Dil Chahta Hai

Name: Dil Chahta Hai
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released: 2001-08-10
Duration: 3 h 3 min
Rating: 8
Cast: Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Preity G Zinta, Sonali Kulkarni

IMDb ID: tt0292490 · Year: 2001 · Rating: 8.0 (78,348 votes)

Genres: Comedy · Drama · Romance

Three inseparable childhood friends are just out of college. Nothing comes between them - until they each fall in love, and their wildly different approaches to relationships creates tension.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Dil Chahta Hai
Canada: Dil Chahta Hai (English)
Canada: Dil Chahta Hai (French)
Germany: Dil Chahta Hai
United Kingdom: Dil Chahta Hai
Ireland: Dil Chahta Hai (English)
India: Dil Chahta Hai (English)
India: Dil Chahta Hai (Hindi)
Italy: Dil Chahta Hai
Japan: Dil Chahta Hai (Japanese)
New Zealand: Dil Chahta Hai (English)
Singapore: Dil Chahta Hai (English)
United States: Dil Chahta Hai
South Africa: Dil Chahta Hai (English)
India: D.C.H. (English, short title)
United States: Do Your Thing (TV Title)
Turkey: Kalbin Arzusu (Turkish)
Argentina: Lo que el corazón desea
Vietnam: Những Trái Tim Khát Vọng
Brazil: O Que o Coração Deseja
Poland: Rób swoje!
United States: What the Heart Wants (informal English title)
Serbia: Како срце жели
Ukraine: Люблячі серця
Russia: Любящие сердца
United Arab Emirates: رغبات القلب
India: दिल चाहता है (Hindi, transliterated title)
China: 心归何处 (Mandarin)
Taiwan: 心歸何處
Do Your ThingContent RatingNot RatedRelease Date2001-08-10Runtime183 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews142Critic Reviews25Countries / RegionsIndiaLanguagesHindi
EnglishKeywordsyouth
told in flashback
love
goa india
nostalgiaFilming LocationsGoa, IndiaProduction CompaniesExcel EntertainmentIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0292490/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/02/tt0292490.jpgUpdated At2025-07-29T04:35:50

Directors

Farhan Akhtar

Writers

Kassim Jagmagia
Farhan Akhtar
Karan Vishwanath Kashyap
Karan Kashyap

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Aamir Khan | Character: Akash Malhotra
Actor: Saif Ali Khan | Character: Sameer
Actor: Akshaye Khanna | Character: Siddharth Sinha
Actor: Preity G Zinta | Character: Shalini
Actor: Sonali Kulkarni | Character: Pooja
Actor: Dimple Kapadia | Character: Tara Jaiswal
Actor: Ayub Khan | Character: Rohit
Actor: Rajat Kapoor | Character: Shalini's Uncle
Actor: Suhasini Mulay | Character: Sid's Mother
Actor: Ahmed Khan | Character: Akash's Father
Actor: Suchitra Pillai | Character: Priya
Actor: Anjula Bedi | Character: Sameer's Mother
Actor: Rakesh Pandey | Character: Rohit's Father
Actor: Samantha Tremayne | Character: Deepa
Actor: Claire | Character: Joan
Actor: Clarence | Character: Guitarist at Ambassador Rooftop
Actor: Asad Dadarkar | Character: Subodh
Actor: Bomi Doctor | Character: Sameer's Father
Actor: Beatrice Gibson | Character: Kristine
Actor: Kannu Gill | Character: Akash's Mother
Actor: Yusuf Hussain | Character: Pooja's Father
Actor: Rio Kapadia | Character: Mr. Shankaran
Actor: Simran Makhija | Character: Esha; Tara's Daughter
Actor: Deepak Malhotra | Character: Mr. Mehta
Actor: Shail Mehta | Character: Pooja's Mother
Actor: Sarah Neilson | Character: Kristine's friend
Actor: Shaina | Character: Shalini's friend 2
Actor: Shilpa | Character: Shalini's friend 1
Actor: Anand Subaya | Character: Deepa's friend 1
Actor: Mandala Tayde | Character: Girl at Chapora Fort
Actor: Meenakshi Verma | Character: Doctor at Lilavati
Actor: Gordon Waddell | Character: Australian DOP
Actor: Samara Cannan | Character: Hotel Receptionist
Actor: Kerry Casey | Character: Clown
Actor: Kiran Rao | Character: Deepa's friend in hotel lobby in Goa

