Koi Kahe Kehta Rahe: the graduation-night anthem
The three friends take the stage at their graduation party and belt out the film's carefree anthem about ignoring what the world says.
Siddharth "Sid" Sinha
Every Dil Chahta Hai moment featuring Siddharth "Sid" Sinha, in story order. Played by Akshaye Khanna.
15 moments · 38 min
Akash's 'be a man' advice gets Sameer dumped
Sameer forgets to call Priya, Akash coaches him to stand up to her, and the plan backfires when Akash answers her call himself.
Tara reads the hidden world in Sid's paintings
Looking at his canvases, Tara tells Sid he keeps a private world nobody is allowed into; he answers that his best painting is still unpainted.
Dil Chahta Hai: the road trip to Goa
The title song plays over the three friends driving down the coast to Goa, wishing these sparkling days never end.
Sid's ship speech: friends for life?
At the fort in Goa, Sid watches a ship vanish and wonders if the three of them will drift apart the same way; Akash swears they never will.
Dil Chahta Hai reprise over the Goa days
The title song returns as the friends spend their days in Goa, with a new verse asking where each of them is destined to go.
Sameer's Swiss girlfriend turns out to be a crook
Back in Mumbai, Sameer finally admits what happened after he stayed on in Goa with Kristine, and why he came home in a truck.
Kaisi Hai Yeh Rut: Sid paints Tara's portrait
A song about a season when the heart blossoms plays as Sid sits down to paint Tara, their quiet bond deepening across the sessions.
Tara's birthday is shattered by her ex-husband's call
Esha was coming to visit until Ajay found out; Tara pours a drink, rages that she is still Esha's mother, and breaks down in front of Sid.
Eena Meena Deeka: the boys rescue Tara's birthday
Sid brings Akash and Sameer to Tara's place with a cake, and Akash pulls her into a dance to an old film song.
The fight: Sid confesses his love for Tara and slaps Akash
Sid tells his friends he loves Tara; Akash turns it into a crude joke, Sid hits him and says love cannot be planned, and the trio breaks apart.
Tara rejects Sid, and he says he is not sorry for loving her
Having overheard Sid's mother, Tara tells Sid she never encouraged him; he apologizes for the pain but refuses to apologize for the love.
Akash calls Sid to apologize, then tells him to turn around
Akash phones the hospital to say sorry, Sid tells him he has not changed at all, and the friends embrace for the first time in years.
Tara's last words to Sid: some relationships have no name
At her hospital bedside Tara tells Sid he has always stood by her, asks him to be happy, and gives their bond its only name.
Dil Chahta Hai finale: the friends reunited
The title song closes the film with a new verse about friends who only understood what they had once they came back together.