Storyline

DIL TO PAGAL HAI is the story of Rahul (Shahrukh Khan), who does not believe in love. Rahul fails to understand how two people can spend their lives together. It is the story of Pooja (Madhuri Dixit), who believes that there is someone who is made for her and she is destined to meet that person. It is also the story of Nisha (Karisma Kapoor) who believes that love is friendship and one day her dream will come true. Dil To Pagal Hai is a grand musical about passionate people with dreams. Will their dreams come true? Will they find their true love? Dil To Pagal Hai makes us believe that - someone - somewhere - is made for us.

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Short Review

Yash Chopra's 1997 film Dil to Pagal Hai tells a story of mixed emotions and the complicated struggle between friends and lovers in a dance theater troupe. Shah Rukh Kahn stars as Rahul, the group's confident, if slightly self-absorbed director who laughs at the idea of true love, much to the dismay of Nisha (Karisma Kapoor), his top dancer and long time best friend who has some not-so-secret feelings for him. But after Nisha sustains an injury, Rahul must search for the perfect replacement to play the part of "Maya," the elusive main character he has dreamed up for his next big performance. Enter Pooja (Madhuri Dixit), who, after a few typical Bollywood-style chance encounters, Rahul realizes is the key to his grand artistic vision. While Nisha painfully competes for affection and the return to the spotlight, Rahul and Pooja begin to fall for each other - but with Pooja engaged to her own childhood best friend, we wonder if Rahul will learn to believe in the power of true love in time to act on their feelings. The film was a smash hit just over 20 years ago when it was first released, netting a record-breaking £1 million according to Anupama Chopra, and capitalized on Shah Rukh's irresistibly cool image. And though the costumes and aesthetics are excellent, it doesn't quite stand the test of time like the iconic Yash Chopra masterpiece Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, which established Shah Rukh Kahn as Bollywood's golden boy. Shah Rukh is especially effective and convincing as a romantic hero in DDLJ, but it's a bit harder to believe in this film due to Rahul's immature attitude towards serious relationships. This fun and freewheeling love story certainly has its moments, a favorite of mine being the joint dance number with Nisha and Pooja pouring all of their unspoken tension and emotions into the performance. Where this film falls short, however, is in the emotional payoff; the moral universe has been disrupted and almost righted so many times throughout the film that by the end, it's hard to feel anything besides relief from the emotional whiplash of the previous 3 hours.

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