Dil Kya Kare (English: What Should The Heart Do?) is a 1999 Indian drama film, directed by Prakash Jha and produced by Veeru Devgan and Veena Devgan. The film stars Ajay Devgn, Kajol, Mahima Chaudhry and Chandrachur Singh.
| Dil Kya Kare | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Prakash Jha |
| Story by | Prakash Jha |
| Produced by | Veeru Devgan Veena Devgan |
| Starring | Ajay Devgn Kajol Mahima Chaudhry Chandrachur Singh |
| Cinematography | Rajan Kothari |
| Edited by | Prakash Jha |
| Music by | Jatin–Lalit |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹9 crore[1] |
| Box office | ₹19.69 crore[1] |
Plot
editAnand (Ajay Devgn) lives happily with his wife Kavita (Mahima Chaudhry) and daughter Neha, whom the couple adopted after Kavita suffered a miscarriage and ensuing infertility. Kavita is good friends with Som Datt (Chandrachur Singh), whose love for her has remained unrequited since their college days.
Kavita becomes worried when she learns of a strange woman who has been visiting Neha regularly at school. Kavita soon confronts the woman, who introduces herself as "Nandita" (Kajol) and requests to spend more time with Neha. Kavita invites her into her home as a guest, but deeply buried secrets surface when Nandita and Anand come face-to-face. It is revealed that they are the Neha’s biological parents.
Years before, Anand and Nandita were strangers traveling on a train when thugs hijacked the train and attacked Nandita. Anand saved Nandita's life and the two shared a night of passion, parting ways immediately after. Anand moved on with his life and eventually met and married Kavita, while a pregnant Nandita was forced to give up her child (Neha) for adoption.
Anand and Nandita try to hide their past from Kavita. Anand tries many times to speak with Nandita alone, anxious to understand her reasons for re-entering his life.
Kavita learns the truth and is overcome with jealousy and rage, convinced that Anand and Nandita have been having an affair. Anand protests and tries to explain that he never knew he was Neha’s biological father, and that her adoption was a coincidence. Kavita refuses to believe him and leaves the house. Feeling betrayed, she contemplates leaving Anand. In the meantime, Anand and Nandita enjoy a fun day out with Neha at her insistence. Kavita soon files for divorce.
At the courthouse, Anand begs Kavita to reconsider. Nandita, who has always regretted giving Neha up, promises to leave the couple alone on one condition – that she take Neha with her. Kavita becomes frantic, as she refuses to give up Neha, and Anand reluctantly supports Nandita after realizing how desperate she is to keep Neha.
When Nandita realizes that Anand and Kavita truly love Neha and are not ready to give her up, she concludes that she should leave Neha in their care.
Anand is shocked at this and runs to the train station. He makes it just in time to see Nandita on the moving train, looking back at him with tearful eyes.
Cast
edit- Ajay Devgan as Anand Kishore
- Kajol as Nandita Rai
- Mahima Chaudhry as Kavita Kishore
- Chandrachur Singh as Som Dutt
- Farida Jalal as Nandita's aunt
- Laxmikant Berde as Ram Dulare Sinha
- Akshita Garud as Neha Kishore
- Mohan Joshi as Nandita's Father
- Anant Mahadevan as DCP Krishan Kumar
- Rajpal Yadav as a School Watchmen
- Avtar Gill as a Lawyer
- Rajendra Gupta as a Lawyer
- Dinesh Hingoo
- Achla Sachdev
- Aroon Bakshi
- Sameer Dharmadhikari
- Pushpa Varma
- Manohar Singh
- Yogi Singh
Reception
editCritical response
editIndolink.com ranked the film the best film of 1999, writing " We have got to hand it to the marvelous performances and complex characters for keeping our interest in Dil Kya Kare. They help give the film the base it needs for credibility. If only Jha had made it a darker and less glamourous [sic] product, it would have had phenomenal success with the classes. The masses are certainly going to have a tough time watching, understanding and appreciating this inappropriately packaged flick. Of course, for those of you who like a bit of novelty and acting tour de forces, Dil Kya Kare is better than a thousand Taals and Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehate Hains combined.[2]
Conversely, Sharmila Taliculam of Rediff wrote, "Throughout the film, one gets the feeling that Jha’s heart wasn’t in this film. It could have been a good film, if it had been treated properly. But all we can say is that it remains a disappointment."[3] Anupama Chopra of India Today wrote, "Jha can't match the emotional finesse of Masoom. His performers are competent - Chaudhary, big on lipstick and histrionics is as excellent as Kajol - but his writing is flawed. And DKK remains, a well-crafted but half-baked soap opera."[4]
Box office
editDil Kya Kare grossed $285,000 in the US and £204,547 in UK. In the second weekend the film grossed $54,000 on screens, crashing to 51st position on the box-office chart from 27th. But it fared far better in the United Kingdom. It remained at No 14 there on 22 screens for two weeks.[5]
Soundtrack
edit| Dil Kya Kare | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 1999 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Label | Sony BMG | |||
| Producer | Jatin–Lalit | |||
| Jatin–Lalit chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Planet Bollywood |    [6] |
| Apun Choice |   [7] |
| # | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Dil Kya Kare" | Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik | 04:27 |
| 2 | "Menu Lagan Lagi" | Sukhwinder Singh, Jaspinder Narula | 05:52 |
| 3 | "Do Dilon Ki" | Udit Narayan, Anuradha Paudwal | 05:37 |
| 4 | "Badal Bijli" (not in the film) | Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Children | 04:36 |
| 5 | "Rang Lage Lo" (Not in the film) | Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Alka Yagnik | 06:04 |
| 6 | "Monday Bhi Ho Sunday" | Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Children | 04:07 |
| 7 | "Dil Kya Kare" (Sad) | Alka Yagnik, Kumar Sanu | 02:57 |
| 8 | "Pyar Ke Liye" | Alka Yagnik | 05:03 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Dil Kya Kare – Movie". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 12 September 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ "Planet-Bollywood - Film Review - Dil Kya Kare". 27 November 1999. Archived from the original on 27 November 1999. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "Rediff On The NeT, Movies: Dil Kya Kare review". www.rediff.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ Chopra, Anupama (4 October 1999). "Three is a crowd". India Today. New Delhi: Living Media. Retrieved 14 April 2024.}
- ^ "Rediff on the NeT: 'Dil Kya Kare' Loses Heart Quickly". rediff.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
- ^ "Dil Kya Kare Music Review". Archived from the original on 7 November 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
- ^ "Dil Kya Kare Music Review". Archived from the original on 3 November 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
External links
edit- Dil Kya Kare at IMDb