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Dil Chahta Hai (transl. The Heart Desires) is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film written and directed by Farhan Akhtar in his directoral debut. It was produced by Ritesh Sidhwani and released under the banner of Excel Entertainment (which Akhtar and Sidhwani co-founded), marking their cinematic debut.
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 .
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... led the ceremony with 16 nominations, followed by Dil Chahta Hai with 13 nominations, and Lagaan and Gadar: Ek Prem Katha with 9 nominations each. Lagaan won 8 awards, including Best Film , Best Director (for Ashutosh Gowariker ) and Best Actor (for Aamir Khan ), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.
Farhan, after establishing a production company named Excel Entertainment along with Ritesh Sidhwani, made his directorial debut with the coming-of-age comedy-drama Dil Chahta Hai (2001) and received widespread critical acclaim for portraying the modern Indian youth
The company's first production was the critically acclaimed, Dil Chahta Hai (2001), which marked the directorial debut of Farhan Akhtar. The film received a National Award in the category of Best Feature Film Hindi and was also screened at IFFI [8] The company then went on to produce the war-drama, Lakshya (2004). [9]
Ritesh Sidhwani (born 1973) is an Indian film producer. He is the co-founder of Excel Entertainment along with Farhan Akhtar.His first film as a producer, Dil Chahta Hai, won the National Award in 2001.
Dil Chahta Hai is the soundtrack album to the 2001 Hindi film Dil Chahta Hai, directed by Farhan Akhtar, starring Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan and Akshaye Khanna.Since its release, the music has received widespread critical acclaim and is considered a milestone in the history of Bollywood film music. [1]
"Woh Ladki Hai Kahaan" (transl. Where is That Girl?) is a 2001 song from the film Dil Chahta Hai, composed by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy, performed by Shaan and Kavita Krishnamurthy and written by Javed Akhtar. The song stars Saif Ali Khan and Sonali Kulkarni.