Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999)

Nandini has to choose between Sameer, the man who taught her to fall in love; and Vanraj, the man from whom she learnt how to abide and fulfill promises of love.

Director:

Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Writers:

Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Amrik Gill (dialogue)

Stars:

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Salman Khan, Ajay Devgn

Top Rated Indian Movies #196 | 26 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan	...	Nandini (as Aishwarya Rai)
Salman Khan	...	Sameer
Ajay Devgn	...	Vanraj
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

Storyline

When Sameer asks for Nandini's hand in marriage her family refuses. They have already chosen a husband for their daughter. Sameer returns to Italy. When Vanraj, Nandini's 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, Sameer.

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Plot Keywords:

sacrifice | lawyer | arranged marriage | forbidden love | tradition | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Musical | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

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

Budget:

INR 60,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bhansali Films, Jhamu Sughand Productions

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Aishwariya Rai won the Filmfare best actress for the the film.

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Goofs

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.

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Quotes

Vanraj: Can I say something?
Nandini: What?
Vanraj: I cannot live without you

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Connections

Referenced in Nautanki Saala! (2013)

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Soundtracks

Aankhon Ki Gustakhiyaan
Written by Mehboob
Composed by Ismail Darbar
Performed by Kumar Sanu and Kavita Krishnamurthy
Courtesy of Super Cassettes Industries Limited (T-Series)

User Reviews

simply outstanding

Yes. Simply Outstanding. This is truly one of the best Bollywood movies to come out in a long, long time. A great commercial hit back in our India, it also swept all the major awards. Though I'm from India where Bollywood movies are compulsory watching, I dislike them for their absurdity but this film has me raving about it. Its simply fabulous.

Set in western India in a prosperous Gujarti household overflowing with people, lives Nandini, our heroine (the beautiful Ashwariya Rai), daughter of a renowned singer Pandit Durbar. Sameer (Salman Khan), a handsome young Italian who comes to learn classical music from the Pandit falls in love with his daughter. As the movie enfolds, we watch the beautifully enacted comedy of the star crossed lovers. But once the father comes to know, all hell breaks loose. Sameer is thrown out of the house, Nandini's heart is broken and she is married of to a young, respectable and well mannered suitor Vanraj (Ajay Devgan) who truly loves her but is detested by Nandini. But the husband also discovers about the affair, is heartbroken too, but decides to take Nandini to Italy to meet her lover.

As the plot moves to Italy (Hungary actually, which the director would have us believe as Italy), we are engaged in Nandini's and Vanraj's troubles of living in a foreign country, finding Sameer and living with each other. As she searches for her love, Nandini comes to know her husband and how much he truly loves her and realizes his grief and sense of loss in losing her. When she finally does find Sameer, she's torn between the two and must choose one of the them and break the heart of the other.

This is Bollywood at its best. Here the wonderful music that goes with this film, it underlines each scene with its sparkling melody. Also the set pieces are lavishly mounted and the music numbers burst upon the seen. The movie is also very beautifully shot.

This movie also captures Ashwariya Rai at her best. She is miraculously beautiful and lights up the screen whenever she's on it. All in all a must watch Bollywood affair. Iwould also recommend the same director's (Sanjay Leela Bhansali) Black, which is the story of a dumb, deaf and blind girl.