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IndiaFM Review
Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam
By Taran Adarsh
K.C. Bokadia's HUM TUMHARE HAIN SANAM, directed by K.S.
Adiyaman, is a remake of the director's Tamil hit THOTTA
CHINUNGI.
Devnarayan (Alok Nath) takes responsibility of Gopal (Shah
Rukh Khan) and Nita (Suman Ranganathan), the children of his
deceased friend. Devnarayan gets so involved in their
upbringing that he starts neglecting his daughter, Laxmi (Aroona
Irani), and her two kids, Radha (Madhuri Dixit) and Prashant (Atul
Agnihotri). Upset by her father's attitude, Laxmi walks out of
the house and decides to raise her two kids with sheer hard
work and dedication. Unable to cope with Laxmi's indifference
towards him, Devnarayan falls ill and is hospitalised. When
Laxmi learns of his illness, she rushes to the hospital to
meet her ailing father, but meets with a car accident on the
way.
Devnarayan takes the responsibility of bringing up Radha and
Prashant as well. Knowing that Gopal loves Radha since
childhood, Devnarayan gets them married. Radha's childhood
friend Suraj (Salman Khan) is very close to her and keeps
calling her for all his problems, which bothers and upsets
Gopal a great deal. Things reach such a stage that Gopal
decides to divorce Radha and even throws her out of the house.
Does Radha find solace in Suraj's eyes or does she re-unite
with Gopal?
HUM TUMHARE HAIN SANAM has a sparkling star cast, but it
suffers on two counts -- One, the storyline is as old as the
hills. Similar Hindi films have been witnessed earlier; Two,
Adiyaman's storytelling and treatment looks outdated as well.
What adds to its woes is the uneven and lethargic pace the
story moves ahead. Moreover, everytime the viewer expects
something to happen, either the pace drops or nothing happens
at all. For instance, the interval point raises the
expectations of a dramatic second half, but the post-interval
portions are bland as well. Adiyaman should've worked doubly
hard on the characterisation of Shah Rukh Khan, mainly because
it's his suspicious nature that proves the turning point in
the film. Sadly, there's no effort or a single scene that
depicts Shah Rukh's suspicious nature and what prompts him to
behave that way.
On the script level, there are glaring loopholes as well. Some
instances
* Why does Salman conceal the identity of his beloved
(Aishwarya) throughout? Why doesn't he confide in Madhuri whom
he trusts so much?
* And on what grounds does SRK doubt his wife's (Madhuri)
intentions?
* Also, there was just no need to show Aishwarya as a blind
person towards the end.
Directorially, Adiyaman's shot execution gives an impression
that you're watching a flick of the 1980s. The film lacks the
finesse one associates with a big-budget entertainer with a
dynamic star cast. Also, the delay in the making tells at
several places. The film, besides looking dated, deals with a
regressive theme and worsens it with cliched dialogues. The
second half is way too lengthy and needs to be trimmed at
several places. Musically, the film boasts of an impressive
number of music composers, but barring the title song, none of
the songs enhance the proceedings. Also, the picturisation of
a couple of songs seems like yesteryears.
Cinematography is just about okay. Madhuri Dixit tries to
infuse life, but fails. The director has neither given her
decent lines nor scenes that could have brought forth her
immense talent. Also, her looks are inconsistent throughout.
Shah Rukh Khan does well in a handful of sequences, but the
preaching bit about the relationship between a husband and
wife gets on the nerves after a point. Salman Khan goes
through his part mechanically. His hairline betrays him all
the while. Aishwarya Rai’s role and performance are
insignificant. Atul Agnihotri does not impress. Suman
Ranganathan has nothing to do. Laxmikant Berde is so-so.
On the whole, HUM TUMHARE HAIN SANAM fails to live up to the
expectations. Below average.
Rating- *.
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