| Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam | |
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 Film poster | |
| 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 | Bela Segal |
| Music by | Songs: Ismail Darbar Background Score: Anjan Biswas |
Production company | Bhansali Productions |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Networks Eros International |
Release date |
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Running time | 188 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹16 crore[1] |
| Box office | ₹51.38 crore[1] |
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, released internationally as Straight From the Heart,[2] is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama musical film directed, co-written, and produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. 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]
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$6.1 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).
- ^ a b "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam – Movie". Box Office India.
- ^ "Straight From the Heart". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ^ Mridula Nath Chakraborty (26 March 2014). Being Bengali: At Home and in the World. Taylor & Francis. p. 170. ISBN 978-1-317-81889-2.
- ^ "Directorate of Film Festival" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- ^ "Neel Akasher Chandni Movie Review {2/5}: Critic Review of Neel Akasher Chandni by Times of India". The Times of India. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2023.