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As Excel Entertainment ‘Dil Chahta Hai’ clocks 18 years, fans trend #18YearsOfDCH
Dil Chahta Hai, which released in 2001 was everybody’s favourite at the time which was 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 pathbreaker in its time while 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.
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 keyword Dil Chahta Hai all across.
Here are some tweets by the fans on the reminiscing the film.
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
—dishagupta#20xzoom (@dishagupta678) August 10, 2019
Released on July 24, 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.