Movies - Dil Se

	Movies - Dil Se

Dil Se (Devanagari दिल से) (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.

The film was shot in Kashmir, Bhutan and India 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, by Santosh Sivan, was very well received. 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.

Plot

A journalist Amarkanth Varma (Shahrukh Khan) is employed by All India Radio, and dispatched to report on festivities in the troubled North-Eastern region of India. He falls in love with a woman named Meghna (Manisha Koirala) at a train station, not knowing that she is on a deadly mission. Amarkanth chases after Meghna. She avoids him, telling him she is married, but he continues to pursue her. Meghna's relatives soon find out about Amarkanth and beat him up, upon which he learns she is infact not married. They meet afterwards, and become closer, however she soon disappears again. Under pressure from his family to get married, Amarkanth agrees to marrying Preeti (Preity Zinta). Still unable to get Meghna out of his head, the day of the engagement arrives, and to his surprise, Meghna turns up at his house with a friend, asking if the two can stay there for a while. It soon becomes clear that she has a deadly agenda that is set to change the lives of everyone.

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

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.

Actress Preity Zinta
debuted in this film.

The film's track Chaiyya Chaiyya is the opening song of the second act of the musical Bombay Dreams.

The film Inside Man
(2006) opens with the song Chaiyya Chaiyya and closes with the same song remixed with a rap song.

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