Akele Hum Akele Tum

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Akele Hum Akele Tum
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Directed by Mansoor Khan
Written byMansoor Khan
Nasir Hussain (dialogue)
Based on Kramer vs. Kramer
Produced by Champak Jain
Ratan Jain
Starring Aamir Khan
Manisha Koirala
Adil Rizvi
Cinematography Baba Azmi
Edited byZafar Sultan
Music by Anu Malik
Production
company
Distributed byUnited Seven Combines
Release date
  • 30 November 1995 (1995-11-30)
Running time
160 minutes
CountryIndia
Language Hindi
Budget4.50 crore [1]
Box office12.37 crore [1]

Akele Hum Akele Tum (transl.I'm Alone, You're Alone) is a 1995 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film starring Aamir Khan, Manisha Koirala, and Master Adil. It was directed by Mansoor Khan. The music is by Anu Malik and the lyrics are by Majrooh Sultanpuri. The film is loosely based on the 1979 American film Kramer vs. Kramer . [2] Both Aamir Khan and Manisha Koirala's performances were acclaimed; the latter also received a nomination in the Best Actress category at the 41st Filmfare Awards. Upon release, the film faced competition from Ram Jaane and although well received by critics, it did not do well at the box office. [3] [4]

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Plot

Rohit Kumar (Aamir Khan) is an aspiring playback singer while Kiran (Manisha Koirala) is an ambitious classical singer-in-training. They meet, relate to each other's sentiments, fall in love and get married shortly. When Kiran's parents oppose their marriage, they decide to lead a separate life.

After marriage, Kiran's ambitions take a backseat to her household responsibilities and looking after their son. Time fails to abate Kiran's frustration until she decides to leave Rohit and start a new life all over again. Now single, Rohit is forced to look after both his son and his own failing career. After some obvious teething troubles, Rohit succeeds in creating a separate world for himself and his son, Sunil.

Meanwhile, Kiran becomes a huge film star. She tries to reconcile with Rohit but Rohit is a proud man and misinterprets her support as her pity and things become worse. A court case is eventually filed for the custody of Sunil.

Rohit faces a tough time preparing for the case as his financial position is not as sound as Kiran's. He sells his best songs at a very low price so that he can fight the custody battle. During the court battle, Kiran's lawyer Bhujbal (Paresh Rawal) uses every possible trick to show that Rohit does not deserve the custody of his child. He even uses the information that Rohit had told Kiran only because he felt that she had a right to know about her son's life against him. Rohit instructs his lawyer to fight the case honestly as he does not wish to hurt Kiran and her reputation. In the end, the court rules in favour of the mother and Kiran is given custody of the child. During this time, common friends of Rohit and Kiran try to explain to Kiran that Rohit had changed for the better and that he is now very attached to his son. Kiran also realises that their son would never find happiness only with her. She tells Rohit that she will not take Sunil away and that she wants him to stay at his home to which Rohit replies that this was Kiran's home as well. Kiran seemingly moves to get out of the house but then closes the door and smiles.

Rohit and Kiran hug each other and their son as the movie ends.

Cast

Music

Akele Hum Akele Tum
Soundtrack album by
Released1995
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length28:12
LanguageHindi
Label Venus Records & Tapes

The music was composed by Anu Malik and the lyrics were penned by Majrooh Sultanpuri. "Raja Ko Rani Se", the tune of which was sampled from Love Theme from The Godfather and "Dil Kehta Hai" were memorable numbers from the film. [5] According to Box Office India, with around 25,00,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack was the year's ninth highest-selling album. [6]

#SongsSinger(s)
1."Raja Ko Rani Se Pyaar" (Version I)Udit Narayan & Alka Yagnik
2."Aisa Zakham Diya Hai" Udit Narayan, Shankar Mahadevan & Aamir Khan
3."Dil Kehta Hai"Kumar Sanu & Alka Yagnik
4."Dil Mera Churaya Kyun" Kumar Sanu & Anu Malik
5."Akele Hum Akele Tum"Udit Narayan & Aditya Narayan
6."Raja Ko Rani Se Pyaar" (Version II)Kumar Sanu & Alka Yagnik

Awards and nominations

41st Filmfare Awards: [7]

Nominated

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