Dil Aashna Hai (...The Heart Knows) (1992)
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- 2h 44min
- Drama, Romance
- 23 Oct 1992 (India)
- Movie
Laila, brought up in a brothel, is a cabaret dancer in Digvijay Singh's five star hotel. One day, her dying mother informs her that she is adopted. Laila is aided by Karan in her search for the mother.
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| Jeetendra | ... |
Prince Arjun Singh
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| Mithun Chakraborty | ... |
Sunil (Barkha's boyfriend)
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| Dimple Kapadia | ... |
Barkha
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| Amrita Singh | ... |
Rajlaxmi A. Singh
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| Sonu Walia | ... |
Salma A. Baig
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| Kabir Bedi | ... |
Rai Bahadur Digvijay Singh
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| Divya Bharti | ... |
Laila / Sitara
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| Shah Rukh Khan | ... |
Karan D. Singh
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| Nassar Abdulla | ... |
Akram Allahabadi Baig
(as Nasser Abdullah)
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| Pankaj Udhas | ... |
Self
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| Raza Murad | ... |
Goverdhan Das
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Amarjeet Mukherjee | ... |
Chandu
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| Farida Jalal | ... |
Razia
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| Beena Banerjee | ... |
Shobha (Karan's mother)
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| Sushma Seth | ... |
Mrs. Baig (girl hostel's principal)
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| Sulabha Deshpande | ... |
Lady at the Shantidevi Orphanage
(as Sulbha Deshpande)
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Renu Dhariwal | ... |
Karan's sister
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| Mohan Agashe | ... |
Prem (pimp)
(as Dr. Mohan Agashe)
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| Rammohan Sharma | ... |
Mr. Mathur
(as Ram Mohan)
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| Satyendra Kapoor | ... |
Rajlaxmi's dad
(as Satyen Kappu)
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| Shiva Rindani | ... |
Kidnapper
(as Shivaa)
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| Bob Christo | ... |
Goverdhan's man
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| Bhushan Tiwari | ... |
Laila's patron
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| Babloo Mukherjee | ... |
Actor (uncredited)
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| Kedarnath Saigal | ... |
In the crowd (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Hema Malini | ||
Written by
| Iqbal Durrani | ... | (dialogue) |
| Imtiaz Hussain | ... | (screenplay) (as Imtiaz Husain) |
| Imtiaz Hussain | ... | (story) (as Imtiaz Husain) |
| Suraj Sanim | ... | (dialogue) |
Produced by
| R.K. Chakravarti | ... | executive producer |
| Hema Malini | ... | producer |
| Mohan Raghavan | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Anand Chitragupth | ... | (as Anand-Milind) |
| Milind Chitragupth | ... | (as Anand-Milind) |
Cinematography by
| Peter Pereira | ||
Editing by
| V.N. Mayekar | ||
Editorial Department
| Suresh Kamat | ... | color consultant (as Kamath) |
| Kaushal Misra | ... | associate editor |
| K.N. Naik | ... | color consultant (as Naik) |
| Prakash Tendulkar | ... | assistant editor |
Art Direction by
| Bijon Das Gupta | ... | (as Bijon Dasgupta) |
Makeup Department
| Ravi Indulkar | ... | key makeup artist |
| Narendra Jadhav | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| R. Patil | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| Maria Sharma | ... | hair stylist |
Production Management
| Markand Mehta | ... | production manager |
| K.G. Nanda | ... | production manager |
| R. Narayan | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Vijay S. Jadhav | ... | assistant director |
| Deval Raiji | ... | chief assistant director |
Art Department
| Sanjay Dhabade | ... | assistant art director (as Sanjay S. Dhabade) |
| Vimlesh B. Lal | ... | assistant art director |
| Sampath Ponugoti | ... | assistant art director |
| Ravi Sanyal | ... | assistant art director |
Sound Department
| Hitendra Ghosh | ... | sound re-recordist: Rajkamal Kalamandir |
| Johnson | ... | sound assistant |
| Suresh Kathuria | ... | sound recordist: Sunny Super Sound |
| Markand Mehta | ... | audiographer |
| P.V.P. Raju | ... | sound assistant (as P.V. Raju) |
Special Effects by
| Rajesh Gor | ... | main titles (as Rajesh M. Gor) |
| T.M. Sunder | ... | special effects (as T.M. Sundar) |
