
Preity Zinta looks gorgeous and is her usual chirpy self. His mannerisms, thinking, behaviour is very authentic and makes us all identify with his character closely. But I felt that the best performance came from Akshaye Khanna who plays the character of Sid to perfection. His scenes with Akshaye Khanna and some scenes shot in Australia (Opera, phone call to Sid, etc) are mind-blowing! SAif Ali Khan is the surprise packet of Dil Chahta Hai and there is a lot of untapped talent in him especially where comedy roles are concerned. He gives a brilliant performance as usual as Akash. It would be unfair to call Aamir Khan the life of the DCH though his popularity in India and abroad would have drawn a substantial part of the film's audience. Review - Full credit must go to the director Farhan Akhtar who has broken many of the Bollywood production norms in order to make a technically perfect and enjoyable film. Thats all one needs to know about the film because right from the first reel the viewer is absorbed into the story and learns about each character. Sonali Kulkarni plays Pooja with whom Sameer finally (really) falls in love and Dimple Kapadia is Tara Jaiswal, a divorced middle-aged alcholic. Preity Zinta plays Shalini - Akash's love interest, though throughout the film Akash claims that he does not believe in love.



Aamir Khan plays a sociable and mischievous Akash, Saif Ali Khan plays a confused, often 'love-struck' Sameer and Akshaye Khanna plays a mature, confident Siddharth or Sid. Before getting into the details, I must admit that this is certainly one of the best and most entertaining films I have ever seen! RATING: ****1/2 out of ***** Plot - The story is about three very good friends and their relationships with each other.
