Taking to Instagram on Sunday, September 6, the actress shared an unscripted video from her vanity room where she gave an impromptu, tongue-in-cheek spin to the film’s legendary wedding track, “Dulhe Ka Sehra Suhana Lagta Hai”, playfully asking fans whether the retro throwback counted as a "Sunday Binge or Sunday Cringe".
Inside the Vanity Room Throwback
In the viral reel, Shilpa is seen seated in a salon chair getting her hair and makeup styled for an upcoming shoot while Dhadkan plays on a television screen in the background:
Singing Along with a Twist: As late maestro Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s vocals fill the room, Shilpa lip-syncs along with exaggerated emotional gestures, melodramatic expressions, and comedic flourishes, sending her styling crew into bursts of laughter.
The Caption: Poking fun at 90s/2000s melodrama, she captioned the video:
“Sunday Binge or Sunday Cringe 🙈😂”
Fans Defend the Classic: While Shilpa poked fun at herself, cinephiles and social media users quickly defended the film in the comments section, calling the track a "masterpiece that can never be cringe" and celebrating its enduring presence at Indian weddings.
The Timeless Cult of 'Dhadkan' (2000)
Directed by Dharmesh Darshan and produced by Ratan Jain under Venus Records & Tapes, Dhadkan remains one of the definitive musical-romantic dramas of modern Hindi cinema:
The Love Triangle: Loosely inspired by Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights, the film follows Anjali (Shilpa Shetty), who is pressured into an arranged marriage with the righteous and devoted Ram (Akshay Kumar) despite her intense, passionate romance with the impoverished Dev (Suniel Shetty).
Suniel Shetty's Career-Defining Act: Suniel Shetty’s dramatic transformation into a vengeful, wealthy business tycoon won him the Filmfare Award for Best Villain in 2001, cementing dialogue like “Hum tumhe bhool jayein yeh ho nahi sakta...” into Indian pop culture permanently.
The Musical Benchmark: Featuring compositions by Nadeem–Shravan with lyrics by Sameer, the soundtrack (“Tum Dil Ki Dhadkan Mein”, “Aksar Is Duniya Mein”, “Dil Ne Yeh Kaha Hai Dil Se”) went on to become one of the best-selling Hindi music albums of the early 2000s.
Trade Verdict:
Even across decades of changing cinematic aesthetics, early-2000s high-emotion melodramas continue to hold massive organic recall with audiences. Shilpa Shetty’s self-deprecating take on Dhadkan demonstrates how stars of that era can celebrate their career-defining hits through playful, modern social media formats without diminishing their legacy.
