Dil Se

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Dil Se
Image:Dil Se DVD cover.jpg
Directed by	Mani Ratnam
Produced by	Mani Ratnam Ram Gopal Varma Shekhar Kapur
Written by	Mani Ratnam (story & screenplay) Tigmanshu Dhulia (dialogue) Sujatha (dialogue)
Starring	Shah Rukh Khan Manisha Koirala Preity Zinta
Music by	A. R. Rahman
Distributed by	Madras Talkies
Release date(s)	August 21 1998
Running time	163 mins
Language	Hindi / Urdu
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Dil Se (Hindi: दिल से, Urdu: دل سے, translation: From the Heart) is a 1998 Hindi film directed by Mani Ratnam. The film was also released in Tamil as Uyire and Prema Tho in Telugu and stars Shahrukh Khan, Manisha Koirala, and Preity Zinta. Mani Ratnam also wrote the screenplay for the film. It was produced by Mani Ratnam and Ram Gopal Varma in conjunction with Shekar Kapur.

The film was shot in Kashmir, Assam, Delhi and other parts of India and Bhutan over a period of 55 days. Its cinematography won a National Film Award for cinematographer Santosh Sivan. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by A. R. Rahman. A. R. Rahman received a Filmfare Award for the music. The film became the first Indian film to reach the Top 10 in the UK Box Office Charts, when released in 1998.[1]

The film was screened at the ERA New Horizons Film Festival and the Helsinki International Film Festival.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Reception 3 Awards 4 Soundtrack 5 Miscellaneous 6 References 7 See also 8 External links

[edit] Plot

Amarkant "Amar" Varma (Shah Rukh Khan), an All-India Radio journalist living in Delhi, India, is dispatched to the troubled North-Eastern region to report on attitudes relating to the 50th Anniversary of Indian independence. He meets Meghna (Manisha Koirala) at a railway station and chats with her. But when he goes to get her a cup of tea Meghna's train departs, leaving Amar behind. Some weeks later he spots her in the street and accosts her but she resists and pretends not to recognize him, but Amar is highly attracted by her beauty and mysteriousness and continues to pursue her. After finding out her plans to visit Ladakh, he follows her with the convenient excuse of reporting on the local festivities and she gives him the slip there too, but not before two thugs who appear to know Meghna violently assault him to warn him off.He is later found dumped in a forest. Chastened by the beating, Amar heads home and coincidentally finds her on the same bus and describes his beating in good humor. Meghna sympathies with his plight and opens up a little before the bus breaks down and the passengers are forced to walk a two-day journey to their destination.

He finds her again; she has him beaten up; they are thrown together again; they fight the attraction. Amar leaves the troubled region to return to the safety of Delhi and a stable relationship with Preeti (Preity Zinta). Then Meghna shows up in Delhi.The terrorists beat him again. Disaster soon follows.She came there to kill the prime minister, but Amar intercepts her at the last moment and they are both killed.

According to the movie's official website, the film is a journey through the "seven shades of love" described in ancient Arabic literature. These stages are Hub, Uns, Ishq, Aquidat, Ibaadat, Junoon, and Maut (attraction, infatuation, love, reverence, worship, obsession, and death). ^[1]

[edit] Reception

Dil Se was met with a mixed critical response upon release. The film's dark tone was extremely different from the candy floss romances Shahrukh Khan was known for. As a result the film didnt become a blockbuster as expected. However the film was extremely successful in the US and UK box office. In recent years after being screened in many international film festivals, it has drawn more praise with some critics revaluating their more critical opinion.

[edit] Awards

The film has won the following awards since its release:

1999 Berlin International Film Festival (Germany)

• Won - Netpac Award - Special Mention - Mani Ratnam

1999 National Film Awards (India)

• Won - Silver Lotus Award - Best Cinematography - Santosh Sivan
• Won - Silver Lotus Award - Best Audiography - H. Sridhar

1999 Filmfare Awards (India)

• Won - Best Debut - Preity Zinta
• Won - Best Lyricist - Gulzar
• Won - Best Male Playback - Sukhwinder Singh for "Chaiyya Chaiyya"
• Won - Best Music Director - A. R. Rahman
• Won - Best Choreography - Farah Khan
• Won - Best Cinematographer - Santosh Sivan

[edit] Soundtrack

Dil Se: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Image:Dilsecover.jpg
Studio album by A. R. Rahman
Released	1998
Genre	Soundtrack
Label	Venus
Producer	A. R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman chronology
Jeans (1998) Dil Se: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1998) Earth (1998)

The soundtrack features 5 songs composed by A. R. Rahman, with lyrics by Gulzar.

Track listing:

1. "Chaiyya Chaiyya" (6:52) – Sukhwinder Singh, Sapna Awasti
2. "Jiya Jale" (4:12) – Lata Mangeshkar, M.G. Sreekumar
3. "Dil Se Re" (6:54) – A. R. Rahman, Anuradha, Anupama
4. "E Ajnabi" (5:32) – Udit Narayan, Mahalakshmi
5. "Thayya Thayya" (4:35) – Sukhwinder Singh
6. "Satrangi Re" (7:12) – Sonu Nigam

[edit] Miscellaneous

• Baz Luhrmann cited Dil Se as his inspiration to make Moulin Rouge!.
• The song "Chaiyya Chaiyya" featured Malaika Arora Khan in a guest appearance opposite Shah Rukh Khan.
• Chaiyya Chaiyya has become one of the most popular Bollywood tracks in the last ten years. It has been featured in the soundtrack of two high profile hollywood movies; Inside Man and Moulin Rouge!

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• Bollywood songs

[edit] External links

• Dil Se at the Internet Movie Database
• Dil Se - Official website
• Dil Se - Peter Nepstad's review

v • d • e Films directed by Mani Ratnam

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Productions	Money  (1993) • Money Money  (1994) • Gulabi  (1996) • W/O V.Varaprasad  (1998) • Dil Se  (1998) • Shool  (1999) • Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya  (2001) • Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega  (2001) • Road  (2002) • Darna Mana Hai  (2003) • Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon!  (2003) • Ek Hasina Thi  (2004) • Ab Tak Chhappan  (2004) • Gayab  (2004) • Vaastu Shastra  (2004) • D  (2005) • Mr Ya Miss  (2005) • Shabri  (2005) • Shock  (2006) • Darna Zaroori Hai  (2006) • Darwaaza Bandh Rakho  (2006) • Go (2007) • Zabardast  (2007) • Leelai  (2007)

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