Sooraj Barjatya says you can no longer make films where ‘women just sit at home’: Hum Aapke Hain Koun doesn’t work today

March 3, 2026 Editor - Global Movie News 0

Sooraj Barjatya talks about his new show Sangamarmar and why certain aspects of Hum Aapke Hain Koun are  not relevant today.

A lot has been said and written about the treatment of female characters in mainstream Hindi cinema. From being relegated to supporting roles to leading roles, female protagonists have been portrayed in diverse ways in Bollywood films. But with time, even in family-oriented films, the depiction has evolved. Filmmaker Sooraj Barjatya says his own stories are a litmus test, where women have transitioned from being just homemakers in the 90s to being career-oriented working women now.Sooraj Barjatya on depiction of women in Indian films

Barjatya’s new show, Sangamarmar, stars Sheen Savita Dass as a woman taking over her father’s business after his untimely death. Talking about the story, the filmmaker tells Hindustan Times, “Where stories are concerned, agar main aaj bhi socho ki ghar pe baithengi ladies (the women will sit at home), that is over. You cannot make a Hum Aapke Hain Koun where everybody lives together, because it’s not possible today. But the values remain the same.”

Hum Aapke Hain Koun, Barjatya’s most successful film, was released in 1994. It was India’s highest-grossing film for over a decade. The film, a story of a tightly-knit family, remains popular on TV and OTT three decades on.

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