Dhadkan (2000 film)
Dhadkan () is a 2000 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama musical film directed by Dharmesh Darshan and produced by Ratan Jain. It stars Akshay Kumar, Shilpa Shetty, Suniel Shetty and Mahima Chaudhry. Being inspired by the novel Wuthering Heights, it also features Parmeet Sethi, Kiran Kumar, Sushma Seth and Manjeet Kullar in supporting roles. The story follows, Anjali and Dev are in love with each other and plan to marry, but her family gets her married to Ram. Years later, Dev shows up to reunite with Anjali, however, she has fallen in love with Ram. The music was composed by Nadeem–Shravan. Dhadkan was delayed for almost 4 years for certain reasons. It finally released on August 11, 2000 during the Independence Day weekend and garnered generally positive reviews. It emerged as a commercial success grossing ₹26 crore worldwide. The music album was the second best-selling album of the year after Mohabbatein. At Filmfare Awards, It was nominated in eight category, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress and Best Music Director, won two for Best Villain to Suniel Shetty and Best Female Playback Singer to Alka Yagnik. Plot
Anjali Chauhan Verma (Shilpa Shetty) is the only daughter of a wealthy businessman in love with Dev Chopra (Suniel Shetty). Dev is of humble means but Anjali's father reluctantly agrees to meet him. However he rejects Dev for apparent rudeness and uncivilized behavior. An attempt to elope with Dev is foiled. Her father emotionally manipulates her into an agreement to marry Ram Verma a man chosen by him. Dev is left heartbroken. Anjali marries Ram and joins his household; a step-mother and step- siblings who detest him. Ram however loves his step-family with a pure heart. He gives Anjali time to find her space within the new family but she cannot return his affection. Ram’s stepbrother tries to seduce Anjali and when caught accuses her of being the guilty party. But his eyes now open, Ram fully supports his wife and asks the step family to leave the home. Anjali falls in love with him. Three years later at their wedding anniversary celebrations Dev, now wealthy, returns as a rival in business and in love . Anjali is stunned into silence. Dev, unable to see Anjali's fulfilled happiness tries to reach out to his first love. He cannot bear to hear her pleas to leave her be. Dev, wretched with  rejection, decides to ruin Ram. With Ram’s step-siblings he manages to bring financial ruin to Ram and Anjali. When Ram hears Anjali talking to her father about Dev he reproaches Anjali for hiding her past. But she faints and it is revealed that she is pregnant. Anjali meets Dev to say a poignant farewell. He returns all that he had taken and leaves his past behind. Music fills the spaces in between words throughout the narrative. 