''Akele Hum Akele Tum'' ( ''I'm Alone, You're Alone'') is a 1995 Indian

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romantic drama film Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their ...

starring

Aamir Khan Mohammed Aamir Hussain Khan (; born 14 March 1965) is an Indian actor, filmmaker, and television personality who works in Bollywood, Hindi films. Referred to as "Mr. Perfectionist" in the media, he is known for his work in a variety of film g ...

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, and Master Adil. It was directed by Mansoor Khan. The music is by

Anu Malik Anwar Sardar "Anu" Malik (born 2 November 1960) is an Indian music composer, singer, music arranger and score composer. He is the recipient of a National Film Award and three Filmfare Awards, who primarily composes music for the Hindi film ...

and the lyrics are by

Majrooh Sultanpuri Asrar ul Hassan Khan (1 October 1919 − 24 May 2000), better known as Majrooh Sultanpuri, was an Indian Urdu poet and lyricist in the Hindi language film industry. He wrote lyrics for numerous Hindi film soundtracks. He was one of the dom ...

. 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'' and although well received by critics, it did not do well at the box office.

Plot

Rohit Kumar (

) is an aspiring playback singer while Kiran (

) 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 (

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) 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

as Rohit Kumar *

as Kiran Kumar (Rohit's wife) * Adil Rizvi as Sunil "Sonu" Kumar (Rohit and Kiran's son) *

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as Kanhaiya *

Tanvi Azmi Tanvi Azmi is an Indian film and television actress. She is known for her roles in '' Akele Hum Akele Tum'' (1995), ''Bajirao Mastani'' (2015), '' Thappad'' (2020) and ''Tribhanga'' (2021). Early life and career She was born to Marathi-Hindi ...

as Farida *

Rohini Hattangadi Rohini Hattangadi (''née'' Oak; born 11 April 1951) is an Indian actress, known for her work in Marathi, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Gujarati films, and Marathi soap operas and theatre. She has won two Filmfare Awards, one ...

as Mrs. Dayal *

as Advocate Bhujbal *

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as Ram Dayal *

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as Paresh Kapoor *

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as Kaushik *

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as Gulbadan Kumar *

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as Amar *

Navneet Nishan Navneet Nishan (also known as Navnit Nishan, Navnit or Navnit Singh) is an Indian actress. She is best known for her role as Tara in the soap opera '' Tara'', and '' Kasautii Zindagii Kay''. She has also worked in the TV serial ''Chanakya'' as ...

as Sunita (Kiran's Friend) *

Neeraj Vora Neeraj Vora (22 January 1963 14 December 2017) was an Indian film director, writer, actor and composer from Gujarat. He made a mark in Bollywood with his work as a writer for Ram Gopal Verma's film '' Rangeela'' (1995). His directorial debut ...

as Moolchand (Grocer) *

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as Mr. Bhatija (Rohit's Lawyer) *

Dinesh Hingoo Dinesh Hingoo (born 13 April 1940) is an Indian actor who played comic and supporting roles in Hindi films. He has appeared in over 300 films, from ''Taqdeer (1967)'' to ''Be Careful (film), Be Careful (2011)'', and is known for his laughter an ...

as Jamshed, Hotel Owner * Shashi Kiran as Ravinder Kapoor * Suresh Bhagwat as Prakash (Tailor) * Razzak Khan as Babulal * Hiralal as Hira Lal *

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(actor playing role of an NRI) *

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as award presenter *

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as Mehra, Restaurant and Disco bar owner(uncredited) * Ghanshyam (actor playing role to insult an NRI) * Jennifer Winget as young girl

Music

The music was composed by

and the lyrics were penned by

. "Raja Ko Rani Se", the tune of which was sampled from

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and "Dil Kehta Hai" were memorable numbers from the film. According to

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

Awards and nominations

41st Filmfare Awards Nominated * Best Film – Mansoor Khan *

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– Mansoor Khan * Best Actress –

* Best Supporting Actress –

* Best Music Director –

* Best Lyricist –

for "Raja Ko Rani Se" * Best Male Playback Singer –

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for "Raja Ko Rani Se" * Best Female Playback Singer –

Alka Yagnik Alka Yagnik (born 20 March 1966) is an Indian playback singer who works predominantly in Hindi cinema. One of the most prominent singers of 1990s era Bollywood, she has received several accolades, including two National Film Awards, two Ben ...

for "Raja Ko Rani Se"

References

External links

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