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{{Short description|2005 film by Romesh Sharma}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Dil Jo Bhi Kahey...
| image = DilJoBhiKahey.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| writer = Romesh Sharma
| based_on = [[C'est La Vie (Mauritian TV Series)|C'est La Vie]] by <br> [[Romesh Sharma]]
| starring = [[Amitabh Bachchan]]<br />[[Revathi (actress)|Revathi Nair]]<br />[[Karan Sharma (actor)|Karan Sharma]]<br />[[Bhumika Chawla]]<br />[[Annabelle Wallis]]<br />[[Malcolm Stoddard]]<br />[[Claire Oberman]]
| director = [[Romesh Sharma]]
| producer = Romesh Sharma
| cinematography = [[Binod Pradhan]]<br />Gopal Shah
| editing = Anil Kumar Bonthu
| studio = Romesh Films
| distributor = [[Reliance Entertainment]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2005|9|23|India}}
| runtime = 144 minutes
| language = Hindi
| music = [[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]]
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Dil Jo Bhi Kahey...''''' ({{translation|'Whatever the heart says...'}}) is a 2005 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[Romantic comedy|romantic comedy film]] written, directed and produced by [[Romesh Sharma]]. It stars [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Revathi (actress)|Revathi Nair]], [[Karan Sharma (actor)|Karan Sharma]], [[Bhumika Chawla]], [[Annabelle Wallis]], [[Malcolm Stoddard]] and [[Claire Oberman]]. The film is adapted from Romesh Sharma's [[Mauritian Creole|Mauritian]] serial titled [[C'est La Vie (Mauritian TV series)|C'est La Vie]], also featuring [[Karan Sharma (actor)|Karan Sharma]] and was broadcast on [[Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation]] in [[Mauritius]] in 2003.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/your-week/story/20051010-film-review-dil-jo-bhi-kahey-director-romesh-sharma-788760-2005-10-10|title=Film review:'Dil Jo Bhi Kahey' starring Amitabh Bachchan, Karan Sharma, Revathy|first=Anupama|last=Chopra|author-link=Anupama Chopra|date=October 10, 2005|website=India Today|access-date=6 October 2024|url-access=subscription|archive-date=22 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210722232201/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/your-week/story/20051010-film-review-dil-jo-bhi-kahey-director-romesh-sharma-788760-2005-10-10|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://magazine.outlookindia.com/story/dil-jo-bhi-kahey/228844|title=Dil Jo Bhi Kahey | Outlook India Magazine|website=Outlook India|access-date=22 July 2021|archive-date=22 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210722232203/https://magazine.outlookindia.com/story/dil-jo-bhi-kahey/228844|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Shekhar Sinha, his wife Sandhya, and their son Jai are one of the many [[Hindu]] [[Indo-Mauritian]] families living in [[Mauritius]]. Jai ventures out to [[Stockholm, Sweden]], to obtain an education in [[culinary]] studies and incidentally meets Sophie Besson, a [[Roman Catholic]] [[Franco-Mauritian]]. They start meeting regularly and soon fall in love. Jai is introduced to Sophie's parents, Norman and Claire Besson. Norman (a large landowner in Mauritius) instantly disapproves of him (because of his ethnicity). Jai feels his father and mother would approve of Sophie. Unfortunately, Sandhya disapproves of her (because of her Catholic faith) and tells Jai to end his relationship with her. The lovers plan to [[elope]], but Jai fails to turn up on the stipulated wedding time in church. Sophie reluctantly returns to her parents to marry the boy of their choice (Gordon). By this time Jai is [[Engagement|engaged]] to Gayatri Pandey to fulfill his mother's wish (who has [[asthma]]). Sophie wants to know why Jai did not turn up. Meanwhile, Gayatri learns of Jai and Sophie's love and comes up with a ruse of Sophie's [[false pregnancy]] that forces Sophie and Jai's family to accept them as a couple. The film ends with Gayatri leaving Mauritius.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/sep/23dil.htm|title=Just another love story|website=www.rediff.com|access-date=22 July 2021|archive-date=22 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210722232203/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/sep/23dil.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Cast ==
* [[Amitabh Bachchan]] as Shekhar Sinha
* [[Revathi|Revathi Nair]] as Sandhya Sinha
* [[Karan Sharma (actor)|Karan Sharma]] as Jai Sinha
* [[Bhumika Chawla]] as Gayatri Pandey
* [[Annabelle Wallis]] as Sophie Besson
* [[Malcolm Stoddard]] as Norman Besson
* [[Claire Oberman]] as Claire Besson
* Manuj Tilakraj Gulati as Gaurav Gulati

