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15 out of 20 people found the following comment useful :-
one of the best movies of 99, 16 October 1999

Author: cool dud (tandon@tandon.screaming.net) from London, england

Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam is a wonderful film and good acting. Aishwariya Rai's performance was astonishing and it proved to everyone she can act. Salman Khan's performance was good aswell who put on the comedy for us. Ajay devgan has proved yet again what a good actor he is. Helen doesn't do a bad job as Salman Khan's mum.

The film is about Sameer (Salman Khan), a half Indian/half Italian who wants to learn singing from a famous classical singer and while he's there he falls in love with his daughter, Nandini (Aishwariya Rai) and the two fall in love. meanwhile a guy called Vanraj (Ajay Devgan) sees Nandini performing and falls in love with her and asks for her hand in marriage and her parents say yes but then after they realize about Sameer's and Nandini's love affair, they hit the roof and arrange Vanraj's and Nandini's wedding straight away and so Sameer is sent back home to Italy and Nandini becomes really depressed and the two are heart broken.

Vanraj and Nandini get married and Vanraj realizes that she's not enthusiastic on their wedding night and later realizes she's very cold with him and realizes why and because he loves her so much he's prepared to sacrifice his love and goes to Italy to reunite the lovers and while they're in Italy they try hunting around for Sameer but have no picture of him. later Nandini is sent to hospital after being shot by some theives and Vanraj has no money so sacrifices his wedding ring to pay for her treatment and Nandini suddenly changes and starts wearing Sindoor for him. Vanraj and Sameer meet and they become good friends not realizing Sameer is the guy he's looking for. The time comes for Nandini to meet Sameer at one of his shows and How will she react? will she have spent too much time with Vanraj to forget about Sameer or will she ride off into the sunset with Sameer?

Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam is great and has colour in it and Aishwariya Rai's outfits look lovely and Ajay Devgan's and Salman Khan's acting is superb! over all this film deserves a 9.5 out of 10.

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9 out of 9 people found the following comment useful :-
The best movie of the year, 22 October 1999

Author: Kamran (prophyle@rocketmail.com) from Toronto, CANADA

One day, a movie called "Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge" was released. It was one of the best movies in Hindi movies and remained that way only until a few months ago. I believe we have a movie to take that place.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali is a genius. What more is there to say? This movie is undoubtedly the best movie I've seen in years, packed with superb acting, beautiful costumes and dazzling scenery. It's better than Dil To Pagal Hai, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and Duplicate put together!

This is THE best movie of the year. I know the word "TAAL" comes into mind, but that was junk compared to this. Aishwarya Rai gives a MUCH better performance in this movie. She is the most surprising thing about the movie. She has proven herself to be one of the best, if not the best, talented actress. Now Aishwarya has risen to the number one actress spot on my list.

This is an absolute must for any person who watches Indian movies or even once did and now doesn't. This movie WILL NOT fail you. If possible, try to get the movie on DVD, that is the only way to recapture the actual colour from the film.

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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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8 out of 9 people found the following comment useful :-
simply outstanding, 6 January 2006

Author: max planc from India

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.

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Tooo Goood (must watch), 4 July 2004

Author: Nakul Aggarwal from India

One of the best Bollywood movies... Very lovely,sentimenatal,emotional,touching .... very near to real life.

Acting superb Direction superb Music superb

a new definition of love and perfect presentation of this new meaning. Aishwarya and salman in love in first part but then ajay enters and studd acting and how he acts when he knows truth after his marriage with aishwarya.

10/10 from my side...

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5 out of 5 people found the following comment useful :-
I really enjoyed it, 8 September 1999

Author: starlite-3 from Canada

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.

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I liked it but for unusual reasons and will probably buy it., 13 November 2004
Author: Helga Ganguly from San Jose, California

I missed the first half which was supposed to be the "comedy" section I suppose.There were no subtitles and since I speak no Hindi,it took me some time till the first commercial to find the title and look up what the plot was supposed to be. By that time,I was already aware that Salman Khan had broken his teacher,student relationship and been banished,that he loved Nandini,that she was allowed to break things willy nilly but not to refuse marriage with a man she didn't love. The comedy part escaped me. I was about to change channels when I realized the husband was played by the young man who did such a good job in the recent movie about a young Sikh freedom fighter. When he,playing Raj, and Nandini, left for Hungary,I thought it was for a belated honeymoon. Remember-no subtitles. But THAT was supposed to be Italy????? My only complaint was that the hotel staff on the phone spoke English with an Italian accent when they were so obviously Hungarian. Silly me. I don't understand the lure of Italy perhaps when Hungary is so distinctive and charming. Why couldn't Sameer be half Hungarian? I'll buy the movie for my kids,since they ARE half Indian and half Hungarian and it was nice to hear the language and see how well the people fit in. I loved the Hungarian dance sequence. Maybe they'll redub it and take out the reference to Italy.It just wasn't right.

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A wonderful journey with the use of colors,traditions,music and scenery, 3 August 1999

Author: ros-4 from Killeen, Texas

This movie is 3hrs long, but the pace of the movie was sufficient,so that the passage of time wasn't an issue. It's about a girl(Ash) who meets an Italian-Indian (salman).He stays at her home learning music/song from her father Initially she doesn't like the foreigner, but in time they fall in love with each other. At the same time a lawyer (ajay) see Ash and falls in love with her...in fact he asks for her hand in marriage. Her family agrees to the marriage, and she's reluctantly married to ajay. Meanwhile salman had asked to marry her and he was refused,so he goes away dejected. Ash is "cold" to her husband and he finally finds out why. He loves her so much that he's prepared to sacrifice his love by taking her to Italy to find salman and reunite the lovers........

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Loving someone, 3 June 2006

Author: bukhs004 from United Kingdom

One of Aishwarya's finest works in my opinion. The colours in the movie are brilliant and the place she lives in is like a scene from a dream. I don't think Salman Khan and Aish make a good couple in the movie. I don't think the chemistry is quite there, but Ajay Devgan and Aish look good together. The story is very good and outlines that if you love something, you should let the object of your love have freedom to do what they want. The saying, 'if you love something, set it free. If it comes back, it's yours. If it doesn't, it was never meant to be,' truly works in this case. The ending is one I really liked so the story is a must.

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful :-
True Love conquers over all!, 10 December 2004
Author: pepi_saliki

This movie is one of the best Hindi movies i have ever watched. Aishwarya Rai as Nandini was simply wonderful, Salman Khan as Samir added a little comedy in the film. The story is a romance and drama. Samir(Salman Khan) is an indo-Italian student who comes to learn to sing from Nandini's father(Vikram Gokhale)and stays a year there. In the process Nandini and Samir fall in love, but she is arranged to be married to Vanraj(Ajay Devgan). Nandini sees Samir behind her father's back. Her father finds this out and Samir is sent away. Nandini Marys Vanraj. One day she receives letters from Samir and Vanraj sees them and becomes angry. But since Vanraj loves Nandini....he takes her to Italy to find Samir. What happens next in the story....it is up to you to find out! The movie was wonderful, the locations were beautiful, the songs were the best! The acting was great!!! overall i give this movie a 9/10!

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