Akele Hum Akele Tum

About the film

Akele Hum Akele Tum (transl. I'm Alone, You're Alone) is a 1995 Indian Hindi-language musical 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. 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 but it did well at the box office.

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.

Music

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. According to Box Office India, with around 25,00,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack was the year's ninth highest-selling album.

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