Dil Bechara is streaming on Disney Plus Hotstar.
Sushant Singh Rajput’s swan song, Dil Bechara, released on Friday evening. Also starring Sanjana Sanghi in the lead role, the Mukesh Chhabra directorial is an official Hindi remake of John Green’s romantic novel The Fault in Our Stars. The book was earlier adapted into a 2014 Hollywood movie, starring Ansel Elgort and Shailene Woodley in the lead roles.
Dil Bechara is about Immanuel Rajkumar Junior (Sushant) and Kizie Basu (Sanjana). While Kizie has thyroid cancer, Immanuel suffers from osteosarcoma. The story touches upon themes like suffering, life and death, being different, existentialism among more.
In her review of Dil Bechara, The Indian Express film critic Shubhra Gupta wrote, “A life-threatening disease plus sparkling young lives plus romance is a ready-made recipe for winsome smiles plus tugging-at-the-heart-strings plus tears. But the film is beset by choppiness, and that colours the characters of the Rajinikanth-loving, very filmi Manny and the sweet Kizie, who adores an obscure singer, him more than her. Manny is much older than Kizie, and the film makes a faint stab at an explanation, and then forgets about it; the film-within-a-film thread is more laughable than anything else.”
She added, “A trip to Paris, where the reclusive singer (Khan, in a what-was-that cameo) is holed up, is part of the plot. It also includes Kizzie’s loving parents (Mukherjee and Chatterjee, both good), her well-meaning doctor (Tandon). There’s Manny’s cancer-survivor bestie (Vaid), who is losing his sight. There’s his grandma, and parents, who are seen very briefly: why? Why so little detailing of the leading man? No good reasons are given. Choppy and lopsided aren’t great ways to give us a complete, soul-satisfying young love story, which switches on only sporadically. It is the occasional sweetness that Rajput and Sanghi manage to rustle up that carries the film.”
In a couple of tweets, filmmaker Kunal Kohli wrote, "Manny: can we just pretend I’m not dying?Main kahin nahin ja raha.Tugs at the heart & how. #SushantSinghRajput it’s so difficult watching #DilBechara & not tearing up at moments like these.Still can’t believe I won’t see you in the gym ever again... still can’t believe you’ve gone. Such a sweet film. Loved it."
He added, "Kizie Basu how good are you! @CastingChhabra well done buddy #SushantSinghRajput you will live on buddy.Your body of work.Your passion.Your smile.This scene was too heartbreaking. Life & death have a weird way of playing out #DilBechaara Seri!"
"Yet another stellar performance by #SushantSinghRajput in #DilBechara very endearing, deeply touching, honest to core. Shine in the eyes, warmth of the smile... You will be missed #GoneButNeverForgotten," shared Urmila Matondkar on her Twitter account.
Kunal Kohli's post read, "Such a sweet film. Loved it. Kizie Basu how good are you! @CastingChhabra well done buddy #SushantSinghRajput you will live on buddy.Your body of work.Your passion.Your smile.This scene was too heartbreaking. Life & death have a weird way of playing out #DilBechaara Seri!"
Hina Khan's latest tweet read, "Some films are made to b cherished forever.#DilBechara is one such film. It made me cry n laugh but also made me appreciate life all the more. Kudos to my friend @CastingChhabra ,great start Much love n appreciation to @sanjanasanghi96 ,all d best u two!#SSR A star Forever."
"Took me a day to collect my thoughts.. #DilBechara was moving & lovely. I couldn’t separate #SushanthSinghRajput’s exit from the film & his passing. Congrats @sanjanasanghi96 on #KizieBasu & @CastingChhabra on your fab debut@DisneyplusHSVIP great job on the free streaming, " tweeted Tisca Chopra.
Mohit Chauhan shared via his Twitter account, "Big thank you to you @arrahman sahab for this tribute to #SSR and your brilliant music. Your music makes our connect with God easy. @CastingChhabra much love to you bro... remember our star #SushantSinghRajput will shine forever. Thank you for the song."
