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Dil Chahta Hai turns 25: Farhan says trio hasn’t aged
Farhan Akhtar marked 25 years of his debut directorial Dil Chahta Hai with an Instagram post on Monday. Sharing a special poster, he wrote, "Can't believe it's been 25 years.. Akash, Sameer…
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Farhan Akhtar marked 25 years of his debut directorial Dil Chahta Hai with an Instagram post on Monday. Sharing a special poster, he wrote, "Can't believe it's been 25 years.. Akash, Sameer and Sid don't look like they've aged a day!!!! Heart filled with gratitude to you, the audience, for keeping it alive and still relevant. Big hug."
The film, starring Aamir Khan, Akshaye Khanna and Saif Ali Khan, released on this date in 2001 and is credited with ushering in an era of 'cool films' in Hindi cinema. Preity Zinta, Sonali Kulkarni and Dimple Kapadia played key roles. In a 2021 post marking the film's 20 years, Zinta recalled telling Farhan on the first day of shoot it would be a cult film.
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Every milestone birthday of Dil Chahta Hai gets treated as a shock that a film this fresh could be a quarter century old. But the real news is not nostalgia. It is that Hindi cinema's mainstream still measures itself against a film with no item songs, no villain and no family drama. The likely test is the planned sequel, if Farhan actually makes it. Will it keep the restraint that made the original timeless, or will it dilute the premise for modern box-office maths? That answer will tell us if the industry learned the lesson or just wore the T-shirt.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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