Sirf Tum

About the film

Sirf Tum (transl. Only You) is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language romance film directed by Ahathian. It was released on 11 June 1999. The film features Sanjay Kapoor, Priya Gill, Sushmita Sen, Jackie Shroff and Mohnish Behl. Shot in Nainital, Kerala and Houston, it is a remake of the 1996 Tamil film Kadhal Kottai. It was a commercial success at the box office.

Plot

Deepak Rai comes across a purse that contains educational certificates belonging to a woman named Aarti. He finds out that she lives in Nainital and mails her stuff back to her; this starts an enduring correspondence through letters.

Even though the couple has never seen each other, there is a mutual attraction. Aarti's older sister and brother-in-law, Nirmal, are encouraging to a certain extent. While Nirmal suggests she marry a Mr. Prem, a renowned young businessman in his neighborhood and business partner, Aarti's older sister wants Aarti to choose her own life partner.

One day, Aarti starts out on her journey to locate and meet Deepak without informing him that she is on her way. Deepak is currently living in Delhi as he has a job contract with his boss, Neha, temporarily there. Not helping matters is Neha, who is romantically inclined to him, too, but Deepak is not. His heart pines for Aarti. Due to this reason, he resigns, and desperate to make ends meet, starts to drive an auto rickshaw at the behest of Pritam, whom he had befriended when he respected him as a human when he first arrived in Delhi, and Pritam helped him when he did not have a place of his own.

Soundtrack

All songs are composed by Nadeem-Shravan, with lyrics penned by Sameer. Cassettes and CDs are available on T-Series.

The hit duet "Pehli Pehli Baar Mohabbat Ki Hai" became especially popular. The title track "Sirf Tum" is offered in both duet and female-only versions. "Dilbar Dilbar", sung by Alka Yagnik, was a chart-topper and later remixed for the 2018 film Satyameva Jayate. The album sold around 2.2 million units, ranking it the 9th best-selling Bollywood soundtrack in India in 1999. The long qawwali "Ek Mulaqat Zaroori Hai Sanam" appears twice—the original and a reprise version. "Dekho Zara Kaise Balkhake Chali" features Punjabi singer Gurdas Maan, who also appears in the song sequence.

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