- Actors: Salman Khan, Aishwarya Khan, Ajay Devgan
- Format: Colour, Dolby, DVD-Video, PAL, Widescreen
- Language Hindi
- Subtitles: English
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: PG
- Studio: Eros International
- DVD Release Date: 1 Aug 2011
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B005445UU2
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Indian-based traditional family of Pundit Darbar (Vikram Gokhale) gets a visit from Sameer Rafilini (Salman Khan), from Italy, who has come as a pupil to learn music and singing. Darbar and his family accept him. Sameer meets Nandini (Aishwarya Rai), Darbar's daughter, and both fall in love. But Darbar wants Nandini to wed Vanraj (Ajay Devgan), and has Sameer swear that he will leave India, and not marry Nandini, as his guru-dakshina (fee), to which Sameer agrees. Nandini is heart broken, but does reluctantly marry Vanraj. When Vanraj finds out that Nandini is in love with Sameer, he takes her to Italy, so that both can be together again. Nandini must now come to terms with living with Sameer in Italy, or alienating her family and her new groom.
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36 of 37 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
My discovery of Indian cinema has been almost a spiritual experience. It's like going from black and white to color for the first time. Compared to a movie like this, American and European films have no heart, no vitality, no color, and no passion. And I've never seen any love story that could compare to the one in this film. I've never seen the true definition of love expressed as deeply as it is here - and it is love in its purest form. I know I'm old-fashioned, but, for me, Hollywood ruins every good love story it manages to produce by making everything about sex. You don't have that in India cinema - you don't even have kissing; what you do have, though, are the depths and power of love expressed in ways Hollywood can't even comprehend.
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (Straight From the Heart) has everything you could want in a movie - romance; comedy; fantastic music, singing, and dancing; elaborate set designs and magnificent locations; stellar performances; and, of course, the most beautiful woman in the world, Aishwarya Rai. I'm trying to get my hands on all of her movies as quickly as I can. She's incredible in this 1999 classic, as are the two leading men who form the other two sides of the most poignant of love triangles. Salman Khan plays Sameer, a free spirit who comes to India from Italy to study music under Nandini's father. Nandini (Rai) isn't happy about this at all, but she and Sameer are soon engaged in some serious flirting. A strong love grows up between the two, only to be torn asunder by Nandini's father, who sends Sameer away with a promise to never meet his daughter again. A heartbroken Nandini is compelled to marry a young lawyer named Vanraj (Ajay Devgan). She doesn't love Vanraj, but he is an exceedingly good man who loves her dearly. For all her continued grieving over Sameer, it is Vanraj who eventually shows her what true love really is. The ending is just exquisite, a true emotional climax that brings both pain and joy to your heart at the same time.
The movie runs a little over three hours (which is pretty much the norm in India), but it is in no way too long. If you have a heart, it will be swept away during the second half of the film. The story and the passionate performances by Rai, Khan, and Devgan would be more than enough on their own to make this a stellar film - but Indian cinema gives you so much more than that. Music plays an integral part in the film, and every single musical scene is amazing (and, besides chapters, you can also jump directly to any musical number on the DVD). The one performance that really stands out, for me, is Nimbooda, which features Rai in a beguiling song and dance routine. Subtitles are always an issue with a foreign language film, but the English subtitles here are really rather good and certainly allow you to follow the film closely.
I'm having a hard time trying to convey the sheer magic of this incredible film. The love story puts Hollywood romances to shame, the performances are heart-felt and virtually guaranteed to make you laugh and cry, the cinematography is extraordinarily vivid, and I just can't get over how powerfully the film conveys the essence of true love. And even if you took all of that away, the mere opportunity to watch Aishwarya Rai for over three hours makes the DVD well worth the price. She is as talented as she is gorgeous.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
this is director sanjay leela bhansali's second film after 'khamoshi', a very low budget film. it can be seen that bhansali is aiming for a more commercial audience through this with a very pleasing, enjoyable, romantic film. amazing sets, breath taking location, and distinctive music score, makes this Bhansali's second best film, first being the internationaly acclaimed love tragedy, 'Devdas. all actors perform very well in their roles, but ajay devgan steals the show hands down with his performance of 'Vanraj'..... enjoy the romance of a typical bollywood film, which reflects the world of indian cinema.
Format:DVD
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam is a wonderful film and good acting. Aishwariya Rai's performance was astonishing. An excellent buy. A family film that you can watch in front of kids. DVD arrived earlier than expected and in a neat package.
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Keeps you guessing till the end
I support the comments of other reviewers. It isnt 'the best romance ever' for me but it was very satisfying. Read more
Published on 23 Dec 2008 by Lyn Taryn
Great style
In year 2001 in Leicester I went to one of the Indian cinemas of the city which used to promote films in Sunday midday for £ 1.00 only. I was 1 or 2 minutes late. Read more
Published on 17 Nov 2008 by Cinephilo
Great film, lousy print
We bought this off one of the Amazon sellers. It has a slightly different cover, from the one shown here, so may be a different disk. Read more
Published on 23 Sep 2008 by N. L. Esq
Average Bollywood movie
The film is quite a typical Bollywood production. Comic and tragic elements are often interwoven, the film starting more with the former and ending with the latter. Read more
Published on 23 May 2008 by Margus Lattik
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