Dil Chahta Hai

"Welcome To A Summer Of Their Lives You Will Never Forget"

2001 3h 3m HI

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 355

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Synopsis

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Three inseparable childhood friends are just out of college. Nothing comes between them - until they each fall in love, and their wildly different approaches to relationships creates tension.

“Welcome To A Summer Of Their Lives You Will Never Forget”

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Cast

Aamir Khan
Akash Malhotra
Akshaye Khanna
Siddharth "Sid" Sinha
Saif Ali Khan
Sameer Mulchandani
Preity Zinta
Shalini
Dimple Kapadia
Tara Jaiswal
Sonali Kulkarni
Pooja
Ayub Khan
Rohit
Rajat Kapoor
Mahesh

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Farhan Akhtar
Writers: Farhan Akhtar, Farhan Akhtar, Kassim Jagmagia
Languages: Hindi
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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At 183 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Farhan Akhtar, shot by Ravi K. Chandran. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ehsaan Noorani. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Sreekar Prasad shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Aamir Khan and Akshaye Khanna and Saif Ali Khan carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Welcome To A Summer Of Their Lives You Will Never Forget".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Farhan Akhtar directs. Ravi K. Chandran behind the camera. Ehsaan Noorani scores. Sreekar Prasad cuts. A long sit — settle in. Profitable at the box office. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1At 183 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.
2Shot for just $2.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
325 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Directed by Farhan Akhtar, shot by Ravi K. Chandran. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Ehsaan Noorani. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Sreekar Prasad shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Aamir Khan and Akshaye Khanna and Saif Ali Khan carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Welcome To A Summer Of Their Lives You Will Never Forget".
9IMDB entry: tt0292490 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Released under 11 different titles around the world.