Dil To Pagal Hai

Dil To Pagal Hai
Theatrical release poster
Directed byYash Chopra
Screenplay byAditya Chopra
Tanuja Chandra
Pamela Chopra
Yash Chopra
Story byAditya Chopra
Produced byYash Chopra
Starring
CinematographyManmohan Singh
Edited byV. Karnik
Music byUttam Singh
Production
company
Distributed bySony Pictures Networks
Release date
  • 30 October 1997 (1997-10-30)
Running time
180 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹90 million[1]
Box office₹718.6 million[2]

Dil To Pagal Hai (Hindi pronunciation: [dɪl toː ˈpaːgəl ɦɛː]; lit. The Heart Is Crazy) is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language musical romance film directed by Yash Chopra. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Karisma Kapoor, and Akshay Kumar. It follows the love lives of the members of a musical troupe, in which two dancers (Dixit and Kapoor) get entangled in a love triangle with their choreographer (Khan). The soundtrack was composed by Uttam Singh, and the lyrics were penned by Anand Bakshi.

Made on a budget of 90 million (US$2.48 million), which includes print and advertising costs, Dil To Pagal Hai grossed over 710 million (US$19.55 million) worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing Hindi film of the year. The film received widespread critical acclaim, with high praise for its direction, story, screenplay, soundtrack, cinematography and performances of Khan, Dixit, Kapoor and Kumar.[3][4]

Dil To Pagal Hai is the recipient of several accolades. At the 45th National Film Awards, the film won 3 awards, including Best Popular Film. Additionally, it received 11 nominations at the 43rd Filmfare Awards, including Best Director (Yash) and Best Supporting Actor (Kumar), and won a leading 8 awards, including Best Film, Best Actor (Khan), Best Actress (Dixit), and Best Supporting Actress (Kapoor).

It was featured retrospectively at the 45th IFFI in the Celebrating Dance in Indian cinema section.[5]

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  2. ^ https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2635
  3. ^ "Review by Omar Ahmed (Empire)". Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
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  5. ^ [1] Archived 16 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine