Dil To Pagal Hai

Dil To Pagal Hai
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Yash Chopra
Screenplay by	Aditya Chopra Tanuja Chandra Pamela Chopra Yash Chopra
Story by	Aditya Chopra
Produced by	Yash Chopra
Starring	Shah Rukh Khan Madhuri Dixit Karisma Kapoor Akshay Kumar
Cinematography	Manmohan Singh
Edited by	V. Karnik
Music by	Uttam Singh
Production company	Yash Raj Films
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Networks
Release date	30 October 1997 (1997-10-30)
Running time	180 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
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]