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 #202 | 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)
Kenneth Desai	...	Bhairav
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:

Straight from the heart....

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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:

INR60,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$298,769, 20 June 1999

Gross USA:

$1,007,446

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,007,446

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

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.

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Goofs

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

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Quotes

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

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Connections

Referenced in The Kapil Sharma Show: Remo, Terence & Vaibhavi in Kapil's Show (2017)

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Soundtracks

A Certain Light
(uncredited)
from The Portrait of a Lady (1996)
Composed by Wojciech Kilar

User Reviews

I really enjoyed it

This is a superb movie that everyone has got to see. In my opinion, Aishwarya Rai has given her best performance till now. The movie has captured the breathtaking beauty of Rajhasthan and Gujarat and you can also view the cultural settings of India. Everyone is decked in elaborate clothes and jewellery and it's huge family living in a mansion. The story begins with a famous classical singer and his family all living in this huge mansion. He has a student coming from Italy named Sameer (Salman Khan) to learn classical music from him. Sameer meets and falls in love with his beautiful and talented daughter Nandini (Aishwarya Rai). Soon, her father finds out about this affair and orders Sameer to leave and as part of his 'gurudakshina', never to see Nandini again. He leaves and Nandini becomes really depressed. Her parents arrange her marriage with a family friend whose son Vanraj (Ajay Devgan) is a lawyer. Nandini is 'cold' to her new husband and he soon finds out why when he reads Sameer's letters to Nandini. He becomes angry but soon realizes that in order to make his wife happy, he's going to have to find Sameer. He therefore sacrifices his love for her and takes her to Italy in search for Sameer which becomes tough because Nandini doesn't have a picture of Sameer. While they are searching, Nandini gets shot by theives who take all their money and jewellery. Vanraj takes good care of her. While Nandini is in the hospital, Vanraj meets Sameer but he doesn't realize that this is the guy they are looking for. Soon, they become friends. Finally, Nandini has a chance to meet Sameer but she realizes that her feelings for him have changed. So, whom will Nandini chose? To know, you've got to watch the movie! Ajay Devgan has given one of his best performances ever. It is definitely a movie worth watching. Ash looks stunningly beautiful decked in traditional Indian clothes. The songs are also extremely good.