Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Director:

Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Writers:

Sanjay Leela Bhansali (writer)
Amrik Gill (dialogue)

Release Date:

18 June 1999 (India)

Genre:

Musical | Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

In this world... where desire rules the heart, you will discover... love is the flame that lights up the soul

Plot:

The half-Indian, half-Italian Sameer (Salman Khan) comes to India to learn classical music from Darbar (Vikram Gokhale) and falls for Darbar's daughter, Nandini (Aishwarya Rai).

Plot Keywords:

Love | Sacrifice | Suicide Attempt | Love After Marriage | Muscleman

Awards:

26 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Ajay Devgan	...	Vanraj
Salman Khan	...	Sameer Rafilini
Aishwarya Rai	...	Nandini
Vikram Gokhale	...	Pundit Darbar
Smita Jaykar	...	Amrita
Zohra Sehgal	...	Dadi
Rajeev Verma	...	Vikramjeet (Vanraj's dad)
Kermati Desai	...	Bhairav
Vinay Pathak	...	Tarun
Kanu Gill	...	Vanraj's mother
Ahsan Khan	...	Nilesh
Amrik Gill	...	Panditji
István Wohlmuth	...	Photographer
Csilla Szabo	...	Fighting couple
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sheeba Chaddha	...	Anupama
Helen	...	Mrs. Rafilini (Sameer's mom (special appearance)
Dimple Inamdar	...	Shilpa
Divya Jagdale	...	Sanjukta
Perjes Janos	...	Fighting couple
Akash Karnataki	...	Bharat
Jameel Khan	...	Nimesh
Preeti Koppikar	...	Radha
Sehoor Magda	...	Teacher
Atul Kumar Mittal	...	Kamlesh
Ghanshyam Naik	...	Vitthal Kaka
Harry Paintal	...	Haresh
Rekha Rao	...	Kamna Pui
Corallo Ray	...	Doctor
Canny Singh	...	Parul
Milind Ukey	...	Indian Musician
Meenakshi Verma	...	Pushpa

Also Known As:

Straight from the Heart (International: English title)

Runtime:

UK:188 min

Country:

India | Hungary

Language:

Hindi | English | Hungarian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:G | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Budapest, Hungary

Company:

Bhansali Films

Trivia:

Samir's strange habit of looking at the sky and talking to his deceased father comes from director Bhansali's childhood, when he had done the same thing.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: All of the scenes supposedly set in Italy are in Hungary - the signs are all in Hungarian, and the locals all speak Hungarian.

Quotes:

Sameer: [to Nandini] I love your voice.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Bollywood Bound (2001)

Soundtrack:

Chand Chhupa Badal Mein

The best movie of the year

One day, a movie called "Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge" was released. It was one of the best movies in Hindi movies and remained that way only until a few months ago. I believe we have a movie to take that place.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali is a genius. What more is there to say? This movie is undoubtedly the best movie I've seen in years, packed with superb acting, beautiful costumes and dazzling scenery. It's better than Dil To Pagal Hai, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and Duplicate put together!

This is THE best movie of the year. I know the word "TAAL" comes into mind, but that was junk compared to this. Aishwarya Rai gives a MUCH better performance in this movie. She is the most surprising thing about the movie. She has proven herself to be one of the best, if not the best, talented actress. Now Aishwarya has risen to the number one actress spot on my list.

This is an absolute must for any person who watches Indian movies or even once did and now doesn't. This movie WILL NOT fail you. If possible, try to get the movie on DVD, that is the only way to recapture the actual colour from the film.