When it comes to making love stories, Bollywood surely has its game on point. Be it the black and white era or the current phase, where a filmmaker like Imtiaz Ali is betting his money as a producer on his version of Laila Majnu, Indian filmmakers have never stopped experimenting.?
In 1998, Mani Ratnam made a film that till today is touted as one of the most beautiful love stories.
Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta and Manisha Koirala's Dil Se, was all about 'dil' and that was the best part of the film.?
With its heart at the right place, the film managed to beautifully portray the 7 shades of love that are defined in ancient Arabic literature. The stages being attraction, infatuation, love, reverence, worship, obsession, and death. In the film, Amarkant Desai (Shahrukh Khan)'s character goes through all these stages for his love for Meghna.?
It's been twenty years of the film's release but the magic of Dil se still lingers. There are several reasons but one main reason is the music of the film.
Gulzar and Rahman is one duo who never misses striking gold with their collaboration and Dil Se till today is one big proof.??
Recalling the masterpiece that Dil Se was, let's recall why this film is still loved and why it truly deserves. Here are the dialogues and the songs that make the film pure gold.
1. Every encounter between Meghna and Amar was pure gold, majorly because of the words exchanged between them. Dil Se is one simple story that worked majorly because of the simplicity.?
2.?Simple yet intriguing- Amar and Meghna's love story wasn't the usual kind. It was all about having conversations and falling in love with every meeting.
3. For every Shah Rukh Khan fan, Amar remains one of their favorite characters because of his mad love for Meghna. The love that is pure and innocent with nothing pretentious about it at all.?
4. Strangled in her own boundaries that Meghna has set, Meghna tries to avoid Amar but ends up falling in deep love for him. The film then transcends their journey in the form of abrupt conversations and Rahman's songs and Gulzar's poetry.?
5. The charm of knowing the unknown in love always remains one of the most special phases. Meghna, who avoids Amar still manages to catch his fancy and what conspires between them is what the film is all about. Because love is all about falling in love with the most unexpected person and at the most unexpected time, isn't it?
6. Rahman and Gulzar created magic with Dil Se. Every track still remains a classic hit. Not many know that the?soundtrack album sold six million units in India.
7. 'Koi noor hai tu, kyun door hai tu, Jab paas hai tu, ehsaas hai tu, Koi khwaab hai ya parchhayi hai, satrangi re'- This song does an apt justice to the main theme of the film, which was about 7 stages of love-attraction, infatuation, love, reverence, worship, obsession, and death.
8. This unforgettable song describes Amar's longing for Meghna, who most of the times was emotionally unavaible for her. This song capture the pain and longing of a heart that craves for love.?
10. Based on Sufi music and Urdu poetry, Rahman's Chaiya Chaiya was an instant hit and still remains India's favorite dance tracks. From Malaika Arora and SRK's jugalbandi on the train to Farah Khan's choreography, the song is unique for reasons more than one.