Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani

For the TV series of the same name, see Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (TV Series).

Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani
Directed byAziz Mirza
Written bySanjay Chhel (story idea & dialogues)
Screenplay byRaaj Kumar Dahima
Manoj Lalwani
Produced byShah Rukh Khan
Juhi Chawla
Aziz Mirza
StarringShah Rukh Khan
Juhi Chawla
CinematographySantosh Sivan
Edited byChandan Arora
Music byJatin–Lalit
Production
company
Distributed byEros International
Release date
  • 21 January 2000 (2000-01-21)
Running time
166 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹13 crores[1]
Box office₹25.46 crores[2]

Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (transl. Yet, The Heart is Indian) is a 2000 Indian Hindi-language drama film[3] released by Dreamz Unlimited (now Red Chillies Entertainment). The producers derived the title from lines of the song "Mera Joota Hai Japani" from Shree 420 (1955). Directed by Aziz Mirza, the film focuses on TV media wars. Shah Rukh Khan and Juhi Chawla play Ajay Bakshi and Ria Banerjee, respectively, who are two television reporters for rival news channels, KTV and Galaxy TV. They try to save the life of a man, who has been fixed by politicians for the death of his brother, from a death sentence. The film marked the first production venture by Khan, Chawla, and Mirza under their production company Dreamz Unlimited, now Red Chillies Entertainment. The film won the IIFA Award for Best Special Effects.

  1. ^ "Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani Budget". Box Office India. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani Box office". Box Office India. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani". British Board of Film Classification.