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{{short description|2001 film by Farhan Akhtar}}
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| name          = Dil Chahta Hai
| name          = Dil Chahta Hai
| image          = Dil Chahta Hai.jpg
| image          = Dil Chahta Hai.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| alt            = A theatrical release poster for ''Dil Chahta Hai'', featuring the male lead cast.
| director      = [[Farhan Akhtar]]
| director      = [[Farhan Akhtar]]
| producer      = [[Ritesh Sidhwani]]
| producer      = [[Ritesh Sidhwani]]
| writer        = Farhan Akhtar
| writer        = Farhan Akhtar
| based_on      = {{based on|''[[Much Ado About Nothing]]''|[[William Shakespeare]]}}
| starring      = {{Plainlist|
| starring      = {{Plainlist|
* [[Aamir Khan]]
* [[Aamir Khan]]
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| editing        = [[A. Sreekar Prasad]]
| editing        = [[A. Sreekar Prasad]]
| studio        = [[Excel Entertainment]]
| studio        = [[Excel Entertainment]]
| distributor    = [[Eros Entertainment]]
| distributor    = [[Yash Raj Films]]
| released      = {{Film date|2001|08|10|df=y}}
| released      = {{Film date|2001|08|10|df=y}}
| runtime        = 177 minutes<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dil Chahta Hai |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/dil-chahta-hai-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0zndczotg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514120241/https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/dil-chahta-hai-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0zndczotg |archive-date=14 May 2021 |access-date=14 May 2021 |website=[[British Board of Film Classification]]}}</ref>
| runtime        = 185 minutes<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dil Chahta Hai |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/dil-chahta-hai-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0zndczotg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514120241/https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/dil-chahta-hai-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0zndczotg |archive-date=14 May 2021 |access-date=14 May 2021 |website=[[British Board of Film Classification]]}}</ref>
| country        = India
| country        = India
| language      = Hindi
| language      = Hindi
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'''''Dil Chahta Hai''''' ({{translation|''The Heart Desires''}}) is a 2001 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[coming-of-age story|coming-of-age]] [[romance film]] written and directed by [[Farhan Akhtar]] and produced by [[Ritesh Sidhwani]] under the banner of [[Excel Entertainment]] (which the two co-founded) in their cinematic debut. The film focuses on a major period of transition in the romantic lives of three college-graduate friends ([[Aamir Khan]], [[Saif Ali Khan]], and [[Akshaye Khanna]]). It also stars [[Preity Zinta]], [[Sonali Kulkarni]], and [[Dimple Kapadia]].
'''''Dil Chahta Hai''''' ({{translation|''The Heart Desires''}}) is a 2001 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[coming of age]] [[comedy drama]] film written and directed by [[Farhan Akhtar]] in his directorial debut,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-01-09 |title=Happy birthday Farhan Akhtar: How he made the most definitive film on friendships with Dil Chahta Hai |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/farhan-akhtar-birthday-dil-chahta-hai-5017134/ |access-date=2025-08-02 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> and produced by [[Ritesh Sidhwani]] under the newly formed [[Excel Entertainment]] banner. The film stars [[Aamir Khan]], [[Saif Ali Khan]], and [[Akshaye Khanna]] as three inseparable college friends navigating adulthood, relationships, and diverging life paths. It also features [[Preity Zinta]], [[Sonali Kulkarni]], and [[Dimple Kapadia]] in pivotal supporting roles. Set in contemporary urban India, the film explores themes of friendship, love, and [[self-discovery]] among upper-class youth.


''Dil Chahta Hai'' was based on Akhtar's diary about his trips to [[Mumbai]] and [[New York City]] in 1996 and a narration of a story by a friend of his. He started writing the screenplay in 1998, but finished it when the film's [[principal photography]] was started two years later. Produced on a budget of {{INRConvert|80|m}}, the filming took place in both India and Australia and was done by [[Ravi K. Chandran]]. It was one of the first film shot in [[sync sound]], with Nakul Kamte and [[H. Sridhar]] handling it. The soundtrack was composed by the trio [[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]], with lyrics from Akhtar's father [[Javed Akhtar]].
Akhtar wrote the film based on personal diaries detailing his experiences travelling to different cities, with inputs on the story from creative associate Kassim Jagmagia. Shot on location in [[India]] and [[Australia]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=ANI |date=2023-12-09 |title="Some places are just magical": Farhan Akhtar visits this location from 'Dil Chahta Hai' after 23 years |url=https://theprint.in/feature/some-places-are-just-magical-farhan-akhtar-visits-this-location-from-dil-chahta-hai-after-23-years/1879402/ |access-date=2025-12-03 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref>, ''Dil Chahta Hai'' was one of the first Hindi films to use [[sync sound]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-10 |title=Dil Chahta Hai is 21: Saif Ali Khan thought Farhan Akhtar was being 'ridiculously demanding' when he offered him the film |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/dil-chahta-hai-21-years-saif-ali-khan-thought-farhan-akhtar-was-ridiculously-demanding-when-he-offered-him-the-film-8081734/ |access-date=2025-12-03 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>. Cinematography was handled by [[Ravi K. Chandran]], with sound design by Nakul Kamte and [[H. Sridhar]]. The music was composed by the trio [[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]], with lyrics by [[Javed Akhtar]]<ref>{{Citation |title=Dil Chahta Hai (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Shankar Ehsaan Loy & Mike Harvey on Apple Music |date=2001-06-22 |url=https://music.apple.com/in/album/dil-chahta-hai-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1138970371 |access-date=2025-12-03 |language=en-GB}}</ref>.


''Dil Chahta Hai'' premiered on 10 August 2001. The film performed moderately at the box office, grossing {{INRConvert|397.2|m}} after its theatrical run ended; it was well-received by the audience from metropolitan areas and big cities but failed among that of rural areas, which was attributed to the city-oriented lifestyle it presented. Critically, the film garnered positive reviews, with some of whom believing that it broke new ground by introducing a realistic portrayal of Indian youth. Upon release, ''Dil Chahta Hai'' has received several accolades, including two [[National Film Awards]] and seven [[Filmfare Awards]]. The latter includes trophies for [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Film|Best Film&nbsp;– Critics]], [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] (Khanna), and [[Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role|Best Performance in a Comic Role]] (Saif Ali Khan).
Released theatrically on 10 August 2001, ''Dil Chahta Hai'' received widespread critical acclaim for its modern sensibilities, direction, script, music, and performances, particularly those of Saif Ali Khan and Akshaye Khanna. Although it underperformed in rural regions, the film emerged as a commercial success in urban centres and grossed ₹397.2 million (US$4.7 million) worldwide, ranking as the [[List of Hindi films of 2001#Highest-grossing films|fifth highest-grossing Hindi film of the year]]. It has since achieved [[Cult film|cult status]] and is regarded as a landmark in Hindi cinema for redefining youth narratives and contemporary storytelling.
 
At the [[49th National Film Awards]], ''Dil Chahta Hai'' won two awards, including [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi|Best Feature Film in Hindi]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=2002-07-30 |title=Dil Chahta Hai to be screened at IFFI |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/dil-chahta-hai-to-be-screened-at-iffi/articleshow/17589284.cms |access-date=2025-12-03 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>. It received thirteen nominations at the [[47th Filmfare Awards]], winning seven, including [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Film|Best Film (Critics)]], [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] (Khanna) and [[Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role|Best Comedian]] (Saif Ali Khan). Over time, the film has been credited with launching a new wave of urban Indian cinema and establishing Akhtar as one of the leading filmmakers of his generation.


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
Akash Malhotra, Sameer Mulchandani, and Siddharth "Sid" Sinha have just graduated from college and take a trip to [[Goa]] to celebrate. At a scenic spot by the sea, they relax and vow to return there every year. Only Sid is skeptical that they will remain friends once life takes over. On their return, Sameer is [[arranged marriage|arranged by his parents]] to marry Pooja, his parents' friends' daughter, while Akash's parents ask him to manage the family business in [[Sydney]]. Around the same time, Sid meets a new neighbour, Tara, who lives alone and whom he helps to move.
After graduation, three college friends take a trip to Goa. Between watersports, hiking and relaxing by the beach, they reflect if this could be their last time together. Siddharth aka Sid believes they are at a crossroads, but Akash and Sameer dismiss him.
 
Returning to Mumbai, their lives lead off in separate directions. Sameer is asked by his parents to meet a friend's daughter, Pooja, for marriage, while Akash's parents insist he manage their Sydney office. Sameer, who initially resists, is attracted to Pooja at first sight. Meanwhile, Sid bonds with his new neighbour, Tara. He expresses a desire to paint her, and also takes her to a birthday dinner, after her plan to invite her daughter gets ruined by her ex-husband.


Soon, two of the friends have fallen in love: Sameer with Pooja and Sid with Tara. On her birthday, Tara is distressed by a call from her ex-husband, so Sid takes her out to celebrate with Akash and Sameer. After dropping her on the way back, he tells his friends that he is in love with her. Akash makes a disparaging remark about Tara's age causing Sid to slap him. Akash and Sameer are both shocked, and the former leaves the night with anger.
Sid confesses to Sameer and Akash that he is in love, but his news is not well received. He is reminded of Tara's age (she is much older) and growing addiction to alcohol. The conversation turns ugly and Sid slaps Akash, who is livid. He says nothing, but drives off with Sameer. Sid visits his uncle's farmhouse, and soon after, Akash departs for Sydney. In the new city, Akash discovers love with Shalini, whose hot-headed fiance, Rohit, has once beaten Akash up for hitting on her. Without Rohit around, Akash and Shalini's love blossoms. Rohit arrives in Sydney, and after a brief dinner, escorts Shalini home for their wedding.


Sid leaves the town and Akash departs for Sydney. On the flight, he runs into Shalini, a one-time acquaintance from college who agrees to show him around Sydney while there. Meanwhile, Sameer waits for Pooja to dump her much-disciplined boyfriend Subodh, and eventually asks her out. Sid has lesser luck—Tara walks in on him telling his mother about his feelings, and does not wish to talk with him for believing a relationship between them is possible. In Sydney, Akash is having a change of heart by falling in love with Shalini. Shalini, however, is engaged and returns to India to marry Rohit. The heartbroken Akash is asked to return home by his father. Encouraged by those around him and Shalini's uncle Mahesh, he goes to talk to Shalini on the eve of her wedding and proposes to her. Shalini is conflicted by loyalty to Rohit's parents, who raised her after her parents' death, but they ask her to listen to her heart and marry Akash instead.
After many failed romances, including a Swiss con artist, Sameer finally finds true love in Pooja, after she breaks up with her boyfriend. The newly returned Sid helps Sameer win her over, but himself falls out with Tara, who learns of his crush. Sid leaves town to focus on his work. In Sydney, Akash wanders around without Shalini or his friends. He tries to reconnect with Sameer but mistakenly dials Sid, then remembering their feud, breaks down. Realising something is amiss, his father calls him home, who finds out and encourages Akash to tell her how he feels, and finds out her reasons to go ahead with the wedding after meeting Shalini's uncle. The evening before her wedding, Akash goes to meet Shalini in presence of everyone and confesses his love. Rohit is furious at the intervention, but Rohit's father noting the compromise, states that for her own happiness, it is best for Shalini to marry Akash, and gives them his blessing.


