Hum is the story of a family that lived in poverty and worked at the docks to make a square meal. Life was tough and survival was only of the fittest. The depression even made it more so. Gloom and despair writ large over the faces of these people. It was difficult to give education to the children, when nobody knew where the next meal was coming from. There was exploitation of the weaker by the strong and they governed set rules. In these tragic circumstances a family of three brothers became victims of destruction when they lost their own parents. They decided to leave this world and settle far away where no one could even cast a shadow of their past tragedies on them. They survived happily for many years in the world of hope and happiness. Till one day fate took an ugly turn and destiny jolted them out of their slumber. They stood facing stark reality. The past had caught up with them. Hum... the story of a family that stood by each other in all their grave crisis, and stood the test of time emerging victorious.