Tthe cheeky number Jumma Chumma De De, the ensemble cast, dramatic story and superhit music makes the Mukul S Anand directorial Hum, memorable even after 30 years. We talk to actor Shilpa Shirodkar and singer Sudesh Bhosale on their memories of the making the film..

I am extremely proud of Hum and had the most pleasant memories on shooting. I was a stark newcomer and signing Hum was a dream come true. Chi chi (Govinda) was an amazing co-star, who would rehearse, give retakes without tantrums. Kader Khan saab would teach me dialogue delivery and help with scenes. I feel fortunate to be part of Hum.

Being a huge Amit ji (Amitabh Bachchan) fan, I had never met him and when I was shooting for the song Kagaz Kalam Dawat, he came on set and suddenly, was in front of me!! It was an OMG moment and I froze. I remember, he was wearing an electric blue winter coat with big-framed sunglasses. Being all of 18, I couldn’t believe it. I was shaking and was blushing like a teenager in love (laughs).

We shot the superhit song, Sanam Mere Sanam over 19 days in Mauritius and it was fabulous. My first international outdoor, shooting on white sand, clear blue waters, an aeroplane, speed boats with a dancer like Govinda - what more could a newcomer ask for? We didn’t know it would turn out as sizzling as it did. This film opened several doors for me in the industry and even today, people know me for Hum, which says a lot.

As music composers Laxmikant-Pyarelal had experimented with my voice mimicking Amitji’s in Ya Ali (Ajooba; 1991) and everyone loved it, so they decided that I would sing in Amit ji’s style for Hum. We practiced at Laxmikant ji’s house and one day, I sang in front of Amit ji who was pleasantly surprised to hear the song in his voice (laughs). I recorded the song in Mehboob studios with 70-80 musicians. The session lasted for 17 hours. I was a newbie, scared and nervous and so, I didn’t eat anything lest it affected my voice. I drank 25 cups of chai through the day. Even today, many people think that Amit ji sung the song. Jumma Chumma changed my life.