Dil Chahta Hai at 25: Adulthood Changes Friendship

Dil Chahta Hai is a Hindi movie from 2001 about three best friends named Akash, Sameer and Sid.

At the start, they are just out of college and spend all their time together, laughing and singing on a beach in Goa.

The movie shows that when they grow up, they start living in different cities and doing different jobs.

One friend makes a joke that hurts another friend, and the two stop talking for years.

Later, they fall in love and build their own lives.

The movie does not say this is bad — it says growing up is what happens to everyone.

A writer watched this movie back in 2001 while living in a college hostel with friends.

Now, 25 years later, the writer says the movie was right: adult life changes friendships.

The writer also says phone groups and social media keep old friends in touch, but that is not the same as being close.

The lucky friendships — just a few — survive the test of time, growing up and staying far apart.