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{{short description|1946 film by P. L. Santoshi}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Hum Ek Hain
| image = Hum Ek Hain.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Poster
| director = P. L. Santoshi
| producer =
| writer = Saleh Mohammed Qureshi Tony Lazarus P. L. Santoshi
| screenplay =
| story =
| starring = [[Durga Khote]] [[Kamala Kotnis]] [[Dev Anand]] [[Rehana (actress)|Rehana]] [[Rehman (actor)|Rehman]] Ranjit Kumari R. V. Rane Ram Singh
| narrator =
| music = [[Husnlal Bhagatram]]
| cinematography = Surendra Pai
| editing = 
| studio = [[Prabhat Film Company]]
| distributor = 
| released = {{Film date|df=yes/no|1946|June|8}}
| runtime = 121 minutes{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=306}}
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Hum Ek Hain''''' ({{trans|We are one}}) is a 1946 Indian [[Hindi]]-language film co-written and directed by P. L. Santoshi in his directorial debut. The film stars [[Durga Khote]], along with [[Kamala Kotnis]], [[Dev Anand]], [[Rehana (actress)|Rehana]] and Rehman in their cinematic acting debut. It was released on 8 June 1946.

== Plot ==
Zamindari Ma, the old landlady of a village supports its people during a famine and raises three orphaned children of differing religions. The children, although encouraged to practice their separate religions, are taught to remain united at all times. Chhote Babu, who wants to marry Vidya, the girl who is engaged to Zamindari Ma's biological son Shankar, sows discord and hatred, causing great enmity between the trio until reason prevails and they reunite.

== Cast ==
* [[Durga Khote]] as Zamindari Ma<ref name="Take-2" />
* [[Kamala Kotnis|Kamla Kotnis]] as Vidya<ref name="Take-2" />
* [[Dev Anand]] as Shankar{{sfn|Chowdhury|2004|p=13}}
* [[Rehana (actress)|Rehana]]
* [[Rehman (actor)|Rehman]] as Yusuf<ref name="Take-2" />
* Ranjitkumari as Durga<ref name="Take-2" />
* Rane.R.V. as John<ref name="Take-2" />
* Baby Achrekar
* Ramsing as Chhote Babu<ref name="Take-2" />
* Gokhale
* Ganpatrao
* Manajirao
* Bhagwat
* Karadkar
* Baby Sarpotdar
* Master Sharad Kulkarni
* Master Afzul Khan
* Abdul Hamid
* Master Tazmul Hussain
* Shaikh Buranuddin
* [[Cuckoo Moray|Cuckoo]] as a dancer

== Production ==
''Hum Ek Hain'', which was produced under [[Prabhat Film Company]],{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=306}} was the directorial debut of P. L. Santoshi,<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8-lkAAAAMAAJ&q=hum+ek+hain+1946 |title=Eena meena deeka: the story of Hindi film comedy |last=Narwekar |first=Sanjit |publisher=[[Rupa & Co.]] |year=2005 |pages=161 |isbn=9788129108593 |author-link=Sanjit Narwekar}}</ref> and the acting debut of [[Dev Anand]], [[Kamala Kotnis]], [[Rehana (actress)|Rehana]] and [[Rehman (actor)|Rehman]] in cinema.<ref name="Take-2" /> Santoshi also worked as writer alongside Saleh Mohammed Qureshi and Tony Lazarus. Cinematography was handled by Surendra Pai.{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=306}} [[Guru Dutt]] worked as an assistant director and choreographer.{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=93}}

== Themes ==
''Hum Ek Hain'' focuses on the idea of [[religious harmony in India]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://old.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/newsandviews/obituaries/dev-anand.php |title=Obituary {{!}} Dev Anand |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |author-link=Naman Ramachandran |website=[[British Film Institute]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181110041846/http://old.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/newsandviews/obituaries/dev-anand.php# |archive-date=10 November 2018 |access-date=10 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/books/book-review-take-2-50-films-that-deserve-a-new-audience/ |title=Book review: Take 2 – 50 Films That Deserve a New Audience |date=19 December 2015 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=10 November 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170603041538/http://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/books/book-review-take-2-50-films-that-deserve-a-new-audience/# |archive-date=3 June 2017 |agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service]]}}</ref> particularly [[Hindu–Muslim unity]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Fy8rDwAAQBAJ&q=Hum+Ek+Hain+1946+religious+harmony&pg=PA94 |title=Media and Utopia: History, imagination and technology |publisher=[[Routledge]] |year=2017 |isbn=978-1-138-96264-4 |editor-last=Rajagopal |editor-first=Arvind |pages=94 |editor-last2=Rao |editor-first2=Anupama}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/dev-anand/cid/470447 |title=Dev Anand |date=6 December 2011 |work=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]] |access-date=10 November 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181110044301/https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/dev-anand/cid/470447# |archive-date=10 November 2018 |location=India}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by the duo [[Husnlal Bhagatram]], while all songs were written by [[P.L.Santoshi]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/hum-ek-hain/ppLX7fMQuVc_ |title=Hum Ek Hain |website=[[JioSaavn]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190123030454/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/hum-ek-hain/ppLX7fMQuVc_ |archive-date=23 January 2019 |access-date=23 January 2019}}</ref>
{{Track listing
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| title1 = Nadiya Kinare Mora Gaon Re
| note1 =
| writer1 =
| lyrics1 =
| music1 =
| extra1 = [[Manik Varma]]
| length1 = 3:05
| title2 = Sapnon Mein Aanewale
| note2 =
| writer2 =
| lyrics2 =
| music2 =
| extra2 = [[Zohrabai Ambalewali]]
| length2 = 2:08
| title3 = Meri Aai Hai Teen Bhabhiyan
| note3 =
| writer3 =
| lyrics3 =
| music3 =
| extra3 = [[Amirbai Karnataki]], Zohrabai Ambalewali
| length3 = 3:25
}}

== Release and reception ==
''Hum Ek Hain'' was released on 8 June 1946.{{sfn|Chowdhury|2004|p=11}} ''[[Filmindia]]'', a magazine which was then revered and feared by the Indian film industry, wrote positively about the film: "It has a theme with a purpose [...] that ought to find a response in the hearts of millions in our country." The reviewer also praised Anand's acting skills.{{sfn|Chowdhury|2004|p=13}}

== References ==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="Take-2">{{Cite book |title=Take-2: 50 Films That Deserve a New Audience |last=Gahlot |first=Deepa |publisher=[[Hay House]] |year=2015 |chapter=''Hum Ek Hain'' (1946) |author-link=Deepa Gahlot}}</ref>
}}

== Bibliography ==
* {{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zitlAAAAMAAJ |title=Dev Anand: dashing, debonair |last=Chowdhury |first=Alpana |publisher=[[Rupa & Co.]] |year=2004 |isbn=9788129105431 |oclc=769537751 }}
* {{Cite book |url=https://indiancine.ma/texts/indiancine.ma%3AEncyclopedia_of_Indian_Cinema/text.pdf |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |year=1998 |isbn=0-19-563579-5 |editor-last=Rajadhyaksha |editor-first=Ashish |orig-year=1994 |editor-last2=Willemen |editor-first2=Paul}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0269343}}

[[Category:1940s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1946 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:1946 films]]
[[Category:Films about religion]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Prabhat Film Company films]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:1946 drama films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Hindi-language drama films]]

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