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{{short description|2010 film by Sidharth Malhotran}}
{{For|the French comedy film|We Are Family (2016 film)}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = We Are Family
| image = Wearefamily.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Siddharth P. Malhotra
| producer = Hiroo Yash Johar [[Karan Johar]]
| writer = [[Gigi Levangie Grazer]] Venita Coelho
| based_on = [[Stepmom (1998 film)|Stepmom]] (1998 film)
| starring = [[Kajol]] [[Kareena Kapoor]] [[Arjun Rampal]]
| music = '''Original Soundtrack:''' [[Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy]] '''Score:''' [[Raju Singh]]
| cinematography = [[K.U. Mohanan]]
| editing = [[Deepa Bhatia]]
| studio = [[Dharma Productions]] [[Columbia Pictures]]
| distributor = [[UTV Motion Pictures]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2010|9|3}}
| runtime = 115 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''We Are Family''' is a 2010 Indian [[drama film]] directed by Siddharth Malhotra and produced by Hiroo Yash Johar and [[Karan Johar]] under [[Dharma Productions]], with [[Sony Pictures|Sony Pictures Entertainment]] and [[UTV Motion Pictures]] handling the distribution rights.<ref name="Stepmom">{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2010/06/19/14266/index.html |title=Karan Johar's Stepmom remake titled as We Are Family |author=Bollywood Hungama News Network |date=19 June 2010 |work=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=6 July 2010}}</ref> The film features [[Kajol]], [[Arjun Rampal]] and [[Kareena Kapoor]] in the lead roles, and is an official remake of the 1998 film ''[[Stepmom (1998 film)|Stepmom]]''.<ref name="Stepmom"/> It released worldwide on 3 September 2010, and a day before in India and [[United Arab Emirates|UAE]]. Upon release, it received positive reviews from critics.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2010/07/28/14409/index.html |title=Clash averted: We Are Family to arrive a week before Dabangg |author=Adarsh, Taran |date=28 July 2010 |work=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=6 August 2010}}</ref> Kajol and Kapoor's performances were much acclaimed.<ref>{{Citation|title=We Are Family Movie Review {3/5}: Critic Review of We Are Family by Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/we-are-family/movie-review/6438378.cms|access-date=25 June 2019}}</ref>

==Plot==
Maya is a former book publisher and a perfect mother whose life revolves around her three children, Aaliya, Ankush, and Anjali. Despite being divorced from Aman, Maya has ensured that they remain a happy family unit. However, things take an unexpected turn when Aman's girlfriend, Shreya Arora, a career-oriented fashion designer with a lot to learn about children, joins the family.

When Aman introduces Shreya at Anjali's birthday party, she accidentally drops Anjali's birthday cake, which leads the children to perceive her as evil. At a fashion show, Anjali helps Shreya with one of the outfits for the models. When Shreya goes to get ice cream for the children, Aaliya tells her siblings that she is using them so she can take their father away, and Anjali goes missing after. At the police station, Anjali is found and Aman tells Shreya that she cannot go near the children without Maya's permission.

Maya finds out that she has [[cervical cancer]] and tells Aman, which prompts him to move back in with the family and leave Shreya. However, he is unable to forget her, which Maya notices. Maya tells their children that she has cancer and Aaliya retaliates by going to a party with an older boy. Maya then tells Shreya that she has cancer, and tells her she wants her to take care of the kids after she's gone, as they’ll need a mother in their lives. Shreya refuses at first, not believing herself to be the ‘mom type,’ but agrees to move in and leave her career. In the following days, the children develop an attachment towards Shreya but when Maya and Shreya have an argument, it is revealed that Shreya is an [[orphan]]. After the argument, Aman tells Maya that they should not be competing with each other for the children's love. Maya faints and is brought to the hospital, where the doctor tells her that she has only a few days left. Shreya decides to take care of the children while Aman tends to Maya.

When Shreya and the children go to visit Maya at the hospital, the two women have a private conversation. Shreya admits that the children need their real mother, not her. Maya bequeaths guardianship of the children to Shreya, and confesses a mistake she made that almost killed Anjali. She explains to Shreya that not every mother is perfect but that she needs to keep trying. Maya tells Aman she wants to return home for [[Diwali]] as the last chance to see her house before she dies. During the festival, the children hold a special event for her, replaying the memories they had together. When they take a family photograph, Maya asks Shreya to join, as she is now family.

Ten years later, it is Aaliya’s wedding and Shreya gifts her a bracelet which belonged to Maya. Shreya speaks to the family portrait and says to Maya’s photo that she eventually became the mom type. During the marriage rounds, Shreya looks at the sky and recalls Maya saying she had their yesterday and Shreya has their tomorrow and she smiles.

