Akele Hum Akele Tum

"Akele Hum Akele Tum" is a Bollywood movie released in 1995. It is a romantic drama film directed by Mansoor Khan and produced by Ratan Jain. The movie features Aamir Khan and Manisha Koirala in the lead roles.

Plot: The story revolves around Rohit (Aamir Khan), a struggling playback singer, and Kiran (Manisha Koirala), a successful and talented classical singer. They meet, fall in love, and get married against the wishes of their respective families. Initially, they live a happy life together, but soon Kiran's career takes off while Rohit continues to struggle. The pressure of Kiran's success and Rohit's professional failure puts a strain on their relationship. Eventually, they decide to separate, and Kiran gets the custody of their young son.

Review: "Akele Hum Akele Tum" received generally positive reviews upon its release. The film was praised for its emotional depth and heartfelt performances by Aamir Khan and Manisha Koirala. Both actors portrayed the complexities of their characters with conviction, and their chemistry on-screen was appreciated.

The movie's music, composed by Anu Malik, was a major highlight and is still remembered for its soulful melodies. Songs like "Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya" and "Dil Mera Churaya Kyun" became popular and are fondly remembered by audiences.

The film's plot was loosely inspired by the Hollywood movie "Kramer vs. Kramer," but it still managed to resonate with the Indian audience due to its strong emotional core and exploration of relationships. However, some critics pointed out that the screenplay could have been tighter in certain parts.

Overall, "Akele Hum Akele Tum" is a touching and emotional film that captures the ups and downs of a relationship and the sacrifices one makes for love and family. It remains a favorite for many Bollywood movie enthusiasts, particularly fans of romantic dramas and Aamir Khan's exceptional acting. If you enjoy heartfelt emotional dramas with great music, this movie could be worth watching.

Akele Hum Akele Tum is a vivid memory of childhood, and to be honest I didn't enjoyed it back then as it was too emotional and dull to be entertained but the year 2016 turned the fate of this film in my verdict as I loved it a lot. It happens to be hot and humid and I spending my summer vacation at my grandma house, and to pass the miserable day, I searched the old boxes of my DVD set and got this film to rewatch with a new mindset and perspective, and while watching the film I realised that there are films which are not celebrated as they should have for the package they deliver and Akele Hum Akele Tum is one of those under-rated films of Aamir Khan which was way ahead in terms of content and creativity. It was a simple story of young love birds who got married and then suddenly their lives go haywire and their marriage heads towards separation. There were many themes in AHAT but I like the transition of Rohit Kumar to fatherhood and Aamir Khan nailed it.

He carried plenty of emotions on screen but I like the helplessness, sentimentality and passion of a father he delivered for his young son in the film, there were some standout scenes, which proves the meatle of young Aamir Khan, and that was the first glimpse of him being a Mr. Perfectionist as he chooses a role which was multi-dimensional unlike his fellow actors who were busy doing massala, comedy and action films, Aamir was courageous to choose a script which was devoid of any romantic/action scenes, though it was full of societal theme like failure of young couples to make compromise in parenting or to hold the institute of marriage.

From scene 1 to last scene, Rohit Kumar was a totally changed personality and Aamir showed the growth of a actor, which wasn't stagnant!

For the evergreen music, traditional direction, realistic dialogues, I'll give this film perfect 10! One of the gems from Aamir Khan to his audience.

The film could have been much tighter. The characterization's are very poor and the director doesnt give a proper build up for Manisha's passion for her career and for her leaving the family. The only saving grace is the kids performance. He's definitely the scene stealer. Aamir khan and Manisha renders a mediocre performance.

Akele Hum Akele Tum is a emotional family drama. A remake of Hollywood Classic Kramer Vs Kramer with Dustin Hoffman. Aamir Khan plays the struggling father who has to look after his son and work at the same time, after his wife suddenly decides to leave the house. Aamir Khan delivers a Powerful and Brilliant performance. Manisha Koraila is the women you will hate in a average role. You hate her because her character is so selfish, that she walks out on her kid. Akele Hum Akele Tum is longer then Kramer Vs Kramer, with more added story lines. Some great scenes between the father son relationship. One great scene is when the kid request's a present a little expensive. Aamir tries ever so hard to get the money, but ends up arrested. His son waits hours and hours, till Aamir comes home, to tell his son he failed. The kid understands and Aamir starts crying. Great direction from Hit Director Mansoor Khan of Qayamat se Qayamat Tak, Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar and Josh. A must see

Akele Hum Akele Tum is a very entertaining and charming film. The film seems to have been inspired by two films, Abhimaan and Kramer vs. Karmer. Abhimaan showed the rise of one spouse in the music industry to another's fall, and Kramer vs. Kramer showed two separated parents fighting over their child's custody. The film has bits of both films, though it's much more similar to the latter. There are actually several sequences which are copied frame-by-frame, which is annoying, but I did like the fact that it was like an expansion of the Kramer vs. Kramer plot. It's like showing the motives behind Meryl Streep's character's decision to leave her husband, giving a larger view of what could probably have happened in the middle, and ending it up with a more complete ending. That's why this is one remake which is easier to forgive.

Mansoor Khan's direction is very good and it is aided by a very memorable soundtrack and great casting. Anu Malik's music is exceptional and every song stands out (even though some of them, like the film itself, are unoriginal). "Raja Ko Rani Se" is very melodious and romantic, "Aisa Zakham Diya" is youthful and catchy, "Akele Hum Akele Tum" is a great song showing the loving relationship of a father and his son (and the fact that it's actually sung by Udit Narayan and his real-life son Aditya makes it even more convincing), "Dil Mera Churaya Kyon" is beautifully melancholic, and "Dil Kehta Hai" is another amazingly exciting and romantic gem. All the songs are extremely well pictured in the film.

Aamir Khan and Manisha Koirala have a fantastic chemistry (I also loved their collaboration in the 1999 film Mann). This is one of Khan's best performances - very mature, very natural, at times restrained and at times temperamental. Koirala is both beautiful and convincing. She is first a young dreamy girl who wants to become a singer, then a married woman, then an angry mother/homemaker whose inferiority complex and dissatisfaction from her life and marriage cause her to try to find a new life, then a reigning singer, then a suffering mother whose determination to get her son back looks almost selfish. She is credible in every shade her character goes through. Tanvi Azmi also gives a very fine performance.

Overall, Akele Hum Akele Tum is a very enjoyable family drama. It has bits of everything and is generally well made, although it does tend to be melodramatic at several sequences. It did bother that some scenes were copied frame-by-frame, but as a whole, it is a decently Indianised film and as already said, it updates and expands the Kramer vs. Kramer plot quite effectively. I'm not saying it's a great film, but it is one of those films which show the magic of Bollywood's 1990s, which may not have had the great technical advances of today, but were much more simple, naive and alluring thanks to their very profound Hindi film style, extremely melodious songs and great human and family values.