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Straight from the Heart
1999
· Movie
· 178 min
B
MEANRANK
78/100
Every rating
66–86
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Letterboxd on 66, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 86.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A young singer falls in love with his teacher’s daughter, but their romance is tested when the girl’s parents arrange her marriage with Vanraj, which takes three of them into an unexpected journey of love, sacrifice, and selflessness.
Details
- Director
- Sanjay Leela Bhansali
- Writers
- Pratap Karvat, Sanjay Leela Bhansali
- Released
- 18 June 1999
- Country
- India
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 178 min
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- 51 wins, 42 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (14) →
Awards & nominations
See all 93 →11 major awards won · 51 wins from 93 nominations across 6 ceremonies
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2000 | Best Cinematography | Anil Mehta | Winner |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2000 | Best Dialogue | Amrik Gill | Winner |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2000 | Best Screenplay | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Winner |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2000 | Best Film | Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam | Winner |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2000 | Best Director | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Winner |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2000 | Best Story | Pratap Karvat, Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Winner |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2000 | Best Sound Re-Recording | Suresh Kathuria | Winner |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2000 | Best Sound Recording | Jitendra Arya | Winner |
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International Indian Film Academy Awards
21 nominations, 11 won
| Best Actress | Aishwarya Rai | Winner |
| Best Choreography | Saroj Khan for " Nimbooda " | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Anil Mehta | Winner |
| Best Dialogue | Amrik Gill | Winner |
| Best Director | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Winner |
| Best Film | Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam | Winner |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Udit Narayan for "Chand Chupa Badal Mein" | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Winner |
| Best Sound Re-Recording | Suresh Kathuria | Winner |
| Best Sound Recording | Jitendra Arya | Winner |
| Best Story | Pratap Karvat, Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Winner |
| Best Actor | Ajay Devgn | Nominee |
| Best Actor | Salman Khan | Nominee |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Kavita Krishnamurti for "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam" | Nominee |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Kavita Krishnamurti for "Aankhon Ki Gustakhiyan" | Nominee |
| Best Lyricist | Mehboob for "Tadap Tadap" | Nominee |
| Best Lyricist | Mehboob for "Chand Chupa Badal Mein" | Nominee |
| Best Lyricist | Mehboob for "Aankhon Ki Gustakhiyan" | Nominee |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Kumar Sanu for "Aankhon Ki Gustakhiyan" | Nominee |
| Best Male Playback Singer | KK for "Tadap Tadap" | Nominee |
| Best Music Director | Ismail Darbar | Nominee |
Zee Cine Awards
25 nominations, 11 won
| Best Actor – Female | Aishwarya Rai | Winner |
| Best Art Direction | Nitin Chandrakant Desai | Winner |
| Best Choreography | Saroj Khan for " Nimbooda " | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Anil Mehta | Winner |
| Best Dialogue | Amrik Gill | Winner |
| Best Director | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Winner |
| Best Film | Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam | Winner |
| Best Playback Singer – Female | Kavita Krishnamurti for " Nimbooda " | Winner |
| Best Playback Singer – Male | Udit Narayan for "Chand Chupa Badal Mein" | Winner |
| Best Story | Pratap Karvat, Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Winner |
| Lux Face of the Year | Aishwarya Rai | Winner |
| Best Actor – Male | Ajay Devgn | Nominee |
| Best Background Score | Anjan Biswas | Nominee |
| Best Choreography | Samir Tanna–Arsh Tanna for "Dholi Taro" | Nominee |
| Best Choreography | Vaibhavi Merchant for "Aankhon Ki Gustakhiyan" | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Neeta Lulla | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Shabina Khan | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Bela Sehgal | Nominee |
| Best Lyricist | Mehboob for "Chand Chupa Badal Mein" | Nominee |
| Best Music Director | Ismail Darbar | Nominee |
| Best Re-Recording | Suresh Kathuria | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Nominee |
| Best Song Recording | Bishwadeep Chatterjee | Nominee |
| Best Sound Recording | Jitendra Chaudhary | Nominee |
| Best Special Effects (Visual) | Ramesh Meer | Nominee |
Screen Awards
18 nominations, 10 won
| Best Actress | Aishwarya Rai | Winner |
| Best Art Direction | Nitin Chandrakant Desai | Winner |
| Best Choreography | Saroj Khan for " Nimbooda " | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Anil Mehta | Winner |
| Best Dialogue | Amrik Gill | Winner |
| Best Director | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Winner |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Kavita Krishnamurti for "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam" | Winner |
| Best Film | Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Kenneth Philips, Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Winner |
| Best Special Effects | Ramesh Meer | Winner |
| Best Actor | Ajay Devgn | Nominee |
| Best Costumes | Shabina Khan | Nominee |
| Best Lyricist | Mehboob for "Aankhon Ki Gustakhiyan" | Nominee |
| Best Male Playback Singer | KK for "Tadap Tadap" | Nominee |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Udit Narayan for "Chand Chupa Badal Mein" | Nominee |
| Best Music Director | Ismail Darbar | Nominee |
| Best Story | Pratap Karvat, Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Smita Jaykar | Nominee |
Filmfare Awards
18 nominations, 8 won
| Best Actress | Aishwarya Rai | Winner |
| Best Art Direction | Nitin Chandrakant Desai | Winner |
| Best Background Score | Anjan Biswas | Winner |
| Best Choreography | Saroj Khan for " Nimbooda " | Winner |
| Best Director | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Winner |
| Best Film | Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam | Winner |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Udit Narayan for "Chand Chupa Badal Mein" | Winner |
| R. D. Burman Award | Ismail Darbar | Winner |
| Best Actor | Salman Khan | Nominee |
| Best Actor | Ajay Devgn | Nominee |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Kavita Krishnamurti for " Nimbooda " | Nominee |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Kavita Krishnamurti for "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam" | Nominee |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Alka Yagnik for "Chand Chupa Badal Mein" | Nominee |
| Best Lyricist | Mehboob for "Tadap Tadap" | Nominee |
| Best Lyricist | Mehboob for "Aankhon Ki Gustakhiyan" | Nominee |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Kumar Sanu for "Aankhon Ki Gustakhiyan" | Nominee |
| Best Male Playback Singer | KK for "Tadap Tadap" | Nominee |
| Best Music Director | Ismail Darbar | Nominee |
Bollywood Movie Awards
7 nominations, 7 won
| Best Actress (Critics) | Aishwarya Rai | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Anil Mehta | Winner |
| Best Costume Designer | Neeta Lulla | Winner |
| Best Director | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Winner |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Kumar Sanu for "Aankhon Ki Gustakhiyan" | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Kenneth Philips, Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Winner |
| Best Story | Pratap Karvat, Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Winner |
National Film Awards
4 nominations, 4 won
| Best Choreography | Vaibhavi Merchant and Sameer–Arsh Tanna for "Dholi Taro" | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Cameraman : Anil Mehta Laboratory Processing : Adlabs | Winner |
| Best Music Direction | Ismail Darbar | Winner |
| Best Production Design | Nitin Chandrakant Desai | Winner |