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{{short description|1992 film directed by Hema Malini}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Dil Aashna Hai
| image = Dil Aashna Hai.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| writer = '''Iqbal Durrani''' '''Suraj Sanim''' {{small|(dialogues)}}
| story = '''Imtiaz Hussain''' [[Hema Malini]]
| screenplay = '''Imtiaz Hussain'''
| director = [[Hema Malini]]
| producer = [[Hema Malini]]
| starring = [[Divya Bharti]] [[Shah Rukh Khan]] [[Jeetendra]] [[Mithun Chakraborty]] [[Dimple Kapadia]] [[Amrita Singh]] [[Sonu Walia]]
| music = [[Anand-Milind]]
| cinematography = '''Peter Pereira'''
| editing = '''V. N. Mayekar'''
| studio = '''H. M. Creations'''
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1992|12|25}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3955/|title=Dil Ashna Hai 1992 Box Office|work=boxoffice india}}</ref>
| runtime = 164 minutes
| country = {{flag|India}}
| language = [[Hindi]]
| budget = {{Estimation}} {{INR}} 1.6 [[crore]]
| gross = {{Estimation}} {{INR}} 14.6 [[crore]]
}}

'''''Dil Aashna Hai''''' ({{trans|The Heart Knows the Truth}}) is a 1992 [[Cinema of India|Indian]] [[Hindi-language]] [[romance film|romance]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] film produced and directed by [[Hema Malini]] under the '''H. M. Creations''' banner.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://osianama.com/posters/dil-aashna-hai-1991-1015375?search=Dil+Aashna+Hai |title=Dil Aashna Hai (Review)|work=Osianama}}</ref> It stars [[Divya Bharti]], [[Shah Rukh Khan]], [[Jeetendra]], [[Mithun Chakraborty]], [[Dimple Kapadia]], [[Amrita Singh]] and [[Sonu Walia]] in pivotal roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gomolo.com/dil-aashna-hai-movie-cast-crew/6799 |title=Dil Aashna Hai (Star Cast)|work=gomolo}}</ref> The music was composed by [[Anand-Milind]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/@Bollywoodirect/25-years-of-dil-aashna-hai-9a5cbff5ce16|title=25 Years of Dil Aashna Hai - Bollywoodirect|last=Bollywoodirect|date=2017-10-23|website=Medium|language=en|access-date=2019-06-28}}</ref> This was the first film Shahrukh Khan signed in 1991 but due to delays, ''[[Deewana (1992 film)|Deewana]]'' ended up releasing first which marked his debut in Bollywood. The movie is adapted from the TV miniseries ''[[Lace (miniseries)|Lace]]'' which was based on the novel of the same name by author [[Shirley Conran]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2017/oct/23/8788/25-years-of-dil-aashna-hai-revisiting-hema-malini-s-film-directorial-debut |title=25 years of Dil Aashna Hai: Revisiting Hema Malini's film directorial debut |work=Cinestaan}}</ref><ref>https://www.academia.edu/33173351/Glamour_and_Transformation_in_the_Cross_Cultural_Makeover_Return_to_Eden_Khoon_Bhari_Maang_and_the_Avenging_Woman_in_Popular_Hindi_Cinema</ref>

==Plot==
Laila ([[Divya Bharti]]), brought up in a brothel, is a cabaret dancer in Digvijay Singh's ([[Kabir Bedi]]) five-star hotel. One day, Laila receives a phone call from her mother who is on her deathbed and tells her a shocking truth that she was not her real mother, and that Laila was an adopted child.

Karan ([[Shah Rukh Khan]]) falls in love with Laila and decides to help her in the search for her real mother. Her search leads them to Razia ([[Farida Jalal]]), who divulges that 18 years ago, there were three girls in her college - Barkha ([[Dimple Kapadia]]), Raaj ([[Amrita Singh]]) and Salma ([[Sonu Walia]]). They were in love with their respective boyfriends - Sunil ([[Mithun Chakraborty]]), Prince Arjun ([[Jeetendra]]) and Akram (Naseer Abdullah). One day they found out that one of them is pregnant. They take a house from Razia and get the baby delivered. Soon when the baby is six months old, she is sent to Razia and they promise that whoever from them will be the first to get married will adopt her, and they name her Sitara. Karan finds out that Barkha is now the health and welfare minister, Raaj is training horses for polo and has married Arjun, and Salma is the principal of St. Teresa's (the college she studied in) and has married Akram. They are also no longer in touch with each other.

