Dil Chahta Hai(दिल चाहता है)
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India · 2001
Rated G · 3h 3m
Director Farhan Akhtar
Starring Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Preity Zinta
Genre Bollywood, Drama, Romance
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Akash, Sameer, and Sid are best friends in college. During the summer after graduation, tension builds as they each fall in love and allow their romances to come between them. Tales of forbidden love, complicated relationships, and the power of friendship converge in this coming-of-age cult-classic.
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My heart longs for Dil Chahta Hai's friendship, road-trip, college experience once every few years. A must-watch Hindi film and one of the coolest debuts from a star-kid and multi-hyphenate like Farhan Akhtar. Dil Chahta Hai was also the first film to use sync sound in India — and its brooding and emotional score will let you know that they did not need to use ADR (additional dialogue replacement).