Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999)

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:

This movie also resulted in a real life romance between Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai, the most publicized love affair in the history of Indian Cinema.

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:

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

Movie Connections:

Featured in Main, Meri Patni Aur Woh (2005)

Soundtrack:

A Certain Light

A Gem To Help Catapult the Hindi Film Industry

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.