''Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar!!'' () is a 2000 Indian comedy-drama film directed by Hansal Mehta, written by

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and produced by Ajay Tuli, Anish and Hansal Mehta. It stars

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, Tabu,

and Aditya Srivastava in pivotal roles. The film met with positive critical response and was an average grosser at the box office.

Plot

An innocent simpleton Ram Saran Pandey (Manoj Bajpai) leaves his village for Mumbai to make his earnings. He leaves behind his parents and promises them that he will call them to the city once he is stable. In the bustling city, he gets a job as a car mechanic. Kamya Lal (Tabu), a journalist, visits the car garage as a customer and is bowled over by his innocence and honesty. She makes up her mind to write articles on his life and make him popular among the social circles. Soon, the mutual admiration develops into a good friendship and Ram falls in love with her. However, she rebuffs him on every proposal. On one night, Ram accidentally spots Kamya in a compromising position with another person in her apartment and this breaks his heart. He decides to shed his innocence, takes the rough path to propose her, and ends up being a don in town.

Cast

as Ram Saran Pandey * Tabu as Kamya Lal * Aditya Srivastava as Tito *

as Gaitonde * Divya Jagdale as Gayatri * Kishor Kadam as Bhaskar Shetty *

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as Raju Bhai *

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as Ali * Prithvi Zutshi as Suleman Patil *

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as Tiwariji * Anupam Shyam * Rakesh Kumar *

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as a item song dancer

Soundtrack

The music is composed by

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. Lyrics were written by

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except the song "Paagal" which was written by

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Critical response

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gave the film 1.5 out of 5, writing "On the whole, DIL PE MAT LE YAAR is a semi-art, semi-commercial film that will appeal to a select few in Mumbai, but those looking for 'masala' will be thoroughly disappointed. Businesswise, the film might fare well at select theatres of Mumbai city, but beyond the boundaries of the city, it will find itself in troubled waters. Having been released with several big projects will also tell on its business."https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/dil-pe-mat-le-yaar/critic-review/dil-pe-mat-le-yaar-movie-review/

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