Sooraj Barjatya's Hum Saath Saath Hain is his follow-up to the immensely successful Hum Aapke Hain Kaun.
It reminds of Ramayana with modern values.
It gives clear message about how to deal with family problems and how to control ego and how to develop let-go feelings within family members.
We have preserved video just in case any dispute arise between family members, we will see the movie and get back normal unity.
Barjatya has pretty much all the same ingredients here as well.
The ensemble cast are all perfectly selected for their roles and have done a good job.
Most outstanding of all in the film would be Mohnish Behl.
Barjatya has once again written a very meticulous script with great timing by all the artists in bringing out Barjatya's vision from the paper to the screen.
The one area where HSSH lacks in is the music. Though not a bad score by any means, it needed a bit more melody and pleasantness to enhance the moods of the film better. Also, the energy that HAHK had somehow seems to be missing.
But to be fair to the film, Barjatya has once again presented a very sincere and heartfelt effort.
I like this film because it was a true family drama, and a dying genre, even in Hindi movies.
The family relationships are well portrayed and often very touching even though they can run to the ''too sugar sweet'' area sometimes.
But this is a very miner concern, because the bulk of the film has a great vibe and a great flow.
The story advances with all the songs, instead of detracting from it.
I think what a lot of people have forgotten to focus on is the social message conveyed in this movie.
This movie explores the dangers of letting people poison your mind, and how family relationships can be badly effected by one person's wrong decision.
The Mother in the story is made to feel insecure after the incident where the daughter's brother in law steals the family business from under them.
This incident propels her to look at her own family in a different light, and to heed the machinations of 3 very frivolous women, and a man who wants to see his daughter lead the good life at all costs.
The fact that they show us how well the family gets on before this incident shows us that regardless of how well you get on, such things can still happen to tear you apart.
But the touching thing about this story is how the brother's and sister's rally together to protect each other, and how the firm love and respect between them swings things back into place.
I loved this film.
All the actor's contributed to the film.
The characters they play are different, thus adding to the story in their own ways.
I also disagree with another comments on mouthshut that if you like this film you would not like films like ''Astitva'' and ''Chandani Bar''.
I beg to differ.
I liked those films very much.
You don't have to be stuck in one genre, and it's better to be able to appreciate many genre's instead of just one.
Rajshri Productions deliver another good family movie.
I am glad the public rewarded them by making this movie a hit atlthough not as big a hit as Hum Aapke Hain Kaun.
Sooraj Barjatya shows how to make an entertaining movie that is void of sex and violence seen in most of today's Bollywood movies.
The music by Raam Laaxman is pretty good, specially 'Maare hibda.
The lyrics of 'Yeh to sach hai.' show how much thought has went behind making this movie.
I just got the DVD which includes a bonus 'Making of Hum Saath Saath Hai disc.
If only other directors went to such pains to make a good family entertainer.
Rajshri Production have always focused on making good clean movies that remark on a social issue.
This movie does the same, by showing the importance of a joint family.
In today's Bollywood, no one is willing to take a moral stand on a social issue.
We hear the same excuse, 'We are here to entertain, not preach.'
However, don't they realize that media has a big hand in moulding a society.
With so many movies bombarding the Indian public with Western culture I wont' be surprised if a Rajshri Production movie will be considered 'old fashioned' in the next decade.
Hats off for such a daring movie.
