Dil Se vs Fanaa


out of these two, which one do u think is a better movie?


for me its Dil Se....

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do they have kinda the same story?

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yes in dil se we have the problem of hindu ULFA and Naxallite terrorists who are overtaken by love.

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Same old topic!

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Definitely DIL SE. I can understand the comparison, because I myself was reminded of DIL SE when I watched FANAA, but FANAA is nothing special. Watch FANAA only for Aamir and Kajol. It's pretty run-of-the-mill stuff.

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Dil se was much better. Dil se had a more plausible ending. And anyone talking about how much chemistry Aamir and Kajol had or how they acted better needs to watch the scene in the desert at night between Shahruhk Khan and Manisha Koriala. Fanaa was alright, but dil se does what fanaa tries to just much better.

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DIL SE RE!!!!!!!! DIL SE RE!!!!!

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I don't know how they compare a masterpiece with a temporary movie. Dil Se is hearts winner.

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well as an Aamir khan fan I am just saying box office judged both movies. Dil se was a good movie with unique storyline but unfortunatly SRK preformance blew everything . as Mani Ratnam said if SRk could put the half of energy he put for KKHH in that year Dil se couldnt accept that historic fiasco.
and another thing I dont know what u SRK fans want to prove yes SRk is a good actor but if he had half of Aamir ability in acting I was in SRK side
as all know SRK is just an smart guy who just stuck himself to chopras and johars camp . may be you guys are jealous to see kajol and aamir with each other and their lovely and extraordinary chemistry sharing on screen .
Dil se was good movie but its only weak point was SRK. dont believe ask director. SRK is a big superstar but not a great actor but Aamir is unique one cause he has both aspect as a superstar and also a great actor. look at SRK movies he is just succesfull with johars and chopras movies what a shamefull matter. we all know stardom has expiry date and once again history will prove it.
ONLY AAMIR KHAN

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How about trying to judge movies for how good they are instead of who acts inside of them? I think this is a huge problem right now with bollywood. It's the reason why alot of great independent films dont make any money even though there are some fantastic actors in them but mediocrity like fanaa or *beep* like Krrish breack box office records because actors who are "pretty to look at" are inside of them. Now dont get me wrong, I really like aamir khan, he's probably my favourite actor right now, but it doesnt mean i'm going to love every movie he's in. The fact is, i didnt like fanaa for mutliple reasons. I do thik Aamir and Kajol were excellent, but when it comes down to it, that was in my opinion, the only strong point of the entire film. Sure you may think Shahruhk's performance wasn't up to par and that's your opinon and I can respect that. But what about everything else in dil se? The screenplay, direction, music, cinematography were all in my view, far more excellent in dil se the they were in Fanaa. So i guess what i'm trying to say with these comments is that maybe you should start to judge films for there merit, and not who acts in them. That's only one aspect of the film, you should try looking at the whole picture.

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How about trying to judge movies for how good they are instead of who acts inside of them? I think this is a huge problem right now with bollywood. It's the reason why alot of great independent films dont make any money even though there are some fantastic actors in them but mediocrity like fanaa or *beep* like Krrish breack box office records because actors who are "pretty to look at" are inside of them. Now dont get me wrong, I really like aamir khan, he's probably my favourite actor right now, but it doesnt mean i'm going to love every movie he's in. The fact is, i didnt like fanaa for mutliple reasons. I do thik Aamir and Kajol were excellent, but when it comes down to it, that was in my opinion, the only strong point of the entire film. Sure you may think Shahruhk's performance wasn't up to par and that's your opinon and I can respect that. But what about everything else in dil se? The screenplay, direction, music, cinematography were all in my view, far more excellent in dil se the they were in Fanaa. So i guess what i'm trying to say with these comments is that maybe you should start to judge films for there merit, and not who acts in them. That's only one aspect of the film, you should try looking at the whole picture.
Absolutely agree!

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Dil Se.. is a masterpiece. Fanaa is one of the worst films I've ever seen.

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fanaa is one of the worst films you've ever seen? Really?
You are real lucky. I have had the very bad misfortune of seeing many many movies ( Bollywood) way worse than fanaa.

Truth is i liked fanaa better. i watched Dil se only because of AR Rehman's songs. SRK sure does have a guardian angel covering for him. Manisha Koirala did great in the movie. I was bored by both of the movies but i found the acting in fanaa way better than Dil se's.

Aamir Khan over SRK anytime. KAjol and MAnisha, cant decide which. they're both just great

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For me both managed to win hearts...
But the noticable differance is clearly AR Rahman...Actually fanaa lacks good music..If fanaa's music's given to the legendary ARR,like previous Aamir movies,I strongly belive Fanaa would get more reputation.
Just read the comments for dilse..The main attraction is AR Rahman music and santosh Sivan's cinematography...I think yash raj banner will not allow ARR.
AR Rahman is the composer for Akbar Jodha...I am waiting for another Ashutosh Gowariker-Rahman hit after mind blowing swades and Lagaan
What do u think friends

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Script : dil se
Casting : Fanaa
Story : Dil se 60%, fanaa 40%

Though I m a die hard fan of Aamir Khan, I'd say dil say is better movie. It has a good script. Fanaa is also good but comparing it to dil se, the later is better.