In the present day, Sid finds Tara in an [[Cancer staging|advanced stage]] of [[cirrhosis]]. He rushes to the hospital, but she passes away while still talking to him. Sid is devastated, but the night gave him the chance to reunite with Sameer and reconcile with Akash. Six months later, the friends return to Goa as promised, this time accompanied by Shalini and Pooja. At their picnic spot from earlier, Sid sees a woman in the distance who smiles at him. He approaches her and the film ends with the three couples enjoying dinner together at a restaurant.
Tara develops liver cirrhosis, and Sid has to rush her to the hospital. With no relatives around, he calls Sameer and Akash to visit him in the waiting room. A reluctant Akash, on his way to work the next morning, reminiscing his old college days, ultimately has a change of heart and visits the hospital, reconciling with Sid and sharing a hug. Tara dies without family around, but with Sid by her side. Six months later, Sid is still grieving, but Sameer and Akash help him recover. Shalini and Pooja are with Akash and Sameer, and the five of them visit Goa. While out, Sid sees a woman across a field and walks up to her. As credits roll, he is shown enjoying a lively restaurant dinner with her and his friends.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
Credits adapted from [[Bollywood Hungama]]:<ref name="Cast&Crew">{{Cite web |title=Dil Chahta Hai Cast & Crew |url=http://www.indiafm.com/movies/cast/6738/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060717193139/http://www.indiafm.com/movies/cast/6738/index.html |archive-date=17 July 2006 |access-date=14 May 2021 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref>
{{Cast listing|
{{div col begin}}
*[[Aamir Khan]] as Akash Malhotra
* [[Aamir Khan]] as Akash Malhotra
*[[Saif Ali Khan]] as Sameer Mulchandani
* [[Akshaye Khanna]] as Siddharth "Sid" Sinha
*[[Akshaye Khanna]] as Siddharth "Sid" Sinha
* [[Saif Ali Khan]] as Sameer Mulchandani
*[[Preity Zinta]] as Shalini
* [[Ayub Khan (actor)|Ayub Khan]] as Rohit
*[[Sonali Kulkarni]] as Pooja
* [[Preity Zinta]] as Shalini
*[[Dimple Kapadia]] as Tara Jaiswal
* [[Sonali Kulkarni]] as Pooja
*Samantha Tremayne as Deepa
* [[Dimple Kapadia]] as Tara Jaiswal
*[[Ayub Khan (actor)|Ayub Khan]] as Rohit
* [[Rajat Kapoor]] as Shalini's uncle
*[[Rajat Kapoor]] as Mahesh, Shalini's maternal uncle.
* [[Suchitra Pillai]] as Priya
*[[Suchitra Pillai]] as Priya
* [[Suhasini Mulay]] as Sid's mother
*[[Suhasini Mulay]] as Nandini Sinha, Sid's mother.
{{div col end}}
*Bomi Doctor as A. R. Mulchandani, Sameer's father.
*Anjula Bedi as Mrs. Mulchandani, Sameer's mother.
*[[Yusuf Hussain]] as Naresh: Pooja's father.
*Ahmed Khan as A. K. Malhotra: Akash's father.
*[[Rajendranath Zutshi]] as Ajay, Tara's ex-husband (voice only)
*[[Mandala Tayde]] as a girl who smiles at Sid in the climax
*[[Rakesh Pandey (actor)|Rakesh Pandey]] as  Balwant, Rohit's father.
}}


== Production ==
== Production ==
=== Development ===
=== Development ===
The film was based on [[Farhan Akhtar]]'s diary he wrote during his trips to Goa and his month-and-a-half long stay in [[New York City]] in 1996, as well as a narration of a story by a friend of his. He originally conceived a story about the romantic relationship between Akash and his girlfriend Shalini, and later shared it to his parents ([[Javed Akhtar]] and [[Honey Irani]]), who immediately liked his idea but suggested for several changes.<ref name="Farhan Akhtar tells">{{Cite web |last=Chhabra |first=Aseem |date=23 September 2002 |title=Farhan Akhtar tells it like it is |url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2002/sep/23farh.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015130530/http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2002/sep/23farh.htm |archive-date=15 October 2012 |access-date=14 May 2021 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> However, he felt the story was not exciting and unusual enough for him, and started to develop other characters, including Akash's friends, making his initial idea become the film's [[subplot]].<ref name="Strike one">{{Cite web |last=Vijayakar |first=Rajiv |date=16 August 2001 |title=Strike one: Farhan Akhtar |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2001/aug/16farhan.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514095229/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2001/aug/16farhan.htm |archive-date=14 May 2021 |access-date=15 May 2021 |website=Rediff.com}}</ref> He was quoted as saying that:
''Dil Chahta Hai'' originated from [[Farhan Akhtar]]'s personal experiences and observations during his travels to [[Goa]] and a six-week stay in [[New York City]] in 1996. Initially conceptualized as a romantic narrative focusing on the characters Akash and Shalini, Akhtar found the story lacking in excitement and depth.<ref name="Farhan Akhtar tells">{{Cite web |last=Chhabra |first=Aseem |date=23 September 2002 |title=Farhan Akhtar tells it like it is |url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2002/sep/23farh.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015130530/http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2002/sep/23farh.htm |archive-date=15 October 2012 |access-date=14 May 2021 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> Encouraged by his parents, [[Javed Akhtar]] and [[Honey Irani]], who appreciated the concept but suggested enhancements, he expanded the narrative to include the dynamics among three friends, thereby shifting the focus to themes of friendship and personal growth.<ref name="Strike one">{{Cite web |last=Vijayakar |first=Rajiv |date=16 August 2001 |title=Strike one: Farhan Akhtar |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2001/aug/16farhan.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514095229/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2001/aug/16farhan.htm |archive-date=14 May 2021 |access-date=15 May 2021 |website=Rediff.com}}</ref>
 
{{Quote
| quote="I always wondered what happens to the best friends of the hero after reel number three. Where do they go? When he needs them the most, they are never there. And so at some time the weight of the story shifted from Aamir [Khan]'s love story with Preity [Zinta] to becoming a story about the friendships and how individual love stories affect the friendships."<ref name="Farhan Akhtar tells" />
}}


While co-directing music videos for [[Shankar Mahadevan]]'s album ''[[Breathless (Shankar Mahadevan album)|Breathless]]'' (1998) with his sister [[Zoya Akhtar]], Farhan Akhtar began writing the film's screenplay under the working title of ''Hum Teen'' in 1998, but finished it after the [[principal photography]] was already commenced in 2000—when it was retitled ''Dil Chahta Hai''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Parag |date=10 August 2001 |title=Farhan Akhtar: "I'm anxious!"; Ritesh Sidwani: "Dil Chahta Hai has been an enjoyable experience" |work=[[Screen (magazine)|Screen]] |url=http://www.screenindia.com/20010810/fcover3.html |url-status=dead |access-date=15 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031030154842/http://www.screenindia.com/20010810/fcover3.html |archive-date=30 October 2003}}</ref><ref name="preview">{{Cite web |last=Adarsh |first=Taran |author-link=Taran Adarsh |date=2001 |title=Movie Preview: Dil Chahta Hai |url=http://indiafm.com/previews/01/dch/index.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010803030846/http://indiafm.com/previews/01/dch/index.shtml |archive-date=3 August 2001 |access-date=15 May 2021 |website=Bollywood Hungama}}</ref> Talking to the magazine ''[[Screen (magazine)|Screen]]'', he told them that screenplay reflected himself, his friendships, and his concerns, adding that it was "definitely a fresh view of friendship in Hindi films".<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 January 2002 |title=Screen Awards: Nominations&nbsp;— Part 3 |work=Screen |url=http://www.screenindia.com/20020104/fnom3.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=17 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040323193054/http://www.screenindia.com/20020104/fnom3.html |archive-date=23 March 2004}}</ref> The dialogue was originally written by Farhan Akhtar in [[English language|English]], and he translated it to [[Hindi language|Hindi]] in two months.<ref name="Strike one" /> This would mark his cinematic debut along with his friend [[Ritesh Sidhwani]], who produced it under their banner of [[Excel Entertainment]].<ref name="Cast&Crew" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=April 2002 |title=Best Screenplay, Critics' Award&nbsp;– Best Film: Farhan Akhtar |work=[[Filmfare]] |url=http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/site/april2002/ivw7.html |url-status=dead |access-date=15 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040828065240/http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/site/april2002/ivw7.html |archive-date=28 August 2004}}</ref> Several elements of the film were inspired from the English playwright [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Much Ado About Nothing]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ramesh |first=Randeep |date=29 July 2006 |title=A matter of caste as Bollywood embraces the Bard |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/jul/29/books.filmnews |url-status=live |access-date=5 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130830074102/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/jul/29/books.filmnews |archive-date=30 August 2013}}</ref>
While co-directing music videos for [[Shankar Mahadevan]]'s album ''[[Breathless (Shankar Mahadevan album)|Breathless]]'' alongside his sister [[Zoya Akhtar]] in 1998, Farhan began scripting the film under the working title ''Hum Teen''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Parag |date=10 August 2001 |title=Farhan Akhtar: "I'm anxious!"; Ritesh Sidwani: "Dil Chahta Hai has been an enjoyable experience" |url=http://www.screenindia.com/20010810/fcover3.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031030154842/http://www.screenindia.com/20010810/fcover3.html |archive-date=30 October 2003 |access-date=15 May 2021 |work=[[Screen (magazine)|Screen]]}}</ref><ref name="preview">{{Cite web |last=Adarsh |first=Taran |author-link=Taran Adarsh |date=2001 |title=Movie Preview: Dil Chahta Hai |url=http://indiafm.com/previews/01/dch/index.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010803030846/http://indiafm.com/previews/01/dch/index.shtml |archive-date=3 August 2001 |access-date=15 May 2021 |website=Bollywood Hungama}}</ref> The script, reflecting his own friendships and concerns, was initially penned in English and later translated into Hindi over two months.<ref name="Strike one" /> The project marked the cinematic debut of both Farhan Akhtar and producer [[Ritesh Sidhwani]] under their newly formed banner, [[Excel Entertainment]].<ref name="Cast&Crew">{{Cite web |title=Dil Chahta Hai Cast & Crew |url=http://www.indiafm.com/movies/cast/6738/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060717193139/http://www.indiafm.com/movies/cast/6738/index.html |archive-date=17 July 2006 |access-date=14 May 2021 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=April 2002 |title=Best Screenplay, Critics' Award&nbsp;– Best Film: Farhan Akhtar |url=http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/site/april2002/ivw7.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040828065240/http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/site/april2002/ivw7.html |archive-date=28 August 2004 |access-date=15 May 2021 |work=[[Filmfare]]}}</ref> Kassim Jagmagia, a friend of Akhtar's, contributed to the story and joined the team as a creative associate.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ramesh |first=Randeep |date=29 July 2006 |title=A matter of caste as Bollywood embraces the Bard |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/jul/29/books.filmnews |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130830074102/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/jul/29/books.filmnews |archive-date=30 August 2013 |access-date=5 April 2011 |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref>


