<P> Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (English: I Have Given My Heart Away, Darling) is a 1999 Indian Hindi - language romantic drama film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali . It was released internationally as Straight From the Heart . The film stars Salman Khan, Ajay Devgn and Aishwarya Rai and is shot at Prag Mahal, Gujarat . </P> <P> The story is adopted from Maitreyi Devi's Bengali novel Na Hanyate and is based on a love triangle . It also reflects the influence of the German novella Immensee and the 1943 Nazi - era film based on it, Immensee . It has some inspiration from 1983 movie Woh Saat Din . </P> <P> It was filmed throughout the Gujarat - Rajasthan border region, in addition to Budapest, Hungary, which was used to represent Italy . The film was premiered in the Indian Panorama section at the 1999 International Film Festival of India . It was remade in Bengali as Neel Akasher Chandni in 2009, with Jeet reprising Salman Khan's role, Jisshu Sengupta reprising Ajay Devgn's role, and Koel Mallick reprising Aishwarya Rai's role . </P> <P> Nandini (Aishwarya Rai) is the daughter of Pundit Darbar (Vikram Gokhale), a renowned proponent of Indian classical music . It is announced that a young man named Sameer (Salman Khan) will be arriving to stay with the Darbar family, as he wants to grasp the intricacies of Indian classical music under the guidance of the Pundit . He is accommodated in Nandini's room, causing her to take a dislike to Sameer . At first the two tease and prank one another, but soon enough they fall deeply in love . The two spend romantic moments during several family events, including weddings and festivals . </P>

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