

We already know that Sid is screwed! Overall, this is much better than the typical Indian romance- particularly the wonderful portion where Akash pledges his heart to Shalini (it will make your heart melt-so be sure to have some Kleenex nearby!). So why is it so important that he be with Shalini-particularly when Shalini has a very jealous fiancé already?! How these stories all work together is very nice-even if the audience already knows that somehow it will all work out.well, at least for Akash and Sameer.

He gets girls all the time but it means nothing to him. She hears him say this and feels free to marry a man she's already in love with.so what is Sameer to do? As for Akash (Aamir Khan), he's a cynic about love. However, this lovable loser falls even harder in love with a woman his parents are trying to arrange a marriage with-and he foolishly says he didn't want it before he met this beautiful lady. Sameer (Saif Ali Khan) is a complete failure at love-so much so that his friends joke about this. Sid's falling for her is NOT healthy and this leads to a falling out with his friends- particularly Akash. She's lost her daughter to her ex-husband and while she blames him for this, it's clear she's an alcoholic. He's an artist and is hopelessly in love with her but Tara is damaged goods. Sid's relationship with Tara is first in the film. Then, the film jumps back to the past-when the three guys had just graduated from school and were looking forward to their lives. His love, Tara, is dying and Sid hopes that his two old friends join him.

When the movie begins, Siddhartha (Akshaye Khanna) is at the hospital. "Dil Chahta Hai" is different because instead of the usual couple there are three couples-and the obstacles seem larger than ever-so large that it drives three close friends apart. A typical Bollywood romance involves a man and a woman who are in love but there, of course, are obstacles in their way that must be overcome by the end of the film.
