Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
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Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (transl. I have given my heart away, darling) is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language romantic musical film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. It was released internationally as Straight From the Heart.[2] The film stars Salman Khan, Ajay Devgn, and Aishwarya Rai. Based on Rashtriyashayar Jhaverchand Meghani's play "Shetal ne Kathe", the film narrates the story of a newlywed man who discovers that his wife is in love with another man and decides to unite them. The film has also been described as a loose adaptation of Maitreyi Devi's Bengali novel Na Hanyate, although the film itself does not credit it as a source.[3]
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Directed by | Sanjay Leela Bhansali |
Screenplay by | Kanan Mani Kenneth Phillipps Sanjay Leela Bhansali |
Story by | Pratap Karvat Sanjay Leela Bhansali |
Based on | Shetal ne Kathe by Rashtriyashayar Jhaverchand |
Produced by | Sanjay Leela Bhansali |
Starring | Salman Khan Ajay Devgn Aishwarya Rai |
Narrated by | Salman Khan |
Cinematography | Anil Mehta |
Edited by | Sanjay Leela Bhansali |
Music by | Songs: Ismail Darbar Background Score: Anjan Biswas |
Production company | Bhansali Productions |
Distributed by | Sony Pictures Networks Eros International |
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Running time | 188 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹16 crore[1] |
Box office | ₹51.38 crore[1] |
It was filmed throughout the Gujarat-Rajasthan border region, in addition to Budapest, Hungary, which was used to represent Italy. The film premiered in the Indian Panorama section at the 1999 International Film Festival of India.[4] The Bengali film Neel Akasher Chandni was inspired by this movie.[5]
The film was a commercial success and emerged as one of the highest-grossing Indian films of the year, earning ₹510 million (US$6.4 million). It received predominantly positive reviews from critics. Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam received 17 nominations at the 45th Filmfare Awards, including Best Actor (Khan and Devgn), and won 7 awards, including Best Film, Best Director (Bhansali), Best Actress (Rai), and Best Male Playback Singer (Udit Narayan).