Hum Aapke Hain Kaun..!

The funniest things choose to lodge themselves in your memory. I have this DISTINCT memory from 1994 when I was in school still and this film called "Hum Aapke Hain Kaun..!" came out in theatres. The buzz for the film was high and I really wanted to see it. It was typical Bollywood masala fare with Madhuri Dixit, one of the hottest actors at the time. The director had already made a super hit film, this was his second with the reputed production house and multi-starrers hadn't caught on at the time.

Anyway, so we used to have a help, Radha, in the house and like all Indians she was a total movie buff. Everyone in India wanted to see this film, its a cinema crazy nation. SO, I was in school and it ended at 3/30pm. I had convinced mom to let me see this film again for the fourth time. (Trust me, it wasn't easy, she isn't as sympathetic to cine-crazies) And this time Radha was going to come see it as well and obviously she was excited. So Radha met me in the car after school, and she packed my lunch and we drove like crazy to the cinema hall, tickets were purchased and we slid into position right in time as the 4pm show began. BOOM, out came the lunch box, home made food and the title song rolled. That random moment has just LODGED itself into my memory and everytime I think of it, I can instantly transform myself to it. I remember everything, the smells, the feeling, the EXUBERANT happiness.

Final tapes came from the lab today.... editing is finally going to finishing places.