==Music==
{{Infobox album
| name = Dil Jo Bhi Kahey..
| type = [[soundtrack]]
| artist = [[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]]
| cover =
| alt =
| caption = Album cover for ''Dil Jo Bhi Kahey...''
| released = <div style="white-space: nowrap;"> 30 July 2005 (India)</div>
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length =
| label = <div style="white-space: nowrap;">[[Tips Industries|Tips]]</div>
| producer = Lawrence D'Souza, <br>Romesh Sharma
| prev_title = [[Bunty Aur Babli]]
| prev_year = 2005
| next_title = [[Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna]]
| next_year = 2006
}}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singer(s)!! Duration
|-
| 1||C'est La Vie || [[Sudesh Bhonsle]], [[Vaishali Samant]] ||4:53
|-
| 2||Dil Jo Bhi Kahey || [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]], [[Dominique Cerejo]] || 4:40
|-
| 3||Dil Jo Bhi Kahey Theme || [[Caralisa Monteiro]] || 2:22
|-
| 4||J'ai Bessoin De Toi (Beach Sequence) || Caralisa Monteiro ||2:04
|-
| 5||Kaun Jaane || [[Shankar Mahadevan]], [[Shefali Alvares]] || 4:13
|-
| 6||Kitni Narmi Se || [[Sonu Nigam]] || 6:09
|-
| 7||Mere Munna || Shankar Mahadevan || 5:18
|-
| 8||Sajna Angana Aayo Re || [[Javed Ali]] || 1:20
|-
| 9||Tu Nahi Thi Jab Yahan || [[Mahalaxmi Iyer]], Shankar Mahadevan, [[Shreya Ghoshal]], Sudesh Bhonsle ||4:56
|-
|}

==Reception==

===Critical response===
[[Namrata Joshi]] from [[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]] wrote, "Dil Jo... has been made for the young but not by the young. Though it comes smartly packaged, it's dull, without any spirit or spunk of youth".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/dil-jo-bhi-kahey/228844 |title=Dil Jo Bhi Kahey |date=5 February 2022|work=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]|language=en|access-date=25 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231025144835/https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/dil-jo-bhi-kahey/228844 |archive-date=25 October 2023}}</ref> [[Anupama Chopra]] from [[India Today]] wrote "At a time when the [[family values]] factory, Yashraj Films, makes romantic comedies out of premarital sex, this is old-fashioned".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/your-week/story/20051010-film-review-dil-jo-bhi-kahey-director-romesh-sharma-788760-2005-10-09 |title=Film review:'Dil Jo Bhi Kahey' starring Amitabh Bachchan, Karan Sharma, Revathy |date=10 October 2005|work=[[India Today]]|language=en|access-date=25 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231025145651/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/your-week/story/20051010-film-review-dil-jo-bhi-kahey-director-romesh-sharma-788760-2005-10-09 |archive-date=25 October 2023}}</ref> [[Taran Adarsh]] of [[Bollywood Hungama]] gave the film 1.5 out of 5, writing, "On the whole, DIL JO BHI KAHEY lacks the power to cast a web on youth or those who prefer mushy love stories. At the box-office, the hype surrounding the film is clearly missing and in view of the fact that the film rests on a routine plot, the chances of survival seem remote".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/dil-jo-bhi-kahey/critic-review/dil-jo-bhi-kahey-movie-review/ |title=Dil Jo Bhi Kahey… Movie Review: Dil Jo Bhi Kahey… Movie |date=23 September 2005|work=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|language=en|access-date=25 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231025150733/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/dil-jo-bhi-kahey/critic-review/dil-jo-bhi-kahey-movie-review/ |archive-date=25 October 2023}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0442764}}
* {{rotten-tomatoes|dil_jo_bhi_kahey}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110522092343/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808729484/details Details] at [[Yahoo!]] movies

[[Category:2005 films]]
[[Category:2005 Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic musical films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]]
[[Category:Films set in Mauritius]]
[[Category:Films set in Sweden]]
[[Category:Films shot in Sweden]]
[[Category:Films shot in Mauritius]]
[[Category:Indian interfaith romance films]]
[[Category:Films based on television series]]
[[Category:Films distributed by Eros International]]

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