Dil Chahta Hai (transl. The Heart Desires) is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age comedy-drama written and directed by Farhan Akhtar, and produced by Ritesh Sidhwani under Excel Entertainment.[1] Depicting the routine life of Indian affluent youth, it focuses on a transition period in the romantic lives of three college-graduate friends (Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan, and Akshaye Khanna).[2] The film also stars Preity Zinta, Sonali Kulkarni, and Dimple Kapadia.[3] The soundtrack was composed by the trio Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy,[4] with lyrics from Javed Akhtar. Farah Khan was the choreographer, and A. Sreekar Prasad was the editor.[1]
 Saif Ali Khan received several accolades for his performance in Dil Chahta Hai. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The film premiered on 10 August 2001 and received widespread critical acclaim,[5][6] Made on a production cost of ₹80 million (US$960,000),[7] it performed moderately at the box office grossing ₹397.2 million (US$4.8 million).[5] Although the film succeeded commercially in metropolitan areas, it did not do so among rural audiences due to the city-oriented lifestyle depicted in the film.[8][9]
Dil Chahta Hai won 26 awards out of 53 nominations; the direction, the performances of the cast, the story, and the screenplay garnered the most attention from various award groups. At the 49th National Film Awards, the film received two trophies including Best Feature Film in Hindi. It was nominated in thirteen categories at the 47th Filmfare Awards, including Best Film, Best Director (Farhan Akhtar), Best Actor (Aamir Khan), and won seven, including Best Film (Critics), Best Supporting Actor (Khanna), and Best Comedian (Saif Ali Khan). Dil Chahta Hai garnered four awards in the third iteration of the International Indian Film Academy Awards, including Best Supporting Actor (Saif Ali Khan). Among other wins, it also won three Bollywood Movie Awards, eight Screen Awards, and two Zee Cine Awards.
Awards and nominations
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References
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- ^ Gulzar; Nihalani, Govind; Chatterjee, Saibal (26 February 2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema. Popular Prakashan. p. 128. ISBN 978-81-7991-066-5.
- ^ Bollywood Movie Awards:
- "Bollywood Awards". Bollywood Movie Awards. Archived from the original on 2 August 2002. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
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- ^ Filmfare Awards:
- "Hold back the night". Filmfare. April 2002. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- Dhirad, Sandeep (2006). "Filmfare Nominees and Winners" (PDF). Filmfare Awards. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ International Indian Film Academy Awards:
- Waheed, Sajahan (6 April 2002). "Battle of the megahits". New Straits Times. p. 27. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- Kumar, S. R. Ashok (5 April 2002). "IIFA awards presentation on Saturday". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- "IIFA Through the Years – IIFA 2002: Malaysia". International Indian Film Academy Awards. Archived from the original on 3 July 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ National Film Awards:
- "'Lagaan' Dominates National Awards". Outlook. Press Trust of India. 26 July 2002. Archived from the original on 17 February 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ Screen Awards:
- Bhattacharya, Roshmila (25 January 2002). "Dil Chahta Hai, Lagaan make a clean sweep". Screen. Archived from the original on 21 February 2002. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- Bhattacharya, Roshmila (25 January 2002). "Magic — Part 1". Screen. Archived from the original on 24 February 2002. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- Bhattacharya, Roshmila (25 January 2002). "Magic — Part 2". Screen. Archived from the original on 6 March 2003. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- Bhattacharya, Roshmila (25 January 2002). "Magic — Part 3". Screen. Archived from the original on 6 March 2003. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- "8th Annual Screen Awards – Nominees & Winners for the year 2001". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 18 January 2004. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ Zee Cine Awards:
- Dubey, Bharati (11 January 2002). "Lagaan sweeps the FairGlow Zee awards". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- "5th Zee Cine Awards – Year 2002". Zee Cine Awards. Archived from the original on 26 April 2005. Retrieved 5 November 2021.