Yeh Dillagi
Yeh Dillagi is an Indian 1994 Hindi-language romance film produced by Yash Chopra and directed by Naresh Malhotra. It stars Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan as two brothers who fall in love with their family driver's daughter, a model, played by Kajol. Karisma Kapoor is featured in a special appearance.
Yeh Dillagi was a major economic success upon its release, grossing 15.32 crores against its 2.13 crores budget, thus becoming the sixth highest-grossing Hindi film of 1994. It is the only film that brought Kumar and Kajol on-screen together till date, and marked the first of Khan's numerous collaborations with Kumar as well as Kajol. The success of the film established Khan as a bankable leading man in the industry and turned out to be Kumar's second major hit after Khiladi. Based on the 1954 American film Sabrina, it was remade in Telugu as Priya O Priya, which released in 1997.
Plot
Brothers Vikram "Vicky" Saigal and Vijayendra "Vijay" Saigal are both heirs to Saigal Industries, headed by their father Bhanupratap. Vijay spends all his time working and Vicky is a flirt. Vicky notices Sapna when she becomes a successful model. However, Sapna's success does not change the fact that she is a driver's daughter. Mrs. Shanti Devi, Vijay and Vicky's mother, may overlook her son's affairs with rich girls, but not with a driver's daughter. As Vijay tries to help, he finds himself falling in love with Sapna, too. Before it is too late, Sapna falls in love with him, too, and the pair decides to get married.Sapna, the daughter of the Saigal family's driver, is a simple fun-loving girl, but she dreams about riches.
On Vicky's birthday, Vijay comes back with Sapna and sees his brother has changed. The man who used to be a flirt now does not drink liquor, smoke cigarettes, or flirt with girls. The only one he sees is Sapna. The boys talk: both want to marry Sapna. Vicky mistakenly thinks that his brother supports his pursuit of Sapna.
One afternoon, Vicky goes out for lunch with Vijay and Sapna. In the middle of their journey, they have a flat tire, and Vijay tries to fix it. Instead, the jack breaks and Vicky offers to get one from a garage. Sapna realizes that Vicky wants to marry her at that point and starts to cry, so Vijay tries to calm her down by giving her a hug. Just then, Vicky arrives and realises that there is a connection between his brother and Sapna. He returns home drunk. Their mother has had enough and tells Sapna's father to tell her to go back to Bombay or get fired.
Sapna storms off with her dad to the train station. Vicky threatens to commit suicide if his mother does not accept Sapna as her daughter-in-law; his mother accepts. Sapna returns and Vicky sacrifices his love for his brother. Vicky is seen driving and comes across a girl named Anjali. He instantly falls for her.
Cast
Main Cast
Recurring Cast
Music
The film's soundtrack album contains seven songs composed by Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen. The song "Ole Ole", sung by Abhijeet was a hit. The other artists who contributed to this album are Lata Mangeshkar, Kumar Sanu, Pankaj Udhas and Udit Narayan.It became one of the top three best-selling Bollywood soundtrack albums of 1994, with 4.5million sales.
# | Title | Singer | Duration | Filmed On |
1 | "Dekho Zara Dekho" | Lata Mangeshkar, Kumar Sanu | 04:45 | Akshay Kumar & Kajol |
2 | "Gori Kalai" | Lata Mangeshkar, Udit Narayan | 05:15 | Akshay Kumar & Kajol |
3 | "Hothon Pe Bas" | Lata Mangeshkar, Kumar Sanu | 04:54 | Saif Ali Khan & Kajol |
4 | "Lagi Lagi Hai Ye Dil Ki Lagi" | Lata Mangeshkar, Udit Narayan, Abhijeet | 04:21 | Saif Ali Khan, Akshay Kumar & Kajol |
5 | "Mai Deewana Hu Mujhe Dillagi Ne Mara" | Pankaj Udhas | 05:07 | Pankaj Udhas & Saif Ali Khan |
6 | "Naam Kyaa Hai" | Lata Mangeshkar, Kumar Sanu | 03:28 | Saif Ali Khan & Kajol |
7 | "Ole Ole" | Abhijeet | 04:32 | Saif Ali Khan |
8 | "Dance Music ” | 01:05 |
Awards and nominations
[40th Filmfare Awards]
;Nominations- Best Actor – Akshay Kumar
- Best Actress - Kajol
- Best Music Director – Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen
- Best Playback Singer - Male – Abhijeet for the song "Ole Ole"