''Dil Jo Bhi Kahey...'' () is a 2005 Indian

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directed by Romesh Sharma.

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, Revathi Nair, Karan Sharma,

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and

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star in the film. It is the first and only movie starring Karan Sharma, who is also the director's son. The film is adapted from Romesh Sharma's

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serial titled C'est La Vie (Mauritian TV Series), also featuring Karan Sharma and was broadcast on

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in 2003.

Plot

Shekhar Sinha, his wife Sandhaya and their son Jai are one of the many

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families living in

. Jai ventures out to

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to obtain an education in

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studies and incidentally meets Sophie Besson, a

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Franco-Mauritian. They start meeting regularly and soon fall in love. Jai is introduced to Sophie's parents, Norman and Claire Besson. Norman (a large land owner in Mauritius) instantly disapproves of him (because of his ethnicity). Jai feels his father and mother would approve of Sophie. Unfortunately Sandhaya disapproves her (because of her Catholic faith) and tells Jai to end his relationship with her. The lovers plan to

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but Jai fails to turn up on the stipulated wedding time in Church. Sophie reluctantly returns to her parents to marry the boy of their choice (Gordon). By this time Jai is

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to Gayatri Pandey, to fulfill his mother's wish (who has

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). Sophie wants to know why Jai did not turn up. Meanwhile, Gayatri learns of Jai and Sophie's love and comes up with a ruse of Sophie's

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that forces Sophie and Jai's family to accept them as a couple. The film ends with Gayatri leaving Mauritius.

Cast

as Shekhar Sinha * Revathi Nair as Sandhaya Sinha * Karan Sharma as Jai Sinha *

as Gayatri Pandey *

as Sophie Besson *

as Norman Besson *

as Claire Besson * Manuj Tilakraj Gulati as Gaurav Gulati

Music

References

External links

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