Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan, and Akshaye Khanna in Dil Chahta Hai (2001)

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Dil Chahta Hai

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Director

Farhan Akhtar
Farhan Akhtar

Writers

Kassim Jagmagia
Kassim Jagmagia
story co-developed by
Farhan Akhtar
Farhan Akhtar
story
Farhan Akhtar
Farhan Akhtar
screenplay
Farhan Akhtar
Farhan Akhtar
dialogue
Karan Vishwanath Kashyap
Karan Vishwanath Kashyap
Dialogue Superviser
Karan Kashyap
Karan Kashyap
dialogue supervisor

Cast

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Rest of cast listed alphabetically

Producers

Farhan Akhtar
Farhan Akhtar
producer
Ritesh Sidhwani
Ritesh Sidhwani
producer
Pravin Talreja
Pravin Talreja
co-producer

Composers

Shankar Mahadevan
Shankar Mahadevan
composer (as Shankar)
Loy Mendonsa
Loy Mendonsa
composer (as Loy)
Ehsaan Noorani
Ehsaan Noorani
composer (as Ehsaan)
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy

Cinematographer

Ravi K. Chandran
Ravi K. Chandran
director of photography

Editor

A. Sreekar Prasad
A. Sreekar Prasad
editor (as Sreekar Prasad)

Casting Director

Zoya Akhtar
Zoya Akhtar

Production Designer

Suzanne Caplan Merwanji
Suzanne Caplan Merwanji

Art Directors

Set Decorator

Chetana Prabhu
Chetana Prabhu

Costume Designer

Arjun Bhasin
Arjun Bhasin

Makeup Department

Avan Contractor
Avan Contractor
hair designer: juice hair
Tanuja Dabir
Tanuja Dabir
makeup designer

Production Management

Harish Amin
Harish Amin
production manager
Inderjit Chadha
Inderjit Chadha
production controller
Lachlan Imrie
Lachlan Imrie
production manager: Australia

Second Unit Directors or Assistant Directors

Zoya Akhtar
Zoya Akhtar
first assistant director
Renu Bhagnani Dutt
Renu Bhagnani Dutt
second second assistant director
Tina Havelock Stevens
Tina Havelock Stevens
second assistant director: Australia
Lachlan Imrie
Lachlan Imrie
first assistant director: Australia
Reema Kagti
Reema Kagti
second assistant director
Anshul Pandey
Anshul Pandey
assistant director

Art Department

Dhananjay Thorat
Dhananjay Thorat
graphic designer

Sound Department

Royston D'Lima
Royston D'Lima
sound editor
Ajith Abraham George
Ajith Abraham George
Asst Mixing Engineer
Stephen Gomes
Stephen Gomes
sound editor
Nakul Kamte
Nakul Kamte
sound designer
Ashraf Khan
Ashraf Khan
boom operator
Satish Kumar
Satish Kumar
asst re-recording mixer
Sreejesh
Sreejesh
dvd mastering engineer
H. Sridhar
H. Sridhar
final mixing

Visual Effects

Ronojoy Chatterji
Ronojoy Chatterji
visual effects (as Ronojoy)
Binny Padda
Binny Padda
visual effects
Ravi Padda
Ravi Padda
visual effects
Naveen Shukla
Naveen Shukla
digital artist (2007 version)
Ashwin Singh
Ashwin Singh
compositor

Stunts

Spike Cherrie
Spike Cherrie
stunt coordinator
Javed Karim
Javed Karim
assistant action
Gordon Waddell
Gordon Waddell
safety supervisor / stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department

Arjun Singh Bhurji
Arjun Singh Bhurji
best boy grip
Franc Biffone
Franc Biffone
director of photography: second unit
Ayananka Bose
Ayananka Bose
assistant cinematographer
Chris Davies
Chris Davies
key grip: Australia
Mulchand Dedhia
Mulchand Dedhia
gaffer
B.V. Ravi Kiran
B.V. Ravi Kiran
second assistant camera
Hardeep Sachdev
Hardeep Sachdev
still photographer / stills (as Hardeep Singh Sachdev)
Hitesh Sadrrani
Hitesh Sadrrani
electrician
Sanjay Sami
Sanjay Sami
key grip
Steve Byron
Steve Byron
steadicam focus puller (uncredited)

Costume Department

Urmila Motwani
Urmila Motwani
assistant costume designer (as Urmilla Lal Motwani)

Location Management

Nitin Chandrachud
Nitin Chandrachud
location manager

Music Department

Javed Akhtar
Javed Akhtar
lyrics
Clinton Cerejo
Clinton Cerejo
music producer and/or vocal arranger
Kavita Krishnamurthy
Kavita Krishnamurthy
playback singer
Krishnakumar Kunnath
Krishnakumar Kunnath
playback singer
Shankar Mahadevan
Shankar Mahadevan
playback singer
Srinivas Murthy
Srinivas Murthy
conductor
Udit Narayan
Udit Narayan
playback singer
Sonu Nigam
Sonu Nigam
singer
Annu Poojari
Annu Poojari
assistant music engineer
Shaan
Shaan
playback singer

Additional Crew

Nabeel Abbas
Nabeel Abbas
marketing and promotions
Simrit Brar
Simrit Brar
publicity designer / publicity printing
Ritchie Burton
Ritchie Burton
assistant choreographer of farah khan
K. Gangadharan
K. Gangadharan
legal advisor
Ajit Gupta
Ajit Gupta
insurer
Jaswant Singh Hinduja
Jaswant Singh Hinduja
finance manager
Kassim Jagmagia
Kassim Jagmagia
creative supervisor
Farah Khan
Farah Khan
choreographer
Anshul Pandey
Anshul Pandey
assistant: director (post production)
Bimal Parekh
Bimal Parekh
chartered accountant

Thanks

Jivesh Bhojwani
Jivesh Bhojwani
thanks
Steesha Bhojwani
Steesha Bhojwani
thanks
Deepti Datt
Deepti Datt
special thanks
Leela Kempinski
Leela Kempinski
thanks
Anupam Sharma
Anupam Sharma
thanks

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