Dil Jo Bhi Kahey... (transl. 'Whatever the heart says...') is a 2005 Indian romantic drama film directed by Romesh Sharma. Amitabh Bachchan, Revathi Nair, Karan Sharma, Bhumika Chawla, Annabelle Wallis, Malcolm Stoddard and Claire Oberman star in the film. It is the first and only movie starring Karan Sharma, who is also the director's son. The film is adapted from Romesh Sharma's Mauritian serial titled C'est La Vie (Mauritian TV Series), also featuring Karan Sharma and was broadcast on Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation in Mauritius in 2003.[1][2]
| Dil Jo Bhi Kahey... | |
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| Directed by | Romesh Sharma |
| Written by | Romesh Sharma |
| Based on | C'est La Vie by Romesh Sharma |
| Produced by | Romesh Sharma |
| Starring | Amitabh Bachchan Revathi Nair Karan Sharma Bhumika Chawla Annabelle Wallis Malcolm Stoddard Claire Oberman |
| Cinematography | Binod Pradhan, Gopal Shah |
| Edited by | Anil Kumar Bonthu |
| Music by | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy |
Production company | Romesh Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 144 minutes |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot edit
Shekhar Sinha, his wife Sandhaya and their son Jai are one of the many Hindu Indo-Mauritian families living in Mauritius. Jai ventures out to Stockholm, Sweden to obtain an education in culinary studies and incidentally meets Sophie Besson, a Roman Catholic Franco-Mauritian. They start meeting regularly and soon fall in love. Jai is introduced to Sophie's parents, Norman and Claire Besson. Norman (a large land owner in Mauritius) instantly disapproves of him (because of his ethnicity). Jai feels his father and mother would approve of Sophie. Unfortunately Sandhaya disapproves her (because of her Catholic faith) and tells Jai to end his relationship with her. The lovers plan to elope but Jai fails to turn up on the stipulated wedding time in Church. Sophie reluctantly returns to her parents to marry the boy of their choice (Gordon). By this time Jai is engaged to Gayatri Pandey, to fulfill his mother's wish (who has asthma). Sophie wants to know why Jai did not turn up. Meanwhile, Gayatri learns of Jai and Sophie's love and comes up with a ruse of Sophie's false pregnancy that forces Sophie and Jai's family to accept them as a couple. The film ends with Gayatri leaving Mauritius.[3]
Cast edit
- Amitabh Bachchan as Shekhar Sinha
- Revathi Nair as Sandhaya Sinha
- Karan Sharma as Jai Sinha
- Bhumika Chawla as Gayatri Pandey
- Annabelle Wallis as Sophie Besson
- Malcolm Stoddard as Norman Besson
- Claire Oberman as Claire Besson
- Manuj Tilakraj Gulati as Gaurav Gulati
Music edit
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| Released | 30 July 2005 (India) | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
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| Producer | Lawrence D'Souza, Romesh Sharma | |||
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| Track # | Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
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| 1 | C'est La Vie | Sudesh Bhonsle, Vaishali Samant | 4:53 |
| 2 | Dil Jo Bhi Kahey | Shaan, Dominique Cerejo | 4:40 |
| 3 | Dil Jo Bhi Kahey Theme | Caralisa Monteiro | 2:22 |
| 4 | J'ai Bessoin De Toi (Beach Sequence) | Caralisa Monteiro | 2:04 |
| 5 | Kaun Jaane | Shankar Mahadevan, Shefali Alvares | 4:13 |
| 6 | Kitni Narmi Se | Sonu Nigam | 6:09 |
| 7 | Mere Munna | Shankar Mahadevan | 5:18 |
| 8 | Sajna Angana Aayo Re | Javed Ali | 1:20 |
| 9 | Tu Nahi Thi Jab Yahan | Mahalaxmi Iyer, Shankar Mahadevan, Shreya Ghoshal, Sudesh Bhonsle | 4:56 |
Reception edit
Critical response edit
Namrata Joshi from Outlook wrote "Dil Jo... has been made for the young but not by the young. Though it comes smartly packaged, it's dull, without any spirit or spunk of youth".[4] Anupama Chopra from India Today wrote "At a time when the family values factory, Yashraj Films, makes romantic comedies out of premarital sex, this is old-fashioned".[5] Taran Adarsh from Bollywood Hungama wrote "On the whole, DIL JO BHI KAHEY lacks the power to cast a web on youth or those who prefer mushy love stories. At the box-office, the hype surrounding the film is clearly missing and in view of the fact that the film rests on a routine plot, the chances of survival seem remote".[6]
References edit
- ^ Chopra, Anupama (10 October 2005). "Film review:'Dil Jo Bhi Kahey' starring Amitabh Bachchan, Karan Sharma, Revathy". India Today.
- ^ "Dil Jo Bhi Kahey | Outlook India Magazine". Outlook India.
- ^ "Just another love story". www.rediff.com.
- ^ "Dil Jo Bhi Kahey". Outlook. 5 February 2022. Archived from the original on 25 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Film review:'Dil Jo Bhi Kahey' starring Amitabh Bachchan, Karan Sharma, Revathy". India Today. 10 October 2005. Archived from the original on 25 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Dil Jo Bhi Kahey… Movie Review: Dil Jo Bhi Kahey… Movie". Bollywood Hungama. 23 September 2005. Archived from the original on 25 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
External links edit
- Dil Jo Bhi Kahey... at IMDb
- Dil Jo Bhi Kahey... at Rotten Tomatoes
- Details at Yahoo! movies
