To mark its 25th anniversary, Bhansali Productions has shared a beautiful video featuring glimpses from the film, taking us on a nostalgic journey. Their caption reads:

“Take a stroll down memory lane as Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s classic romance completes 25 years today
#25YearsOfHumDilDeChukeSanam”

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Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam was released in 1999. 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 was a commercial success and emerged as one of the highest-grossing Indian films of the year.

By Keerti Kadam

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Salman Khan has seen ups and downs in his career. Salman Khan was part of films like ‘#KaranArjun’ for which he won Filmfare’s Best Actor Award. ‘#Judwaa’, ‘#PyarKiyaToDarnaKya’, ‘#HumDilDeChukeSanam’, ‘#ChoriChoriChupkeChupke’, ‘#TereNaam’, ‘#MujhseShadiKarogi’, ‘#NoEntry’ are few of his films. After a lull in a career he got a new lease of life with ‘#Wanted’, directed by #Prabhudeva. Salman also starred in ‘#Ready’, #Dabangg’s three instalments, ‘#Tubelight’, ‘#Radhe’, ‘#Antim’, ‘#BajrangiBhaijaan’, ‘#PremRatanDhanPayo’ etc. Salman’s Tiger franchise is one of the most successful franchises and so far it consists of ‘#EkThaTiger’, ‘#TigerZindaHai’ and ‘#Tiger3’. ‘Tiger 3’ was released this Diwali and has become the biggest grosser of Diwali. Our Sr Editor Keerti Kadam met Salman Khan during the success meet and greet of ‘Tiger 3’.

You have tasted success and failures too but have remained grounded throughout. How do you deal with success or failure?
I don’t deal with it. After a film is complete, my job gets over. Then it’s the viewers job to watch the film and decide whether to make it a hit or a flop. If the movie runs successfully, it feels good and it definitely hurts if it doesn’t do well at the box office. But a flop doesn’t crack me. I don’t think much about it because it’s a part of the game. I’ll say that everyone should taste failure so that they can enjoy the taste of success. But if the film doesn’t do well I take the entire responsibility. If a film is a hit then the credit should go to the entire team.

There is a lot of hard work that goes into making a film. Everybody toils to make a good product. Sometimes it may fail. I, as a star, can bring the audiences to the theatre on the first Friday, Saturday and Sunday. But if the movie holds it’s grounds on Monday then the credit goes to others including the director, script writer, cinematographer etc. But I take flops seriously, in the sense that it teaches me to work doubly hard for the next project. Of course success and failure, both come with a responsibility. In both the cases you need to work harder next time so as not to disappoint your fans and the viewers. Indeed, no one can guarantee success but putting in hard work is in your hands. Retrospection is necessary. When your heart is not in the script or a film then you should not do the film, whatever the reason.

Success should not go to your head. For that matter nothing should go to your head. Everything has it’s expiry date. Even success and failure have it. Hard work is the solution. If your film is successful then you should work hard to offer another good product. If your film flops then, you must put in extra efforts to bounce back. Fans want to enjoy your hard work put in a film.

Some say some of my films were flops. But in actuality, some of my films did not give the expected result. For my fans, I have reduced the ticket prices, i.e. Popular prices and thus the collection numbers were not high. Had I continued with the multiplex’s rates i.e. Blockbuster prices, then there could have been higher numbers. But many are not appreciative enough and want to declare those films as flops. But all my films are at break even points. There are no losses to the producers. If you want I can go only for Blockbuster prices, then you’ll see the blockbuster numbers.

Now, talking of the Tiger franchise’s success, it lies in the vision of the director. ‘Tiger 3’ is written and presented well and it has translated into a good product. ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ was conceptualised and directed by Kabir Khan and it was a huge success. In the second part ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’, Ali Abbas Zafar took it to a higher level. Kabir Khan paved the way for the sequel and TZH’s success culminated in ‘Tiger 3’ which is directed by Maneesh Sharma. There could be Tiger’s fourth instalment but nothing is in the pipeline at present. Also there should be a good gap between the two franchise films. ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ was released in 2012 and after 5 years came ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’. ‘Tiger 3’ has recently been released, so it’s 4th part should not be made immediately. Of course, good script is the prime prerequisite. While making ‘Ek Tha Tiger’, we knew that it had the potential to become a successful film. But when it was a super hit then the thought of a sequel popped up.