Karan and Laila invite the three women giving them different reasons for the invitation. After a dance show by Laila, when Laila/Sitara confronts them, they turn and go away. It is revealed that Salma was the first one to marry, but was scared to tell her in-laws about Sitara. Digvijay Singh throws Laila out of his hotel, and when she's about to get attacked by a street gang, Prince Arjun rescues her and takes her home. During a [[Diwali]] party, a person insults Sitara in front of everyone and then Barkha confesses that she is Sitara's mother. While she is about to go and give her resignation letter, Sitara asks her about her father and Barkha tells her that he left for the [[United States]] for some kind of military training and she never heard from him again. Raaj and Salma come to pay a visit to Sitara, while Barkha has gone to resign from her job. However, some thugs sent by Digvijay Singh and Govardhan Das kidnap Sitara, Raaj and Salma. Karan goes to rescue them with Barkha and Prince, while fighting, suddenly Sunil comes as a navy officer. One of the goons is about to shoot Karan when Digvijay Singh comes and shoots the goon and accepts Sitara.

== Cast ==
* [[Divya Bharti]] as Laila/Sitara
* [[Shah Rukh Khan]] as Karan Singh
* [[Mithun Chakraborty]] as Sunil
* [[Jeetendra]] as Prince Arjun Singh
* [[Dimple Kapadia]] as Barkha
* [[Amrita Singh]] as Rajlaxmi
* [[Sonu Walia]] as Salma
* [[Kabir Bedi]] as Digvijay Singh
* [[Raza Murad]] as Goverdhan Das
* [[Satyen Kappu]]
* Amarjeet Mukherjee as Chandu
* [[Nassir Abdulla]] as Akram Allahabadi Baig
* [[Beena Banerjee]] as Shobha
* [[Sushma Seth]] as Mrs. Baig
* [[Sulabha Deshpande]]
* [[Farida Jalal]] as Razia

== Soundtrack ==
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Dil Aashna Hai
| extra1 = [[Sadhana Sargam]], [[Suresh Wadkar]]
| length1 = 05:01
|
| title2 = Ho Abhi To Hui Jawan
| extra2 = [[Kavita Krishnamurthy]]
| length2 = 06:38
|
| title3 = Bhool Ke Din
| extra3 = [[Abhijeet Bhattacharya]], [[Sudesh Bhosle]], [[Padmini Kolhapure]], Kavita Krishnamurthy, Sadhana Sargam, [[Bhupinder Singh (actor)|Bhupinder Singh]]
| length3 = 06:22
|
| title4 = Dil Aashna Hai (Sad)
| extra4 = Sadhana Sargam
| length4 = 03:09
|
| title5 = Rangeen Haseen Raat Ho
| extra5 = Kavita Krishnamurthy
| length5 = 05:59
|
| title6 = Ek Dil Ek Jaan (1)
| extra6 = Kavita Krishnamurthy, Aparna Mayekar, Sadhana Sargam
| length6 = 04:09
|
| title7 = Ek Dil Ek Jaan (2)
| extra7 = Kavita Krishnamurthy, Aparna Mayekar, Sadhana Sargam
| length7 = 03:59
|
| title8 = Dance Music
| extra8 = Instrumental
| length8 = 02:11
|
| title9 = Kisi Ne Bhi To Na Dekha
| extra9 = [[Pankaj Udhas]]
| length9 = 06:03
|
| total_length = 43:31
}}

==Box office==
''Dil Aashna Hai'' was a box office average. Dil Aasha Hai's budget was 1.6 million and it earned just 1 million on opening day and was declared a "Semi-Hit" By Box Office India.

