Dil Se

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Dil Se

Released Aug 21, 1998

2h 43m

Romance

Drama

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Journalist Amar falls for a mysterious woman on an assignment, but she does not reciprocate his feelings. However, when Amar is about to get married, the woman shows up at his doorstep asking for help.

Anupama Chopra

India Today

Amid the reels of tripe churned out by Bollywood every week, Dil Se... is a noble attempt. But coming from Mani, that's simply not good enough.

Nov 18, 2021

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Cary Rajinder Sawhney

Sight & Sound

Though it falls short of matching Bombay's grip and emotional immediacy, Dil Se.. is visually stunning, a high-impact film which stretches the limits of commercial Hindi cinema.

Oct 15, 2002

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Khalid Mohamed

Filmfare

Even with fine performances, technique and music, Dil Se is devoid of that crucial element called a story.

Nov 18, 2021

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John A. Nesbit

Old School Reviews

stands out from the masses of pulp romances cranked out from Bollywood

Rated: B

Oct 7, 2008

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

Rated: 4/5

Jan 2, 2007

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Sharang L

Asks brave questions but falters spectacularly in execution.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/03/25

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Faheem M

The greatest love story told in Bollywood. Classic. A 1 of 1.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/07/24

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Suprateek A

This film made me feel like a stuffed burrito and I feel delusional. Dil Se can be described as an over ambitious project of Mani Ratnam. My mom told me that one of the reviews said that too many cooks ruined this film which was so true.This film tried to do so many things at once that it fails to prove its main point. I didn't know if it was supposed to be a love story or a political take or whatever. Due to the above mentioned point the screenplay became a train wreck. In my opinion they should've told the entire story from Manisha Koirala's POV which would've made it ten times better. I just found the film very uncomfortable and I couldn't stand Shah Rukh's and Manisha's love track which was supposed to be the main plot. Preity Zinta was the saviour and I found her track better honestly, to put it in better words, it was better told. The best aspect of this film was its songs which were just too iconic, I wish the film was as good as the songs. To conclude I just have no words to describe this film and I feel very dizzy after watching it.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/01/23

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Audience Member

I'm literally crying after watching this masterpiece. Beautiful storytelling, astonished expression and most of all the relatable actions.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Audience Member

Love cast on panorama and the whole painting speaks tons!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Audience Member

Awesome film, this is a real bollywood movie

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Synopsis

Journalist Amar falls for a mysterious woman on an assignment, but she does not reciprocate his feelings. However, when Amar is about to get married, the woman shows up at his doorstep asking for help.

Director: Mani Ratnam
Producer: Mani Ratnam
Screenwriter: Tigmanshu Dhulia, Mani Ratnam, Ram Gopal Varma
Production Co: Eros International
Genre: Romance, Drama
Original Language: Hindi
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 21, 1998, Original
Release Date (Streaming): May 1, 2017
Runtime: 2h 43m
Sound Mix: Dolby, DTS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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