The Heart Desires

Dil Chahta Hai, feature film, 2001.

DIRECTED BY: Farhan Akhtar

The Heart Desires

CAST:
Aamir Khan (Akash Malhotra),
Saif Ali Khan (Sameer),
Akshaye Khanna (Siddharth Sinha),
Preity Zinta (Shalini),
Sonali Kulkarni (Pooja)

SCRIPT:
Farhan Akhtar

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Ravi K. Chandran

Synopsis:
Akash, Sameer and Siddharth are three young men of completely different character, but a true friendship holds them together. Frisky Akash is constantly changing girlfriends, as he doesn't believe in love, while hopeless romantic Sameer is falling in love over and over again. The most mature of the three, Siddharth, is an artist devoted to his calling. An older woman Tara moves to their neighbourhood, and their love of art brings them together. Siddharth falls in love, but he keeps it a secret because Tara is older, a divorced alcoholic...

hindi, color, 35 mm, 175 min