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Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
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Writers:
Sanjay Leela Bhansali (writer)
Amrik Gill (dialogue)
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Release Date:
18 June 1999 (India) See more »
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Musical | Romance See more »
Tagline:
In this world... where desire rules the heart, you will discover... love is the flame that lights up the soul See more »
Plot:
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. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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Awards:
26 wins & 2 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
(109 articles)
Sanjay Leela Bhansali is "happy" to work with Kareena Kapoor
 (From digitalspy. 30 May 2012, 2:11 AM, PDT)
Ranveer, Kareena in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Next
 (From Bollyspice. 29 May 2012, 10:35 PM, PDT)
Love, Wrinkle-free is crowd funded project: Sandeep Mohan
 (From DearCinema.com. 26 May 2012, 1:46 AM, PDT)
User Reviews:
A Gem To Help Catapult the Hindi Film Industry See more (41 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order)

Salman Khan ... Sameer Rafilini

Ajay Devgn ... Vanraj

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan ... Nandini (as Aishwarya Rai)
Zohra Sehgal ... Dadi
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
Kanu Gill ... Vanraj's mother
Ehsan Khan ... Nilesh (as Ahsan Khan)
Atul Kumar Mittal ... Kamlesh
Paresh Mokashi ... Paresh
Jameel Khan ... Nimesh
Dimple Inamdar ... Shilpa
Canny Singh ... Parul
Archana Gokhale ... Kaushalya
Harry Paintal ... Haresh
Akash Karnataki ... Bharat
Amrik Gill ... Panditji
Milind Ukey ... Indian Musician
Helen ... Mrs. Rafilini (Sameer's mom (special appearance)
István Wohlmuth ... Photographer (as István Wohimuth)
Balázs Görgényl ... Waiter
István Fekete ... TC - 1
János Szentrimai ... TC - 2
Magda Scheer ... Teacher
Péter Pálfai ... Bartender
Csilla Szabó ... Fighting couple
János Perjés ... Fighting couple
Coralie Roy ... Doctor
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Perjes Janos ... Fighting couple
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Directed by
Sanjay Leela Bhansali 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Sanjay Leela Bhansali  writer
Amrik Gill  dialogue
Pratap Karvat  story
Kenneth Phillips  writer

Produced by
Sanjay Leela Bhansali .... producer
Ibrahim Desai .... executive producer
Jhamu Sughand .... producer
André Szöts .... executive producer: Hungary
 
Original Music by
Anjan Biswas 
Ismail Darbar 
 
Cinematography by
Anil Mehta 
 
Film Editing by
Bela Segal 
 
Art Direction by
Nitin Chandrakant Desai  (as Nitin Desai)
 
Costume Design by
Shabina Khan 
Neeta Lulla 
 
Makeup Department
Harish Wadhone .... key makeup artist
 
Production Management
Miklós Tóth .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sumit Kumar .... assistant director
Vikramaditya Motwane .... assistant director
Judit Soltész .... assistant director: Hungary
 
Art Department
Dhananjay Thorat .... graphic designer
 
Sound Department
Jitendra Chaudhary .... sound designer
Tanay Gajjar .... sound editor
Suresh Kathuria .... sound re-recording engineer
Parikshit Lalwani .... sound editor
 
Special Effects by
Acharya Jitendra .... special effects
Ramesh Meer .... special effects
 
Stunts
Sándor Boros .... stunt driver
Zoltán Gulyás Kiss .... stunts
Péter Katona .... stunt performer
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Istvan Bolla .... gaffer: Hungary
R.J. Gururaj .... assistant camera
János Kiss .... dolly grip
 
Music Department
Bishwadeep Chatterjee .... song mixing engineer
Bardai Damayanti .... playback singer
Jyotsna Hardikar .... playback singer
Hariharan .... playback singer
Kay Kay .... playback singer
Ustad Sultan Khan .... musician
Kavita Krishnamurthy .... playback singer
Shankar Mahadevan .... playback singer
Udit Narayan .... playback singer
Vinod Rathod .... playback singer
Kumar Sanu .... playback singer
Karsan Sargathiya .... playback singer
Alka Yagnik .... playback singer
 
Other crew
Nabeel Abbas .... marketing and promotions
Saroj Khan .... choreographer
Natbar Maharana .... choreographer
Peter Martis .... public relations officer
M. Riaz .... segment coordinator
Milind Ukey .... associate director
 
Thanks
Dylan Gray .... special thanks
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam" - India (original title)
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Runtime:
UK:188 min
Country:
India | Hungary
Language:
Hindi | English | Hungarian
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Australia:G | UK:PG
Filming Locations:
Bhuj, Gujarat, IndiaSee more »
Company:
Bhansali FilmsSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
For the lit-up acrylic floor in the garba song, Nitin Desai placed marigold flowers, which are traditionally offered in temples, under the acrylic sheets.See more »
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Nandini cuts her wrist, falls sideways and the blood trickles into the water you can see the device attached to the back of her arm that carries the fake blood.See more »
Quotes:
Vanraj:Can I say something?
Nandini:What?
Vanraj:I cannot live without you
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Bollywood Bound (2003)See more »
Soundtrack:
Chand Chhupa Badal MeinSee more »

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12 out of 15 people found the following review useful.
A Gem To Help Catapult the Hindi Film Industry, 17 August 2001
Author: rajivgill (rajiv_Rs_gill@hotmail.com) from Perth

HDDCS must have come straight from Sanjay Leela Bhansali's heart. Each and every scene is well-executed. It's a little unrealistic to have the husband help find the wife's lover, but movies have that little license to stretch the truth and I suggest we just let loose once in a while. Aishwarya Rai has been presented more beautifully than she already is. It's so ironic that she was once written off as wooden because she truly shines in this film. Her emotional scenes are a delight to watch. Even when she's not speaking, she communicates with her eyes, which is lovely. Even Salman Khan acts FAIRLY well in here. You can't tell when he's crying or laughing, but every time he irritates you, just turn to Ash for solace. Ajay Devgan does what he's best at. The romantic, silent hero. Hey, he's good at it, so I have no complaints.

The sceneries are beautiful. There's not a song on the soundtrack which I don't like. Chand Chupa Badal and the title song are especially beautiful. The choreography is superb. The "Tadap Tadap" scene is perhaps one of the best I've ever come across. I confess. I actually cried during that song. :P The characters are so well-etched that you really don't know who to root for. You want Salman to get the girl, but you feel for Ajay, too.

Bhansali is an artistic genius. He has surpassed his previous film (Khamoshi) with this flick. Can't wait for his Devdas.

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