Straight from the Heart (1999)
"Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam" (original title)

A student of classical music and his teacher's daughter fall in love. However, the young woman's family arrange for her marriage to another man. The new groom surprises everyone with his actions in handling the situation.

Director:

Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Writers:

Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Amrik Gill (dialogue),

Stars:

Salman Khan, Ajay Devgn, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

26 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Salman Khan	...	Sameer Rafilini
Ajay Devgn	...	Vanraj
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan	...	Nandini (as Aishwarya Rai)
Zohra Segal	...	Dadi (as Zohra Sehgal)
Vikram Gokhale	...	Pundit Darbar
Smita Jaykar	...	Amrita
Rekha Rao	...	Kamna Pui
Rajeev Verma	...	Vikramjeet (Vanraj's dad)
Keneth Desai	...	Bhairav (as Kenneth Desai)
Ghanshyam Nayak	...	Vitthal Kaka (as Ghanshyam Naik)
Vinay Pathak	...	Tarun
Sheeba Chaddha	...	Anupama
Meenakshi Verma	...	Pushpa
Preeti Koppikar	...	Radha
Divya Jagdale	...	Sanjukta

Storyline

When Salman asks for Ash's hand in marriage her family refuses. They have already chosen a husband for their daughter. Salman returns to Italy. When Ajay, Ash's new husband realizes that his new bride has been in love with someone else, he is prepared to sacrifice his love for her and take her to Italy to be reunited with her true love, Salman.

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Plot Keywords:

love | sacrifice | suicide attempt | forced marriage | kite | 

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Taglines:

Straight from the heart....

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Musical | Romance

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Details

Official Sites:

Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam

Country:

India Hungary

Language:

Hindi English Hungarian

Release Date:

18 June 1999 (India)

Also Known As:

Straight from the Heart

Filming Locations:

Bhuj, Gujarat, India

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

£49,723 (UK) (18 June 1999)

Gross:

£111,200 (UK) (25 June 1999)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bhansali Films, Jhamu Sughand Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

188 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's first scene, she is seen walking across the Kutch desert. She did this barefoot and in 35 degree weather. Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali later expressed his great gratitude and respect for her having done so.

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Goofs

Universal health care is offered in Italy to all citizens and visitors: a hospital there would not have refused to treat Nadini over lack of funds after she had been shot.

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Quotes

Sameer: I only ask Nandini from you, but still you cannot grant it!

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Connections

Features The Portrait of a Lady (1996)

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Soundtracks

"Samir's Test to Pandit Darbar"
Written by Mehboob
Composed by Ismail Darbar
Performed by Kumar Sanu, Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik and Kavita Krishnamurthy
Courtesy of Super Cassettes Industries Limited (T-Series)

User Reviews

The story with it all in just the right mixture

Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (English title "Straight from the Heart") is an epic story with gorgeous landscapes, singing, dancing, romance, danger, betrayal, humor, religion, family and cultural tradition all balanced and directed masterfully to produce the most beautiful film.

I saw this movie at the Berlinale International Film Festival, and I knew from the start that it was a real gem. By the end I had decided that it was the best movie I had ever seen.

Some of the backgrounds and special effects are not perfect, but I never would have paid any attention to that except that lots of people in the theater were laughing. Some people might grow tired of the singing and dancing, but they're really quite superb.

This movie is worth watching every of its 187 minutes.