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'''''Dhadkan''''' (''{{lang-en|Heartbeat}}'') is a [[Bollywood films of 2000|2000]] Indian [[Romantic film|romantic]] [[Musical film|musical]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by [[Dharmesh Darshan]] and produced by Ratan Jain.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.easterneye.biz/5-best-movies-of-shilpa-shetty-on-completing-25-years-in-the-hindi-cinema-industry/|title=5 best movies of Shilpa Shetty on completing 25 years in the Hindi cinema industry|last=Azad|first=Tasnim|date=2018-11-13|website=EasternEye|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-07-01}}</ref> It revolves around Anjali (played by [[Shilpa Shetty]]) who leaves her lover Dev (played by [[Sunil Shetty]]) for marrying the kind-hearted Ram (played by [[Akshay Kumar]]) who is chosen as her groom by her father.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldblaze.in/top-ten-best-movies-of-shilpa-shetty-of-all-time/|title=Top Ten Best Movies of Shilpa Shetty of All Time|last=Santosh|date=2016-08-18|website=World Blaze|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-01}}</ref> The story takes an interesting twist when Anjali, who gradually falls in love with Ram due to his humanity and nature, bumps into the successful businessman turned Dev who still wants to reconcile with her.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaaheadnews.com/entertainment/happy-birthday-shilpa-shetty-top-5-films-of-the-actress-to-watch-on-her-birthday-331155|title=Happy Birthday Shilpa Shetty: Top 5 films of the actress to watch on her birthday|last=Suhag|first=Jyoti|date=2019-06-08|website=IndiaAheadNews|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-01}}</ref> ''Dhadkan'' is inspired by the novel ''[[Wuthering Heights]]'' and also features [[Mahima Chaudhary]], [[Parmeet Sethi]], [[Kiran Kumar]], [[Sushma Seth]] and [[Manjeet Kullar]] in other important roles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blogtobollywood.com/promising-bollywood-actresses-who-couldnt-make-it-big/|title=Promising Bollywood Actresses Who Couldn't Make It Big|date=2017-05-27|website=Blog To Bollywood|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-01}}</ref>

''Dhadkan'' had a worldwide theatrical release on August 11, 2000 during the [[Independence Day (India)|Independence Day]] weekend and garnered predominantly positive reviews.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dunyanews.tv/en/Entertainment/405302-Mahima-Chaudhry-pardes-actress-turns-44,-this-is-how-she-looks-now|title=Mahima Chaudhry turns 44, this is how she looks now - Entertainment|website=Dunya News|access-date=2019-07-01}}</ref> Mostly appreciated for its superb soundtrack and starcast performances, it emerged as a commercial success grossing {{INR}}26 crore in global markets and has been regarded as a memorable film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/17-years-of-dhadkan-many-stars-still-angry-for-not-casting-them-says-dharmesh-darshan/story-V16NEaItOAGvCPrL4eu5KJ.html|title=17 years of Dhadkan: Many stars still angry for not casting them, says Dharmesh Darshan|date=2017-08-11|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2019-07-01}}</ref>

==Plot==

Anjali Chauhan ([[Shilpa Shetty]]) is a young woman who hails from an extremely rich and influential family. Her father, Narendra Chauhan ([[Kiran Kumar]]), is a renowned businessman. Anjali is in love with Dev Chopra ([[Suniel Shetty]]) who is the poor son of Narendra's late rival Ranjan Chopra, and often cannot even afford to clothe himself properly. Dev also loves Anjali and wants to marry her. Narendra accepts a proposal of a wealthy man from Delhi for Anjali but when Anjali puts forward to Narendra and her mother Veena ([[Anjana Mumtaz]]) the proposal of marrying Dev, they decide to meet him. Anjali tells Dev not to act arrogant and dress nicely when meeting her parents. Dev ends up disappointing Anjali’s parents by his attitude and arrogance and so Narendra rejects his proposal. Dev tells Anjali that he cannot live without her but she does not want to upset her parents either so she leaves Dev. Upset by Anjali's betrayal, Dev tells all this to his mother Jhanvi ([[Sharmila Tagore]]), who dies after listening this.