Why dil se didn't hit the box is because of the lead castings. If Aamir was in Srk's place in Dil se and Srk was in Fanaa,
Dil se would have been a great hit and fanaa would have been like another kkhh
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I think that the reason that Dil Se (which I think is a far superior movie) didn;t succed is becuase the story was so radical for its time. There was no silly miraculous recovery from blindness and no controversy surrounding the major actors. I personally think that Manisha Koirala is a much better actress than Kajol, however, Amir is bette than SRK. Srk though turned in his best performance in that movie. Overall, the idea that the heroine is a terrorist and kills the hero along with herself at the end was far too radical an idea for the time. I think that Dil Se has more in common with Fiza (a very underrated movie) than with Fanaa (a garbage script saved only moderately by the on-screen chemistry of the lead actors). Dil Se also had better music.

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Dil Se... for sure. Man where did all this talk of "aamir vs SRK" come from haha. Aamir Khan, personally he's one of..if not my favourite indian actor. SRK is good but man when he gets emotional its like he's got parkinsons he just goes NUTS......I mean, do YOU wobble your face like bacon when you get emotional? No...unless...you know..you're fat.
Anyway yeah Dil Se pwnz over Fanaa but I still liked the movie. Its a real pity they ripped it almost word for word from Eye Of The Needle (apparently). The songs are exceptional and Kajol has some hot friends ^^

Oh yeh one more thing I noticed something, you know durin that "Chand Sifarish" song when they're on the electric car thing together....Kajol closes her eyes (braces herself) before she hits the opposing car!! BUT SHE CANT SEE!! lol wat a n00b...




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Dil Se is a timeless classic, was ahead of it's time and was a major roar cause everyone liked it despite the unbollywood end

Fanaa, I dare say was not done with the same quantity of mind and direction, yet I loved the film

So, Dil Se is a clear winner

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WHAT???!!! You people are ALL nuts!! Either that or you have no taste. Dil Se was a tired, boring film that had aspirations of grandeur. Shah Rukh Khan has never over-acted so much in his life and Manisha Koirala couldn't look more bored. It was undoubtedly Mani Ratnams worst film (I just hope his 2nd hindi film Guru is better!). By throwing in themes like child rape, human bombs and the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi the films makers thought they were making a thought provoking film. But it was pure crap. It was neither a love story nor an attempt to understand the psyche of an assassin. It was a complete hodge-podge of a film. If you guys really want to see a superior and brilliant film along the same lines then watch Santosh Sivan's "Terrorist". Possibly the most under-rated film to ever come out of India. An amazing film. A film that Dil Se COULD have been but definitely WASN'T. The only thing that was good about it was the classic "Chhaiya Chhaiya" song. As far as Fanaa is concerned, it was no great shakes but it was a good time pass film with a fantastic performance from Kajol and a couple of awesome songs. It was better than Dil Se.

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i agree wit whoppingraj- Dil se was only a big thing because of sukwinder singh's 'Chhaiya Chhaiya' if it wasn't for that Dil se would have been a flop. Ofcourse a SRK film will never flop because he's KING KHAN but which film is less fanciful? FANAA. i'm a SRK die hard fan but when it boils down Fanaa was a better movie. alsoe it had more than one good, tasteful songs- Chaand sifarish by Shaan was a great song, mere haath mein, chanda chamke even with its playful lyrics was good. Fanaa was definitely better than DIL SE

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Dil Se has a great soundtrack. Definitely better than Fanaa. Sixty million will affirm to that.

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Dil Se, for sure. Shahrukh gave a wonderful performance, despite what some on this board have said, and the story was way ahead of its time. The only thing that would have made it better would have been if Manisha's character had been given more depth. We never really know if she ever fell in love with Sharukh's character. Fanaa did a great job of fleshing out Aamir's character, but it had way too many plot holes, and came off as a trite, tragic, love story. A true waste of so much potential. As for Kajol's performance, I think Rani did way better in her portrayal of a blind woman in Black, but that may be more the director's fault than Kajol's.

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Rani's performance in Black just might be the best I've seen any actor or actress give in a Bollywood film. I don't even have to strain to think when someone acted better. Manisha's character more depth? Not really. She was like a maid and that was realistic.

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I agree Manisha's character was like a maid, but it would have been nice if we got to see what she really thought of Shahrukh's character, that's all.

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Guys, its shameful that a film like Dil Se,a classic, a film thats learnt in many film schools across America being compared to one utter trash named Fanaa.

Comon!! wake up !!

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Undoubtfully, Fanaa, Amir is always better than SRK. Kajol is better than Manisha. Kunal Kohli has worked better than Maniratnam. Story, Music everything is better for fanaa.

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EXCUSE ME killer_casanova!!
u said the music of FANAA is better than Dil se ???????

