Dil Se

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Dil Se
Directed by Mani Ratnam
Produced by Mani Ratnam
Ram Gopal Varma
Shekhar Kapur
Written by Mani Ratnam (story)
Mani Ratnam (screenplay)
Starring Shahrukh 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
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Dil Se (Hindi: दिल से, Urdu: دل سے) (From the Heart) (1998) is a 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 in conjunction with Marwah Films & Video Studios, a project of Sandeep Marwah.

The film was shot in Kashmir & other parts of India and Bhutan over a period of 55 days. Famed for its visuals, Dil Se was shot in beautiful locations such as deserts, mountains, snow and temples. The film met acclaim internationally, and its cinematography was very well received, picking up a National Film Award for cinematographer Santosh Sivan. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by A. R. Rahman introducing a new sound combining electronic music with instruments, unheard by Indian audiences at the time. 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]

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[edit] Plot

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Dil Se is a love story, but the background of characters brings in a subject rarely dealt with in Indian cinema. The story reveals itself slowly and leaves a lot of room for speculation while the movie progresses. A journalist Amarkant Varma (Shahrukh Khan) is employed by All India Radio, and dispatched to report on festivities in the troubled North-Eastern region of India. Amar meets Meghna (Manisha Koirala) at a train station and feels an immediate attraction toward this mysterious beautiful girl. A long game of hide and seek follows where Amar is confused by Meghna's behaviour. She seems attracted to him but something is holding her back. Movie keeps jumping in space and time, mostly forward. Enters the bubbly Preeti played by debutante Preity Zinta. Amar agrees to get married to her while still confused about his state of mind. To strike the final blow, Meghna comes back, this time it seems she wants to stay close. But she isn't the one who can be swayed from her mission by distraction of heart..or is she? How far is Amar willing to go for love?

[edit] Awards

The film has won the following awards since its release:

1999 Berlin International Film Festival (Germany)

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)

[edit] Trivia

  • Reputed to be the first Indian film to reach the Top Ten in the UK Box Office charts.
  • For the song Chaiyya Chaiyya, Shahrukh Khan, Malaika Arora and a dancing troupe are choreographed dancing on top of a moving train. The group did not wear safety harnesses during this scene. Chaiyya Chaiyya is also the opening song of the second act of the musical Bombay Dreams. It was recently featured in the opening and closing credits of Spike Lee's Inside Man (2006).
  • The film was voted as one of the 100 Greatest Musicals of All Time by Channel 4 viewers.

[edit] Soundtrack

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

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Films directed by Mani Ratnam
Pallavi Anu Pallavi (1983) • Unaru (1985) • Pagal Nilavu (1985) • Idaya Kovil (1985) • Mouna Raagam (1986) • Nayagan (1987) • Agni Natchathiram (1988) • Geethanjali (1989) • Anjali (1990) • Thalapathi (1991) • Roja (1992) • Thiruda Thiruda (1993) • Bombay (1995) • Iruvar (1997) • Dil Se (1998) • Alaipayuthey (2000) • Kannathil Muthamittal (2002) • Aayitha Ezhuthu (2004) • Yuva (2004) • Guru (2007) • Lajjo (2007)
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