=== Casting ===
=== Casting ===
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| footer     = Clockwise from upper left: [[Aamir Khan]], [[Saif Ali Khan]], [[Akshaye Khanna]], [[Dimple Kapadia]], [[Sonali Kulkarni]], and [[Preity Zinta]] were cast in the lead roles
| footer           = Clockwise from upper left: [[Aamir Khan]], [[Saif Ali Khan]], [[Akshaye Khanna]], [[Dimple Kapadia]], [[Sonali Kulkarni]], and [[Preity Zinta]] were cast in the lead roles
| image1     = Aamir Khan graces the first look launch of ‘Secret Superstar’.jpg
| image1           = Aamir Khan graces the first look launch of ‘Secret Superstar’.jpg
| alt1       = Aamir Khan in 2017.
| alt1             = Aamir Khan in 2017.
| image2     = Saif at Chef event.jpg
| image2           = Saif at Chef event.jpg
| alt2       = Saif Ali Khan in 2017.
| alt2             = Saif Ali Khan in 2017.
| image3     = Akshaye Khanna still2.jpg
| image3           = Akshaye Khanna still2.jpg
| alt3       = Akshaye Khanna in 2007.
| alt3             = Akshaye Khanna in 2007.
| image4     = DimpleKapadiaPichvai (cropped).png
| image4           = Preity Zinta by Ash Gupta.jpg
| alt4       = Dimple Kapadia in 2018.
| alt4             = Preity Zinta in 2018.
| image5     = Sonali Kulkarni on Day 2 of Lakme Fashion Week 2017.jpg
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Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Preity Zinta, Sonali Kulkarni, and Dimple Kapadia were chosen as the leads.<ref name="preview" /> Aamir Khan, playing Akash, described his character as a typical man of present-day India.<ref name="Screen, Aamir Khan">{{Cite news |last=Parag |date=10 August 2001 |title=Aamir Khan: "Actors can plan however much they want but eventually things happen the way they have to" |work=Screen |url=http://www.screenindia.com/20010810/fcover1.html |url-status=dead |access-date=15 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031030154108/http://www.screenindia.com/20010810/fcover1.html |archive-date=30 October 2003}}</ref> According to him, he accepted to star in the film after he read the film's screenplay, which he noted for its freshness.<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 August 2001 |title=Aamir Khan: Almost didn't do 'Dil Chahta Hai'! |work=Filmfare |url=http://filmfare.indiatimes.com/thebuzz/aug2001/08_11_2001a.html |url-status=dead |access-date=15 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011004192246/http://filmfare.indiatimes.com/thebuzz/aug2001/08_11_2001a.html |archive-date=4 October 2001}}</ref> He said, "He is to a great extent [[wikt:self-centered|self-centered]], doesn't believe in love and doesn't indulge in emotions. In that sense he is quite shallow but not really a bad guy at heart."<ref name="Screen, Aamir Khan" /> He was also offered to portray Sid, but he did not want to change his mind because he believed that he had play several roles of the same type. He admitted he really liked the Akash role, calling it was "something [he] never done before". In preparation, Aamir Khan, 34, changed his style to a 24-year-old man in a period of two months.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jha |first=Subhash K. |author-link=Subhash K. Jha |date=16 August 2001 |title=Aamir's secret formula! |url=https://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/aug/16aamir.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210323220521/https://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/aug/16aamir.htm |archive-date=23 March 2021 |access-date=15 May 2021 |website=Rediff.com}}</ref>
The casting process underwent several iterations.<ref name="preview" /> Farhan Akhtar initially approached [[Akshaye Khanna]] for the role of Akash Malhotra. However, upon [[Aamir Khan]]'s interest in portraying Akash instead of the more reserved Siddharth "Sid" Sinha, Khanna graciously agreed to switch roles, taking on the character of Sid.<ref name="Screen, Aamir Khan">{{Cite news |last=Parag |date=10 August 2001 |title=Aamir Khan: "Actors can plan however much they want but eventually things happen the way they have to" |url=http://www.screenindia.com/20010810/fcover1.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031030154108/http://www.screenindia.com/20010810/fcover1.html |archive-date=30 October 2003 |access-date=15 May 2021 |work=Screen}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=11 August 2001 |title=Aamir Khan: Almost didn't do 'Dil Chahta Hai'! |url=http://filmfare.indiatimes.com/thebuzz/aug2001/08_11_2001a.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011004192246/http://filmfare.indiatimes.com/thebuzz/aug2001/08_11_2001a.html |archive-date=4 October 2001 |access-date=15 May 2021 |work=Filmfare}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jha |first=Subhash K. |author-link=Subhash K. Jha |date=16 August 2001 |title=Aamir's secret formula! |url=https://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/aug/16aamir.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210323220521/https://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/aug/16aamir.htm |archive-date=23 March 2021 |access-date=15 May 2021 |website=Rediff.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Venugopal |first=Bijoy |date=15 June 2004 |title=Farhan Akhtar and the art of war |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/jun/15laks1.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516072217/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/jun/15laks1.htm |archive-date=16 May 2021 |access-date=16 May 2021 |website=Rediff.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Arora |first=Pratiksha |date=7 August 2001 |title='I didn't want Dil Chahta Hai to end!' |url=https://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/aug/07ak.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121190758/https://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/aug/07ak.htm |archive-date=21 January 2021 |access-date=15 May 2021 |website=Rediff.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Parag |date=10 August 2001 |title=Akshay Khanna: "Love is the purest form of emotion" |url=http://www.screenindia.com/20010810/fcover.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031029054928/http://www.screenindia.com/20010810/fcover.html |archive-date=29 October 2003 |access-date=15 May 2021 |work=Screen}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Jha |first=Subhash K. |date=2001 |title=Running Around Threes |url=http://movies.thenewspapertoday.com/dch/featurethree.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011006152856/http://movies.thenewspapertoday.com/dch/featurethree.shtml |archive-date=6 October 2001 |access-date=15 May 2021 |work=India Today}}</ref>


Saif Ali Khan was cast as Sameer, a part he found to be resemble his personality.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Parag |date=18 August 2001 |title=Saif Ali Khan: "Sameer is closest to the real Saif" |work=Screen |url=http://www.screenindia.com/20010810/fcover2.html |url-status=dead |access-date=15 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030828141428/http://www.screenindia.com/20010810/fcover2.html |archive-date=28 August 2003}}</ref> Particularly drawn to the qualities of his role, he described the film as a "learning experience".<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 August 2001 |title='Sameer closest to me' |url=https://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/aug/08dil.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515052948/https://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/aug/08dil.htm |archive-date=15 May 2021 |access-date=15 May 2021 |website=Rediff.com |publisher=India News Feature Service}}</ref> Initially, he did not want to star in the film but Kapadia and Javed Akhtar persuaded him to do so, and it meant that he replaced [[Abhishek Bachchan]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Qureshi |first=Nilufer |date=October 2001 |title=One up |work=Filmfare |url=http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/site/oct2001/ivw4.html |url-status=dead |access-date=15 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525234316/http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/site/oct2001/ivw4.html |archive-date=25 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=10 January 2019 |title=Swades and Dil Chahta Hai: Four roles Hrithik Roshan said no to |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/swades-and-dil-chahta-hai-four-roles-hrithik-roshan-said-no-to/story-3KQPGB0Ad01UOMczIajO3M.html |url-status=live |access-date=16 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514122059/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/swades-and-dil-chahta-hai-four-roles-hrithik-roshan-said-no-to/story-3KQPGB0Ad01UOMczIajO3M.html |archive-date=14 May 2021}}</ref> Farhan Akhtar wanted [[Hrithik Roshan]] to play the role of Sid, after he saw the actor in ''[[Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai]]'' (2000). When Roshan said that he had busy schedules at the time,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Venugopal |first=Bijoy |date=15 June 2004 |title=Farhan Akhtar and the art of war |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/jun/15laks1.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516072217/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/jun/15laks1.htm |archive-date=16 May 2021 |access-date=16 May 2021 |website=Rediff.com}}</ref> Khanna came to replace him. Having feature in a number of commercially failed film and take a hiatus of two years, the press labelled this project as Khanna's comeback film. Khanna mentioned ''Dil Chahta Hai'' has an unique concept and his interest to its script made him signed on the film. His role gave him "a very new sound, a new look and a very young feel" as well as image of himself.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Arora |first=Pratiksha |date=7 August 2001 |title='I didn't want Dil Chahta Hai to end!' |url=https://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/aug/07ak.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121190758/https://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/aug/07ak.htm |archive-date=21 January 2021 |access-date=15 May 2021 |website=Rediff.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Parag |date=10 August 2001 |title=Akshay Khanna: "Love is the purest form of emotion" |work=Screen |url=http://www.screenindia.com/20010810/fcover.html |url-status=dead |access-date=15 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031029054928/http://www.screenindia.com/20010810/fcover.html |archive-date=29 October 2003}}</ref> Aamir Khan spoke positively of his rapport with them, confessing that it was his dream to collaborate with the two.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jha |first=Subhash K. |date=2001 |title=Running Around Threes |work=India Today |url=http://movies.thenewspapertoday.com/dch/featurethree.shtml |url-status=dead |access-date=15 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011006152856/http://movies.thenewspapertoday.com/dch/featurethree.shtml |archive-date=6 October 2001}}</ref>
[[Saif Ali Khan]] was cast as Sameer Mulchandani, a role he found closely aligned with his own personality.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Parag |date=18 August 2001 |title=Saif Ali Khan: "Sameer is closest to the real Saif" |url=http://www.screenindia.com/20010810/fcover2.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030828141428/http://www.screenindia.com/20010810/fcover2.html |archive-date=28 August 2003 |access-date=15 May 2021 |work=Screen}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=8 August 2001 |title='Sameer closest to me' |url=https://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/aug/08dil.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515052948/https://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/aug/08dil.htm |archive-date=15 May 2021 |access-date=15 May 2021 |website=Rediff.com |publisher=India News Feature Service}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Qureshi |first=Nilufer |date=October 2001 |title=One up |url=http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/site/oct2001/ivw4.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525234316/http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/site/oct2001/ivw4.html |archive-date=25 May 2011 |access-date=15 May 2021 |work=Filmfare}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=10 January 2019 |title=Swades and Dil Chahta Hai: Four roles Hrithik Roshan said no to |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/swades-and-dil-chahta-hai-four-roles-hrithik-roshan-said-no-to/story-3KQPGB0Ad01UOMczIajO3M.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514122059/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/swades-and-dil-chahta-hai-four-roles-hrithik-roshan-said-no-to/story-3KQPGB0Ad01UOMczIajO3M.html |archive-date=14 May 2021 |access-date=16 May 2021 |work=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref> [[Preity Zinta]] joined the cast as Shalini, Akash's love interest, after a [[screen test]] and preparation period of three and a half months.<ref name="maddest">{{Cite web |last=Arora |first=Pratiksha |date=9 August 2001 |title='It's the maddest unit I've worked with' |url=https://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/aug/09pre.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515112704/https://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/aug/09pre.htm |archive-date=15 May 2021 |access-date=15 May 2021 |website=Rediff.com}}</ref><ref name="All eyez on me">{{Cite magazine |last=Pillai |first=Jitesh |author-link=Jitesh Pillai |date=October 2001 |title=All eyez on me |url=http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/site/oct2001/ivw1.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525234423/http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/site/oct2001/ivw1.html |archive-date=25 May 2011 |access-date=15 May 2021 |magazine=Filmfare}}</ref> [[Sonali Kulkarni]] was selected to play Pooja, Sameer's eventual fiancée. [[Dimple Kapadia]] was cast as Tara Jaiswal, a middle-aged, alcoholic interior designer and divorcée, marking her first on-screen pairing with a significantly younger actor.<ref name="Surprise!">{{Cite web |last=Khanna |first=Priyanka |date=6 August 2001 |title=Dimple: The Dil Chahta Hai Surprise! |url=https://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/aug/06dimple.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515052955/https://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/aug/06dimple.htm |archive-date=15 May 2021 |access-date=15 May 2021 |website=Rediff.com}}</ref> Kapadia reportedly insisted that Farhan Akhtar address her by name rather than as "aunty" during the shoot.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Jha |first=Subhash K. |date=October 2001 |title=Life is so unsure |url=http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/site/oct2001/ivw5.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525234252/http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/site/oct2001/ivw5.html |archive-date=25 May 2011 |access-date=15 May 2021 |magazine=Filmfare}}</ref><ref name="Surprise!" />


