''Kyaa Dil Ne Kahaa'' ( en, What Did the Heart Say?) is a 2002 Indian Hindi romantic comedy-drama film directed by

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. The film was a remake of the Telugu film '' Swayamvaram''.

Cast

Tusshar Kapoor Tushar Ravi Kapoor (born 20 November 1976), popular as Tusshar Kapoor, is an Indian actor and film producer working in Hindi films. Early and personal life Tusshar Kapoor is the son of Indian actors Jeetendra and Shobha Kapoor. His sister Ek ...

as Rahul Vashisht *

Esha Deol Esha Deol Takhtani (born 2 November 1981) is an Indian actress and model who predominantly appears in Hindi films. The daughter of actor-politicians Dharmendra and Hema Malini, Deol made her debut in '' Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe'' (2002), which ...

as Esha Kapoor * Rajesh Khanna as Siddharth (Rahul's father) *

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as Maya Vashisht (Rahul's mother) *

Raj Babbar Raj Babbar (born 23 June 1952) is an Indian Hindi and Punjabi film actor and politician belonging to Indian National Congress. three-time member of the Lok Sabha and a two-time member of the Upper House of the Indian Parliament. He was the Pre ...

as Esha's father *

Neena Kulkarni Neena Kulkarni (''neena'' Joshi) is an Indian actress. She began her acting career in the 1970s on the Marathi professional stage and Hindi experimental stage, along with fashion shows and modelling simultaneously. She met Pt Satyadev Dubey, h ...

as Esha's mother * Shammi as Esha's grandmother *

Ashok Saraf Ashok Saraf (Hindii pronunciation: �ʃoːk səɾaːf born 4 June 1947) is an Indian film and stage actor and comedian. He has appeared in many Marathi language films and stage plays in lead roles and in Hindi language films and TV serials in ...

as Mr. Rajeev Patel *

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as Chander * Osho Chhel as Young Rahul * Dilip Joshi as Dost

Plot

New Zealand-settled Esha (Esha Deol) is attracted to fellow-student Rahul (Tushar Kapoor). Rahul too is attracted to Esha. Esha returns home to India and tells her parents (Raj Babbar, Neena Kulkarni) about her love for Rahul. The family is pleased and proceeds to finalize the marriage. They accompany Esha to Rahul's house. Rahul's parents (Rajesh Khanna, Smita Jaykar) approve of Esha. But when they ask Rahul, to everyone's shock, he refuses to marry Esha under any circumstances.

Soundtrack

Music by Himesh Reshammiya. Lyrics by

. According to the Indian trade website

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, with around 10,00,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's thirteenth highest-selling. The song "Nikamma Kya Is Dil Ne" was later re-composed for the film

Nikamma ''Nikamma'' () is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by Sabbir Khan. It is a remake of the 2017 Telugu film ''Middle Class Abbayi'' and stars Abhimanyu Dassani, Shirley Setia and Shilpa Shetty. ''Nikamma'' was released ...

by Javed-Mohsin. Abhimanyu Dassani, Shirley Setia, and Shilpa Shetty danced to the song.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0327005, Kyaa Dil Ne Kahaa 2002 films Indian romantic comedy-drama films 2002 romantic comedy-drama films 2000s Hindi-language films Films scored by Himesh Reshammiya Hindi remakes of Telugu films 2002 comedy-drama films