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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 .
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]
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.
"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 .
His Section 375 co-star Richa Chadda termed him an "underrated actor" and said, "I have admired Akshaye Khanna's work in offbeat films like Gandhi, My Father and the cult film Dil Chahta Hai. I am really delighted that I can team up with him. He is brilliant, so underrated and intelligent." [99] Khanna has participated in several concert tours.
Akhtar made his writing and directorial debut with the critically acclaimed coming-of-age comedy-drama Dil Chahta Hai (2001), produced by Excel Entertainment, a production company he established along with Ritesh Sidhwani in 1999. [24] It was shot over a period of three months in Sydney, Goa and Mumbai. [25]
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]