Dharmesh Darshan, director of LOOTERE, RAJA HINDUSTANI and MELA, is ready with his next venture, DHADKAN. The film stars Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Shilpa Shetty, Mahima Chaudhary and Sharmila Tagore in pivotal roles. DHADKAN, a love triangle, has music by Nadeem-Shravan.

DHADKAN tells the story of Dev (Sunil Shetty) and Anjali (Shilpa Shetty), who are in love with each other. Anjali's parents (Kiran Kumar and Anjana Mumtaz) are against this match as Dev is not only poor but also a child out of wedlock, while Anjali belongs to the upper crust. Dev's dependence on Anjali is tremendous, as he has none but her to call his own.

When Anjali leaves Dev to marry Ram (Akshay Kumar), Dev is heart broken. His worries multiply when his mother (Sharmila Tagore) also dies, shocked to hear about her son's split with Anjali. However, Dev continues to hope for Anjali's return.

Dev feels that he lost Anjali to Ram because he had nothing to offer her in this materialistic world, so he decides to become rich and get her back. In the meantime, Ram and Anjali are anything but a perfect family. After all, Anjali's heart yearns for Dev, but she slowly starts loving and respecting her husband, Ram, whose love for Anjali knows no bounds.

Enters Sheetal (Mahima Chaudhary), a sophisticated girl from London, who falls in love with Dev, knowing fully well that Dev is in love with a married woman. Does Sheetal get Dev? Does Anjali come back to Dev? And what about Ram?

DHADKAN has one of the best scores by Nadeem-Shravan and some great performances too. Moreover, the film also has the last song rendered by Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, which has been picturised on Kader Khan.

DHADKAN is scheduled for release on 18th August; the week will also witness the release of Mahesh Manjrekar's Sanjay Dutt starrer KURUKSHETRA and Vashu Bhagnani's Abhishek Bachchan starrer TERA JADOO CHAL GAYAA.