Despite the film appealing to a niche audience due to its progressive theme; the late Divya Bharti as the central protagonist was impressive and it is considered one of her best performances.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/cmcm/remembering-divya-bharti-on-her-43rd-birth-anniversary-top-5-iconic-movies|title=Remembering Divya Bharti on her 43rd birth anniversary; Top 5 iconic movies|website=Latest Indian news, Top Breaking headlines, Today Headlines, Top Stories {{!}} Free Press Journal|language=en|access-date=2019-06-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/divya-bharti-remembering-the-young-superstar-who-impressed-one-and-all/|title=Divya Bharti: Remembering the young superstar who impressed one and all {{!}} Bollywood Life|date=2019-04-05|website=www.bollywoodlife.com|language=en-EN|access-date=2019-06-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/know-your-actor-divya-bharti-7968.html|title=Know your actor: Divya Bharti|website=filmfare.com|language=en|access-date=2019-06-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/news/the-indelible-divya-bharti/|title=The Indelible Divya Bharti|date=2019-04-05|website=The Sentinel|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dontcallitbollywood.com/2016/05/10/dil-aashna-hai-baby-faced-shahrukh-acts-for-hema-malini/|title=Dil Aashna Hai: Baby-Faced Shahrukh Acts for Hema Malini!|last=mredlich21|date=2016-05-11|website=dontcallitbollywood|language=en|access-date=2019-06-28}}</ref>

It was one of Shahrukh Khan's early romantic roles and his chemistry with Divya Bharti; whom he also co-starred with in his debut film ''[[Deewana (1992 film)|Deewana]]'' was also appreciated.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.co.in/5-songs-divya-bharti-tribute-her-26th-death-anniversary|title=5 songs of Divya Bharti as a tribute to her on 26th death Anniversary|date=2019-04-05|website=Box Office India|language=en|access-date=2019-06-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://m.tellychakkar.com/photo/slideshow/24-srk-flicks-prove-he-the-king-of-romance-160625|title=24 SRK flicks that prove he is the king of ROMANCE|last=Team|first=Tellychakkar|website=Tellychakkar.com|language=en|access-date=2019-06-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pinterest.com/chriscafora244/bolly-dil-aashna-hai-1992/|title=Bolly Dil Aashna Hai 1992|website=Pinterest|language=en|access-date=2019-06-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/shah-rukh-khan-completes-20-years-in-bollywood-106930-2012-06-25|title=I just got lucky, says SRK on 20 years in B-Town|last=MumbaiJune 25|first=IANS|last2=August 3|first2=2012UPDATED|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2019-06-28|last3=Ist|first3=2012 10:19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/class-of-92-25-years-of-srk-kajol-suniel-shetty/20170608.htm|title=Class of '92: 25 years of SRK, Kajol, Suniel Shetty...|website=Rediff|access-date=2019-06-28}}</ref>

The performances of senior actresses [[Dimple Kapadia]], [[Amrita Singh]] and [[Sonu Walia]] in supporting roles were also appreciated;

this was Hema Malini's directorial debut film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2017/oct/23/8788|title=25 years of Dil Aashna Hai: Revisiting Hema Malini's film directorial debut|last=Paikat|first=Anita|website=Cinestaan|access-date=2019-06-28}}</ref>

==Trivia==
[[Divya Bharti]], who was a new comer, was given a bigger role in the film compared to [[Shah Rukh Khan]] (who was also a new comer), [[Jeetendra]], [[Mithun Chakraborty]], [[Dimple Kapadia]] & [[Amrita Singh]] (who were already flourished actors in Bollywood).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Divya Bharti Factstory 9x Jalwa - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Divya+Bharti+Factstory+9x+Jalwa&app=desktop|website=www.youtube.com|access-date=2020-05-19}}</ref>

=References=
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|tt0101732}}

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1992 films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Anand–Milind]]
[[Category:1990s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1992 directorial debut films]]

Dil Aashna Hai - Revision history

>Sahajitbro at 19:03, 7 July 2021