Do u kno, to what point Rahman reached after making Dil se. Andrew Llyod Webber noticed him in this and immediately signed him for Bombay Dreams.
The director Baz Luhrmann was so impressed seeing Dil se, and so he decided to make a musical which is Moulin Rouge.
And then he was signed for a Chinese movie Warriors of heaven and earth.
The Song Chaiya Chaiya was featured in the recent Spike Lee-Denzel Washington movie "The inside Man"

This is what happend
Dude, i could go on for hours..there are nearly 3 million die hard fans of A R Rahman all over the world. We kno that hes the best and he rules.
Convincing you is just a sheer waste of my time.

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:)) i agree. i can't speak for the film. but if anyone even comes close to pointing a finger at ARR's music for "Dil Se", i'll say they aren't in a right state of mind.

for me the music of "Dil Se " is as close to divine as you can get with music. it is pristine, pure, soothing, even spiritual and mystical.

-a

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they both have their good and bad sides:

Dil se dragged on more than Fanaa.
Fanaa was more predictable.
Aamir Khan's performance was better than Shahrukh's.
Manisha Koirala's performance was better than Kajol (coz Kajol had the typical heroine role).
Dil se's music is much better and more memorable.
Both had poor special effects but in comparison Dil se's was better.
Dil se had Preity in a brilliant role and Fanaa had Tabu in a terrible role.
Dil se was a novel concept whereas Fanaa's concept isn't as novel.
Fanaa had a better storyline but Dil se's would have been good too if it didn't drag so much!

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definnitly fanaa
dil se was really good
but it dragged on for me and it didnt get good until the very end or the climax
but fanaa was entertaining the whole time
i didnt like the ending as much becasue u expected it but the beggining and most of the end was amazing
on a scale of 1-10 dil se was 7
and fanaa was 8and half-9

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I am neither a fan of srk nor amir..so you will definitely get a fair response from me...For me the only good thing about dil se was a.r....
I didnt get to watch the songs in fanaa as i skipped them...
Kajol was at her best no doubt about it...dil se manisha was alright,nothing great..
Aamir was typical amir,nothing great..i mean if u have seen ghulam/dil/rangeela his typical taporie thingie...
srk again in dil se was over confident blindly believing his magic would work..
Among the 2 srk is definitely better as an actor/dancer/diverse roles...
overall fanaa was better thanks to kajol(her blind role was simply amazing and this is one role which only she could have performed,well i havent seen black so sorry rani.)....thumbs up devgans...
Supporting actors in fanaa did a great job,dil se..i dont remember anyone apart from preity,seriously a movie worth forgetting apart from chaiya chaiya...
One thing i want to tell is why would some one try to portray that pakistan has no hand behind j&k...Aamir whats happening?
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Actually in the film they do portray Pakistan as the enemy of Jammu and Kashmir too. If you listen to the news headlines for when Aamir detonates that bomb in Delhi the news reporter says it is similar to the bomb blast at Islamabad Airport in Pakistan. So these Kashmiris are doing this on both sides of the border. But because this is an Indian film and most of the action takes place in India theres no need to concentrate on pakistan too much.

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fanaa. better relationship.

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Choose one of the following that best suits your vision of “Fanaa”:
A. SRK and Manisha getting blown up in DIL SE
B. Vivek and Kareena meeting in a nightclub in YUVA
C. Akshay and Katrina getting it on in HUM KO DEEWANA KAR GAYE
D. Kajol shooting Aamir dead in FANAA

For me, out of all these, (A) best fits. Mani Ratnam is a far greater director than Kunal Kohli; DIL SE has a better story than FANAA; Manisha’s Megha makes a far better terrorist than Aamir’s Rehan; Preity and Lata pack more sensuality into “Jiya Jale” than Kajol and Sunidhi could manage in “Dekho Na”; Jatin-Lalit’s music doesn’t compare to Rahman’s stellar compositions; Prasoon Joshi needs time to measure up to Gulzar’s standards; Ravi Chandran treads the cinematographic path Santosh Sivan broke; the ending is far closer to the meaning of FANAA than FANAA: The Film; and finally, the theme of terrorism and obsession in DIL SE is far more hard-hitting than that of “sacrifice for the greater good” in FANAA.

Overall, DIL SE was better.

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Well as a SRK fan, I am still able to give my opinion without being biased. Dil se...is a classic and cannot be compared to Fanaa. However I did think that both Aamir and Kajol were very good in this movie. As for the Aamir fan, that said <I dont know what u SRK fans want to prove yes SRk is a good actor but if he had half of Aamir ability in acting I was in SRK side as all know SRK is just an smart guy who just stuck himself to chopras and johars camp . may be you guys are jealous to see kajol and aamir with each other and their lovely and extraordinary chemistry sharing on screen> ... I just have to say if aamir had half the brains of srk, maybe he would be called KINGKHAN. We all know that sucking up to the chopras does not get you this title, nor the huge status he has for years. And as for the johars, I think we have reached a point where the johars are sucking up to srk. Let's make one thing clear. I dont diss this movie, because I liked it. But I just can't stand some one taking a piss without good arguments.

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