==Cast==
*[[Kajol]] as Maya, Aman's first wife, Aaliya, Ankush and Anjali's mother
*[[Kareena Kapoor]] as Shreya Arora, Aman's girlfriend turned wife, Aaliya, Ankush and Anjali's step-mother
*[[Arjun Rampal]] as Aman, Shreya's husband, Maya's ex husband, Aaliya, Ankush and Anjali's father
*[[Aanchal Munjal]] as Aaliya, Aman and Maya's eldest daughter, Shreya's step-daughter
*Nominath Ginsberg as Ankush, Aman and Maya's only son, Shreya's step-son
*Diya Sonecha as Anjali, Aman and Maya's youngest daughter, Shreya's step-daughter
* [[Iravati Harshe]] as Dr. Rati Malhotra, Maya's doctor
*[[Amrita Prakash]] as elder Aaliya (cameo)
* Ankit Malik as elder Ankush (cameo)
* Dingy Vira as elder Anjali (cameo)

==Production==
Karan Johar decided to adapt ''Stepmom'' for the Indian audience with a working title 'Love You Maa'. Although he initially intended to buy the rights to the film, he eventually opted to co-produce it with [[Sony Pictures]].<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00tp4b7#synopsis Arjun Rampal & Karan Johar talk about their new film 'We Are Family'] BBC Asian Network. 4 September 2010.</ref>

The film was shot in [[Sydney, Australia]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/jobs/Karan-Johars-film-to-create-200-jobs-in-Sydney/articleshow/5173219.cms |work=The Times of India |title=News By Industry |date=28 October 2009}}</ref> and [[Mumbai]] from November 2009 to April 2010. According to Siddharth Malhotra, several scenes involving racial prejudice against the children were cut to avoid the appearance of using the [[violence against Indians in Australia controversy|controversy over violence against Indians in Australia]] to promote the film.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100825234322/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Racist-scenes-from-We-Are-Family-deleted/Article1-591132.aspx Hindustan Times]</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = We Are Family
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = {{start date|df=yes|2010|08|02}}<ref name="track">{{cite web |title=Tere Bin Laden: Soundtrack listing and details |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/audiolisting/14268/index.html |publisher=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=26 June 2010}}</ref>
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack]]
| length = 26:22
| label = [[Sony Music India]]
| producer = [[Karan Johar]]
| prev_title = [[Housefull (2010 film)|Housefull]]
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = [[Patiala House (film)|Patiala House]]
| next_year = 2010
}}
The album has six original songs composed by [[Shankar Ehsaan Loy]] and lyrics by [[Irshad Kamil]] and [[Anvita Dutt Guptan]], including a tribute to Elvis Presley's "[[Jailhouse Rock (song)|Jailhouse Rock]]".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-06/news-interviews/28318914_1_arjun-rocks-arjun-rampal-elvis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105031726/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-06/news-interviews/28318914_1_arjun-rocks-arjun-rampal-elvis |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 November 2012 |title=Arjun rocks it the Elvis style |author=Times News Network |date=6 August 2010 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=6 August 2010|author-link=Times News Network}}</ref>

# "Ankhon Mein Neendein" – [[Rahat Fateh Ali Khan]] & [[Shreya Ghoshal]] (5:02)
# "Dil Khol Ke Let's Rock" – [[Anushka Manchanda]], [[Akriti Kakkar]] & [[Suraj Jagan]] (03:57)
# "Reham O Karam" – [[Vishal Dadlani]] & [[Shankar Mahadevan]] (05:47)
# "Hamesha & Forever" – [[Sonu Nigam]] & Shreya Ghoshal (04:51)
# "Sun Le Dua Yeh Aasmaan (Theme Slow Version)" – [[Bela Shende]] (03:53)
# "We Are Family (Theme)" – (02:48)

==Reception==

===Critical response===
Upon release, the film received positive reviews from critics.<ref>{{cite web |title=We Are Family Movie Review: STOPmom |url=http://passionforcinema.com/we-are-family-movie-review-stopmom/}}</ref> IANS rated the film 4 out of 5 saying, "We Are Family" is equally appealing from the outside and at the heart".<ref>{{cite web |title='We Are Family':Movie Review |url=http://www.worldsnap.com/news/entertainment/movie-review/we-are-family-a-heartwarming-hindi-take-on-stepmom-91156.html |publisher=WorldSnap |access-date=3 September 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=We Are Family Review |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Mayank-Shekhar-s-Review-We-Are-Family/Article1-595316.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100903115238/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Mayank-Shekhar-s-Review-We-Are-Family/Article1-595316.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 September 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Kajol to the rescue |url=http://www.thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=340144&catid=47}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Komal Nahta's Review: We Are Family |url=http://koimoi.c2w.com/2010/09/03/komal-nahtas-review-we-are-family/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=We Are Family |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/We-Are-Family/movie-review/6438378.cms |work=The Times of India |first1=Nikhat |last1=Kazmi |date=1 September 2010}}</ref>

===Box office performance===
The film grossed about [[Indian rupee|₹]]27 million on opening day and collected a total of [[Indian rupee|₹]]205 million at the end of its second week. At the end of its theatrical run, it grossed [[Indian rupee|₹]]220 million and was eventually declared flop<ref>{{cite web |title=Dabangg Dominates We Are Family Drops |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=2031&nCat=box_office_report |work=Boxofficeindia.com |access-date=20 September 2010 |date=18 September 2010}}</ref> ''We Are Family'' performed well overseas, particularly in the UK. The movie was declared "Flop" by Box Office India.

===Award===
Kareena Kapoor won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress]] at the [[56th Filmfare Awards]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://wearefamilythefilm.com}}
* {{IMDb movie}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama movie|we-are-family}}

{{UTV Movies}}
{{Karan Johar}}
{{Dharma Productions}}

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[[Category:2010s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2010 films]]
[[Category:Indian remakes of American films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Sydney]]
[[Category:Films shot in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Films scored by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]]
[[Category:UTV Motion Pictures films]]
[[Category:Hindi remakes of English films]]
[[Category:Sony Pictures films]]
[[Category:Columbia Pictures films]]

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Babakigadi123: fixed section for consistency and added references based on references

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