Akele Hum Akele Tum is a vivid memory of childhood, and to be honest I didn't enjoyed it back then as it was too emotional and dull to be entertained but the year 2016 turned the fate of this film in my verdict as I loved it a lot. It happens to be hot and humid and I spending my summer vacation at my grandma house, and to pass the miserable day, I searched the old boxes of my DVD set and got this film to rewatch with a new mindset and perspective, and while watching the film I realised that there are films which are not celebrated as they should have for the package they deliver and Akele Hum Akele Tum is one of those under-rated films of Aamir Khan which was way ahead in terms of content and creativity. It was a simple story of young love birds who got married and then suddenly their lives go haywire and their marriage heads towards separation. There were many themes in AHAT but I like the transition of Rohit Kumar to fatherhood and Aamir Khan nailed it.
He carried plenty of emotions on screen but I like the helplessness, sentimentality and passion of a father he delivered for his young son in the film, there were some standout scenes, which proves the meatle of young Aamir Khan, and that was the first glimpse of him being a Mr. Perfectionist as he chooses a role which was multi-dimensional unlike his fellow actors who were busy doing massala, comedy and action films, Aamir was courageous to choose a script which was devoid of any romantic/action scenes, though it was full of societal theme like failure of young couples to make compromise in parenting or to hold the institute of marriage.
From scene 1 to last scene, Rohit Kumar was a totally changed personality and Aamir showed the growth of a actor, which wasn't stagnant!
For the evergreen music, traditional direction, realistic dialogues, I'll give this film perfect 10! One of the gems from Aamir Khan to his audience.
