Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam Clocks 23 Years!

Mumbai (Maharashtra): Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam' has been one of the most-adored Bollywood masterpieces of the 90s. Having completed 23 years today, we revisit the cult classic that celebrates love.

Each character of Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam has given us some great moments and teaches us about life and love.

 

 

 

 

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The cult classic celebrates love and takes us through a journey of a newlywed man, Vanraj (Ajay Devgn), Nandini (Aishwarya Rai Bachchan) and Sameer (Salman Khan). The director’s storyline takes us through the lives of Nandini, the daughter of Punit Darbar, a renowned proponent of Indian classical music. Brought to the silver screen by Vikram Gokhale, Punit’s storyline showcases a range of emotions where his daughter falls in love with Sameer who has come to live with the Darbar family as a student. She is forcefully married to Vanraj, the son of a family friend. He discovers that his partner is actually in love with someone else. An angry Vanraj soon realizes that the right thing to do would be to reunite Nandini with her lover and he takes her to Italy. Fast forward to Vanraj dutifully arranging the lost lovers on the night of Sameer’s debut concert. Bidding her farewell, Vanraj walks away heartbroken. But Nandini soon realises the change in her feelings and runs back into her husband’s arms.

 

 

 

 

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Apart from several awards, accolades and nominations, this Sanjay Leela Bhansali classic has earned audience and critical appraise.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali with his filmmaking acumen takes us through multiple facets of faith and belief. The character of Nandini is free-spirit and dreamy. Nandini taught us to always believe in love and live life to the fullest. Sameer is a hero filled with romance who flows like a ‘Hawa ka jhonka’ as he romances. He teaches one how to love without any qualms! Vanraj arrives as the saviour in Nandini's life and proves to be a true adorer of ‘love at first sight’.

 

 

 

 

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Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam has also given us some classic hit songs like ‘Dholi Taro Dhol Baaje’ a chartbuster, ‘Nimbooda’, beautifully performed by Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and ‘Tadap Tadap’, the debut and one of the iconic songs of KK.

Written, directed and produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam witnessed a theatrical release on 18th June 1999, and went on to be a box office success! This romantic saga has filled the audiences with every beat of entertainment and continues to do so. The film shall remain a classic over the years to come.