Many more movies followed in the decade opening up Bollywood to other parts of the world. “Dil Chahta Hai” was indeed one of those movies that could appeal to global audience, breaking out from the shell where local movies are confined by being watched and understood by the locals. It had its share of criticism as well for following Hollywood style and losing the filmmaking traditions of India. It struck a chord with the urban youth whose lives, language and more global influenced culture it was depicting.
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“Dil Chahta Hai” was quite a hit when it landed to the movie theaters in India.
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Sameer and Pooja embracing the full Bollywood style stereotypes in their song-and-dance sequence. In the end, the love and friendship triumphs providing us a pleasurable Happy Ending. Pooja admits having a boyfriend already however romantic Sameer falls in love again. Pooja is invited to come and meet Sameer, after some awkward silence them alone in his room they both admit that this “arrange marriage” thing is not what they want (on a side note, I do find this scene quite off even in Western standards – who sends a young girl meeting a guy for the first time in her life to the privacy of his room, it’s weird for both sides). His parents take Sameer’s love life into their hands and try arranged marriage, a tradition not well accepted by the upper middle class youth portrayed in the movie. Meanwhile, Sameer’s storyline is much more upbeat and close to a romantic comedy genre.
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Akash and Shalini seated together by destiny. He falls into depression and is summoned back to India by his father. She leaves Sydney with her betrothed while Akash never dears to admit to her his true feelings.
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But as required in such circumstances there is an obstacle for their love – Shalini is already engaged to another man. Surely enough, Shalini is enamored by charismatic Akash and he also falls for her. As their first meeting can be defined as meet-cute we know that a romantic story is about to envelop. Unexpectedly on the plane he is seated near Shalini, a girl he had met once before. Soon, we’ll set out looking for our destinations and it might just be that our destinations are different.” – Sid in Farhan Akhtar ‘s “Dil Chahta Hai”Īkash is sent by his father to do business in Sydney. “I’m looking at that ship that’s about to disappear over the horizon. At a critical point Akash mocks his affection, insults Tara and the friendship breaks apart. She seems to understand the artist more than his closest friends. Sid meets Tara, an older woman divorced and with alcohol problems. The three friends go for a week vacation to Goa, the last peaceful and fun period before things start to crumble. The film starts of at the point of graduation, a time for these youths to be thrown out of their cozy nest and face the world by themselves. Sid, on the other hand, is an artist, quite detached from others, mostly in his own world and I think we never really get to know him. Sameer is a polar opposite – he is very romantic person, who believes that every girl he starts a relationship with is “the one”. He is carefree, quite a rascal and a joker. Each has one main characteristic that drives them through the story and the changes the experience. The story revolves around three friends – Akash (Aamir Khan), Sameer (Saif Ali Khan) and Siddharth “Sid” (Akshaye Khanna). “Dil Chahta Hai” or “The Heart’s Desire” falls in to the latter category. If the movie is not a masterpiece, then it is at very least highly enjoyable to watch. I usually follow directors, not actors, but in this case Aamir Khan has been the best guide to contemporary Bollywood film one can get.
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There is one saying from Bollywood scene that states “If it’s an Aamir Khan’s movie, it must be worthwhile” and I tend to follow it.