I am more than happy that ‘Farrey’ which is produced by Salman Khan Films and my niece Alizeh is debuting with it has received good response from the viewers and the critics too. There was or is a perception that only action films are doing well in theatres. But that is not true. Good films are being appreciated by the viewers and I am happy that we produced ‘Farrey’. This film talks about today’s youth’s present rather than their past and future. The problems they are facing while growing up are supposed to be addressed and Farrey does exactly that which is why the youth will relate to this film. It’s a clean film without any action or romance but still it’s a well made film. All the four new actors, including Alizeh, have given super fine performances. More than Tiger’s success I am happy for Alizeh’s film getting good response. I am happy for Alizeh’s parents, my sister Alvira (Khan Agnihotri) and her husband Atul (Agnihotri) too.

I personally like to watch family films. I am fond of Sooraj Barjatya’s films which could be watched with the entire family sitting together. My family is big, around 60-70 people in it. And most of us watch films together. I may have done action, romance on screen but I prefer watching the genre which makes no one cringe while watching it with family.

Shah Rukh Khan and you have been featuring in each other’s films and it’s been the high point of the respective films too.
Frankly Shah Rukh and I are great friends. Our bonding and chemistry off screen is tremendous and that translates on screen too. That’s the reason people say that we have a great chemistry on screen. A lot of people have communicated that our eyes talk while performing on screen. That’s true in the sense that we know each other so well that we do not need words to express ourselves. ‘Isharo Isahron me kaam ho jata hai’. I have a similar connect with Sanju (Sanjay Dutt) too. Even if we are at the far end of a room, the eye contact conveys a lot more to each one of us. And when you have a great bonding with someone, it is bound to be noticed on screen too.

A lot of people ask me about the interactions we do on screen, especially in ‘Pathaan’. Of course the dialogues are written in advance and we do a little bit of improvisation. There were reports that Karan Arjun are back. Of course they are back, with a bang. I have been doing two hero, three hero films throughout my career. I think my generation of actors are secure enough to do multi starrer. But the same can not be said about today’s actors. They seem to be averse to doing two hero films. If there is a two hero film, then the fans watching the movie doubles which benefits the movie’s collections. If the younger lot doesn’t understand this, let us do the multi-starrers.

You have played Prem, Chulbul Pandey, Tiger etc in your films multiple times. Which character is your own favourite?
Prem. Mainly because with Prem my career commenced and it was well appreciated by people. I have successfully portrayed different people in other franchise films. Chulbul Pandey and Tiger are my favourites too. Each character has it’s special qualities and I have enjoyed playing all of them. Tiger series is YRF’s spy universe. It all started with ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ and am happy that I am kind of a pioneer of this spy universe. Given a choice, I’ll like to start my own universe. I would like to take my other characters from other films further, viz. Devil from Kick, Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Sultan, Radhe and of course Chulbul Pandey and Prem. I am fortunate to have played those characters. But ‘Maine Pyar Kiya’ being my first film, Prem is closet to my heart. Your first film is always special. Your first role is very close to your heart.

You produced ‘Farrey’. Was it a launch pad for Alizeh?
No. Absolutely not. The script came to us first and after narration we decided to produce it. Then the process started to hunt four young actors. After a while we thought of casting Alizeh but she was reluctant as she wanted to debut with some other film. We somehow convinced her to do the role and that’s how she became a part of this movie. Alizeh is an extremely hard working kid and it shows on screen. She is a team player and has a special quality of taking everybody along.

We had planned a photo shoot for Alizeh, but she insisted that the other three lead actors from the film, Prasanna Bisht, Sahil Mehta and Zeyn Shaw, should also be there. In poster too, she wanted all four actors to be in the forefront. She visited the Bigg Boss set along with the other three. On the India TV show too she tagged everyone along. So, she is a supremely secure actor and even I was not that secure during my first film (Laughs).

There was an incident of burning crackers inside the theatres during Tiger 3 show…
I am totally against it. I do not respect these kind of people. Even if it was Diwali time, bursting crackers inside theatres is a big No No. Viewers, fans should show some restraint. They should not go overboard and put people’s lives in danger. Bursting crackers can start a fire and it’ll jeopardise the property and harm human lives. It’s not cool. Moreover it scares the family crowd to enter theatres. Moreover, do not, I repeat, do not pour milk on my cutouts. It’s a wastage of money. Instead use that money to feed poor people. Their blessings will come in handy for the future.

