Hum Naujawan (1985) User Reviews

College Story

[ArvindVyas · 5/10 · 13 August 2004]

Dev Anand Plays Professor Hans who has a teen aged daughter (Introducing Tabu). When she is raped and killed by one of his students, Dev Anand is to find and seek revange from the Killer.

Another student (Played by debutant Richa Sharma - who went on to marry Sanjay Dutt) assist the professor to find whodunit and accomplish his mission.

The movie is in college background and Dev Anand does a good job as college professor seeking revenge for his daughters death. Tabu looks good - and wasn't it a pity that we had to wait for her to reappear on screen for 8 years? (As she entered in a contract to do Boney Kapurs Prem - launching vehicle for Sanjay Kapoor - and no other movie during its making - and the project delayed.)

Back to the movie - I give it 6 out of 10.

A good film by Devanand

[mayank_782 · 7/10 · 17 September 2014]

Devanand's later films usually didn't rise enough to meet the standards. But this one is an exception though. Instead of playing a purely romantic hero(as he was famous for), Devanand plays a college principal in this.

The film is set with college in the background. The daughter of professor Hans(played by Devanand) is raped and murdered by one of his students. He then goes to find the killer.

The story has been neatly executed and enjoys good performance from the likes of veteran actors like Devanand and Anupam Kher.Sadly, the newer actors in the film don't match up to their elder counterparts. But one has to give this credit to Devanand that he at least tried to introduce new talent in the industry. The movie never rushes too fast neither is too slow to be boring.

In the earlier films of Devanand, there used to be great songs. But in the 80s, the quality of music dropped down. Devanand, himself didn't have a great sense of music like his contemporary Raj Kapoor or his brother Vijay Anand. The music of this film, hence, is a lowdown. It is at best, listenable to at once.

Concluding the review, this film should be watched by fans of the legendary actor. To other people, you can watch it too, it won't disappoint you.