriage anniversary. They got impressed with the family members of Ramkishan enriched with love. The songs are situational at each scene of the movie. The movie does not have any dull moment for one second. Here, the characters of heroes and heroines are similar with each other. Vivek and Saadhna are matured, Prem and Preeti are shy, whereas Vinod and Sapna are energetic and does not hesitate to open their love publicly. Mamta's three friends are like vampires. Performance of every characters are impressive and doesn't get unnoticed. The progress of the movie is very good with not any forceful scenes. Mohnish Behl was nice as a soft-spoken and dutiful son. Salman looked shy but I like his scene where he encounters her mother about leaving home of Vivek and Saadhna. Saif Ali Khan was very nice as he was so active.Tabu was OK with few expressions, Sonali Bendre's shyness suites her which makes her too beautiful than the other two heroines. Karishma was fine. Overall, the film is a purest family drama and can be watched again and again. Recommending this movie to everyone.

I have seen this movie without any expectations. I haven't yet seen Hum Apke Hain Koun, and the only actress I knew is Karishma Kaapoor. I loved this movie. Though I am not Indian, I find that this movie reflects well Indian traditional values. I have seen the movie, on DVD, 12 times so far, and the only other movie I have seen more often is K3G. Although they are quite different, I find those two movies very similar. I have read various comments from users that find that this movie lacks focus, and starts after 2 hours. I disagree; I find that the family brake down is only a sub plot. The main thing is the exploration of the individuals that form the family and more particularly their respective love story. I find that the six actors play well balanced and equally important parts. Granted some have more lines than others but they are equal in their story importance or screen time. It is much harder to act without lines, only with expressions which is the case for Tabu, Sonali, and Salman. It is only on the superficy that some actors play a real dominant role. In my first viewings I was under the impression that sapne (karishma) stole the light, she has such a screen presence and energy that it is hard for any actor to compete. But, in later viewings I learned to appreciate more the importance of all the other characters. I particularly love the minimalist, face acting of Tabu, a true `rani' as, Sooraj Barjatay, wanted her to be. All together it is a great family movie, full of love and traditions. I particularly liked the love stories in relation of their divine archetypes in the songs that links the 3 brides to be. I find that this is the point of that movie. I also keep going back to the humorous presentation of the family to the new bride. Some of the music is great and all the songs help to advance the story instead of being the typical Bollywood silly costumes parades in the Swiss Alps. I rate this movie a 10.

i have seen movie and bought video casette. we enjoyed the movie and felt this is a MUST see for every good family who believe in traditional values. It reminds of Ramayana. With modern values. It gives clear message about how to deal with family problems and how to control ego and how to develop let-go feelings within family members. We have preserved video just in case any dispute arise between family members, we will see the movie and get back normal unity. hats off for such a daring movie. it may be commercial failure. but these clean movies are welcome.

This film was very good. The fact that a lot people didn't like it was becuase it was too much compared to recent super hits such as Kuch kuch Hota Hai. This is a one of a kind as is every other film. the songs were superb, especially "Mhare Hiwda Mein" Sooraj Barjatay once again has made us proud. Well done.