Zinta also decided to accept the offer for starring in the film after reading its screenplay, which she referred as "fabulous".<ref name="maddest">{{Cite web |last=Arora |first=Pratiksha |date=9 August 2001 |title='It's the maddest unit I've worked with' |url=https://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/aug/09pre.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515112704/https://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/aug/09pre.htm |archive-date=15 May 2021 |access-date=15 May 2021 |website=Rediff.com}}</ref> Prior to the film, she and Farhan Akhtar had been friends for a long time and promised to do a film together.<ref name="All eyez on me">{{Cite magazine |last=Pillai |first=Jitesh |author-link=Jitesh Pillai |date=October 2001 |title=All eyez on me |url=http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/site/oct2001/ivw1.html |url-status=live |magazine=Filmfare |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525234423/http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/site/oct2001/ivw1.html |archive-date=25 May 2011 |access-date=15 May 2021}}</ref> She performed a screen test at his house and was cast for the role of Shalini, Aamir Khan's love interest, spending three-and-a-half months in preparation.<ref name="maddest" /><ref name="All eyez on me" /> While Kulkarni got the part as Sameer's fiancée Pooja, Kapadia was chosen for the role of the middle-aged alcoholic interior designer and divorcée Tara and, according to [[Rediff.com]], it was the first time she played the love interest of a much younger man.<ref name="Surprise!">{{Cite web |last=Khanna |first=Priyanka |date=6 August 2001 |title=Dimple: The Dil Chahta Hai Surprise! |url=https://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/aug/06dimple.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515052955/https://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/aug/06dimple.htm |archive-date=15 May 2021 |access-date=15 May 2021 |website=Rediff.com}}</ref> Kapadia told ''[[Filmfare]]'' that making the film was an enriching experience, and called her part "a role to die for". In the interview, she said the role was "very dark" as the character dies at the end of the film, which she did not like, and she felt that it has no "sunshine except this little bond that she forms with" Khanna.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Jha |first=Subhash K. |date=October 2001 |title=Life is so unsure |url=http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/site/oct2001/ivw5.html |url-status=dead |magazine=Filmfare |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525234252/http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/site/oct2001/ivw5.html |archive-date=25 May 2011 |access-date=15 May 2021}}</ref> Considering her as the film's "surprise package", Farhan Akhtar did not want to feature her in any trailers and music videos of ''Dil Chahta Hai'' aired on televisions because he wanted to astonish the audience.<ref name="Surprise!" /> The casting was done by Zoya Akhtar.<ref>{{Cite AV media |title=Dil Chahta Hai |date=10 August 2001 |last=Akhtar |first=Farhan |type=Motion picture |language=hi |publisher=[[Excel Entertainment]] |trans-title=The Heart Desires |author-link=Farhan Akhtar |place=India |time=1:41}}</ref>
Zoya Akhtar oversaw the casting process, ensuring a cohesive [[Ensemble cast|ensemble]] that could authentically portray the film's themes of friendship and personal evolution.<ref>{{Cite AV media |title=Dil Chahta Hai |date=10 August 2001 |last=Akhtar |first=Farhan |author-link=Farhan Akhtar |type=Motion picture |language=hi |publisher=[[Excel Entertainment]] |trans-title=The Heart Desires |place=India |time=1:41}}</ref>


=== Filming ===
=== Filming ===
Made on a production cost of {{INRConvert|80|m|year=2001}}, the filming of ''Dil Chahta Hai'' was started around 2000 and was completed in 108 days by [[Ravi K. Chandran]], taking place in [[Mumbai]], [[Goa]], and [[Sydney]].<ref name="Surprise!" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Verma |first=Sukanya |author-link=Sukanya Verma |date=18 July 2001 |title=Dil Chahta Hai: Story in pictures |url=https://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/jul/18intro.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180728090544/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/jul/18intro.htm |archive-date=28 July 2018 |access-date=16 May 2021 |website=Rediff.com}}</ref> While [[Arjun Bhasin]] done the costume design, [[Farah Khan]] and Yunus Pathan were the choreographer and art director, respectively;<ref name="Cast&Crew" /> Suzanne Caplan Merwanji worked as the production designer.<ref name="Strike one" /> Finished by Nakul Kamte and [[H. Sridhar]],<ref name="Cast&Crew" /> the film was shot in [[sync sound]]—which means that the sound was recorded at the time of the shooting—making it one of the first Indian films to use the technique.<!-- <ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzUXDb1cfro |title=The Making of Dil Chahta Hai&nbsp;– Part 3 |date=29 July 2009 |publisher=Excel Entertainment |access-date=16 May 2021 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> --><ref>{{Cite news |last=Chumbhale |first=Ameya |date=14 January 2012 |title=What do sound designers do in the film industry? |work=[[The Economic Times (India)|The Economic Times]] |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/what-do-sound-designers-do-in-the-film-industry/articleshow/11482952.cms?from=mdr |url-status=live |access-date=16 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516125612/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/what-do-sound-designers-do-in-the-film-industry/articleshow/11482952.cms?from=mdr |archive-date=16 May 2021}}</ref> When the filming ended, [[A. Sreekar Prasad]] edited it; discussing about his involvement in the film with ''Filmfare'' magazine, he was initially skeptical with Farhan Akhtar, who was a newcomer director at the time, but later change his mind when Prasad found him to be more professional than other directors he worked with. He said that he felt excited editing the film, stating that it reminded him of his college days and calling ''Dil Chahta Hai'' a "revelation" for him.<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 2002 |title=Best Editing: A. Sreekar Prasad |work=Filmfare |url=http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/site/april2002/ivw29.html |url-status=dead |access-date=17 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040828073433/http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/site/april2002/ivw29.html |archive-date=28 August 2004}}</ref>
[[Principal photography]] for ''Dil Chahta Hai'' commenced in 2000 and spanned 108 days. The film was shot across various locations, including [[Mumbai]], [[Goa]], and [[Sydney]], [[Australia]].<ref name="Surprise!" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Verma |first=Sukanya |author-link=Sukanya Verma |date=18 July 2001 |title=Dil Chahta Hai: Story in pictures |url=https://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/jul/18intro.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180728090544/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/jul/18intro.htm |archive-date=28 July 2018 |access-date=16 May 2021 |website=Rediff.com}}</ref> Notably, the scene featuring the trio at [[Chapora Fort]] in Goa became iconic, contributing to the fort's popularity as a tourist destination.
 
The film was produced on a budget of ₹80 million (approximately US$950,000). [[Ravi K. Chandran]] handled [[cinematography]], capturing the film's contemporary aesthetic. The production utilized [[sync sound]] recording, a relatively novel technique in Indian cinema at the time, with Nakul Kamte and [[H. Sridhar]] overseeing the [[sound design]].<ref name="Cast&Crew" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Chumbhale |first=Ameya |date=14 January 2012 |title=What do sound designers do in the film industry? |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/what-do-sound-designers-do-in-the-film-industry/articleshow/11482952.cms?from=mdr |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516125612/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/what-do-sound-designers-do-in-the-film-industry/articleshow/11482952.cms?from=mdr |archive-date=16 May 2021 |access-date=16 May 2021 |work=[[The Economic Times]]}}</ref> [[A. Sreekar Prasad]] served as the [[Editing|editor]], and Suzanne Caplan Merwanji was the [[production designer]].<ref name="Cast&Crew" /><ref name="Strike one" /> [[Arjun Bhasin]] managed [[costume design]], while [[Farah Khan]] choreographed the film's musical sequences.<ref name="Cast&Crew" />
 
Hairstylist [[Adhuna Bhabani]] made her Bollywood debut with this film, introducing distinctive hairstyles for the lead characters that became trendsetting among the youth.<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 2002 |title=Best Editing: A. Sreekar Prasad |url=http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/site/april2002/ivw29.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040828073433/http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/site/april2002/ivw29.html |archive-date=28 August 2004 |access-date=17 May 2021 |work=Filmfare}}</ref>


