Dil Chahta Hai
Three lifelong friends set out to chase romance and career dreams, but as each falls for a different woman, their clashing attitudes toward love put their unbreakable bond on the line.
“Welcome To A Summer Of Their Lives You Will Never Forget”
Synopsis
Three childhood friends, inseparable since college, find their bond tested as they each fall in love. Their differing approaches to relationships begin to create tension among the group.
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Principal cast & crew: 40
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Craft leads on file
Edited by A Sreekar PrasadShot by Ravi K ChandranScored by Shankar MahadevanDesigned by Suzanne Caplan Merwanji
Box Office
2001 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 2.0× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$4.1M
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Cast & Crew
40 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Aamir Khan
as Akash Malhotra
Saif Ali Khan
as Sameer
Akshaye Khanna
as Siddharth "Sid" Sinha
Preity G Zinta
as Shalini
Preity Zinta
as Shalini
Sonali Kulkarni
as Pooja
Dimple Kapadia
as Tara Jaiswal
Ayub Khan
as Rohit
Rajat Kapoor
as Shalini's Uncle
Suhasini Mulay
as Sid's Mother
Samantha Tremayne
as Deepa
Ahmed Khan
as Akash's Father
Supporting cast
15Suchitra Pillai
as Priya
Bomi Doctor
as Sameer's Father
Anjula Bedi
as Sameer's Mother
Kannu Gill
as Akash's Mother
Rakesh Pandey
as Rohit's Father
Mandala Tayde
as Smiling Girl
Beatrice Gibson
as Kristine
Deepak Malhotra
as Mr Mehta
Asad Dadarkar
as Subodh
Raj Zutshi
as Tara's Ex-Husband (voice)
Meenakshi Verma
as Doctor
Gordon Waddell
as Australian DOP
Kiran Rao
as Deepa's Friend (uncredited)
Samara Cannan
as Hotel Receptionist (uncredited)
Kerry Casey
as Clown (uncredited)
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2Other crew
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