Dil To Pagal Hai

"Someone..... Somewhere..... is made for you."

1997 2h 59m HI

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 198

DramaRomanceComedy

Synopsis

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Rahul, the director of a successful dance troupe, considers Nisha his best friend, though secretly, she is madly in love with him. He then falls for Pooja, who is engaged to Ajay.

“Someone..... Somewhere..... is made for you.”

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Cast

Shah Rukh Khan
Rahul
Madhuri Dixit
Pooja
Karisma Kapoor
Nisha
Akshay Kumar
Ajay
Farida Jalal
Ajay's mother
Deven Verma
Ajay's father
Aruna Irani
Pooja's Teacher
Ameesha Patel
Backstage Speaker

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yash Chopra
Writers: Tanuja Chandra, Aditya Chopra, Pamela Chopra
Languages: Hindi
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 179 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 8.5× over at the box office.

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ERA

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29 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yash Chopra, shot by Manmohan Singh. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Uttam Singh. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor V.V. Karnik shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Shah Rukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit and Karisma Kapoor carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yash Chopra directs. Manmohan Singh behind the camera. Uttam Singh scores. V.V. Karnik cuts. A long sit — settle in. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 179 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Shot for just $1.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Made its money back 8.5× over at the box office.
429 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
5Directed by Yash Chopra, shot by Manmohan Singh. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Uttam Singh. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor V.V. Karnik shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Shah Rukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit and Karisma Kapoor carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Someone..... Somewhere..... is made for you.".
10IMDB entry: tt0118983 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Released under 10 different titles around the world.