Your walk has been liked by many. They say it’s a superstar’s walk…
I am not a superstar. The way I dress, the way I interact, I don’t think I am a superstar. Superstar is a person who thinks he is a superstar in his mind. But I don’t have that misconception. I am a normal, average Bandra Boy. I know only about this field and want to utilise that knowledge to make the product better. But I never become complacent and work twice harder always. Importantly I do not compete with others. I compete with myself.

Talking about the walk, I have the same walking style since childhood. I have been walking the same, only now, there is an addition of about 25-30 kilos of muscles on my body. I can’t help it as it’s my normal gait. Yes, some people think that this has developed after my films started doing Rs 400-500 Cr business. But that is not true. But the truth is that quite a few people think that there’s an arrogance in my walk. Again, it’s not true. I have always admired the walks of Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Jackie Shroff, Shatrughan Sinha etc. And maybe my walk is collectively inspired from all these superstars.

In ‘Tiger 3’, Emraan Hashmi played the antagonist. How was it working with him?
I have always liked him, as an actor and as a person too. But I was happy that he did not get to kiss in this movie (Laughs). He was amazing in ‘Tiger 3’. It’s difficult to match up to Tiger, but Emraan was equally good. He has given his best. And the best part was we were not competing with but complimenting each other’s roles.

…And Katrina?
Katrina is one of the most hard working actors I have come across. From not knowing the Hindi language to now talking fluently in it, is an achievement. And it wouldn’t have happened if she had not put in hard work. She was not a great dancer. Again she worked so hard that now she is one of the finest dancers Bollywood has. In the Tiger franchise, what is more appreciated is the family life of Tiger and Zoya. Both are passionate about their jobs and still lead a peaceful and romantic married life. Viewers have loved the Tiger-Zoya chemistry. In fact the Tiger-Zoya jodi is an ideal couple for quite a few married couples.

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Released in 1999, ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’ was a love story ahead of its time. It dared to explore complex emotions, unconventional relationships, and the transformative power of love. Sanjay Leela Bhansali, known for his grandeur and visual extravaganza, brought his unique directorial style to the film. The vibrant visuals, colorful sets, and larger-than-life scale became synonymous with Bhansali’s signature style, captivating audiences from the very first frame.

One of the key aspects that made ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’ truly remarkable was its casting. Aishwarya Rai, Salman Khan, and Ajay Devgn formed an unusual trio, but their chemistry on screen was nothing short of magical. One of Bhansali’s greatest strengths lies in his ability to extract the best performances from his actors. He pushes them to their limits, capturing their raw emotions and presenting them on screen with utmost authenticity. ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’ is a testament to this talent as it showcased the actors’ incredible range and brought out their best performances. This has even been witnessed with performances in all of the autuer’s films and considering Bhansali’s knack for this, the filmmaker leaves his actors spoiled for nothing short of excellence, exposing them to an experience like never before.

The music of ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’ deserves a special mention. Each song became an instant hit and continues to be cherished by music lovers. Whether it was the playful “Nimbuda Nimbuda,” the soul-stirring “Tadap Tadap,” the energetic “Dholi Taro Dhol Baaje,” or the timeless title track “Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam,” every composition struck a chord with the audience.

Every element of the film, from the exquisite costumes to the meticulously designed sets, was a visual treat. Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s attention to detail was evident in every frame, making ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’ a visual extravaganza. The film transported the audience to a world where love was vibrant, emotions were intense, and beauty was omnipresent.

The film’s impact was not limited to the audience alone; it made a clean sweep at all major award functions. Apart from winning 4 National Awards, 11 IIFA Awards, it also won 5 Filmfare Awards, 8 Zee Cine Awards, 4 Screen Awards and 1 People’s Choice Award. The success and acclaim of ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’ solidified Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s position as a visionary filmmaker who carries on the legacy of cinema greats.

As we celebrate its 24th anniversary, we revisit this masterpiece and cherish the cinematic brilliance it brought to the silver screen.

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The cult classic celebrates love and takes us through a journey of a newlywed-man, Vanraj, played by Ajay Devgn, who discovers that his partner, Nandini, portrayed by Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, does not love him. She has actually been in love with somebody else. However, in a bid to reunite the lovers, he takes Nandini to Italy in search of her love, Sameer, portrayed by Salman Khan. Apart from several awards, accolades and nominations, this Sanjay Leela Bhansali classic has earned audience and critical appraise and also ended up with several awards and nominations.

