Dil Se facts for kids

Dil Se (which means From the Heart) is a Hindi movie from 1998. It was directed by Mani Ratnam. The movie was also released in Tamil as Uyire and in Telugu as Prema Tho. It stars famous actors like Shahrukh Khan, Manisha Koirala, and Preity Zinta.

Mani Ratnam also wrote the story and script for the movie. He produced it along with Ram Gopal Varma and Shekhar Kapur. The movie was filmed in many beautiful places. These included Kashmir, Assam, Delhi, and other parts of India, plus Bhutan. They shot the whole movie in just 55 days!

The way the movie was filmed, called cinematography, was amazing. It won a National Film Award for the cinematographer, Santosh Sivan. The music for the movie was created by A. R. Rahman. He won a Filmfare Award for his wonderful music. Dil Se was the first Indian movie to be one of the Top 10 films in the UK when it came out in 1998.

Who is in the Movie?

Here are some of the main actors and their characters:

• Shah Rukh Khan played Amarkant "Amar" Varma.
• Manisha Koirala played Meghna.
• Preity Zinta played Preeti.

Awards and Recognition

Dil Se won several important awards after it was released:

At the 1999 Berlin International Film Festival (Germany)

• It won the Netpac Award - Special Mention for Mani Ratnam. This award recognizes films from Asia.

At the 1999 National Film Awards (India)

• It won the Silver Lotus Award for Best Cinematography. This went to Santosh Sivan for his excellent camera work.
• It also won the Silver Lotus Award for Best Audiography. This was for H. Sridhar, who worked on the movie's sound.

At the 1999 Filmfare Awards (India)

• Preity Zinta won the Best Debut award for her first big role.
• Gulzar won Best Lyricist for writing the song lyrics.
• Sukhwinder Singh won Best Male Playback for singing "Chaiyya Chaiyya."
• A. R. Rahman won Best Music Director for all the songs.
• Farah Khan won Best Choreography for the dance moves.
• Santosh Sivan won Best Cinematographer again for his filming.

The Amazing Music

The movie's music was composed by A. R. Rahman. There are 5 songs in the soundtrack, with lyrics written by Gulzar.

Song List

• "Chaiyya Chaiyya" (6:52) – Sung by Sukhwinder Singh and Sapna Awasti.
• "Jiya Jale" (4:12) – Sung by Lata Mangeshkar and M.G. Sreekumar.
• "Dil Se Re" (6:54) – Sung by A. R. Rahman, Anuradha, and Anupama.
• "E Ajnabi" (5:32) – Sung by Udit Narayan and Mahalakshmi.
• "Thayya Thayya" (4:35) – Sung by Sukhwinder Singh.
• "Satrangi Re" (7:12) – Sung by Sonu Nigam.

See also

In Spanish: Dil Se.. para niños