== Music ==
== Soundtrack ==
{{Main|Dil Chahta Hai (soundtrack)}}
{{Main|Dil Chahta Hai (soundtrack)}}
The soundtrack and background score to ''Dil Chahta Hai'' were composed by [[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]] (a trio contains [[Shankar Mahadevan]], [[Ehsaan Noorani]] and [[Loy Mendonsa]]), replacing [[A. R. Rahman]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pais |first=Arthur J. |date=27 January 2009 |title='What is my share will always come to me' |url=http://specials.rediff.com/entertai/2009/jan/27slid3-a-r-rahman-reacts-to-oscar-noms-for-slumdog.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514122109/http://specials.rediff.com/entertai/2009/jan/27slid3-a-r-rahman-reacts-to-oscar-noms-for-slumdog.htm |archive-date=14 May 2021 |access-date=17 May 2021 |website=Rediff.com}}</ref><!-- <ref>{{Cite news |date=28 November 2001 |title=Screen Awards: And the nominees are... |work=Screen |url=http://www.screenindia.com/20011228/fnom2.html |url-status=dead |access-date=17 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030422000117/http://www.screenindia.com/20011228/fnom2.html |archive-date=22 April 2003}}</ref> --><ref>{{Cite news |date=4 January 2002 |title=Screen Awards: Nominations |work=Screen |url=http://www.screenindia.com/20020104/fnom6.html |url-status=dead |access-date=17 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040315003503/http://www.screenindia.com/20020104/fnom6.html |archive-date=15 March 2004}}</ref> The lyrics were written by Javed Akhtar, while the vocals were performed by [[Udit Narayan]], [[Alka Yagnik]], [[Caralisa Monteiro]], [[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]], [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]], [[Kavita Krishnamurthy]], Mahadevan, [[Clinton Cerejo]], [[KK (singer)|KK]], [[Harvey (MC)|Harvey]], and [[Sonu Nigam]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 June 2001 |title=Dil Chahta Hai (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/dil-chahta-hai-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1138970371 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518130051/https://music.apple.com/us/album/dil-chahta-hai-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1138970371 |archive-date=18 May 2021 |access-date=17 May 2021 |website=[[iTunes]]}}</ref> Noorani stated that the trio went to [[Khandala]] along with Farhan Akhtar, Javed Akhtar, and Sidhwani to compose six songs from a total of nine for the film in three-and-a-half days. Mendosa described this experience as 35 percent of work and 65 percent of fun, and added that they had "fantastic time". After staying in Khandala, Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy subsequently booked a studio to finish the recording in three weeks.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vijayakar |first=Rajiv |date=23 June 2001 |title='Dil Chahta Hai' was 35% work, 65% fun! |url=https://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/jun/23shan.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515185116/https://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/jun/23shan.htm |archive-date=15 May 2021 |access-date=17 May 2021 |website=Rediff.com}}</ref>
The soundtrack and background score of ''Dil Chahta Hai'' were composed by [[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]], after [[A. R. Rahman]] declined the offer due to date issues.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Pais |first=Arthur J. |date=27 January 2009 |title='What is my share will always come to me' |url=http://specials.rediff.com/entertai/2009/jan/27slid3-a-r-rahman-reacts-to-oscar-noms-for-slumdog.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514122109/http://specials.rediff.com/entertai/2009/jan/27slid3-a-r-rahman-reacts-to-oscar-noms-for-slumdog.htm |archive-date=14 May 2021 |access-date=17 May 2021 |website=Rediff.com}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=4 January 2002 |title=Screen Awards: Nominations |work=Screen |url=http://www.screenindia.com/20020104/fnom6.html |url-status=dead |access-date=17 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040315003503/http://www.screenindia.com/20020104/fnom6.html |archive-date=15 March 2004}}</ref> The lyrics were penned by Javed Akhtar. The vocals were performed by [[Udit Narayan]], [[Alka Yagnik]], [[Caralisa Monteiro]], [[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]], [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]], [[Kavita Krishnamurthy]], Mahadevan, [[Clinton Cerejo]], [[KK (singer)|KK]], [[Harvey (MC)|Harvey]], and [[Sonu Nigam]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=22 June 2001 |title=Dil Chahta Hai (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/dil-chahta-hai-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1138970371 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518130051/https://music.apple.com/us/album/dil-chahta-hai-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1138970371 |archive-date=18 May 2021 |access-date=17 May 2021 |website=[[iTunes]]}}</ref> Noorani stated that the trio went to [[Khandala]] along with Farhan Akhtar, Javed Akhtar, and Sidhwani to compose six songs from a total of nine for the film in three-and-a-half days. Mendonsa described the experience as 35% of work and 65% fun and added that they had a "fantastic time". After staying in Khandala, Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy subsequently booked a studio to finish the recording in three weeks.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Vijayakar |first=Rajiv |date=23 June 2001 |title='Dil Chahta Hai' was 35% work, 65% fun! |url=https://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/jun/23shan.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515185116/https://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/jun/23shan.htm |archive-date=15 May 2021 |access-date=17 May 2021 |website=Rediff.com}}</ref>
 
The soundtrack and background score for ''Dil Chahta Hai'' were composed by the musical trio [[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]], marking their first collaboration with [[Farhan Akhtar]]. [[A. R. Rahman]] was initially approached for the project but declined due to scheduling conflicts.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> The lyrics were written by [[Javed Akhtar]]. Vocal performances on the album feature [[Udit Narayan]], [[Alka Yagnik]], [[Caralisa Monteiro]], [[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]], [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]], [[Kavita Krishnamurthy]], [[Shankar Mahadevan]], [[Clinton Cerejo]], [[KK (singer)|KK]], [[Harvey (MC)|Harvey]], and [[Sonu Nigam]].<ref name=":2" />
 
In preparation for the album, the composers, along with Farhan Akhtar, Javed Akhtar, and producer [[Ritesh Sidhwani]], traveled to [[Lonavala]], where six of the nine songs were composed over three and a half days. [[Ehsaan Noorani]] described the retreat as a balance of "35% work and 65% fun", while [[Loy Mendonsa]] noted that they later booked a recording studio to complete the album within three weeks.<ref name=":3" />


== Release ==
== Release ==
''Dil Chahta Hai'' was one of the most anticipated Indian films of the year, owing to its plot of youth which was rarely touched in Indian cinema.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Salam |first=Ziya Us |author-link=Ziya Us Salam |last2=Balakrishnan |first2=Lakshmi |last3=Kannan |first3=K. |date=8 August 2001 |title=Talk of the town |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/talk-of-the-town/article27970979.ece |url-status=live |access-date=17 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516113754/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/talk-of-the-town/article27970979.ece |archive-date=16 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ritu |date=2001 |title="...Kyonki Dil Chahta Hai!" |work=[[Chitralekha (weekly)|Chitralekha]] |url=http://www.gmagazine.com/Feature01.asp |url-status=dead |access-date=17 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010821004905/http://www.gmagazine.com/Feature01.asp |archive-date=21 August 2001}}</ref> The one-minute long trailer was released on television and film theatres across India to, as told by Sidhwani, increase the audience's enthusiasm and publicity from the media.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2001 |title=Farhan Akhtar turns director with Dil Chahta Hai |url=http://www.ndtv.com:80/ent/story.asp?slug=%3cI%3eTum+Bin%3c/story.asp?slug=Farhan+turns+director+with+dil+chahta+hai&id=447&section=Movies |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010625040616/http://www.ndtv.com/ent/story.asp?slug=%3CI%3ETum+Bin%3C%2Fstory.asp%3Fslug%3DFarhan+turns+director+with+dil+chahta+hai&id=447&section=Movies |archive-date=25 June 2001 |access-date=17 May 2021 |website=[[NDTV]]}}</ref> Prior to its theatical release, a special screening for the then-[[Prime Minister of India]] [[L. K. Advani]] was hold at his house in [[Delhi]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fernandes |first=Vivek |date=4 August 2001 |title=Home minister L K Advani watches Dil Chahta Hai |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2001/aug/04news.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518130038/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2001/aug/04news.htm |archive-date=18 May 2021 |access-date=17 May 2021 |website=Rediff.com}}</ref> The film premiered at theatres on 10 August 2001 and clashed with [[Deepak Shivdasani]]'s romantic drama ''[[Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adarsh |first=Taran |date=10 July 2000 |title=Aamir-Sunny clash confirmed |url=http://indiafm.com/scoop/00/jul/1007aamir/index.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010712051443/http://indiafm.com/scoop/00/jul/1007aamir/index.shtml |archive-date=12 July 2001 |access-date=17 May 2021 |website=Bollywood Hungama}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=29 June 2001 |title=The Aamir Khan-Sunny Deol War&nbsp;– Part II?! |work=Filmfare |url=http://filmfare.indiatimes.com/cyberscoop/june2001/06_29_2001b.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=17 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020616150913/http://filmfare.indiatimes.com/cyberscoop/june2001/06_29_2001b.html |archive-date=16 June 2002}}</ref> ''Dil Chahta Hai'' was later screened in several film festivals: [[33rd International Film Festival of India]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 July 2002 |title=Dil Chahta Hai to be screened at IFFI |work=[[The Times of India]] |agency=[[Press Trust of India]] |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/17589284.cms |url-status=live |access-date=2008-08-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211210148/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/17589284.cms |archive-date=11 December 2008}}</ref> the 14th [[Palm Springs International Film Festival]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 February 2003 |title=Palm Springs finds Bose just fine |work=[[The Indian Express]] |agency=[[United News of India]] |location=New Delhi, India |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/palm-springs-finds-bose-just-fine/ |url-status=live |access-date=19 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517090423/https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/palm-springs-finds-bose-just-fine/ |archive-date=17 May 2021}}</ref> and the 11th [[Austin Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 October 2004 |title=Cinematic Convergence |work=[[The Austin Chronicle]] |url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid:233369 |url-status=live |access-date=2008-08-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225022043/http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid:233369 |archive-date=25 February 2014}}</ref>
''Dil Chahta Hai'' was one of the most anticipated Hindi films of 2001, owing to its contemporary narrative centered on urban youth—an area seldom explored in Indian cinema.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Salam |first1=Ziya Us |author-link=Ziya Us Salam |last2=Balakrishnan |first2=Lakshmi |last3=Kannan |first3=K. |date=8 August 2001 |title=Talk of the town |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/talk-of-the-town/article27970979.ece |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516113754/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/talk-of-the-town/article27970979.ece |archive-date=16 May 2021 |access-date=17 May 2021 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ritu |date=2001 |title="...Kyonki Dil Chahta Hai!" |url=http://www.gmagazine.com/Feature01.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010821004905/http://www.gmagazine.com/Feature01.asp |archive-date=21 August 2001 |access-date=17 May 2021 |work=[[Chitralekha (weekly)|Chitralekha]]}}</ref> A one-minute theatrical trailer was launched alongside [[Aamir Khan]]’s ''[[Lagaan]]'' in cinemas and on television across India to generate early publicity and media interest.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2001 |title=Farhan Akhtar turns director with Dil Chahta Hai |url=http://www.ndtv.com:80/ent/story.asp?slug=%3cI%3eTum+Bin%3c/story.asp?slug=Farhan+turns+director+with+dil+chahta+hai&id=447&section=Movies |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010625040616/http://www.ndtv.com/ent/story.asp?slug=%3CI%3ETum+Bin%3C%2Fstory.asp%3Fslug%3DFarhan+turns+director+with+dil+chahta+hai&id=447&section=Movies |archive-date=25 June 2001 |access-date=17 May 2021 |website=[[NDTV]]}}</ref> Ahead of its theatrical debut, a special screening was held for then-[[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Indian Home Minister]] [[L. K. Advani]] at his residence in [[New Delhi]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fernandes |first=Vivek |date=4 August 2001 |title=Home minister L K Advani watches Dil Chahta Hai |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2001/aug/04news.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518130038/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2001/aug/04news.htm |archive-date=18 May 2021 |access-date=17 May 2021 |website=Rediff.com}}</ref>
 
