<i>Dil Diya Hai</i> makes star studded debut
Friday,
September
08,
2006
New
Delhi
(UNI):
Aditya
Dutt's
Dil
Diya
Hai
was
today
released
amid
the
cine-world
pantheon.
The
film,
stars
Emraan
Hashmi
and
Ashmit
Patel
as
the
male
leads
and
debutant
Geeta
Basra,
as
the
female
lead.
Aditya
Dutt
arrived
in
his
directorial
debut
Ashiq
Banaya
Apne
along
with
the
music
director
Himesh
Reshammiya
in
the
big
league
with
the
hit
song
'Ashiq
Banaya
Aapne'.
Speaking
on
the
occasion,
the
director
said
his
main
purpose
of
making
this
film
was
to
entertain
the
audience
the
way
Ashiq
Banaya
Apne
did.
Speaking
to
UNI,
he
said,
''I
don't
want
to
give
any
messages
through
the
film.
My
sole
aim
is
to
provide
wholesome
entertainment
to
the
cinegoers
so
that
he
gets
his
money's
worth.''
''While
Aashiq
Banaya
Aapne
was
a
romantic
triangle,
Dil
Diya
Hai
is
a
romantic
drama.
Moreover,
unlike
Aashiq
Banaya
Aapne,
Dil
Diya
Hai
is
based
in
the
United
Kingdom,''he
added.
Dil Diya Hai is the story of Saahil (played by Emran Hashmi) who forced by unfortunate circumstances, betrays the woman that loves him. Later, he repents and wins back her love. 27-yr-old Saahil, runs a travel agency in the UK. His pecuniary affairs are in bad shape and his mother is suffering from multiple renal disorder. In making a fast buck Saahil doesn't mind duping his customers once in a while. On one of his jobs, Saahil accompanies Neha (Geeta Basra), a beautiful, kind-hearted and simple girl on a sightseeing tour in London. The moments Neha and Saahil share together make them good friends. Soon she falls for him.
On a trip to Scotland with Neha, Saahil discovers that his mother's health has taken a turn for the worse and must undergo treatment immediately. Unable to arrange for the money, in desperation he decides to sell Neha to a pimp. However, his conscience doesn't allow him even a moment of peace for having sold an innocent, unsuspecting and loving girl to a sex dealer. Besides repentance, he also begins to feel strong love for Neha in his heart. Determined to make amends, Saahil decides to free Neha from the hell he sold her into and win her love back.
Giving a rejoinder as to why he chose not to repeat Tanusree Dutta, the lead in Aashiq banaya Aapne, and chose a fresher instead, he said ''I cast Geeta in the film as she suited the character of Neha.'' As for working with Emraan again, he retorted, ''I and Emraan share an amazing understanding so much so that he instantly understands what I require him to do in a particular scene. Besides, he is a brilliant actor to work with.'' Speaking on the occasion, newcomer Geeta Basra said, she had grown up on fantasies of Bollywood actresses and dancing-to-rain songs. Though anxious about the public response to the film she rejoined ''However, no matter what happens, I am here on a long stint. I want to make it very big as an actress.''
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