Lakshmi Manchu wrote on her Twitter account, "It was really Heart aching to watch #DilBechara without having @itsSSR among us. But I'm glad that movie is gonna live on forever & I hope it goes deserving places. Wishing Director @CastingChhabra all the very best with his 1st film 👍🏻#SushantSinghRajput #DilBecharaReview."
Vikrant Massey tweeted, "Amidst the pain & grief of #sushant’s irreparable loss, let us take a moment to applaud @sanjanasanghi96’s stupendous performance as #KizzieBasu 🙏🏼Congratulations @CastingChhabra for a beautiful debut-film. 🧡Thank you for the memories."
"No words ... rendered speechless. Cried a lot.. beautiful moments captured @CastingChhabra welcome to the league of fab directors !! Kitni sunder film.. and your camaraderie with Sushant reflects beautifully.. his swan song with his friend.. god bless!!! So very proud of u..🤗🙏🏻," tweeted Divya Dutta.
A fan tweeted, "@arrahman sir complete the last song of dil bechara movie ( never say goodbye ) #dilbechara #SushantSingRajput," in reply A.R.Rahman wrote, "Will do. You noticed an unreleased song."
Kriti Sanon posted, "Its not Seri! And it will never sink in..This broke my heart..again..ud83dudc94ud83dudc94In Manny, i saw YOU come alive in so so many moments.. i knew exactly where you had put in a bit of yourself in the character..And as always, your most magical bits were your silences.. those bits where you said nothing and yet u said so much!@castingchhabra I know this film will always mean a lot more to you than what we had thought.. you made us feel too many emotions in your first! Wish you and @sanjanasanghi a beautiful journey ahead! ud83dudc9bud83dudc9b."
Ashoke Pandit's tweet for the film read, "Saw #DilBechara. U cn see @CastingChhabra hs left a part of hs heart in d making of this film. @sanjanasanghi96 is definitely a find..#SushantSingh ws alive again in d those 2 hrs. Anand had said “zindagi lambi nahi badi honi chaiye”. Somewhere it did fit for that brilliant actor."
Sahil Vaid tweeted, "#SushantSinghRajput hamesha hamesha hamesha! ♥️."
"I’m in love with #MainTumhara from #DilBechaara Fantastic soul singing by you @hridayg and @jonitamusic , I love you ❤️, so beautifully sung! Cheers guys," tweeted Singer Sunidhi Chauhan. She also added, "And Sir @arrahman, You are Magic."
Indian cricketer Manoj Tiwary tweeted, "Watched #DilBechara yesterday. I believe it was an instant connection with the movie Clapper board Outstanding display of acting skills by d actors, beautiful movie and a msg for everyone. Cried while watching d movie for various reasons. Blockbuster it is."
Ranvir Shorey took to Twitter to post, "Just finished watching #DilBechara. Have to admit I took a few breaks to wipe away the tears. What an incredible talent we have lost. Hugs to you and the team, @CastingChhabra. Am sure it must be hard knowing he left you with his swan song. ❤️."
Vineet Kumar Singh tweeted, "किसी फ़िल्म को देखने के बाद ऐसा शून्य(vaccum)कभी महसूस नहीं किया सितारों की दुनियाँ को जानने की जिज्ञासा से लबरेज़ एक सितारा उन चमकते सितारों के साथ सदा मुस्कुराता और टिमटिमाता रहे, #Sushant तुम जहां हो खुश रहो खूबसूरत, गहरी फ़िल्म #DilBechaara ,बहुत ख़ूब @CastingChhabra."
Raj Kummar Rao shared, "#DilBechara broke my heart once again. It’s a beautiful, heartfelt film. A Brilliant performance by #Sushant ❤️ His charm and energy is unmatchable & that beautiful smile, Our Superstar ❤️❤️.Such a wonderful debut by @castingchhabra & @sanjanasanghi96
you are amazing in the film."