Nadiya Ke Paar released in 1982, produced by Rajshree and directed by Govind Moonis was a massive hit in North India. This was the precursor to Sooraj Barjatya’s Hum… Aapke Hain Koun.

Tarachand Barjatya, the founder of Rajshree Films and grandfather of filmmaker Sooraj Barjatya, strongly believed that cinema could succeed without relying on obscenity or violence. In 1979 ...