The film was released theatrically on 10 August 2001, clashing with ''[[Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke]]'', a [[Romance film#Romantic drama|romantic drama]], which also starred [[Preity Zinta]], alongside [[Ajay Devgn]] and [[Madhuri Dixit]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adarsh |first=Taran |date=10 July 2000 |title=Aamir-Sunny clash confirmed |url=http://indiafm.com/scoop/00/jul/1007aamir/index.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010712051443/http://indiafm.com/scoop/00/jul/1007aamir/index.shtml |archive-date=12 July 2001 |access-date=17 May 2021 |website=Bollywood Hungama}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=29 June 2001 |title=The Aamir Khan-Sunny Deol War&nbsp;– Part II?! |url=http://filmfare.indiatimes.com/cyberscoop/june2001/06_29_2001b.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020616150913/http://filmfare.indiatimes.com/cyberscoop/june2001/06_29_2001b.html |archive-date=16 June 2002 |access-date=17 May 2021 |work=Filmfare}}</ref> Following its domestic release, ''Dil Chahta Hai'' was screened at multiple international film festivals, including the [[33rd International Film Festival of India]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 July 2002 |title=Dil Chahta Hai to be screened at IFFI |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/17589284.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211210148/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/17589284.cms |archive-date=11 December 2008 |access-date=14 August 2008 |work=[[The Times of India]] |agency=[[Press Trust of India]]}}</ref> the 14th [[Palm Springs International Film Festival]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 February 2003 |title=Palm Springs finds Bose just fine |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/palm-springs-finds-bose-just-fine/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517090423/https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/palm-springs-finds-bose-just-fine/ |archive-date=17 May 2021 |access-date=19 March 2012 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |location=New Delhi, India |agency=[[United News of India]]}}</ref> and the 11th [[Austin Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 October 2004 |title=Cinematic Convergence |url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid:233369 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225022043/http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid:233369 |archive-date=25 February 2014 |access-date=14 August 2008 |work=[[The Austin Chronicle]]}}</ref>
 
The film premiered on Indian television via [[StarPlus]] on 17 August 2002.<ref>{{Cite news |last=C. |first=Maya |date=7 August 2002 |title=Dil chahta hai Goa? |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-life/dil-chahta-hai-goa/article28605152.ece |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517112404/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-life/dil-chahta-hai-goa/article28605152.ece |archive-date=17 May 2021 |access-date=17 May 2021 |work=The Hindu}}</ref> It was released on home media as a single-disc [[NTSC]] widescreen [[DVD]] on 14 December 2007, alongside a two-disc version distributed by Spark Entertainment.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 December 2007 |title=Dil Chahta Hai |url=https://www.amazon.com/Dil-chahta-hai-Amir-Khan/dp/B0016GOM0Q |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151224222953/http://www.amazon.com/Dil-chahta-hai-Amir-Khan/dp/B0016GOM0Q |archive-date=24 December 2015 |access-date=17 May 2021 |website=[[Amazon (company)|Amazon]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dil Chahta Hai -2 DVD set |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dil-Chahta-Hai-DVD-set/dp/B001ARJWBA |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518130020/https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dil-Chahta-Hai-DVD-set/dp/B001ARJWBA |archive-date=18 May 2021 |access-date=17 May 2021 |website=Amazon}}</ref> Since 18 November 2016, ''Dil Chahta Hai'' has been available for streaming on platforms including [[Amazon Prime Video]] and [[Netflix]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dil Chahta Hain (2001) |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dil_chahta_hai |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104234041/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dil_chahta_hai |archive-date=4 November 2020 |access-date=17 May 2021 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dil Chahta Hai |url=https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Dil-Chahta-Hai/0GUPSYRY1MTBUBAJMLTKNYIC7E |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517112844/https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Dil-Chahta-Hai/0GUPSYRY1MTBUBAJMLTKNYIC7E |archive-date=17 May 2021 |access-date=17 May 2021 |website=[[Amazon Prime Video]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dil Chahta Hai |url=https://www.netflix.com/title/60021525 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118184543/https://www.netflix.com/title/60021525 |archive-date=18 January 2021 |access-date=17 May 2021 |website=[[Netflix]]}}</ref>
 
== Reception ==
 
=== Box office ===
''Dil Chahta Hai'' had a moderate commercial performance upon release. While it performed well in metropolitan areas, it underperformed in rural regions—a shortfall attributed by trade analysts to its urban-centric storyline and characters.<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 January 2002 |title=Commoner calls the shots |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/commoner-calls-the-shots/article28570172.ece |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517091808/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/commoner-calls-the-shots/article28570172.ece |archive-date=17 May 2021 |access-date=17 May 2021 |work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last1=Gulzar |author-link=Gulzar |title=[[Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema]] |last2=Nihalani |first2=Govind |author-link2=Govind Nihalani |last3=Chatterjee |first3=Saibal |author-link3=Saibal Chatterjee |date=26 February 2003 |publisher=[[Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.]] |isbn=978-81-7991-066-5 |page=128}}</ref> Nevertheless, the film enjoyed sustained success in urban centers, completing a [[golden jubilee]] run of over 50 weeks in some theatres.<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 August 2002 |title=Double victory for DCH |url=http://www.screenindia.com/20020809/fhap2.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030908184515/http://www.screenindia.com/20020809/fhap2.html |archive-date=8 September 2003 |access-date=15 October 2021 |work=Screen}}</ref>{{efn|A golden jubilee film is one that completes a theatrical run of 50 weeks or 300 days.<ref>{{cite book |last=Bose |first=Derek |author-link=Derek Bose |title=Brand Bollywood: A New Global Entertainment Order |date=14 November 2006 |publisher=[[SAGE Publishing]] |page=40 |isbn=978-81-32102-78-6 }}</ref>}}
 
Released on approximately 210 screens across India, the film earned ₹9 million (US$110,000) on its opening day.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top India First Day (2001) |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/india-first-day.php?year=2001 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517092632/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/india-first-day.php?year=2001 |archive-date=17 May 2021 |access-date=17 May 2021 |website=Box Office India}}</ref> It collected ₹27.7 million (US$330,000) over its opening weekend,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top India First Weekend (2001) |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/india-first-weekend.php?year=2001 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517092645/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/india-first-weekend.php?year=2001 |archive-date=17 May 2021 |access-date=17 May 2021 |website=Box Office India}}</ref> and ₹57.3 million (US$680,000) by the end of its first week.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top India First Week (2001) |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/india-first-week.php?year=2001 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510183623/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/india-first-week.php?year=2001 |archive-date=10 May 2021 |access-date=17 May 2021 |website=Box Office India}}</ref> The film ultimately grossed ₹332.8 million (US$3.9 million) domestically, ranking as the [[List of Hindi films of 2001#Highest-grossing films|fifth highest-grossing Hindi film of the year]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top India Grossers (2001) |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/india-total-gross.php?year=2001 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018211425/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/india-total-gross.php?year=2001 |archive-date=18 October 2020 |access-date=17 May 2021 |website=Box Office India}}</ref>
 
Overseas, the film opened to strong box office numbers, collecting US$210,000 in North America and US$100,000 from Atlantic countries during its opening weekend.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 August 2007 |title=Bollywood goes down under |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/aug/06slid2.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518130021/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/aug/06slid2.htm |archive-date=18 May 2021 |access-date=17 May 2021 |website=Rediff.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Pais |first1=Arthur J. |last2=Chhabra |first2=Aseem |date=17 August 2001 |title=Dil Chahta Hai or Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke? |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2001/aug/17us.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514093409/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2001/aug/17us.htm |archive-date=14 May 2021 |access-date=17 May 2021 |website=Rediff.com}}</ref> It went on to earn ₹16.5 million (US$200,000) in its initial overseas run,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top Overseas Weekend (2001) |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/overseas-first-weekend.php?year=2001 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018052215/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/overseas-first-weekend.php?year=2001 |archive-date=18 October 2020 |access-date=17 May 2021 |website=Box Office India}}</ref> and grossed ₹64.4 million (US$760,000) by the end of its international theatrical engagement—making it the seventh-highest-grossing Hindi film overseas that year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top Overseas Gross (2001) |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/overseas-total-gross.php?year=2001 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423214708/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/overseas-total-gross.php?year=2001 |archive-date=23 April 2021 |access-date=17 May 2021 |website=Box Office India}}</ref> According to ''[[Box Office India]]'', the film earned an estimated ₹397.2 million (US$4.7 million) worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top Worldwide Grossers (2001) |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/worldwide-total-gross.php?year=2001 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225151822/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/worldwide-total-gross.php?year=2001 |archive-date=25 December 2018 |access-date=17 May 2021 |website=Box Office India}}</ref>


