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9 out of 13 people found the following review useful:
AN ALL OUT ENTERTAINER, 13 November 2000
Author: beenaananda (beenaananda@yahoo.com) from paris france

HUM or "US"redefined the notion of entertainment in indian cinema by introducing sophisticated use of camera framing and an exploration of the use of irony in the guise of farce .Most villains in Mukul Anand's films are caricatures and in this respect "HUM" introduces this specificity in this talented director's cinema. The rhythmic song and dance number "JOOMA CHUMMA DE DE "got packed houses dancing literally from India to USA.This film also brought to a cinema art et essai director his first feeling of what a popular film director's reputation meant .

3 out of 3 people found the following review useful:
All the HYPE, and it delivered, 29 December 2004

Author: Jai Kalia from Birmingham, England

I remember when this film had come out in India all the hype that was going around in the UK and when the film finally reached the UK for days the local cinema's were all sold out, and when you could finally find a time that was suitable tickets were being sold at £25, what a bloody rip off, credit to the cinema owners though, they knew where and when to make their money.

Finally got to see it, when the local video shop had it, and by complete and utter fluke my parents and I happened to turn up to see what film we could rent out, and there sat 'HUM' literally just arrived. So as I sat down finally with my drinks and snacks for the cinema atmosphere, i went into the film with an open mind trying to forget about all the reviews I heard prior to watching this film.

I can honestly say that I enjoyed the film from start to finish. The film had me tensed up, on the edge of your seat sort of drama with light relief between scenes, is what you require from a film. The film writers had finally (to me anyway) made a story line which captivated it audiences perfectly. Each character had it's own story, but the director made sure this was not detailed too much as this would have prolonged a film unnecessarily, the character of Bakhtawar is fantastically portrayed by Danny Denzongpa who is a total class act anyway. The songs were fantastic, and the club battle between Vijay / Kumar against Captain Attack with the batman theme playing in the background is a great great scene. Rajnikant when he's miming with the cigarette in his mouth is mesmerising! Utter Class.

Overall a film definitely worth watching for all the family, mainly for it's originality. Possibly my favourite 'bollywood' film of all time.

2 out of 2 people found the following review useful:
fantastic full of entertainment, 29 September 2008

Author: Liakot Ali from London

Hum is a action, comedy, bits of romance, family out and out entertainer. Directed by the late Mukul Anand, this movie is great to watch. A multi starrer movie with big actors all in one to give a entertainer of a film. Amitabh Bachchan plays a angry young man turned quite good man and gives a good performance. Govinda plays the lovable brother and delivers a good performance. Rajnikhant delivers a fun to watch performance with his usual tricks with cigarettes. Kimi Katkar is annoying as usual, why was she cast against top actors. Shilpa Shirodkar is sexy at times and she is in one song. Danny was good as the villain, overall this is a fun film to watch.

3 out of 4 people found the following review useful:
Nice film, 17 February 2009
Author: silvan-desouza from India

Mukul Anand was a good director, he used to play to the masses and yet show good technical flair and make nice films

AGNEEPATH was a typical Hindi film and had few scenes from SCARFACE copied

HUM is a nice family + action film and here Amitabh plays his age too in half of the film, after which he played his age in INDRAJEET which flopped

HUM starts off as nothing g8 but then the Amitabh- Danny scenes and the entire scene where Ab's friend is killed and then his family(though his parents look younger to him) are well handled The story goes ahead with a twist which is well handled The part 2 with Rajnikant and Govinda appearing as AB's younger brothers also is well handled The journey till the end is well depicted

The few flaws are: The villains look like jokers and are a put off Even the last fight scenes are too artificial but for a film in 1991 it's okay

Mukul Anand does a great job handling the film Music was a big hit that time, especially the title song and Jumma Chumma

Amitabh performed Tiger and Shekhar both parts of the role with brilliance, playing his age and balancing it well with the role Govinda was alright, Rajnikant too does well Shilpa Shirodkar has no role, Kimi Katkar is annoying Danny excels in his part Anupam Kher fails as the villain, Annu Kapoor too annoys

1 out of 1 people found the following review useful:
Hum, 30 October 2007

Author: Ibuk from United Kingdom

This was a childhood favourite of mine. This was the second in the trilogy of the late Mukul Anand- Amitabh Bachan collaborations, the first being Agneepath and the third being Khuda Gawah. In my opinion this was the best in the trilogy. Amitabh was extraordinary whilst Govinda and Rajnikanth provided good support as his younger brothers.

The songs were chart-busters and I still listen to them. The lyrics were penned by Anand Bakshi and the music directors were Laxmikant- Pyarelal My favourites were either Jhomma Chumma or Ek Doosre se. Anupum Kher was OK but Danny was great as Bhaktawar. The action was superb, especially in the end scene where Anupum Kher and Amitabh are fighting in the helicopter.

2 out of 3 people found the following review useful:
Entertaining Children's Fantasy, 18 June 2000

Author: bollycritic from Canada

It is very entertaining commercial fluff. Technically savvy, and stylishly directed with a multi-star cast. It is all held steady by an awe-inspiring Bachchan performance at the base. The pungent and electrifying introductory sequence leading up to and including the credits is wicked.

Wonderful movie!, 9 July 2007

Author: solazul from India

My favourite Hindi movie, the sole reason being it was the first movie that I've ever seen. Though not that awe-inspiring in terms of direction or even cast(apologies, Mr. Bachchan)the movie blew me, and the rest of the country, away with that one magnificent song, Jhumma Chumma De De. Kimmy Katkar's most salacious performance ever. Where on Earth did she disappear to? Set in Bombay in the sixties, it tells the story of one man who refuse to be subdued by the reigning feudal lord of sorts and escapes with his two brothers; all he wants is a nice quite life for the three of them, even if it means leaving behind his amour, Jhumma. Rajnikanth and Govinda have had better roles than this, but all said and done, this is one wonderful movie to watch on a lazy Sunday afternoon.

Spectacular!, 20 August 2006

Author: (tropicaldpression) from United States

I saw this movie on big screen the first time it opened in my country- it had all the right elements- such a monster hit! Kimi Katkar Was without a doubt smashing! A must See! The songs were right on target and the dance sequences were definitely beautifully done. I stayed awake for the entire movie. After it ended people wanted more! I went to see it again a week later, then watched it 7 times after that! This movie was doubled with 1980's Dostana when I saw it- was memorable! No need for pop corn- you won't have time to eat it. Bollywood should take pattern from this movie. The director did very well and the cast was just down right talented and executed the scenes with precision.

One of the best Indian movies of my generation, 17 October 2000

Author: Sabatnoogen from Long Beach, CA

I've stopped watching Hindi movies now because they are all formulaic and all of the stars lack charisma. Here today, gone tomorrow, they never invoke the all-around genius of former actors such as Amitabh Bachchan, Rajesh Khanna, and Dev Anand. This has been to date, Amitabh's last great role, and it is in a great movie. Although there are the inevitable sappy moments of today's movies, the acting is brilliant, the premise, although recycled, is recycled well. It is without a doubt, one of the greatest Indian films of the last 15 years.

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