Reputed to be the first Indian film to reach the Top Ten in the UK Box Office charts this film was shot in Kashmir, Assam, Delhi and other parts of India and Bhutan over a period of 55 days. Dil Se is a good example of the energy and imagination of the “Bollywood” movies from one of the masters of the genre was screened as part of the International Forum of Young Cinema at the 49th International Berlin Film Festival, 1999.
The seven shades of love are explored as a backdrop to various situations, including the political troubles in the Kashmir region of India.Famed for its visuals, Dil Se was shot in beautiful locations such as deserts, mountains, snow and temples.
In this story of the clash between love and ideology, the focus is on Amarkant Varma, a deceased army officer’s son. As a program executive for All India Radio, he travels all over India to interview citizens to mark the fiftieth anniversary of Indian independence. On one of his trips, he meets and falls for an intriguing and mysterious woman, who he finds out is named Meghna, and who seems to enjoy leading him on.
He follows her all the way to Ladakh, and after only two days together, she leaves him to join a group of insurgents on a mission. Heartbroken, Amar agrees to marry Preeti, a woman of his mother’s choice. Meanwhile, Meghna is chosen to lead a suicide mission on the Republic Day Parade, and when she runs into Amar again where the mission is to take place, their destinies intertwine…


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