Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!

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Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!(English: Who am I to You..!) is a legendary 1994 romantic Bollywood film, starring Madhuri Dixit and Salman Khan. It's extremely famous for its unusually high number of songs (14, 11 of them sun by the legendary Lata Mangheskar), for being one of the biggest blockbusters in India at the time (and even nowdays, adjusted by inflation), and for being extremely romantic due to their wedding theme, to the point that the ceremonies, games, songs and fashions of the film still influence Indian weddings to this day.

Kailashnath Nath, searching for a suitable bride for his eldest nephew Rajesh, finds a match in Pooja, the eldest daughter of professor Siddharth Chaudhary. The marriage, along with rekindling the old friendship between Kailashnath and the Chaudarys, also serves for the younger brother of the groom, Prem (Khan), and the younger sister of the bride, Nisha (Dixit), to met. While initially getting into each other nerves, Prem and Nisha gradually grows from Slap Slap Kiss into an actual romance that they keep in secret, as around them weddings, family gatherings, and the birth of Rajesh and Pooja's first child happen around them . But when Prem and Nisha are ready to finally reveal their relationship, a family tragedy derails their plans, and even puts in danger their mutual happiness...

Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! is, singlehandlely, the most influential film of modern Bollywood. Its success practically redefined the industry, by proving that a "clean", family friendly film could achieve blockbuster status. Karan Johar, of Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and Kabhi Kushi Kabhie Gham fame, named this the film that inspired him into becoming a director.

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