But life had other plans!'įarhan Akhtar then talked about the hardships he faced while getting actors for Dil Chahta Hai, 'Every actor I met that was around and working at that time had reservations with the fact that Dil Chahta Hai was a three-hero film. We have all grown up together and so it’s going to be amazing. So I wanted him to play Akash, I wanted Hrithik to be Sameer and I wanted Abhishek to be Sid.'įarhan Akhtar continued, 'When Akshaye said 'I am on', I was like, 'My God, filmmaking is so easy'! After all, the first actor I went to said yes and the other two boys I am going to meet (Hrithik Roshan and Abhishek Bachchan) are my friends. And I had met him for the role that Aamir eventually did. He heard the draft and just immediately told me, 'I am on'. And Akshaye was the first person I ever met actually (for the film). They had just debuted and I felt that it was the right age for the characters.

They were the first three names I had in mind. However, director, writer and producer Farhan Akhtar, while talking to Rajeev Masand in his audio show ‘Picture Ke Peeche’, revealed that the original cast was something else.įarhan said, 'When I first wrote Dil Chahta Hai, the actors I wanted to cast were Akshaye Khanna, Hrithik Roshan and Abhishek Bachchan. Today, it’s difficult to imagine any other actor playing Akash (played by Aamir Khan), Sid (played by Akshaye Khanna) and Sameer (played by Saif Ali Khan). The film was flawless in every way and each actor was apt for the part. Here’s to the moments that stayed with us, just like their friendship.Dil Chahta Hai, the iconic buddy film, starring Aamir Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Saif Ali Khan and Preity Zinta, completes 20 years today.

19 years later, Akash, Sid aur Sameer dost the, hai aur hamesha rahenge. The filmmaker-actor captioned the video stating, '#19YearsOfDCH. Akhtar also included the beautiful scene between Siddharth and Deepa at a beach in Goa along with Akash and Shalini travelling together to Australia. The video has sequences such as Akash getting punched by Shalini's fiance for lying, Sameer's phone call with his girlfriend at Akash's home. Today, on completing 19 years of the film, Farhan took to his Instagram page and shared a video showcasing a few best moments from Dil Chahta Hai. Dil Chahta Hai is backed by an amazing supporting cast including Preity Zinta, Sonali Kulkarni and Dimple Kapadia, Ayub Khan, Rajit Kapoor, Suchitra Pillai among others. A story about the friendship of three people played by Aamir Khan (Akash), Siddharth (Akshaye Khanna) and Saif Ali Khan (Sameer). The cult film has gone down in the history of Indian cinema as one of the best and well-made movies ever. It's been 19 years since Farhan Akhtar's directorial debut Dil Chahta Hai released.

Dil chahta hai cast