Dil Se facts for kids

Dil Se (Hindi: दिल से, Urdu: دل سے, translation: From the Heart) is a 1998 Hindi movie. It was directed by Mani Ratnam. The movie was also released in Tamil as Uyire and in Telugu as Prema Tho. It stars Shahrukh Khan, Manisha Koirala, and Preity Zinta. Mani Ratnam also wrote the screenplay for the movie. It was produced by Mani Ratnam and Ram Gopal Varma along with Shekar Kapur.

The movie was shot in Maqbuza Kashmir, Assam, Delhi and other parts of India and Bhutan over a period of 55 days. Its cinematography won a National Film Award for cinematographer Santosh Sivan. The movie score and soundtrack were composed by A. R. Rahman. A. R. Rahman received a Filmfare Award for the music. The movie became the first Indian movie to reach the Top 10 in the UK Box Office Charts, when released in 1998.

Cast

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

Awards

The movie has won the following awards since its release:

1999 Berlin International Film Festival (Germany)

• Won - Netpac Award - Special Mention - Mani Ratnam

1999 National Film Awards (India)

• Won - Silver Lotus Award - Best Cinematography - Santosh Sivan
• Won - Silver Lotus Award - Best Audiography - H. Sridhar

1999 Filmfare Awards (India)

• Won - Best Debut - Preity Zinta
• Won - Best Lyricist - Gulzar
• Won - Best Male Playback - Sukhwinder Singh for "Chaiyya Chaiyya"
• Won - Best Music Director - A. R. Rahman
• Won - Best Choreography - Farah Khan
• Won - Best Cinematographer - Santosh Sivan

Soundtrack

The soundtrack features 5 songs composed by A. R. Rahman, with lyrics by Gulzar.

Track listing:

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

See also

In Spanish: Dil Se.. para niños