Her enthusiasm shines on all of us”! Karisma called working with Sooraj a ‘dream come true’ experience, “I have been his great fan right since Maine Pyar Kiya,” she admits. She is one of the most hardworking actresses I have come across. As for Karisma Kapoor, who plays Sapna, Sooraj Barjatya reveals, “She gives so many variations in a performance. The script is so beautifully written that you just have to say the lines, probably copy how Sooraj ji is trying to get you to do it, and not try to do or add anything extra”. I would have been happy with anything (including a smaller part). He tells, “I didn’t expect such a good role. Saif too like others was surprised by the script and narration. You cannot bound him by definite instructions,” explains Sooraj Barjatya, and somewhere it fit his character of the younger brother cum brat, named Vinod. He says he was amazed by the prep she did for the role of Preeti. I knew exactly what I was supposed to do as everything was given to me on a platter.” Sooraj Barjatya however praises Sonali without giving himself any credit. Sonali Bendre meanwhile was floored at the narration stage itself as she says, “I had four hours script narration of Hum Saath Saath Hain where Sooraj ji even hummed my background score for me! I was flabbergasted! I never had this kind of narration ever in my life before. So what he is in real life is portrayed by me!” And Prem in Hum Saath Saath Hain is how he is now. Now he’s grown and matured a little more. And then he makes an interesting observation, “Prem in Hum Aapke Hain Koun was Sooraj in real life at that point of time. I am very fond of him and he cares about me a lot”. We are two different people but we have lot of similar qualities. But I think his performance has come out wonderful in the film!” Salman, meanwhile talks highly of his director, “We are more like brothers. No wonder Sooraj confesses, "This is one role that has given me sleepless nights because I have played with his image. In the previous two films, Salman portrayed an outgoing character but in Hum Saath Saath Hain, he was supposed to essay a shy, sensitive and soft-spoken person. I think he’s one of the finest human beings I have known,” admits Sooraj. “Talking about Salman bhai is like talking about myself.
Sooraj Barjatya’s earlier two films – Hum Aapke Hain Koun and Maine Pyar Kiya – both had Salman Khan in the lead and it was natural that for Hum Saath Saath Hain, he approached the superstar, for the role of the middle brother Prem.
The actors too spoke about their experience. I wanted 8 artists for 100 days (for the shoot of the film),” says Sooraj Barjartya and then goes to explain how each and every actor was selected and why he/she fits the bill. “The casting of the film was very crucial. On the joyous occasion of 20 th anniversary of Hum Saath Saath Hain, Bollywood Hungama went through the making footage and found some very interesting information with regards to the film’s cast. In today’s times, that’s equivalent to Rs. Audiences flocked for the film and made it the biggest grosser of 1999 as it earned Rs. And moreover, it was directed by Sooraj Barjatya, whose previous film Hum Aapke Hain Koun was one of the greatest blockbusters in the history of Indian cinema! And unlike Hum Aapke Hain Koun, Hum Saath Saath Hain had a pan-India wide opening, in 350 theatres. After all, it was one of the most awaited films of that year, featuring an enviable star cast of Salman Khan, Sonali Bendre, Saif Ali Khan, Karisma Kapoor, Mohnish Bahl and Tabu. 20 years ago, Hum Saath Saath Hain opened on this day, a few days before Diwali, and as expected, it opened up to a bumper response.
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