Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe Explained

Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe
Director:Vinay Shukla
Producer:Boney Kapoor
Starring:Aftab Shivdasani
Esha Deol
Sanjay Kapoor
Jaspal Bhatti
Music:Rajesh Roshan
Cinematography:Rajan Kothari
Editing:Shirish Kunder
Studio:S. K. Films
Distributor:Eros International
Country:India
Language:Hindi

Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe (translation: Someone ask my heart) is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language romance thriller film directed by Vinay Shukla, released on 11 January 2002, starring Aftab Shivdasani, Esha Deol (in her debut), and Sanjay Kapoor.[1] Jaya Bachchan, Anupam Kher, Juliet Albuquerque, Jaspal Bhatti and Rajpal Yadav are featured in supporting roles. The film is a remake of the 1997 Telugu film Pelli.

Synopsis

Designer Aman Puri is the only son of the Puri family. His dad wants him to marry, but Aman insists he will not marry unless he meets the girl of his dreams. While trying to design his final project, he sees Esha Singh, a fellow student at his college. Aman does his best to strike up a friendship with Esha, but she adamantly refuses him. His father, unable to see Aman hurt, decides to speak with Esha's mother, Mansi Devi. Mansi Devi assures Aman's father that she has no objections about Aman's intentions toward Esha. She then speaks to Esha, telling her there is nothing wrong with returning Aman's friendship.

Aman and Esha fall in love and are planning to get married. At Aman and Esha's engagement ceremony, Dushyant shows up, saying that he is Mansi Devi's son. Esha, upon seeing Dushyant, becomes extremely frightened. It turns out that Dushyant is indeed Mansi Devi's son, and Esha is his wife. On their honeymoon, Dushyant attempted to get her gangraped and film the scene. Esha escaped believing that Dushyant died. She returned to Mansi Devi and told her the truth about her son. Mansi Devi and Esha moved to another town, pretending to be mother and daughter. Now, Dushyant vows to destroy Esha's life. Aman finds out the truth and vows that nothing can stop him from marrying Esha.

On Esha's marriage day, Mansi Devi goes to Dushyant with Kheer (rice pudding), which she has especially made for him. Dushyant not trusting her asks her to eat it first. She does, and then he eats it as well. It turns out that the pudding was poisoned. Dushyant dies a most horrific and painful death due to the high levels of concentration of the poisons that he had inadvertently ingested. After witnessing Aman and Esha's wedding ceremony, Mansi Devi dies. Hence, she reunites two lost souls and saves their never-ending love.

Cast

Soundtrack

Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe
Type:Album
Artist:Rajesh Roshan
Released:2001
Genre:Feature film soundtrack
Label:Tips
Producer:Rajesh Roshan
Prev Title:Moksha: Salvation
Prev Year:2001
Next Title:Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage
Next Year:2002
Track: Song: Singer(s): Duration: Lyric
1"Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe"Udit Narayan00:37Ibrahim Ashk
2"Aawara Main Badal"Sonu Nigam & Hema Sardesai06:35Dev Kohli
3"Deewana Tera Hai"Udit Narayan06:11Ibrahim Ashk
4"Jab Tu Muskurati Hai"Udit Narayan & Pamela Jain07:48Ibrahim Ashk
5"Mat Ho Udhas"Shaan & Pamela Jain05:02Suryabhanu Gupt
6"Lapak Jhapak"Kamaal Khan07:16
7"Hanse Tim Tim"Pamela Jain & Chorus06:09Suryabhanu Gupt
8"Tera Bhala Kare Bhagwan"Sonu Nigam06:26Suryabhanu Gupt
9"Kahti Hai Mangani Ki Angoothi"Preeti Uttam01:08

The soundtrack of the film was composed by Rajesh Roshan.[4]

Reception

Critical response

Ziya Us Salam of The Hindu gave a positive review, writing, "'Koi Mere...' comes with a reasonably tight script, good story-telling and a dash of suspense. With Rajesh Roshan's music being par for the course, it is not a bad bargain at all."[5]

Conversely, Savera R Someshwar of Rediff.com wrote, "All in all, Koi Mere Dil Se Pooche is disappointing fare from Shukla, whose debut film Godmother held much promise."[6]

Box office

The film earned 2.7 crore at the box office.[7]

Awards and nominations

Bollywood Movie Awards

Esha Deol

Filmfare Awards

Esha Deol

IIFA Awards

Esha Deol

Star Screen Awards

Esha DeolSansui Viewer's Choice Awards

Zee Cine Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aftab makes a pass, Esha passes . . 6 October 2001 . . 6 September 2001 . 6 October 2001 . https://web.archive.org/web/20011006211219/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/oct/06koi.htm . live .
  2. Kapoor . Sanjay . Latika Sidana . Anil is not my identity . Quote Martial . 9 January 2002 . Rediff.com . Mumbai . 6 September 2024 . 24 April 2003 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030424041731/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2002/jan/09sanjay.htm . live .
  3. Deol . Esha . Anusha Samir Gill . My dream debut . Quote Martial . 8 January 2002 . Rediff.com . Mumbai . 6 September 2024 . 24 April 2003 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030424041731/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2002/jan/09sanjay.htm . live .
  4. Web site: Plain Dull! . Verma . Sukanya . Sukanya Verma . 9 November 2001 . Rediff.com . 6 September 2024 . 22 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230222191850/https://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/nov/09koi.htm . live .
  5. News: 17 January 2002 . Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe . . Ziya Us Salam . subscription . https://web.archive.org/web/20220502093155/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/koi-mere-dil-se-poochhe/article28570325.ece . 2 May 2022 . live.
  6. Web site: Can Esha Act? . Someshwar . Savera R . 11 January 2002 . Rediff.com . 6 September 2024 . 29 August 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050829051822/http://in.rediff.com/entertai/2002/jan/11koi.htm . live .
  7. News: Box office of 2002 films . Box Office India . 2019-06-06 . 12 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140152/https://boxofficeindia.com/years.php?year=2002&pageId=4 . live .