After
directing
Raju
Chacha
and
Blackmail,
Anil
Devgan
is
returning
with
Haal-E-Dil,
starring
newcomers
Nakul
Mehta,
Amita
Pathak
and
Adhyayan
Suman
and
produced
by
Kumar
Mangat
Pathak.
Says
a
source,
"For
his
third,
Anil
Devgan
wanted
to
choose
a
story
that
was
universally
accepted
as
he
didn"t
want
to
go
wrong
this
time.
What
better
than
DDLJ
a
timeless
love
story
that
has
been
running
successfully
for
the
last
ten
years?
Like
DDLJ,
Anil's
Haal-E-Dil
is
about
two
strangers,
Shekhar
and
Sanjana
(a
young
boy
and
girl
played
by
Nakul
and
Amita)
living
in
London,
going
on
a
holiday
but
missing
the
train,
embarking
together
on
a
journey
in
Europe
and
finally
falling
in
love.
While
Sanjana
confides
in
her
mom
about
her
dilemma
Shekhar
goes
to
the
girl's
village
in
Punjab
to
woo
her
and
her
family."
Pointing
out
more
similarities,
the
source
adds,
"Like
Raj
(Shahrukh)
does
in
DDLJ,
Shekhar
woos
and
wins
over
her
family
but
there's
a
twist
in
the
tale
when
Rohit
(Adhyayan)
comes
into
it.
Sanjana's
marriage
is
fixed
to
Rohit.
Amita
has
a
Kajol
fixation
and
is
dressed
like
her
in
the
film.
There's
even
a
song
between
Shekhar
and
Sanjana
amongst
the
sarson
ka
khet
in
Punjab
and
a
song
similar
to
Zara
sa
jhoom
loon
shot
in
Switzerland!
Shekhar
is
seen
strumming
a
guitar
like
SRK
played
the
banjo
while
Sanjana
is
a
simple
girl
with
spectacles
who
loves
reading
books
a
la
Kajol."
However
producer
Kumar
Mangat
denies
that
his
film
is
anything
like
DDLJ,
"Haal-E-Dil
is
not
a
remake.
It's
a
love
story
with
similar
situations
like
DDLJ
where
the
hero
and
heroine
meet
on
a
train
and
fall
in
love
and
the
hero
goes
to
the
village
to
woo
her
family.
It's
just
coincidences.
The
universal
theme
of
love
and
boy
meeting
girl
on
train
is
common
for
5
out
of
10
films." Has
he
seen
DDLJ?
"Yes
I
have
seen
it
at
least
20
times.
It's
a
masterpiece
and
is
going
on
even
now.
It's
the
ultimate
in
romance
and
a
perfect
love
story."
Story first published: Monday, June 16, 2008, 14:17 [IST]