# Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (soundtrack)

Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! is the soundtrack album to the 1994 film of the same name directed by Sooraj Barjatya and produced by Rajshri Productions, starring Madhuri Dixit and Salman Khan. The album featured 14 songs composed by Raamlaxman with lyrics written by Dev Kohli and Ravinder Rawal. The soundtrack, released under the His Master's Voice label, became the second highest selling Bollywood soundtracks of all time. It was one of the most popular soundtracks in Bollywood, with all its musical numbers being featured in several Indian wedding ceremonies. The song "Didi Tera Devar Deewana" became one of the most popular Hindi film songs.

## Background

While developing the screenplay for Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!, Sooraj used musical numbers to avoid treating the situations in a cliched manner. Raamlaxman, who had previously worked with Rajshri's Maine Pyar Kiya (1989) that was also directed by Sooraj and starred Salman, had confirmed his involvement during the film's production on 2 July 1992 with a song composition for the muhurat ceremony. He had about 50 sessions with Sooraj while scripting. He had composed 15 tunes and recorded them within a span of three months. During the script narration, he would play those tunes for the cast members and would even sing them, if not recorded, so that the cast would perform accordingly.
When the film was ready, Sooraj received criticisms from industry members at a private screening, describing that the film had too many songs that increased the length. Despite Sooraj's initial reluctance, 10 days after the film's release, he agreed to edit the songs "Chocolate Lime Juice" and "Mujhse Juda Hokar" and a couple of stanzas from another song. The reception in the central and southern parts of India, particularly in Dehradun, Gandhinagar and Nizamabad, prompted Sooraj to restore those songs in its entirety, with the new prints.
The song "Didi Tera Devar Deewana" is said to be inspired by Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's song "Saare Nabian". When the film was released in Pakistan, the words "Hai Raam" were omitted from the lyrics due to religious sentiments. Lata Mangeshkar, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Kumar Sanu, Udit Narayan, Shailendra Singh and Sharda Sinha recorded the vocals for the songs. Mangeshkar, who had been selective on recording songs for films in the 1990s, had performed for 10 songs in the album.
The digital release of the album had 14 songs—excluding the sad version of "Mujhse Juda Hokar" and "Hasta Hua Noorani Chehra" from the film Parasmani (1963), that was used when the characters play a game.

## Sales and records

The film's soundtrack achieved significant commercial success with the song "Didi Tera Devar Deewana" becoming one of the most popular film songs ever, topping various charts on radio stations and music television shows. Within two months, the album sold around 30 million cassette tapes, bringing sales of ₹11.7 crore (US$1.3 million). It was the highest-selling Bollywood soundtrack of the year, and the second-best selling soundtrack of the 1990s and all time, with around 10–12 million units being sold.

## Legal issues

Gulshan Kumar sold pirated copies of the soundtrack under the Super Cassettes Industries label and logo. In 1995, the Gramophone Company of India filed a lawsuit against Super Cassettes Industries for distributing unofficial audio cassettes and packaging it with the same cover sleeve of Gramaphone Co. India's publishings. The Delhi High Court ruled in favour of Gramaphone Co. India, restraining Super Cassettes Industries to use the same packaging as the album's original version.

## Accolades

Lata Mangeshkar, who had retired from accepting awards, had received the Filmfare Special Award in public demand after the success of "Didi Tera Devar Deewana".
| Award | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
| 40th Filmfare Awards | Special Award | Lata Mangeshkar for "Didi Tera Devar Deewana" | Won | [18] [19] |
| 40th Filmfare Awards | Best Music Director | Raamlaxman | Nominated | [18] [19] |
| 40th Filmfare Awards | Best Lyricist | Dev Kohli for "Hum Aapke Hain Koun...!" | Nominated | [18] [19] |
| 40th Filmfare Awards | Best Male Playback Singer | S. P. Balasubramaniam for "Hum Aapke Hain Koun...!" | Nominated | [18] [19] |
| 1995 Screen Awards | Best Female Playback Singer | Lata Mangeshkar for "Maye Ni Maye" | Won | |
| 1995 Screen Awards | Best Editing | Mukhtar Ahmed | Won | |