Dil Chahta Hai, which released in 2001, was everybody's favourite which was then bankrolled by Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar's Excel Entertainment. The film is considered to be one of the best made ever in Bollywood, a path breaker of its time and even 18 years later, it is still loved by moviegoers and music lovers, alike. The film features a starry cast that includes Aamir Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Saif Ali Khan, Preity Zinta, Sonali Kulkarni, and Dimple Kapadia. The film also marked the directorial debut of Farhan Akhtar.
Farhan Akhtar took to social media and wrote, “Lots of love and gratitude to those who collaborated in creation and to those who keep its flame burning. Big hug. #18yearsofDCH.” Even after 18 years, the film is still fresh in public memory and has since become a contemporary classic and fan have flooded the internet by posting marking the anniversary owing to which it saw a strong trend and hashtag #18YearsOfDCH and #WeWantDCH2 all across.
Here are some tweets by the fans on the reminiscing the film.
The sequel to Dil Chahta Hai will be a sureshot hit😍😍😍😍... We Want DCH2 ... 🙏🏻🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/FnJvliDzva
— $#ø@!b (@theBTSfanboy_) August 10, 2019
The film redefined Coolness.
— Anamika Agarwal (@AnamikaAgarwl) August 10, 2019
The film doesn't try too hard to push a happy ending down a viewer's throat and when it indeed happens, it is every bit emotional as the rest of the movie
#18YearsOfDCH pic.twitter.com/wR66Kru0yY
It’s probably the first time that we saw friends on-screen discuss limits and permanence. In an iconic scene, Sid tells his friends that they’re like ships. Forget coming every year, it’s possible that they might never ever come to this place again. #18YearsOfDCH pic.twitter.com/Y7pBBnekXn
— JB! (@irockstarfan) August 10, 2019
Dil Chahta Hai reaches Adulthood today, we look back at a film that transported us to an India which was unknown to our cinematic universe. #18YearsOfDCH pic.twitter.com/Ek8B6xm4en
— Sanjana (@Sanjana048) August 10, 2019
The three all ever best friends to grow apart as they try to figure out life itself but their reunion is everything you can wish for. The trio's take on adulthood is vastly different from each other and Dil Chahta Hai celebrates it. #18YearsOfDCH pic.twitter.com/pjRmqIRVvr
— 😘🌸disha.gupta🌸😘 (@dishagupta678) August 10, 2019
Sid's relationship with her grows beyond friendship in the most heartfelt manner and we as viewers can't help but root for the two. The love they shared was untainted, gentle and unconventional. #18YearsOfDCH pic.twitter.com/g5pVYvRpFs
— पिकाचू (@GujjuBoss) August 10, 2019
Released on August 10, 2001, Dil Chahta Hai was based on the
bond between three best friends, played by Aamir, Saif and Akshaye. It traces
their journey from their carefree college days to becoming mature and
responsible adults. The film won National Film Award for Best Feature Film in
Hindi that year.
Dil Chahta Hai was produced by Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan
Akhtar's production house Excel Entertainment.
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