Dhadkan

Dhadkan
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Dharmesh Darshan
Written by	Naseem Mukri Dharmesh Darshan (dialogues)
Screenplay by	Naseem Mukri Raj Sinha
Produced by	Ratan Jain
Starring	Akshay Kumar Shilpa Shetty Suniel Shetty Mahima Chaudhry
Cinematography	W. B. Rao
Edited by	Bharat Singh
Music by	Songs: Nadeem–Shravan Score: Surinder Sodhi
Production company	Venus Records & Tapes
Distributed by	B4U Films
Release date	11 August 2000 (2000-08-11)
Running time	160 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	est.₹9 crore[1]
Box office	est.26 crore[1]

Dhadkan (lit. 'Heart–beat') is a 2000 Indian romantic musical drama film directed by Dharmesh Darshan and produced by Ratan Jain.^[2] It revolves around Anjali (Shilpa Shetty) who leaves her lover Dev (Sunil Shetty) for marrying the kind-hearted Ram (Akshay Kumar) who is chosen as her groom by her father.^[3] The story takes an interesting twist when Anjali, who gradually falls in love with Ram due to his humanity and nature, bumps into the successful businessman turned Dev who still wants to reconcile with her.^[4] Dhadkan is inspired by the novel Wuthering Heights and also features Mahima Chaudhary, Parmeet Sethi, Kiran Kumar, Sushma Seth and Manjeet Kullar in other important roles.^[5]

Plot[]

Anjali is a young woman. Her rich and influential father Narendra is a renowned businessman. Anjali is dating the poor Dev who cannot even afford to clothe himself properly. He loves Anjali too. When Anjali puts forward the proposal of marrying Dev to Narendra, he decides to meet Dev. After meeting him, Narendra doesn't like his attitude and rejects him.

Anjali leaves Dev to not upset Narendra and her mother, Veena. Heartbroken, Dev tells this to his mother, Jhanvi who dies in shock as she liked Anjali a lot. Anjali marries Ram, whom Narendra believes will be perfect match for her. Ram is a man of great ideals, who believes in giving a rightful place to Anjali and respects her sensibilities.

After seeing the magnanimity of Ram's heart in accepting her, Anjali realizes she has fallen in love with him. Ram too falls in love with her. They confess their love, and consummate their marriage. Often the two go on holidays and spend romantic moments.

3 years later[]

Ram and Anjali celebrate their 3rd wedding anniversary. Dev returns and is now a wealthy businessman. Anjali is stuck at a crossroad on where she would stand — for Ram or Dev. She stands for Ram (whom she deeply loves) and refuses to return to Dev (who still wants to unite with her), even though it pains her to know how hurt Dev is and will be in his future.

Dev cannot stand rejection for a second time and sets out to ruin Ram's life. Anjali gets pregnant. She begs Dev to leave her alone. Dev turns good and decides to marry his business partner Sheetal, his new companion who secretly loved him for a long time. He departs with her to London as Anjali and Ram look on.

Cast[]

• Suniel Shetty as Dev Ranjan Chopra
• Akshay Kumar as Ram Bhan Virendra Verma
• Shilpa Shetty as Anjali Narendra Chauhan / Anjali Ram Bhan Verma
• Mahima Chaudhry as Sheetal Digvijay Varma
• Sushma Seth as Vibha Virendra Verma, Ram's step mother
• Parmeet Sethi as Bobby "Bob" Virendra Verma, Ram's step brother
• Manjeet Kullar as Nikki Virendra Verma, Ram's step sister

Cameo appearance[]

• Kiran Kumar as Narendra Chauhan, Anjali's father
• Anjana Mumtaz as Veena Narendra Chauhan, Anjali's mother
• Sharmila Tagore as Jhanvi Chawla, Dev's unmarried mother
• Anupam Kher as Digvijay Varma, Sheetal's father
• Kader Khan as Pandit Hariharan Khanna in song "Dulhe Ka Sehra"

Music[]

Dhadkan
Soundtrack album by Nadeem–Shravan
Released	2 July 2000
Recorded	1997-1999
Genre	Filmi
Length	59:14
Language	Hindi
Label	Venus
Producer	Nadeem–Shravan
Nadeem–Shravan chronology
Sirf Tum (1999) Dhadkan (2000) Kasoor (2001)

The music of the album has been composed by Nadeem–Shravan in the span of three years. "Dulhe Ka Sehra"^[6] sung by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was composed in 1997. The other songs were also recorded in 1997–98, with the exception of "Tum Dil Ki Dhadkan Mein", which was recorded in 2000 at London. "Dil Ne Yeh Kaha Hai Dil Se" and "Tum Dil Ki Dhadkan Mein" became legendary love tracks and "Dulhe Ka Sehra" a popular wedding song of the era. The other successful songs are "Aksar Is Duniya Mein" and "Na Na Karte Pyaar". The album was listed at second position in the yearly music charts. It became a big hit among the masses. According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, around 55,00,000 albums were sold.^[7]

All lyrics are written by Sameer Anjaan; all music is composed by Nadeem–Shravan.

