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Directed by | Mani Ratnam |
Produced by | Mani Ratnam Ram Gopal Varma Shekhar Kapur Bharat Shah |
Written by |
Tigmanshu Dhulia (Hindi) Sujatha (Tamil) |
Screenplay by | Mani Ratnam |
Story by | Mani Ratnam |
Starring |
Shahrukh Khan Manisha Koirala Preity Zinta |
Music by | A. R. Rahman |
Cinematography | Santosh Sivan |
Edited by | Suresh Urs |
Production
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India Talkies
Varma Corporation |
Distributed by |
India Talkies Eros International |
Release date
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21 August 1998 |
Running time
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158 mins |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹11 crore (equivalent to ₹35 crore or US$5.2 million in 2016) |
Box office | ₹28.58 crore (equivalent to ₹90 crore or US$13 million in 2016) |
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Soundtrack album by A. R. Rahman | ||||
Released | 1998 | |||
Recorded | Panchathan Record Inn | |||
Genre | World Music | |||
Label | Venus | |||
Producer | A.R. Rahman | |||
A. R. Rahman chronology | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Source | Rating |
Planet Bollywood | |
All Music |
Dil Se (translation: From the Heart) is a 1998 Indian war romantic thriller film in the backdrop of insurgency in Northeast India, written and directed by Mani Ratnam, and produced by Mani Ratnam, Ram Gopal Varma, and Shekhar Kapur. The film stars Shahrukh Khan and Manisha Koirala in lead roles while Preity Zinta (in her film debut) appears in a supporting role. Mani Ratnam also co-wrote the screenplay for the film with Tigmanshu Dhulia. It is the third in Ratnam's trilogy of terror films after Roja and Bombay. An example of parallel cinema tackling difficult subjects, to be found in director Ratnam's wider body of work as well, the film received a special mention at the Netpac Awards.
The film was screened at the Era New Horizons Film Festival and the Helsinki International Film Festival. Noted for its non linear screenplay, the film won awards for cinematography, audiography, choreography, and music, among others. The film was a success overseas earning $975,000 (USA) and £537,930 in the UK, becoming the first Indian film to enter the top 10 in the United Kingdom box office charts. The film won two National Film Awards, and six Filmfare Awards.
Amarkant Varma (Shahrukh Khan) is a program executive for All India Radio, dispatched from New Delhi to cover festivities in Assam. On his way there, he meets a mysterious woman whose beauty intrigues him. She ignores his attempts at conversation and he sees her board the next train with three men.