Kyaa Dil Ne Kahaa(2002)
Kyaa Dil Ne Kahaa is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy-drama film directed by Sanjay Chhel. The film stars Tusshar Kapoor, Esha Deol, and Rajesh Khanna in lead roles. The story follows Esha, a young woman studying in New Zealand, who falls in love with fellow student Rahul. When she brings her family to finalize the marriage, Rahul shockingly refuses, hiding a painful family secret. The film explores themes of love, duty, and forgiveness. It is a remake of the Telugu film Swayamvaram. The soundtrack, composed by Himesh Reshammiya, became one of the year's top-selling albums. The film was released on 28 June 2002 and received mixed reviews.
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- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 2002
- Director
- Sanjay Chhel
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 29m
- Rating
- 3.1/10
Storyline
Esha meets Rahul in New Zealand and they fall in love. She returns to India with her family to plan their wedding. But Rahul refuses to marry her, hiding a secret promise he made to his mother. Can love overcome the past?
“When the heart speaks, listen.”
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Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Kyaa Dil Ne Kahaa
Cast reunions in this film: Esha Deol & Tusshar Kapoor (4 films together), and Rajesh Khanna & Raj Babbar (3 films together).
Trivia
- This was the only film where legendary actor Rajesh Khanna played Tushar Kapoor's father.
- The movie marked the debut of both Esha Deol and Tushar Kapoor as lead actors.
- Director Sanjay Chhel was primarily known as a dialogue writer for comedies before this film.
- The song 'Dil Ne Dil Se' was recreated from a popular 1996 Gujarati song 'Dil Ne Dil Se'.
- Despite the star debuts, the film performed poorly at the box office.
- The movie's climax was partly shot in the United States to show the characters' college life.
- It features one of the last major screen appearances of veteran actress Smita Jaykar.