Dhadkan
Dhadkan () is a 2000 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Dharmesh Darshan and produced by Ratan Jain. It stars Suniel Shetty, Shilpa Shetty and Akshay Kumar. Being inspired by the novel "Wuthering Heights", it also features Mahima Chaudhary, Parmeet Sethi, Kiran Kumar, Sushma Seth and Manjeet Kullar in other important roles. This movie has unofficially been remade in Bangladesh in 2001, titled as "Hridoyer Bandhon". Plot. 3 Years Ago. Anjali is the young and extremely beautiful daughter of her rich and influential father Narendra who is a renowned businessman. Anjali is dating the poor Dev who can not even afford to clothe himself properly who loves her fiercely. When Anjali asks her father Dev's hand in marriage, he skeptically and unwillingly decides to meet Dev. After meeting him, Narendra doesn't like his extremely arrogant and outlandish attitude and furiously rejects him and kicks him out of his house. Anjali unwillingly leaves Dev to keep her parents happy. Heartbroken, Dev relates this to his mother, Jhanvi who instantly dies in shock as she liked Anjali a lot. Anjali marries Ram, whom Narendra believes will be the perfect match for her. Ram is a cute , very good  and charming and a man of great ideals, who believes in giving a rightful place to Anjali and respects her boundaries and sensibilities and gives her ample space to cope with her loss. After seeing the magnanimity of Ram's heart in accepting her, Anjali realizes she has fallen in love with him. They confess their love for each other, and with great passion consummate their marriage. Often the two go on holidays and spend romantic moments. Present day. Ram and Anjali celebrate their 3rd wedding anniversary. Dev returns and is now a wealthy businessman. Anjali is stuck at a  crossroad on where she would stand — for Ram or Dev. She stands for Ram (whom she deeply loves) and refuses to return to Dev (who still wants to unite with her), even though it pains her to know how hurt Dev is and will be in his future. Dev cannot stand rejection for a second time and sets out to ruin Ram's life which shows just how evil and vile he is. Anjali gets pregnant with Ram's child. She begs Dev to leave her alone. Dev all of a sudden turns good and decides to marry his  business partner Sheetal, his new companion who secretly loved him for a long time. He departs with her to London as Anjali and Ram look on. Music. The music of the album has been composed by Legendary duo Nadeem–Shravan in the span of three years. "Dulhe Ka Sehra" sung by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was composed in 1997. The other songs were also recorded in 1997–98, with the exception of "Tum Dil Ki Dhadkan Mein", which was recorded in 2000 at London. "Dil Ne Yeh Kaha Hai Dil Se" and "Tum Dil Ki Dhadkan Mein" became legendary love tracks  and "Dulhe Ka Sehra" a popular wedding song till date. The other successful songs are "Aksar Is Duniya Mein" and "Na Na Karte Pyaar". The album was listed at second position in the yearly music charts. It became a big hit among the masses. According to the Indian trade website "Box Office India", around 55,00,000 albums were sold. Reception. Taran Adarsh wrote of the film: Adarsh described Shilpa Shetty as the "life of the enterprise", adding that she "looks good, delivers her lines effectively and emotes with utmost conviction."He said Sunil Shetty performance is one of his best especially  the scenes between Sunil and Shilpa are fabulous'."He also said "Akshay Kumar shows vast improvement as an actor. He is very controlled and handles this difficult role with sincerity." Padmaraj Nair of "Screen" felt the film had a "nostalgic feel to it, what with the effect of watching social drama from the good ol' 60s." He added that the film was "fairly interesting in the first half, with its slick screenplay, But the director does seem to lose his grip towards the end, as the film climaxes rather tamely. It seems as if he developed cold feet as far  as justifying the grey role of Sunil Shetty is concerned, and ends up portraying him on a positive note." He felt, performance-wise, Shetty "scores over the rest", while adding, "Shilpa gets the best role of her career and doesn't disappoint. Akshay Kumar, in the role of the cool-headed husband, is impressive." On other departments of the film, he concluded writing, "Nadeem-Shravan's music is the very lifeline of the film, and all the tracks are melodious and situational. Cinematography by W. B. Rao is outstanding." Awards. Won Nominated 2nd IIFA Awards: Nominated Screen Awards Won Nominated  Box office. The film was released on 11 August 2000 at 250 screens. "Dhadkan" had a worldwide theatrical release on August 11, 2000 during the Independence Day weekend and garnered predominantly positive reviews. It emerged as a commercial success grossing 26 crore in global markets.The film’s music, composed by Nadeem - Shravan, went on to break records. External links. Dulhe Ka Sehra Song Full Lyrics