Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (English: I Have Given My Heart Away, Darling) is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. It was released internationally as Straight From the Heart.[3] The film stars Aishwarya Rai in lead role playing a role of a young girl Nandini. The film also stars Salman Khan and Ajay Devgn
The film has been described as a loose adaptation of Maitreyi Devi's Bengali novel Na Hanyate and is based on a love triangle[4] although the film does not give credit to it. The theme is based on Rashtriyashayar Jhaverchand Meghani's play "Shetal ne Kathe". Sanjay Leela Bhansali is a huge fan of Meghani and he acknowledged it many interviews.
It was filmed throughout the Gujarat-Rajasthan border region, in addition to Budapest, Hungary, which was used to represent Italy. The film was premiered in the Indian Panorama section at the 1999 International Film Festival of India.[5] It was remade in Bengali as Neel Akasher Chandni in 2009, with Jeet reprising Salman Khan's role, Jisshu Sengupta reprising Ajay Devgn's role, and Koel Mallick reprising Aishwarya Rai's role.
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam received a leading 16 nominations at the 45th Filmfare Awards, including Best Actor for Khan and Devgn, winning 7 awards, including Best Film, Best Director for Bhansali, and Best Actress for Rai and Best Male Playback for Udit Narayan.