The film was moderately successful; it performed well in metropolitan areas and large cities, but failed in the rural areas (including [[Moradabad]], [[Bijapur]], [[Jalgaon]], [[Puri]], and [[Guntur]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 January 2002 |title=Commoner calls the shots |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/commoner-calls-the-shots/article28570172.ece |url-status=live |access-date=17 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517091808/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/commoner-calls-the-shots/article28570172.ece |archive-date=17 May 2021}}</ref> which trade analysts attributed to the city-oriented lifestyle depicted in it.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gulzar |title=[[Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema]] |last2=Nihalani |first2=Govind |last3=Chatterjee |first3=Saibal |publisher=[[Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.]] |year=26 February 2003 |isbn=978-81-7991-066-5 |page=128 |author-link=Gulzar |author-link2=Govind Nihalani |author-link3=Saibal Chatterjee}}</ref> It was released on 210 screens in India and grossed {{INRConvert|9|m}} on its opening day.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top India First Day (2001) |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/india-first-day.php?year=2001 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517092632/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/india-first-day.php?year=2001 |archive-date=17 May 2021 |access-date=17 May 2021 |website=Box Office India}}</ref> It collected {{INRConvert|27.7|m}} by the end of its first weekend,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top India First Weekend (2001) |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/india-first-weekend.php?year=2001 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517092645/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/india-first-weekend.php?year=2001 |archive-date=17 May 2021 |access-date=17 May 2021 |website=Box Office India}}</ref> and {{INRConvert|57.3|m}} after its first week.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top India First Week (2001) |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/india-first-week.php?year=2001 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510183623/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/india-first-week.php?year=2001 |archive-date=10 May 2021 |access-date=17 May 2021 |website=Box Office India}}</ref> The film earned {{INRConvert|332.8|m}} from the country, becoming the fifth-highest-grossing Indian film that year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top India Grossers (2001) |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/india-total-gross.php?year=2001 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018211425/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/india-total-gross.php?year=2001 |archive-date=18 October 2020 |access-date=17 May 2021 |website=Box Office India}}</ref> Abroad, ''Dil Chahta Hai'' was a success with collecting $210,000 in North America and $100,000 in countries around the [[Atlantic Ocean]] in the first weekend.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 August 2007 |title=Bollywood goes down under |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/aug/06slid2.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518130021/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/aug/06slid2.htm |archive-date=18 May 2021 |access-date=17 May 2021 |website=Rediff.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pais |first=Arthur J. |last2=Chhabra |first2=Aseem |date=17 August 2001 |title=Dil Chahta Hai or Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke? |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2001/aug/17us.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514093409/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2001/aug/17us.htm |archive-date=14 May 2021 |access-date=17 May 2021 |website=Rediff.com}}</ref> Following its first weekend, the film had collected {{INRConvert|16.5|m}},<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top Overseas Weekend (2001) |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/overseas-first-weekend.php?year=2001 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018052215/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/overseas-first-weekend.php?year=2001 |archive-date=18 October 2020 |access-date=17 May 2021 |website=Box Office India}}</ref> and grossed {{INRConvert|64.4|m}} after finishing its overseas theatrical run, making itself the seventh-highest-grossing Indian film of the year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top Overseas Gross (2001) |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/overseas-total-gross.php?year=2001 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423214708/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/overseas-total-gross.php?year=2001 |archive-date=23 April 2021 |access-date=17 May 2021 |website=Box Office India}}</ref> Summing the film's total revenues in India and overseas, [[Box Office India]] estimated it grossed {{INRConvert|397.2|m}} which was the fifth-highest for an Indian film at the time.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top Worldwide Grossers (2001) |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/worldwide-total-gross.php?year=2001 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225151822/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/worldwide-total-gross.php?year=2001%20 |archive-date=25 December 2018 |access-date=17 May 2021 |website=Box Office India}}</ref>
=== Critical reception ===
''Dil Chahta Hai'' received widespread critical acclaim upon its release, with particular praise for its fresh narrative, direction, performances, and realistic portrayal of contemporary Indian youth.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Dasgupta |first1=Rohit K. |author-link=Rohit K. Dasgupta |title=100 Essential Indian Films |last2=Datta |first2=Sangeeta |date=15 December 2018 |publisher=[[Rowman & Littlefield]] |isbn=978-1-4422-7799-1 |pages=72–74}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=28 July 2002 |title=Upsetting the Balance |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/upsetting-the-balance/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514112746/https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/upsetting-the-balance/ |archive-date=14 May 2021 |access-date=14 May 2021 |work=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Mazumdar |first=Ranjani |title=Bombay Cinema: An Archive of the City |date=14 May 2007 |publisher=[[University of Minnesota Press]] |isbn=978-1-4529-1302-5 |pages=143–144}}</ref><ref name="Another Feather">{{Cite news |date=14 August 2001 |title=Dil Chahta Hai: Another Feather in Aamir's Cap! |url=http://filmfare.indiatimes.com/thebuzz/aug2001/08_14_2001b.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011030192416/http://filmfare.indiatimes.com/thebuzz/aug2001/08_14_2001b.html |archive-date=30 October 2001 |access-date=17 May 2021 |work=Filmfare}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=9 August 2001 |title=Hrithik Roshan–Farhan Akhtar: Something Cooking! |url=http://filmfare.indiatimes.com/thebuzz/aug2001/08_9_2001a.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020617080751/http://filmfare.indiatimes.com/thebuzz/aug2001/08_9_2001a.html |archive-date=17 June 2002 |access-date=15 May 2021 |work=Filmfare}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=12 August 2001 |title=Saif Ali Khan: Surprise Packet! |url=http://filmfare.indiatimes.com/thebuzz/aug2001/08_12_2001a.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020613111814/http://filmfare.indiatimes.com/thebuzz/aug2001/08_12_2001a.html |archive-date=13 June 2002 |access-date=15 May 2021 |work=Filmfare}}</ref> The film holds a 100% approval rating on [[Rotten Tomatoes]], based on five reviews, with an average rating of 7.3/10.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dil Chahtha Hain {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dil-chahta-hai |access-date=2025-06-03 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref>


The television premiere of ''Dil Chahta Hai'' occurred on 17 August 2002 on [[StarPlus]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=C. |first=Maya |date=7 August 2002 |title=Dil chahta hai Goa? |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-life/dil-chahta-hai-goa/article28605152.ece |url-status=live |access-date=17 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517112404/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-life/dil-chahta-hai-goa/article28605152.ece |archive-date=17 May 2021}}</ref> The film was released on [[DVD]] as a single-disc pack in the [[NTSC]] widescreen format on 14 December 2007,<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 December 2007 |title=Dil Chahta Hai |url=https://www.amazon.com/Dil-chahta-hai-Amir-Khan/dp/B0016GOM0Q |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151224222953/http://www.amazon.com/Dil-chahta-hai-Amir-Khan/dp/B0016GOM0Q |archive-date=24 December 2015 |access-date=17 May 2021 |website=[[Amazon (company)|Amazon]]}}</ref> and the double-disc version was released at the same time; the latter was distributed by Spark Entertainment.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dil Chahta Hai -2 DVD set |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dil-Chahta-Hai-DVD-set/dp/B001ARJWBA |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518130020/https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dil-Chahta-Hai-DVD-set/dp/B001ARJWBA |archive-date=18 May 2021 |access-date=17 May 2021 |website=Amazon}}</ref> The film has been accessible for streaming on [[Amazon Prime Video]] and [[Netflix]] since 18 November 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dil Chahta Hain (2001) |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dil_chahta_hai |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104234041/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dil_chahta_hai |archive-date=4 November 2020 |access-date=17 May 2021 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dil Chahta Hai |url=https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Dil-Chahta-Hai/0GUPSYRY1MTBUBAJMLTKNYIC7E |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517112844/https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Dil-Chahta-Hai/0GUPSYRY1MTBUBAJMLTKNYIC7E |archive-date=17 May 2021 |access-date=17 May 2021 |website=[[Amazon Prime Video]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dil Chahta Hai |url=https://www.netflix.com/title/60021525 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118184543/https://www.netflix.com/title/60021525 |archive-date=18 January 2021 |access-date=17 May 2021 |website=[[Netflix]]}}</ref>
[[Taran Adarsh]] of ''[[Bollywood Hungama]]'' described the film as a landmark in [[Aamir Khan]]'s career and highlighted the performances of [[Saif Ali Khan]] and [[Akshaye Khanna]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adarsh |first=Taran |date=6 August 2001 |title=Movie Review: Dil Chahta Hai |url=http://www.indiafm.com/movies/review/6738/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060716001353/http://www.indiafm.com/movies/review/6738/index.html |archive-date=16 July 2006 |access-date=17 May 2021 |website=Bollywood Hungama}}</ref> Sita Menon, writing for ''[[Rediff.com]]'', commended [[Farhan Akhtar]]'s directorial debut, noting his effective character development and Khanna's nuanced performance.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Menon, Sita |author-link=Sita Menon |date=10 August 2001 |title=Trip on Dil Chahta Hai |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2001/aug/10dil.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151026005746/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2001/aug/10dil.htm |archive-date=26 October 2015 |access-date=22 September 2015 |website=Rediff.com}}</ref>


== Critical reception ==
In [[Screen (magazine)|''Screen'' magazine]], Piroj Wadia lauded Akhtar's script and direction, as well as [[Ravi K. Chandran]]'s cinematography. Dinesh Raheja, also from ''Screen'', appreciated the film's humor and Saif Ali Khan's comedic timing.<ref name="Raheja, Dinesh">{{Cite news |last=Raheja |first=Dinesh |author-link=Dinesh Raheja |date=2001 |title=Dil Chahta Hai&nbsp;– Dude Awakening |url=http://movies.thenewspapertoday.com/dch/review.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011003194101/http://movies.thenewspapertoday.com/dch/review.shtml |archive-date=3 October 2001 |access-date=10 May 2020 |work=India Today}}</ref><ref name="Wadia, Piroj">{{Cite news |last=Wadia |first=Piroj |date=17 August 2001 |title=What an amazing debut |url=http://www.screenindia.com/20010817/frev.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011006184747/http://www.screenindia.com/20010817/frev.html |archive-date=6 October 2001 |access-date=19 April 2020 |work=Screen}}</ref> [[Ziya Us Salam]] of ''[[The Hindu]]'' described the film as a rare depiction of male camaraderie and bachelor bonding, praising its situational comedy and natural character reactions.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Salam |first=Ziya Us |date=17 August 2001 |title=Film Review: Dil Chahta Hai |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/film-review-dil-chahta-hai/article27972488.ece |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515110230/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/film-review-dil-chahta-hai/article27972488.ece |archive-date=15 May 2021 |access-date=17 May 2021 |work=The Hindu}}</ref>
The film was well received by critics,<ref>{{Cite news |date=28 July 2002 |title=Upsetting the Balance |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/upsetting-the-balance/ |url-status=live |access-date=14 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514112746/https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/upsetting-the-balance/ |archive-date=14 May 2021}}</ref> with the film's "fresh" storyline,<ref name="Another Feather">{{Cite news |date=14 August 2001 |title=Dil Chahta Hai: Another Feather in Aamir's Cap! |work=Filmfare |url=http://filmfare.indiatimes.com/thebuzz/aug2001/08_14_2001b.html |url-status=dead |access-date=17 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011030192416/http://filmfare.indiatimes.com/thebuzz/aug2001/08_14_2001b.html |archive-date=30 October 2001}}</ref> Farhan Akhtar's direction,<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 August 2001 |title=Hrithik Roshan–Farhan Akhtar: Something Cooking! |work=Filmfare |url=http://filmfare.indiatimes.com/thebuzz/aug2001/08_9_2001a.html |url-status=dead |access-date=15 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020617080751/http://filmfare.indiatimes.com/thebuzz/aug2001/08_9_2001a.html |archive-date=17 June 2002}}</ref> and the performances of the cast (mostly that of the male leads) gaining the most appreciation;<ref name="Another Feather" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=12 August 2001 |title=Saif Ali Khan: Surprise Packet! |work=Filmfare |url=http://filmfare.indiatimes.com/thebuzz/aug2001/08_12_2001a.html |url-status=dead |access-date=15 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020613111814/http://filmfare.indiatimes.com/thebuzz/aug2001/08_12_2001a.html |archive-date=13 June 2002}}</ref> some of them also noted that it broke new ground by introducing a realistic portrayal of Indian youth.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Dasgupta |first=Rohit K. |title=100 Essential Indian Films |last2=Datta |first2=Sangeeta |date=15 December 2018 |publisher=[[Rowman & Littlefield]] |isbn=978-1-4422-7799-1 |page=72–74 |author-link=Rohit K. Dasgupta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Mazumdar |first=Ranjani |title=Bombay Cinema: An Archive of the City |date=14 May 2007 |publisher=[[University of Minnesota Press]] |isbn=978-1-4529-1302-5 |page=143–144}}</ref> In a four-star review published by the entertainment portal [[Bollywood Hungama]], the critic and trade analyst [[Taran Adarsh]] declared the film as a landmark for Aamir Khan's career and took note of Saif Ali Khan, who Adarsh thought had delivered "his career['s] best performance", as well as Khanna: "[He] conveys a lot through his expressions and that's where he triumphs. An actor par excellence, Akshaye essays this complex character with flourish."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adarsh |first=Taran |date=6 August 2001 |title=Movie Review: Dil Chahta Hai |url=http://www.indiafm.com/movies/review/6738/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060716001353/http://www.indiafm.com/movies/review/6738/index.html |archive-date=16 July 2006 |access-date=17 May 2021 |website=Bollywood Hungama}}</ref> [[Sita Menon]] felt Farhan Akhtar had made "an impressive debut" with the film, praising him for developing the characters "very well". Describing his character as the "most interesting" one of ''Dil Chahta Hai'', she observed of Khanna's performance, "With a character rich in shades and depths, Akshaye uses his voice and expression to optimum effect. He's a surprise. A pleasant one. His [[Sanjeev Kumar]]-like moving of the jaw to emote to best effect notwithstanding."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Menon, Sita |author-link=Sita Menon |date=10 August 2001 |title=Trip on Dil Chahta Hai |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2001/aug/10dil.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151026005746/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2001/aug/10dil.htm |archive-date=26 October 2015 |access-date=22 September 2015 |website=Rediff.com}}</ref>