The director’s storyline takes us through the lives of Nandini, the daughter of Punit Darbar, a renowned proponent of Indian classical music. Brought to the silver screen by Vikram Gokhale, Punit’s storyline showcases a range of emotions where his daughter falls in love with Sameer who has come to live with the Darbar family as the student.

Each character of Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam has given us some great moments and teaches us about life and love. An angry Vanraj soon realizes that the right thing to do would be to reunite Nandini with her lover. Fast forward to Vanraj dutifully arranging the lost lovers on the night of Sameer’s debut concert. Bidding her farewell, Vanraj walks away heartbroken.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali with his filmmaking acumen takes us through multiple facets of faith and belief. The character of Nandini is a free-spirit, dreamy. Nandini taught us to always believe in love and live life to the fullest. Sameer, the hero filled with love flows like a ‘hawa ka jhonka’ as he romances. He has craved love all his life! Vanraj arrives as the saviour in Nandini’s life and proves to be a true example of ‘Love At First Sight,’ especially when she has no expectations from it.

Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam has also given us some classic hit songs like Dholi Taro Dhol Baaje which was the chartbuster and there are no weddings or Indian parties without grooving on it. Another hit from the film’s hit music album was Nimbooda, beautifully performed by Aishwarya Rai Bachchan that still earns praises. Tadap Tadap, one of iconic playback singer KK’s iconic songs was, interestingly, also his debut song in Bollywood.

Written, Directed and Produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam witnessed a theatrical release on 18th June, 1999, and went on to earn critical acclaim and was a box office success! This romantic saga has filled the audiences with every beat of entertainment and still continues to do so. The film shall remain a classic over the years to come.

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Bhansali Productions on Instagram: “Meet Vanraj. A true example of ‘love at first sight.’ #SanjayLeelaBhansali #HumDilDeChukeSanam #23YearsOfHumDilDeChukeSanam…”

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Celebrating his 25 years of great cinema, Bhansali Productions posted a showreel of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s legacy on social media. The reel has taken the internet by storm and includes all the iconic spectacles, dialogues and artistes across every one of the nine movies that he has created so far.

Speaking about his journey thus far, Sanjay Leela Bhansali said, “It has been 25 incredible years, indeed! In all the movies I have made so far, every moment has been heartfelt – the colours you see on the wall, the songs, the backgrounds, every thread on every costume, every dialogue, the lighting, every carving and architecture had a lot of thought that went into it. That’s why I like to call them ‘handmade films’. These handmade films would not have been possible without the effort of every person behind the movie who has put in their hard work. I have enjoyed every minute of making films these 25 years… and still a long way to go.”

In his 25 years, he has put India on the global map of cinema with movies like Devdas premiering at the Cannes Film Festival in 2002. The movie was also nominated for British Academy of Film and Television Awards for Best Film Not in the English Language. His Big B and Rani Mukherji starrer, Black, inspired by the life of Helen Keller stood fifth in Time’s “10 Best Movies of the Year 2005” (Europe) amongst films from across the world.

Not only that, but he has changed the face of Indian cinema by stirring a movement that focuses on artistic sets, clean direction and thematic backdrops. Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s signature style of highly choreographed sequences and larger-than-life mega-musicals are somehow still rooted in realism.

A music connoisseur, Sanjay Leela Bhansali turned music director over the years. His movies have given us some memorable melodies such as Ram Chahe Leela, Tattad Tattad, Lahu Munh Lag Gaya, Ghoomar, Dholi Taro Dhol Baaje, Aankhon Ki Gustakhiyan, Chand Chupa Baadal Mein, Nimbooda, Mastani, Saawariya, Jab Se Tere Naina. He has also produced movies like Gabbar Is Back, Laal Ishq, Mary Kom, Rowdy Rathore, My Friend Pinto and Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi. As a writer, he has 13 credits to his name and has penned some of his work including Padmaavat, Bajirao Mastani, Ram Leela, Black, Devdas and Guzaarish, amongst others.

In 2015, Sanjay Leela Bhansali was honoured with the Padma Shri. He has a legacy of 38 awards to his name including National Film Awards, Filmfare Awards, Mirchi Music Awards, Screen Awards, IIFA Awards, Zee Cine Awards and Zee Gold Awards.

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