On the other hand, Anjali is getting married to Rambhan "Ram" Verma ([[Akshay Kumar]]), the boy who her parents believe will be a perfect match for her. Ram is a man of great ideals, who believes in giving a rightful place to his wife and respects her sensibilities. Despite this, he is unable to win Anjali's love at first and their marriage remains on the edge. However, after seeing the magnanimity of Ram's heart in forgiving and accepting her, Anjali realizes that she has fallen in love with Ram and they happily enjoy their life as a married couple.

===3 Years Later===

3 years pass. Ram and Anjali celebrate their third wedding anniversary. Meanwhile, Dev, who is the guest of Soumya Malhotra, a relative of Ram's family, returns. He has now become a wealthy businessman. Anjali finds herself at a crossroad on where she would stand — for her husband Ram (with whom she is deeply in love) or with her former love Dev (who still wants to reunite with her). Anjali chooses to stand for Ram and has no wish to return to Dev, even though it pains her to know how hurt Dev is and will be in his future. When Anjali tells Dev that she is deeply in love with Ram, Dev cannot stand rejection for a second time and sets out to ruin Ram's life.This goes on for some time, causing turbulence and turmoil in Ram and Anjali's life. In the end, when Anjali tells Dev that she is pregnant with Ram's child, Anjali begs him to leave her alone. Dev realizes his folly and becomes good. He then decides to marry his current friend and business partner, Sheetal Varma ([[Mahima Chaudhry]]), who is his new companion and had secretly loved him for a long time. He departs with her to London as Anjali and Ram look on.

==Cast==

* [[Shilpa Shetty]] as Anjali Chauhan Verma (Dev's ex-girlfriend, Ram's wife, Bob and Nikki's stepsister-in-law)

* [[Mahima Chaudhry]] as Sheetal Varma (Dev's business partner and later girlfriend)

* [[Sharmila Tagore]] as Jhanvi Ranjan Chopra (Dev's mother) (special appearance)

* [[Parmeet Sethi]] as Bobby Verma /Bob (Nikki's brother, Ram's stepbrother, Anjali's stepbrother-in-law)

* [[Manjeet Kullar]] as Nikita Verma /Nikki (Bob's sister, Ram's stepsister, Anjali's stepsister-in-law)

*[[Anupam Kher]] as Digvijay Varma (Sheetal's father) (special appearance)  

* [[Kader Khan]] as Hariprasad Khanna (special appearance) A priest who sings the song "Dulhe Ka Sehra" during Ram and Anjali's wedding

==Music==

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The music of the album has been composed by [[Nadeem–Shravan]] in the span of three years. "Dulhe Ka Sehra"<ref name="Dulhe Ka Sehra Suhana Lagta Hai">[https://galatsahi.com/dulhe-ka-sehra-lyrics/ '''Dulhe Ka Sehra Suhana Lagta Hai''']</ref> sung by [[Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan]] was composed in 1997. The other songs were also recorded in 1997–98, with the exception of "Tum Dil Ki Dhadkan Mein", which was recorded in 2000 at [[London]]. "Dil Ne Yeh Kaha Hai Dil Se" and "Tum Dil Ki Dhadkan Mein" became legendary love tracks and "Dulhe Ka Sehra" a popular wedding song of the era. The other successful songs are "Aksar Is Duniya Mein" and "Na Na Karte Pyaar". The album was listed at second position in the yearly music charts. It became a big hit among the masses. According to the Indian trade website [[Box Office India]], around 55,00,000 albums were sold.<ref>{{cite web|title=Music Hits 2000–2009 (Figures in Units)|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080215081557/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5&PHPSESSID=108b9056cd4ca14236f9c6119d34dcce|archive-date=15 February 2008|publisher=[[Box Office India]]|access-date=20 December 2016}}</ref>

