Dil To Pagal Hai
Dil To Pagal Hai (transl. The heart is crazy; Hindi pronunciation: [dɪl toː paːgəl ɦɛː]), 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 penned by Anand Bakshi.
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| Directed by | Yash Chopra |
| Screenplay by | Aditya Chopra Tanuja Chandra Pamela Chopra Yash Chopra |
| Story by | Aditya Chopra |
| Produced by | Yash Chopra Aditya Chopra |
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| Cinematography | Manmohan Singh |
| Edited by | V. Karnik |
| Music by | Uttam Singh |
Production company | Yash Raj Films |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Networks |
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Running time | 180 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | est.₹90 million |
| Box office | est.₹710 million |
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 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.
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.