Based on a popular Mahabharata legend Hum Paanch is the first Hindi film for acclaimed director Bapu and a remake of director Puttanna Kanagal`s Paduvarahalli Pandavara. In this feudal action-adventure tale the evil zamindar Veer Pratap (Amrish Puri) and his sidekick Lala (Kanhaiyalal) take on Krishna a drunken holy man (Sanjeer Kumar); Bhima (Mithun Chakraborty); and Arjun (Raj Babbar).