Top 10 Bollywood Movies That Ran For The Longest Time In Cinema Halls

7 HUM AAPKE HAIN KOUN (1 YEAR)

Helmed by Sooraj R. Barjatya under his banner Rajshri Productions and starring Salman Khan opposite dhak-dhak girl, Madhuri Dixit, ‘Hum Aapke Hain Koun’ made its entry into cinemas in 1994 and wooed the family audience like never before. The film was an instant hit with the audience and became the most successful film of the year.

People who are not much familiar with India can watch ‘Hum Aapke Hain Koun’ as the film provides a window into Indian culture. If they want to know what Indian weddings look like, they can watch HAHK. If they want to know how joint families live together, where people don’t think twice before sacrificing their happiness for their family, they can watch HANK. It won’t be an exaggeration to say that HANK is one of the most heartwarming love stories ever manifested on screen.

‘Hum Aapke Hain Koun’ clicked with the Indian audience because it had all the staples of a family film. From its simple yet emotional storyline to great music, every aspect of the film was loved by the cinegoers who were fed up with the alarming violence in the films being made at that time. ‘Hum Aapke Hain Koun’ came as a respite from gore movies.

Talking about the box-office earning of the film, HANK emerged as the first Hindi film to gross over Rs. 100 crores. Making a moolah of over Rs. 1.35 crores worldwide, the film achieved an unprecedented theatrical glory and became the highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time. The film kept entertaining the audience for almost a year in cinemas and after its discontinuation from theaters, it has been a favorite among several leading movie channels which keep airing it every now and then.

TRIVIA: Late Painter and filmmaker M. F. Husain was reported to have seen the film 85 times.