Hum Saath Saath Hain (1999)

Touches You

Such a frustrating disappointment

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

Blistering performances.

Hum Saath Saath Hain is an oft criticized film. But, it serves its purpose. It tells of a family that lives the Ramayan without Ravan.Prem (Salman Khan) is the modern day Bharat, who idolizes his elder brother Vivek (Monish Bahl). Vivek is the perfect son, perfect brother, perfect husband to Sadhana (Tabu), as well as business man. He leads his younger brothers, Prem and Vinod (Saif Ali Khan). He tries to better them.But then troubles befall the family and these family ties will be tested by separation and greed. An excellent, maybe over-sweet, film. The chemistry between the couples is believable and, in my opinion, drags you in.

Sheesh....what a nightmare. What was Sooraj Barjatya thinking?? Is this the same guy that made classics like MPK and HAHK? Hard to believe it is. What mainly made MPK and HAHK so good was the chemistry between the lead pair(SK-Bhagyashree and SK-Madhuri) and the music by Ram-Laxman. HSSH neither has the music and definitely doesn't have the chemistry of the central characters, CUZ THIS STINKER IS PACKED WITH A MILLION CHARACTERS. By the time u get to know whose who, u don't really care what the heck is going on. A huge problem with HSSH is how corny this HUMUNGOUS 'family' is. While MPK and HAHK displayed family values with heart and honesty; the ultra sweet characters in HSSH mouth all the sugar-coated dialogues with such artificiality that u have a hard time liking these guyz. Barjatya's story-telling was superb in HAHK, but here he makes HSSH feel more like a stage drama. The screen play is lacking the juice that would make u care for the characters. Another BIG LETDOWN is Salman Khan. The biggest star of MPK and HAHK is relegated to just being a supporting man in HSSH. He gets to play a shy character who doesn't say much and Salman looks downright uninterested through 3/4 of the movie.Bottomline: HSSH badly wants to be like HAHK, but is highly lacking the subtlety and charm that made us fall in love with that 1994 classic.

Very family oriented film. Acting was good and the girls looked lovely and danced well. Music was credible and cinemetography was good. Sooraj Barjatya again takes a familiar storyline and makes it a show worth watching.

I saw my first Bollywood movie during a vacation to India in 2000. Since then, I have seen at least 15 and have collected seven of the more popular recent releases. This was the second movie I saw in the theaters there (the first was horrible except for an excellent dance number), and I enjoyed HSSH immensely. Even without subtitles (and I don't speak Hindu), the plot, easy to follow, was not a barrier to what I considered to be excellent singing, dancing, and entertainment. I loved Karishma Kaapoor and Saif Ali Khan, was exposed to several actors which appeared in subsequent movies which I enjoyed, and in short had a good time. I have purchased this movie to show to friends as their first up-close encounter with Bollywood. Since seeing this film, I have enjoyed only one movie, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, more. I would recommend this movie to anyone but particularly to someone trying to learn fresh about this key segment of the movie industry.