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Hum Paanch (2000)

Hum Paanch poster
Directed by
Bapu
Genre
drama film, action film, family film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 43m
Rated
U
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Five brothers and a sister reunite for a family wedding. They face conflicts and must work together to overcome a threat from a local gangster.

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What happens

Hum Paanch (transl. Us Five) is a 1981 Hindi language action film directed by Bapu and produced by Boney Kapoor. The film features an all-star cast including Sanjeev Kumar, Shabana Azmi, Mithun Chakraborty, Deepti Naval, Naseeruddin Shah, Raj Babbar, Uday Chandra, Gulshan Grover (in his film debut) and Amrish Puri. The film was a surprise and big hit at the box office, and the 7th highest-grossing Hindi Film at the domestic box office of the year 1981. The movie was Boney Kapoor's maiden venture as a producer. A young Anil Kapoor, who is Boney Kapoor's brother, has a cameo appearance. This film is a remake of 1978 Kannada film Paduvaaralli Pandavaru, directed by Puttanna Kanagal which was also remade by Bapu earlier in Telugu as Mana Voori Pandavulu (1978). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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