A romantic-comedy, directed by Mahesh Bhatt and produced by Tahir Hussain, Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke (HHRK), was one of many largest hits in 1993 and nonetheless stays a fan favorite. The movie starred Aamir Khan and Juhi Chawla and gained the National Film Award – Special Mention (Feature Film).
Other than the story and performances, the well-known tune Ghunghat Ki Adh Se by Nadeem-Shravan was a giant hit. Recalling taking pictures the tune in Udaipur, Rajasthan, Chawla says, “We had already shot the whole film and just this song was left. So I don’t know how but only the assistants turned up on shoot. Tahir saab, Mahesh Bhatt, Saroj Khan (Choreograher), Pravin Bhatt (Cinematographer) – everyone sent their assistants. Aamir and I and these assistants worked on the song, which turned out to be the highlight of the film. It was an unexpected thing but sometimes, you can’t explain how magic happens. This film is one of them.”
Grateful for the love, Chawla says, “If people remember the film after so many years, then it was magical. When we were making the film, none of us knew what was going on. The kids were so talented.” HHRK was shot over one and a half 12 months and as Chawla had labored with Khan in quite a lot of initiatives earlier, “there was comfort level”. “This was one of the early films, where we rehearsed scenes before it was shot. It was the first time I did anything like that. It was great fun working with Mahesh ji. I remember laughing a lot on the sets. I would want my kids to watch this film as it was funny. So many people tell me that they loved the film,” she says.
Khan was “very hands on while shooting with suggestions” because it was his father’s manufacturing, she says, including, “In one of the scenes, he told me to jump before I started running, to give the scene a comic feel. Such suggestions really helped. Aamir had a lot of contribution in the film, including sitting on edit for a month too. He kept a poker face in scenes, knowing if he did that the situation and all of us acting would look funnier in a scene. That helped a lot, I feel now looking back.”
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