Shah Rukh Khan thanks Dil Se team as movie clocks 18 years

​Mumbai: Mouthing a dialogue from his 1998 romantic-thriller, "Dil Se", superstar Shah Rukh Khan expressed gratitude to the movie's cast and crew as it completed its 18 years today.

Directed by Mani Ratnam, "Dil Se" was a love story set against the backdrop of insurgency in North East.

The one u love the most is sometimes not loved by most...but the love doesn't change. My favourite. #18yearsofdilse

A video posted by Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) on Aug 20, 2016 at 5:00pm PDT

#18yearsofdilse," Shah Rukh captioned the short video, which shows him saying a romantic dialogue and concluding it with a "thank you" to everyone for the film.

"Dil Se" is counted among 50-year-old Shah Rukh's best works till date.

The movie also starred Manisha Koirala and Preity Zinta (in her Bollywood debut).

Preity, 41, also shared her feelings about the film from where "it all started" for her.

#18yearsof_दिल_से Thank U 🙏 @iamsrk @mkoirala & #Manisir 4my journey from Criminal psychology to movies 👍 #destiny😘 pic.twitter.com/Tq47f6N7BA

— Preity zinta (@realpreityzinta) August 21, 2016

The film's writer and one of the producers, Shekhar Kapur, tweeted,

Not that I did much to help, but Mani Ratnam was kind enough to keep my name as producer. Proud of #18YearsOfDilSe @iamsrk @arrahman

— Shekhar Kapur (@shekharkapur) August 20, 2016