Dil Chahta Hai

Dil Chahta Hai poster for sale.

Featured here is an actual surviving original Bollywood poster of the blockbuster Hindi film, Dil Chahta Hai (2001).

Dil Chahta Hai is a 2001 romantic comedy that starred Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan and Akshaye Khanna in lead roles. It was the first film written and directed by Farhan Akhtar.

The film bagged numerous awards at both the National Film Awards as well as the Filmfare Awards. In 2001, the film won National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi and has attained cult status over the years, making this Dil Chahta Hai poster highly collectible!

Printed and circulated subsequent to the initial release of the film (somewhere in the 2000s), this Dil Chahta Hai poster was printed for publicity of the film but never ended up being used.

Superstar Aamir Khan is seen in a large close up prominently at the center of this Dil Chahta Hai poster. He is seen flanked by Preity Zinta and Dimple Kapadia on either side. The three lead stars of the film, Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan and Akshaye Khanna are seen in close up still photographs at the bottom of this Dil Chahta Hai poster.

The soundtrack album of Dil Chahta Hai was composed by Shankar, Ehsaan & Loy, and the lyrics were written by Javed Akhtar. It was a rage throughout the nation at the time of the film’s release, being featured in the BBC Asian Network’s Top 40 Soundtracks of All Time list and Planet Bollywood’s 100 Greatest Bollywood Soundtracks list. Dil Chahta Hai is unanimously considered as one of the best Bollywood soundtracks in contemporary Indian music, with over two million albums sold.

Songs from the film such as “Koi Kahe Kehta Rahe” sung by Shankar Mahadevan, Shaan and KK, “Jane Kyun Log Pyar Karte Hain” sung by Udit Narayan and Alka Yagnik, “Dil Chahta Hai” sung by Shankar Mahadevan; and “Woh Ladki Hai Kahan” sung by Shaan and Kavita Krishnamurthy are fondly remembered and played till today.