Akash's fake love speech lands him Rohit's punch
Akash tries his rehearsed declaration on Shalini at the party, then learns the man he brushed off as her brother is actually her fiance.
Shalini
Every Dil Chahta Hai moment featuring Shalini, in story order. Played by Preity Zinta.
8 moments · 20 min
Akash explains his two-week dating rule to Shalini
Over lunch in Sydney, Akash lays out why he never lets love happen, and Shalini warns him that it is not a thing you get to choose.
Jaane Kyon: Akash and Shalini argue over love in song
After a film outing with Mahesh, Akash sings that love only brings misery while Shalini answers that life without it is empty.
The opera: Troilus, Cressida and a thousand deaths
Shalini takes Akash to Troilus and Cressida and asks him to close his eyes and picture the person he would die a thousand deaths for.
'That fat opera singer': Akash dodges his own confession
Pressed on who he saw with his eyes closed, Akash describes her eyes, voice and breath while looking at Shalini, then ruins it with a joke.
The sangeet dance before Shalini's wedding
A folk song about a sandalwood spinning wheel drives the wedding-eve celebrations as Akash arrives from Sydney.
Akash crashes the sangeet and finally means every word
Akash asks Shalini to marry him, takes Rohit's second punch, and repeats his old party speech, this time for real, in front of the guests.
Rohit's father asks Shalini to repay them by marrying Akash
Rohit's father says Shalini can settle her debt to the family only by being happy, and Rohit must watch her leave with Akash.