Dil Chahta Hai | |
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Directed by | Farhan Akhtar |
Screenplay by | Farhan Akhtar |
Story by | Farhan Akhtar Kassim Jagmagia |
Produced by | Ritesh Sidhwani Farhan Akhtar |
Starring | Aamir Khan Saif Ali Khan Akshaye Khanna Preity Zinta Sonali Kulkarni Dimple Kapadia |
Narrated by | Saif Ali Khan Akshaye Khanna Preity Zinta |
Cinematography | Ravi K. Chandran |
Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
Music by | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy |
Distributed by | Excel Entertainment |
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Running time | 185 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹ 120 million[1] |
Box office | ₹ 456 million[1] |
Dil Chahta Hai (transl. The Heart Desires) is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age musical romantic comedy-drama movie, directed, produced, and written by Farhan Akhtar. It was also produced by Ritesh Sidhwani. The movie stars Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Preity Zinta, Sonali Kulkarni and Dimple Kapadia. The movie is set in present-day metropolitan Mumbai and Sydney, and spotlights on a significant time of progress in the romantic lives of three college-alumni friends. The music was composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy.
The movie released on August 10, 2001 to positive reviews and was a success at the box office. In 2001, the movie won National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi. Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy won the Best Music Director award.