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Dil Ne Yeh Kaha Hain Dil Se"	Udit Narayan, Kumar Sanu & Alka Yagnik	7:06
2.	"Tum Dil Ki Dhadkan Mein"	Abhijeet & Alka Yagnik	5:51
3.	"Dulhe Ka Sehra" (male version)	Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan	8:32
4.	"Dil Ne Yeh Kaha Hain Dil Se 2"	Sonu Nigam & Alka Yagnik	5:47
5.	"Tum Dil Ki Dhadkan Mein" (sad version)	Kumar Sanu	5:14
6.	"Na Na Karte Pyar"	Udit Narayan & Alka Yagnik	6:36
7.	"Aksar Is Duniya Mein"	Alka Yagnik	5:42
8.	"Tum Dil Ki Dhadkan Mein" (instrumental)		5:52
9.	"Dulhe Ka Sehra" (female version)	Jaspinder Narula	8:34
Total length:			59:14

Reception[]

Taran Adarsh wrote of the film:

Dhadkan is an intense love story and director Dharmesh Darshan has handled it with the sensitivity it deserves ... Despite the flaws, one has to acknowledge the fact that Dharmesh Darshan succeeds in melting the heart at several places. The entire marriage song-sequence in the initial reels, prior to it the scenes involving Sharmila Tagore, Sunil's portions in the second half, clearly indicate that the director knows his job well. He relies more on close-ups to capture expressions, which is the hallmark of a seasoned technician.

Adarsh described Shilpa Shetty as the "life of the enterprise", adding that she "looks good, delivers her lines effectively and emotes with utmost conviction."He said Sunil Shetty performance is one of his best especially the scenes between Sunil and Shilpa are fabulous'."He also said "Akshay Kumar shows vast improvement as an actor. He is very controlled and handles this difficult role with sincerity." ^[8]

Padmaraj Nair of Screen felt the film had a "nostalgic feel to it, what with the effect of watching social drama from the good ol' 60s." He added that the film was "fairly interesting in the first half, with its slick screenplay, But the director does seem to lose his grip towards the end, as the film climaxes rather tamely. It seems as if he developed cold feet as far as justifying the grey role of Sunil Shetty is concerned, and ends up portraying him on a positive note." He felt, performance-wise, Shetty "scores over the rest", while adding, "Shilpa gets the best role of her career and doesn't disappoint. Akshay Kumar, in the role of the cool-headed husband, is impressive." On other departments of the film, he concluded writing, "Nadeem-Shravan's music is the very lifeline of the film, and all the tracks are melodious and situational. Cinematography by WB Rao is outstanding."^[9]

Awards[]

• Filmfare Awards

Category	Recipient(s) and nominee(s)	for	Result
Best Female Playback Singer	Alka Yagnik	"Dil Ne Yeh Kaha Hain Dil Se"	Won
Best Villain	Sunil Shetty	Best Villian
Best Choreography	Dharmesh Darshan	Best Choreography
Best Director	Dharmesh Darshan	Best Director
Best Lyricist	Sameer	"Tum Dil Ki Dhadkan Mein"
Best Music Director	Nadeem–Shravan	Best Music Director
Best Male Playback	Udit Narayan	"Dil Ne Yeh Kaha Hai"
Best Supporting Actress	Mahima Chaudhry	Best Supporting Actress

• International Indian Film Academy Awards

Category	Recipient(s) and nominee(s)	for	Result
Best Actor	Akshay Kumar	Best Actor Award	Nominated
Best Actress	Shilpa Shetty	Best Actress	Won
Best Supporting Actress	Mahima Chaudhry	Best Supporting
Best Movie	Dharmesh Darshan	Best Movie
Best Story	Dharmesh Darshan	Best Story
Best Director	Dharmesh Darshan	Best Director
Best Female	Alka Yagnik	"Dil Ne Yeh Kaha Hai"
Best Lyricist	Sameer	"Dil Ne Yeh Kaha Hai"
Best Lyricist	Sameer	"Tum Dil Ki Dhadkan Me"
Best Male Playback	Abhijeet	"Tum Dil Ki Dhadkan Mein"
Best Music Director	Nadeem–Shravan	Best Music Director
Best Villain	Sunil Shetty	Best Villain

• Screen Awards

Category	Winner(s)
Best Publicity Design	Himanshu Nanda, Rahul Nanda
Best Negative Role Film Fare Award	Sunil Shetty

• Nominated

Category	Nominees	For
Best Lyricist	Sameer	"Dil Ne Ye Kaha Hai"
Best Music Director	Nadeem–Shravan	Best Music Director
Best Female Playback	Alka Yagnik	"Dil Ne Ye Kaha Hai"
Best Male Playback	Abhijeet	"Tum Dil Ki Dhadkan"
Best Male Playback	Udit Narayan	"Dil Ne Ye Kaha Hai"
Best Supporting Actress	Mahima Chaudhry	Best Supporting Actress

Boxoffice[]

The film was released on 11 August 2000 at 250 screens. Dhadkan had a worldwide theatrical release on August 11, 2000 during the Independence Day weekend and garnered predominantly positive reviews.^[10] Mostly appreciated for its superb soundtrack and starcast performances, it emerged as a commercial success grossing ₹26 crore in global markets.The film’s music, composed by Nadeem - Shravan, went on to break records but it wasn’t until the film’s release that people appreciated it.^[11]

Budget	₹9,50,00,000
First day collection	₹78,00,000
First week collection	₹4,72,00,000
India gross collection	₹23,84,00,000
Overseas gross collection	US$575,000
Worldwide gross collection	₹26,47,06,250

First weekend collection was (₹2,49,00,000) and adjusted net gross collection was (₹95,34,29,380). Overseas first weekend collection was (US$140,000) and worldwide cross first weekend collection (₹4,87,35,000). Overseas first week collection was (US$230,000) and worldwide gross first week collection collection wash (₹9,07,62,500) . Total net gross collection was (₹14,02,00,000) film proved "Average" at Box Office India.

On IMDb it was rated at 6.5/10 stars.

References[]

External links[]

• Dhadkan at IMDb