# Dil Chahta Hai — full cast and crew

Every one of the 24 credited names on Dil Chahta Hai, grouped by department.

## Cast

- [Aamir Khan](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/aamir-khan) as Akash Malhotra
- [Akshaye Khanna](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/akshaye-khanna) as Siddharth "Sid" Sinha
- [Saif Ali Khan](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/saif-ali-khan) as Sameer Mulchandani
- [Preity Zinta](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/preity-zinta) as Shalini
- [Dimple](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/dimple) as Tara Jaiswal
- [Dimple Kapadia](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/dimple-kapadia) as Tara Jaiswal
- [Sonali Kulkarni](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/sonali-kulkarni) as Pooja
- [Rajat Kapoor](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/rajat-kapoor) as Mahesh
- [Suchitra Pillai](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/suchitra-pillai) as Priya
- [Suhasini Mulay](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/suhasini-mulay) as Sid's Mother
- [Raj Zutshi](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/raj-zutshi) as Tara's Ex-Husband (voice)

## Editing

- [A Sreekar Prasad](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/a-sreekar-prasad) — Editor

## Music

- [Shankar Mahadevan](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/shankar-mahadevan) — Music Director
- [Ehsaan Noorani](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/ehsaan-noorani) — Music Director
- [Loy Mendonsa](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/loy-mendonsa) — Music Director

## Camera

- [Ravi K Chandran](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/ravi-k-chandran) — Director of Photography
- [Ravi K. Chandran](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/ravi-k-chandran-1) — Director of Photography

## Choreography

- [Farah Khan](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/farah-khan) — Choreographer

## Direction

- [Farhan Akhtar](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/farhan-akhtar) — Director
- [Reema Kagti](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/reema-kagti) — Assistant Director
- [Zoya Akhtar](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/zoya-akhtar) — Assistant Director

## Production

- [Ritesh Sidhwani](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/ritesh-sidhwani) — Producer

## Casting

- [Zoya Akhtar](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/zoya-akhtar) — Casting Director

## Writing

- [Kassim Jagmagia](https://clapnumber.com/celebrities/kassim-jagmagia) — Story Writer

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Source: https://clapnumber.com/movies/dil-chahta-hai/cast
Retrieved: 2026-10-14