Dil Chahta Hai (2001)

 ●  Hindi ● 3 hrs 3 mins

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This bold, contemporary coming-of-age drama follows the ups and downs in the friendship between three friends. Through their schooling, their college days, they were regarded by all who knew them, as inseparable. How will adulthood change their personal equation? How will their romantic relationships, lifestyle and belief system affect their friendship?
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Cast: Aamir Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Preity Zinta, Saif Ali Khan

Crew: Farhan Akhtar (Director), Ravi K Chandran (Director of Photography), Ehsaan Noorani (Music Director), Loy Mendonsa (Music Director), Shankar Mahadevan (Music Director)

Rating: U (India)

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Release Dates: 24 Jul 2001 (India)

Tagline: Welcome to a summer of their lives you will never forget

Hindi Name: दिल चाहता है

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as Akash Malhotra
as Siddharth Sinha
as Shalini
as Sameer
Supporting Actor
Supporting Actress
as Rohit
as Tara Jaiswal
as Shalini's Uncle
Supporting Actor
as Pooja
as Sid's Mother

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Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Hindi
Spoken Languages:
English, Urdu
Colour Info:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital, DTS
Camera:
ARRIFLEX 535 B
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Stereoscopy:
No
Archival Source:
QubeVault
Taglines:
Welcome to a summer of their lives you will never forget
Movie Connection(s):
Featured in: I Hate Luv Storys (Hindi)
Featured in: Boys (Tamil)
Features: Speed (English)
Featured in: Boys (Telugu)
Trivia:
The film marks Farhan Akhtar's directorial debut.

Aamir Khan's current wife Kiran Rao plays a minor role in the film.

In one scene, Sid comforts Deepa by telling her his philosophy about "it being impossible to grasp the grains of sand with a tighter clasp". This a subtle homage to the poem 'A Dream Within A Dream' by Edgar Allan Poe.

Saif Ali Khan initially turned down the film but Dimple Kapadia convinced him to sign it.