Writing for ''[[Screen (magazine)|Screen]]'', Piroj Wadia called the film "an amazing debut" for Farhan Akhtar, further commending his "good" script and "fine" direction along with "excellent" cinematography from Chandran.<ref name="Wadia, Piroj">{{Cite news |last=Wadia |first=Piroj |date=17 August 2001 |title=What an amazing debut |work=Screen |url=http://www.screenindia.com/20010817/frev.html |access-date=19 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011006184747/http://www.screenindia.com/20010817/frev.html |archive-date=6 October 2001}}</ref> [[Dinesh Raheja]] wrote: "[''Dil Chahta Hai''] has a refreshingly wicked sense of humour, and is a comparatively-rare ''[[Generation X (film)|Generation X]]'' [(1996)] movie. Hold on—young love in Hindi cinema seems to have finally come of age—or at least is on the way." He agreed with Adarsh's opinion about Saif Ali Khan's performance and said that he "brings the house down with his funny one-liners and seems to be having a whale of a time";<ref name="Raheja, Dinesh">{{Cite news |last=Raheja |first=Dinesh |author-link=Dinesh Raheja |date=2001 |title=Dil Chahta Hai&nbsp;– Dude Awakening |work=India Today |url=http://movies.thenewspapertoday.com/dch/review.shtml |access-date=10 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011003194101/http://movies.thenewspapertoday.com/dch/review.shtml |archive-date=3 October 2001}}</ref> both Wadia and Raheja also complimented Kapadia in her brief role, and stated that she had shown her versatility as an actress.<ref name="Raheja, Dinesh" /><ref name="Wadia, Piroj" /> [[Ziya Us Salam]] called it "a rare film on male camaraderie, on bachelor bonding", and applauded its depiction of urban youth's lifestyle from middle and upper-middle class family, adding, "[The film] is a rare situational comedy which does not have to rely on facial contortions and banana peels to raise peals of laughter. Here the situations are almost normal with reactions of the three leading characters almost as natural."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Salam |first=Ziya Us |date=17 August 2001 |title=Film Review: Dil Chahta Hai |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/film-review-dil-chahta-hai/article27972488.ece |url-status=live |access-date=17 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515110230/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/film-review-dil-chahta-hai/article27972488.ece |archive-date=15 May 2021}}</ref>
Arati Koppar of ''[[Filmfare]]'' hailed the film as a "fabulous attempt" for a directorial debut, highlighting Aamir Khan's performance.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Koppar |first=Arati |date=2001 |title=Dil Chahta Hai |url=http://filmfare.indiatimes.com/reviews/index3.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010917040626/http://filmfare.indiatimes.com/reviews/index3.htm |archive-date=17 September 2001 |access-date=17 May 2021 |work=Filmfare}}</ref> [[Komal Nahta]] praised [[Preity Zinta]]'s portrayal and noted [[Dimple Kapadia]]'s suitability for her role, while critiquing [[Sonali Kulkarni]]'s limited screen time.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |last=Vijiyan |first=K. N. |date=24 August 2001 |title=Matters of the heart |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kCwhAAAAIBAJ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518130015/https://books.google.co.id/books?id=kCwhAAAAIBAJ |archive-date=18 May 2021 |access-date=18 May 2021 |work=[[New Straits Times]] |page=88}}</ref>


In a review carried by ''Filmfare'', Arati Koppar hailed ''Dil Chahta Hai'' as a "fabulous ... attempt" for a directorial debut, with claiming that Aamir Khan was the best among the other lead actors.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Koppar |first=Arati |date=2001 |title=Dil Chahta Hai |work=Filmfare |url=http://filmfare.indiatimes.com/reviews/index3.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=17 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010917040626/http://filmfare.indiatimes.com/reviews/index3.htm |archive-date=17 September 2001}}</ref> [[Komal Nahta]] praised Zinta for "[looking] glamorous and sexy and acts beautifully. The new look of all the four aforementioned actors only adds to the freshness." He also saw Kapadia suited her role despite her old look, but panned Kulkarni's "wasted" role. Apart from reviewing the performances, Nahta also expressed admiration for the direction from Farhan Akhtar and took note of his ability to handled the narration "with aplomb and belies the fact that this is his maiden attempt".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nahta |first=Komal |author-link=Komal Nahta |date=2001 |title=Dil Chahta Hai |url=http://www.radiosargam.com/movies/moviereviews/d/dch.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011006143217/http://www.radiosargam.com/movies/moviereviews/d/dch.htm |archive-date=6 October 2001 |access-date=17 May 2021 |website=[[Radio Sargam]]}}</ref> Jasdeep Singh Pannu from [[NDTV]] labelled ''Dil Chahta Hai'' as a "wonderfully-crafted film" with "a melodramatic act, an element better kept to the conventional Bollywood movie".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pannu |first=Jasdeep Singh |title=Dil Chahta Hai |url=http://www.ndtv.com/ent/reviewhindi.asp?id=31&moviename=Dil+Chahta+Hai |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020301015802/http://www.ndtv.com/ent/reviewhindi.asp?id=31&moviename=Dil+Chahta+Hai |archive-date=1 March 2002 |access-date=17 May 2021 |website=NDTV}}</ref> While [[Zee Next]] asserted it as one of the greatest Bollywood films of the year,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jonna |date=2001 |title=Dil Chahta Hai: Actors and dialogues are the plus points |url=http://entertainment.zeenext.com/articles.asp?aid=496 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011124124643/http://entertainment.zeenext.com/articles.asp?aid=496 |archive-date=24 November 2001 |access-date=17 May 2021 |website=[[Zee Next]]}}</ref> [[Saibal Chatterjee]] elaborated: "Akhtar demonstrates a style that is as sophisticated as it is impressive. Virtually every character in the intricate tapestry that the young filmmaker creates is utterly tangible, the emotions are completely believable, and the situations fraught with subtle drama."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chatterjee, Saibal |date=9 February 2002 |title=Dil Chahta Hai |work=Hindustan Times |url=http://167.216.192.98/infotainment/cinema/reviews/bollywood/reviewsdch.shtml |access-date=17 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020209150113/http://167.216.192.98/infotainment/cinema/reviews/bollywood/reviewsdch.shtml |archive-date=9 February 2002}}</ref>
Jasdeep Singh Pannu of ''[[NDTV]]'' labeled ''Dil Chahta Hai'' a "wonderfully-crafted film," though he noted a "melodramatic act, an element better kept to the conventional Bollywood movie."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pannu |first=Jasdeep Singh |title=Dil Chahta Hai |url=http://www.ndtv.com/ent/reviewhindi.asp?id=31&moviename=Dil+Chahta+Hai |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020301015802/http://www.ndtv.com/ent/reviewhindi.asp?id=31&moviename=Dil+Chahta+Hai |archive-date=1 March 2002 |access-date=17 May 2021 |website=NDTV}}</ref> ''[[Zee Next]]'' named it one of the greatest Hindi films of the year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jonna |date=2001 |title=Dil Chahta Hai: Actors and dialogues are the plus points |url=http://entertainment.zeenext.com/articles.asp?aid=496 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011124124643/http://entertainment.zeenext.com/articles.asp?aid=496 |archive-date=24 November 2001 |access-date=17 May 2021 |website=[[Zee Next]]}}</ref> [[Saibal Chatterjee]] of ''The Hindustan Times'' wrote, "Farhan demonstrates a style that is as sophisticated as it is impressive. Virtually every character in the intricate tapestry that the young filmmaker creates is utterly tangible, the emotions are completely believable, and the situations fraught with subtle drama."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chatterjee, Saibal |date=9 February 2002 |title=Dil Chahta Hai |url=http://167.216.192.98/infotainment/cinema/reviews/bollywood/reviewsdch.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020209150113/http://167.216.192.98/infotainment/cinema/reviews/bollywood/reviewsdch.shtml |archive-date=9 February 2002 |access-date=17 May 2021 |work=Hindustan Times}}</ref>


The Malaysian newspaper ''[[New Straits Times]]''{{'}} K. N. Vijiyan inscribed, "This is very much a buddy-buddy film exploring the love affairs of three good friends who part ways and later, get back together." Vijiyan commented that the film was slightly different from the usual Bollywood masala films and felt that it would not appeal to the Indian audience; he also discussed about its production aspects, opining that Chandran had spun "magic" with his cinematography.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vijiyan |first=K. N. |date=24 August 2001 |title=Matters of the heart |page=88 |work=[[New Straits Times]] |url=https://books.google.co.id/books?id=kCwhAAAAIBAJ |url-status=live |access-date=18 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518130015/https://books.google.co.id/books?id=kCwhAAAAIBAJ |archive-date=18 May 2021}}</ref> Beth Watkins, in her retrospective review for ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', wrote, "The mix of humour, emotion, sincerity and wisdom makes ''Dil Chahta Hai'' a truly enduring film."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Watkins, Beth |date=27 September 2011 |title=Bollywood Journal: The Enduring Appeal of 'Dil Chahta Hai' |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2011/09/27/bollywood-journal-the-enduring-appeal-of-dil-chahta-hai/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927175603/https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2011/09/27/bollywood-journal-the-enduring-appeal-of-dil-chahta-hai/ |archive-date=27 September 2011 |access-date=22 September 2015 |website=[[The Wall Street Journal]]}}</ref>
Internationally, K. N. