Dil Chahta Hai
2001 · Movie · 183 min · ★ 6.9 · 90% critics
Three lifelong friends step into post-college life believing nothing can shake their bond. But as each one falls in love in a very different way, their friendships are tested by clashing expectations, growing up, and the hard choices that come with relationships.
Also known as What the Heart Wants
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Details
- Original title
- दिल चाहता है
- Years
- 2001
- Release date
- 2001-07-24
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 183 min
- Critic score
- 90/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (335 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a warm, youthful story about friendship, love, and growing up with lots of music and emotion; Not for you if long runtimes or Bollywood-style song breaks aren’t your thing, unlike Rang De Basanti.
Pros: feel-good friendship focus; memorable songs; funny, heartfelt moments | Cons: long runtime; romance can feel dated; uneven tone at times
Themes
- urban life
Cast & crew
Aamir Khan
as Akash Malhotra
Akshaye Khanna
as Siddharth "Sid" Sinha
Saif Ali Khan
as Sameer Mulchandani
Preity Zinta
as Shalini
Dimple Kapadia
as Tara Jaiswal
Sonali Kulkarni
as Pooja
Ayub Khan
as Rohit
Rajat Kapoor
as Mahesh
Samantha Tremayne
as Deepa
Suchitra Pillai
as Priya
Directed by Farhan Akhtar