Sirf Tum(1999)
Sirf Tum is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language romance film directed by Ahathian. The cast includes Sanjay Kapoor, Priya Gill, Sushmita Sen, Jackie Shroff, and Mohnish Behl. The story follows Deepak and Aarti, who fall in love through letters after Deepak returns Aarti's lost purse. They correspond without ever meeting, while Deepak struggles as an auto rickshaw driver in Delhi and Aarti searches for him. The film is a remake of the Tamil film Kadhal Kottai and was a commercial success. Its soundtrack, featuring hits like 'Pehli Pehli Baar Mohabbat Ki Hai' and 'Dilbar Dilbar', was one of the best-selling albums of 1999. The film was released on 11 June 1999.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Zee5, Amazon Prime Video, Ultra Play
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 1999
- Director
- Agathiyan
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 41m
- Rating
- 5.9/10
Storyline
A young man finds a woman's purse and returns it by mail. They begin a romantic correspondence without ever seeing each other. When the woman travels to meet him, she cannot find him. They unknowingly spend a day together, and only a knitted sweater reveals their true identities.
“Love that needs no face.”
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Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Sirf Tum
Cast reunions in this film: Jackie Shroff & Kader Khan (10 films together), Kader Khan & Tej Sapru (10 films together), Salman Khan & Kader Khan (9 films together), Jackie Shroff & Salman Khan (7 films together), Sushmita Sen & Salman Khan (3 films together), and Sanjay Kapoor & Boney Kapoor (3 films together).
Trivia
- The film was a remake of the Tamil movie 'Kadhal Kottai' by the same director, Agathiyan.
- Music director Nadeem-Shravan reused the tune of their hit song 'Tum To Thehre Pardesi' from 'Akele Hum Akele Tum' for this film's song 'Pehli Pehli Baar'.
- Actor Sanjay Kapoor's character Deepak was noted for his simple, middle-class styling, a contrast to his usual roles in the 1990s.
- The film's climax was shot in the hill station of Ooty, a popular location for many romantic films of that era.
- Despite mixed reviews, the film's soundtrack by Nadeem-Shravan became quite popular, especially among youth.
- This was one of the early major film roles for actress Sushmita Sen's younger sister, Neelam Kothari.
- Director Agathiyan was known for his rural and middle-class love stories, and this film continued that theme in a Hindi setting.