Development Hum Saath-Saath Hain: We Stand United's concept was conceived by Sooraj Barjatya, who wanted to make a family drama. The film is produced under his banner
Rajshri Productions, the 48th film under the banner and Barjatya's third film as a director. The film was a modern-day adaptation of the epic
Ramayana. Lyricist
Raghvendra Singh worked as an assistant director for the film.
Casting Reema Lagoo (as Mamta),
Alok Nath (as Ramkishan),
Himani Shivpuri (as Neenakshi),
Satish Shah (as Pritam) and
Ajit Vachani (as Pranab) were cast. It marks their second film with Barjatya after
Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!. For Salman, Lagoo, Nath, Bahl, and Vachani, it was their third film with Barjatya after
Maine Pyar Kiya.
Salman Khan was cast as Prem, marking his eighth film with the same character name. Salman at that point, found the character to be "similar to him" in real life. For Preeti's role, Barjatya first approached
Raveena Tandon, who refused the part due to it being a multi-starrer. Later,
Sonali Bendre was cast as Dr. Preeti. It marked Bendre's only film opposite Salman Khan. Bendre said that she knew exactly what she was "supposed to do" for her character, after the narration. Vivek's role was first offered to
Anil Kapoor and later to
Rishi Kapoor but after their refusal,
Mohnish Bahl was cast as Vivek. Bahl made it a habit to keep his right hand in his pocket, as per the role's requirement. Finally
Tabu was cast as Sadhna. Later,
Karisma Kapoor (as Sapna),
Saif Ali Khan (as Vinod) and
Neelam (as Sangita) were cast. Kapoor called working with Barjatya a "dream come true" experience.
Zoya Afroz was cast as Sangita and Anand's daughter Radhika. Also,
Shakti Kapoor (as Anwar),
Sadashiv Amrapurkar (as Dharamraj),
Rajiv Verma (as Adarsh),
Sheela Sharma (as Jyoti) and
Dilip Dhawan (as Anurag), were cast in other prominent roles.
Filming The
principal photography commenced in 1998. A major portion of the film was shot at the
Film City,
Mumbai. The filming of other scenes of the film including the song "Mhare Hiwade Mein Naache Mor" was done in
Jodhpur,
Rajasthan.
Mandore Gardens,
Mehrangarh Fort, and
Jaswant Thada, were some of the locations in Jodhpur where the film was shot. The rain sequence of "Mhare Hiwade", was also shot at
Chennakeshava Temple,
Somanathapura.
Post-production During the post-production stage of the film, the filmmaker announced a unique campaign for its promotions. The team of
Hum Saath-Saath Hain and
Coca-Cola launched a nationwide marketing programme called 'Coca-Cola Hum Saath Saath Hain'. The common ad campaign laid equal focus on both the soft drink brand and the film. The Barjatyas were quite press-friendly during the making of their previous films, but for
Hum Saath-Saath Hain, the press screening was restricted to an elite few. ==Controversy==