Dhadkan (2000 film)

Dhadkan
Dhadkan
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Dharmesh Darshan
Written by	Naseem Mukri; Dharmesh Darshan (dialogues);
Screenplay by	Naseem Mukri; Raj Sinha;
Produced by	Ratan Jain
Starring	Akshay Kumar; Shilpa Shetty; Suniel Shetty; Mahima Chaudhry;
Cinematography	W. B. Rao
Edited by	Bharat Singh
Music by	Songs:; Nadeem–Shravan; Score:; Surinder Sodhi;
Production; company	Venus Records & Tapes
Distributed by	B4U Films
Release date	11 August 2000;
Running time	161 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	est.₹9 crore
Box office	est.26 crore

Dhadkan (transl. Heartbeat) is a 2000 Indian Hindi-language musical romantic drama directed by Dharmesh Darshan and produced by Ratan Jain.^[3] It stars Akshay Kumar, Shilpa Shetty, Suniel Shetty and Mahima Chaudhry in lead roles.^[4]^[5] Being inspired by the novel Wuthering Heights, it also features Sharmila Tagore, Parmeet Sethi, Kiran Kumar, Sushma Seth and Manjeet Kullar in supporting roles.^[6] The story follows, Anjali and Dev are in love with each other and plan to marry, but her family gets her married to Ram. Years later, Dev shows up to reunite with Anjali, however, she has fallen for Ram. The music was composed by Nadeem–Shravan.

Delayed for almost four years for various reasons, Dhadkan finally released on August 11, 2000, coinciding with the Independence Day weekend. It received positive reviews from critics upon release, and emerged as a major commercial success at the box-office, grossing ₹26 crore worldwide. The soundtrack album emerged as the second best-selling album of the year after Mohabbatein.^[7] this film is now achieved cult status, having gained a significant and passionate fanbase.

At the 46th Filmfare Awards, Dhadkan received 8 nominations, including Best Film, Best Director (Darshan), Best Supporting Actress (Chaudhry) and Best Music Director (Nadeem–Shravan), and won 2 awards – Best Villain (Suniel Shetty) and Best Female Playback Singer (Alka Yagnik for "Dil Ne Yeh Kaha Hai Dil Se").

^ "Dhadkan". British Board of Film Classification.
^ ^a ^b "Dhadkan – Movie – Box Office India".
^ Azad, Tasnim (13 November 2018). "5 best movies of Shilpa Shetty on completing 25 years in the Hindi cinema industry". EasternEye. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
^ Santosh (18 August 2016). "Top Ten Best Movies of Shilpa Shetty of All Time". World Blaze. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
^ Suhag, Jyoti (8 June 2019). "Happy Birthday Shilpa Shetty: Top 5 films of the actress to watch on her birthday". IndiaAheadNews. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
^ "Promising Bollywood Actresses Who Couldn't Make It Big". Blog To Bollywood. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
^ "Music Hits 2000–2009 (Figures in Units)". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 15 February 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2016.

[1] "Dhadkan". British Board of Film Classification.

[bo-2] "Dhadkan – Movie – Box Office India".

[3] Azad, Tasnim (13 November 2018). "5 best movies of Shilpa Shetty on completing 25 years in the Hindi cinema industry". EasternEye. Retrieved 1 July 2019.

[4] Santosh (18 August 2016). "Top Ten Best Movies of Shilpa Shetty of All Time". World Blaze. Retrieved 1 July 2019.

[5] Suhag, Jyoti (8 June 2019). "Happy Birthday Shilpa Shetty: Top 5 films of the actress to watch on her birthday". IndiaAheadNews. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.

[6] "Promising Bollywood Actresses Who Couldn't Make It Big". Blog To Bollywood. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2019.

[7] "Music Hits 2000–2009 (Figures in Units)". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 15 February 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2016.

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