Stunts
| Mansoor Ali | ... | stunt action director (as A. Mansoor) |
| Javed Karim | ... | stunt performer |
| Jaswant Singh | ... | assistant action |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Tapan Basu | ... | chief assistant camera |
| Chhotu | ... | spot boy |
| Khan | ... | spot boy |
| Nand Kishore | ... | spot boy (as Nandkishore) |
| Michael | ... | spot boy |
| Arun Mistry | ... | camera operator |
| Mohammed | ... | spot boy |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Xerxes Bathena | ... | dress designer |
| Bernadine Britto | ... | dress designer |
| Harish | ... | dress assistant |
| Neeta Lulla | ... | dresses: Amrita Singh, Sonu Walia and Divya Bharti |
| Mohsin | ... | dresses: Jeetendra |
| Rajesh | ... | costume designer: Shah Rukh Khan (as Rajesh Dave) |
| V.B. Shetty | ... | dress |
| Troy | ... | dresses: Jeetendra |
| Vilas | ... | dress assistant |
Music Department
| Abhijeet | ... | playback singer |
| U.K. Dubey | ... | music assistant (as Dubey) |
| Kavita Krishnamurthy | ... | playback singer (as Kavita Krishnamoorti) |
| Aparna Mayekar | ... | playback singer |
| Padmini Roy | ... | playback singer |
| Sadhana Sargam | ... | playback singer |
| Arvinder Singh | ... | playback singer |
| Majrooh Sultanpuri | ... | lyricist |
| Pankaj Udhas | ... | playback singer |
| Prakash Verma | ... | music assistant |
| Suresh Wadkar | ... | playback singer |
Additional Crew
| Inderjit Chadha | ... | artist coordinator |
| D.K. Dubey | ... | accountant |
| Brian Jacobs | ... | choreographer |
| Jayantibhai | ... | accountant |
| B.H. Tharun Kumar | ... | choreographer |
| Bhushan Lakandri | ... | choreographer |
| R.R. Pathak | ... | public relations officer |
| Tara Prasad | ... | choreographer |
| B. Prema | ... | dance assistant |
| Prabha Raghavan | ... | production controller |
| P. Raghnunath | ... | production advisor (as P. Raghunathan) |
| Nitin Savla | ... | business executive |
| Sarita Sethi | ... | radio publicity |
| Shanta | ... | dance assistant (as Shantha) |
| Shrikant | ... | publicity designer |
| Tarachand Sunder | ... | food supplier |
| Suresh | ... | production assistant |
| Oscar Unger | ... | choreographer (as Vijay-Oscar) |
| Vijayalaxmi | ... | dance assistant (as Vijayalakshmi) |
Thanks
| Jaya Chakravarthy | ... | tribute (as Mrs. Jaya Chakravarthy) |
| Lalit Desai | ... | acknowledgment |
| Maa Indira Devi | ... | dedicatee: Hari Krishna Mandir, Poona |
| Ravindra Kumar | ... | acknowledgment |
| Kamal Mukut | ... | acknowledgment |
| Dilip Kumar Roy | ... | dedicatee (as Poojya Dadaji Shri Dilip Kumar Roy) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- KSM (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
- Spark Worldwide (1998) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Anil Sekhri & Co. (chartered accountants)
- B.R. Theatre (dubbing)
- Bombino Video Pvt. Ltd. (video rights: India)
- Dnyansagar Litho Press (publicity printing)
- Gitanjali Mini Dub (dubbing)
- H.M.V. (soundtrack)
- Images (dress design)
- Modern Furniture (property hire)
- Monalisa Enterprises (equipment)
- Movie Decorators (property hire)
- N.C. Cine Service (equipment)
- Nivruti Mane and Company (junior artists supplier)
- Rajkamal Kala Mandir (sound re-recording)
- Roop-Rang Decorators (property hire)
- Sachin Enterprise (radio publicity)
- Sarvodaya Studios (stills)
- Shree Ganesh Enterprises (equipment)
- Sunny Super Sound (dubbing)
- Sunny Super Sound (recording studio)
- Tommy Disco Lights (equipment)
- Vaneet Enterprises (equipment)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Laila, brought up in a brothel, is a cabaret dancer in Digvijay Singh's five star hotel. On day her dying mother informs her that Laila is her adopted child. Laila is aided by Karan in her search for the mother. Her search leads her to Razia, who divulges that eighteen years ago, there were three naughty little girls in her college Barkha, Salma and Raj. They were in love with their boyfriends and one of them delivered a baby girl. Each of the three looked after the baby as if it were her own. The baby was later handed over to Razia. Now all three girls are leading their own lives and have a god standing in society. But Laila is determined to bring them together to seek answers from them and find acceptance at the hands of her real mother. Written by gavin@sunny_deol2009@yahoo.com |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Was supposed to be Shahrukh khan's debut film but Deewana 1992 was released first See more » |
| Goofs | Sunil and Barkha had a romantic relationship in the middle of the movie, but in the end, they showed no reconciliation and Sunil appeared not to be aware that Sarita was his daughter. Instead, they appeared to be acquaintances. See more » |