[Directors Group]
Name: Farhan Akhtar | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Kassim Jagmagia | Role: Writer
Name: Farhan Akhtar | Role: Writer
Name: Karan Vishwanath Kashyap | Role: Writer
Name: Karan Kashyap | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Farhan Akhtar | Role: Producer
Name: Ritesh Sidhwani | Role: Producer
Name: Pravin Talreja | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Shankar Mahadevan | Role: Composer
Name: Loy Mendonsa | Role: Composer
Name: Ehsaan Noorani | Role: Composer
Name: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Ravi K. Chandran | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: A. Sreekar Prasad | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Zoya Akhtar | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Suzanne Caplan Merwanji | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Kiran Khanna | Role: Art Director
Name: Yunus Pathan | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Chetana Prabhu | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Arjun Bhasin | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Avan Contractor | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Tanuja Dabir | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Harish Amin | Role: Production Manager
Name: Inderjit Chadha | Role: Production Manager
Name: Lachlan Imrie | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Zoya Akhtar | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Renu Bhagnani Dutt | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Tina Havelock Stevens | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Lachlan Imrie | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Reema Kagti | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Anshul Pandey | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Dhananjay Thorat | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Royston D'Lima | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ajith Abraham George | Role: Sound Department
Name: Stephen Gomes | Role: Sound Department
Name: Nakul Kamte | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ashraf Khan | Role: Sound Department
Name: Satish Kumar | Role: Sound Department
Name: Sreejesh | Role: Sound Department
Name: H. Sridhar | Role: Sound Department

[Visual Effects]
Name: Ronojoy Chatterji | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Binny Padda | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Ravi Padda | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Naveen Shukla | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Ashwin Singh | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Spike Cherrie | Role: Stunts
Name: Javed Karim | Role: Stunts
Name: Gordon Waddell | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Arjun Singh Bhurji | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Franc Biffone | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ayananka Bose | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Chris Davies | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mulchand Dedhia | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: B.V. Ravi Kiran | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Hardeep Sachdev | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Hitesh Sadrrani | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Sanjay Sami | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Steve Byron | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Urmila Motwani | Role: Costume Department

[Location Management]
Name: Nitin Chandrachud | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Javed Akhtar | Role: Music Department
Name: Clinton Cerejo | Role: Music Department
Name: Kavita Krishnamurthy | Role: Music Department
Name: Krishnakumar Kunnath | Role: Music Department
Name: Shankar Mahadevan | Role: Music Department
Name: Srinivas Murthy | Role: Music Department
Name: Udit Narayan | Role: Music Department
Name: Sonu Nigam | Role: Music Department
Name: Annu Poojari | Role: Music Department
Name: Shaan | Role: Music Department
Name: Srinivas | Role: Music Department
Name: Alka Yagnik | Role: Music Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Nabeel Abbas | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Simrit Brar | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ritchie Burton | Role: Additional Crew
Name: K. Gangadharan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ajit Gupta | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jaswant Singh Hinduja | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kassim Jagmagia | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Farah Khan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Anshul Pandey | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Bimal Parekh | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tejal Patni | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Chandan Sidhwani | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ritesh Sidhwani | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Jivesh Bhojwani | Role: Thanks
Name: Steesha Bhojwani | Role: Thanks
Name: Deepti Datt | Role: Thanks
Name: Leela Kempinski | Role: Thanks
Name: Anupam Sharma | Role: Thanks

Trailers

Dil Chahta Hai trailer | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3770923801/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi3770923801/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1531974341093.mp4?Expires=1788269992&Signature=ZPgHHNAolJBxsvzx44Jznv1L8-wNokveV8OgKxcEmkbGMZgJQnPylX8f2l66OLiMXZYd7b5V7UQKSLtJdLGiiOF7dFFfsroQxUoLQydIym~Cy4qC12PpTNucyCD0utTTKACb4gBRiPu1DK8o342ioC35AKfROqGUqyBmKDZZIG9H8lbCyGPJ2K0g9Gpoi1vNTI9WYia-JGqP9MVakJWwM8-3I5ICO03rz723tAPkG1EDfLBt6-B7R5knVi0Mga~mdyKYWtbJzk35qxZQfHakWpCNzei8akIwwevRrSYK8jLNTxqK16IAm~n5-rKLxX4S5fE7lgD6HT4sCA92ZIWzkQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

India: August 10, 2001
United States: August 10, 2001 (limited)
Kuwait: August 29, 2001
United States: January 16, 2003 (Palm Springs International Film Festival)
United Kingdom: August 31, 2003 (TV premiere)
United States: October 14, 2004 (Austin Film Festival)
Poland: August 14, 2007 (Filmowa Stolica Lata)
China: June 16, 2013 (Shanghai International Film Festival)
Vietnam: December 18, 2015 (Indian Film Festival in Vietnam)
Vietnam: March 29, 2019 (Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre, Hanoi)
United Arab Emirates: June 11, 2019 (internet)
Philippines: December 14, 2019 (internet)

Awards

Box Office