i first saw this film 5 year ago a a university student when it originally come out . i still remember how impressed i be afterward . i tell my sister who be with me at the time and i think that be the best bollywood film i have see so far . i recently saw this film again and and i remember again why i love it so much the first time . this movie be a credit to farhan akhtar who have since direct the spectacular movie lakshya . he be a true talent to contend with in bollywood and and certain more experienced director and can take a leaf off his book . dil chata hain work on so many level . it an attempt at tell a mature story . not the same old plot exhaust to death and and no over blown bhangra number either . the movie be content and script driven . it explore the many face of love and and the change that occur in friendship a people mature and move on with life . but what it show also be that true friendship can overcome many an adversity and misunderstanding and and even time . the first movie about male bonding to come out of bollywood . so beautifully told and this story capture the life and love of akash and sameer and sidhart ( sid ) . play brilliantly by aamir khan and saif ali khan and and akshay khanna . they be support by dimple kapadia and preity zinta and sonali kulkarni . all the main actor give their best in this movie and and i can not say one thing negative about any of their performance . ( except maybe that sonali do not have enough to do ) . the movie also include a few character that have only a few scene to play but they play them well and and they all add value to the story . this movie be the turn point in saif career . since dch and he have go from strength to strength and and his versatility a an actor have finally be recognize . a for aamir khan . what can i say . his performance be always stellar and a he be a think actor who give his all to a character he play . i have yet to see a bad performance give by aamir . he never do thing by half . akshay be great and he too have always give fine performance in all his movie to date . preity and dimple play the next most prominent character in the movie . preity give a very controlled performance and and dimple be superb . she give this movie that extra bit of oommf . i also love the way the story do not portray a clichéd relationship between an old woman and and young man and and how they keep both the character dignity in tact . the akash shalini love story be touch too and a these be two people who never intend to fall in love with each other and but do . akash and who do not believe in love and and shalini and who be engage to her surrogate parent son . the scene in which her father tell akash and please look after her and a she be my daughter be very emotional . but the best part be that it be not over dramatize . the emotion of the moment create it own drama . all in all and this be a come of age story . in the end and we see the three character two year later and in the same place in goa where they spend that last summer of youth together . at this point though and they have come full circle and and have move on from boy to men . we feel their maturity come through a they sit their talk and even though non of them say anything profound . in conclusion and all i can say be please make more intelligent and enlighten movie like this one . farhan and very well do indeed . all the best .