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==Reception==

[[Taran Adarsh]] wrote of the film:

{{quote|''Dhadkan'' is an intense love story and director Dharmesh Darshan has handled it with the sensitivity it deserves ... Despite the flaws, one has to acknowledge the fact that Dharmesh Darshan succeeds in melting the heart at several places. The entire marriage song-sequence in the initial reels, prior to it the scenes involving Sharmila Tagore, Sunil's portions in the second half, clearly indicate that the director knows his job well. He relies more on close-ups to capture expressions, which is the hallmark of a seasoned technician.}}

Adarsh described Shilpa Shetty as the "life of the enterprise", adding that she "looks good, delivers her lines effectively and emotes with utmost conviction."He said Sunil Shetty performance is one of his best especially the scenes between Sunil and Shilpa are fabulous'."He also said "Akshay Kumar shows vast improvement as an actor. He is very controlled and handles this difficult role with sincerity."

Padmaraj Nair of ''[[Screen (magazine)|Screen]]'' felt the film had a "nostalgic feel to it, what with the effect of watching social drama from the good ol' 60s." He added that the film was "fairly interesting in the first half, with its slick screenplay, But the director does seem to lose his grip towards the end, as the film climaxes rather tamely. It seems as if he developed cold feet as far as justifying the grey role of Sunil Shetty is concerned, and ends up portraying him on a positive note." He felt, performance-wise, Shetty "scores over the rest", while adding, "Shilpa gets the best role of her career and doesn't disappoint. Akshay Kumar, in the role of the cool-headed husband, is impressive." On other departments of the film, he concluded writing, "Nadeem-Shravan's music is the very lifeline of the film, and all the tracks are melodious and situational. Cinematography by WB Rao is outstanding."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nair |first1=Padmaraj |title=Dhadkan: The good ol' 60s revisited |url=http://www.expressindia.com/screen/20000818/freview.htm |website=Screen |access-date=14 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010207175455/http://www.expressindia.com/screen/20000818/freview.htm#dha |archive-date=7 February 2001 |date=August 2000}}</ref>

==Awards==

;[[Filmfare Awards]]

* [[Filmfare Best Female Playback Award|Best Female Playback]] - [[Alka Yagnik]] - "Dil Ne Yeh Kaha Hain Dil Se"

* [[Filmfare Best Villain Award|Best Villain]] - [[Sunil Shetty]]

''Nominated''

* [[Filmfare Best Choreography Award|Best Choreography]]

* [[Filmfare Best Lyricist Award|Best Lyricist]] - [[Sameer (lyricist)|Sameer]] - "Tum Dil Ki Dhadkan Mein".

* [[Filmfare Best Music Director Award|Best Music Director]] - [[Nadeem–Shravan]]

* [[Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award|Best Supporting Actress]] - [[Mahima Chaudhry]]

;[[International Indian Film Academy Awards]]

''Nominated''

* [[IIFA Best Actor Award|Best Actor]] - [[Akshay Kumar]]

* [[IIFA Best Supporting Actress Award|Best Supporting Actress]] - [[Mahima Chaudhry]]

* [[IIFA Best Movie Award|Best Movie]] - Dharmesh Darshan

* [[IIFA Best Music Director Award|Best Music Director]] - [[Nadeem–Shravan]]

* [[IIFA Best Villain Award|Best Villain]] - [[Sunil Shetty]]

;[[Screen Awards]]

''Won''

* Best Publicity Design&nbsp;— Himanshu Nanda, Rahul Nanda

* Best Negative Role Film Fare Award - [[Sunil Shetty]] .

''Nominated''

* [[Star Screen Award Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]] - [[Sameer (lyricist)|Sameer]] - "Dil Ne Ye Kaha Hai".

* [[Star Screen Award Best Male Playback|Best Male Playback]] - [[Udit Narayan]] - "Dil Ne Ye Kaha Hai".

* [[Star Screen Award Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] - [[Mahima Chaudhry]]

==References==

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==External links==

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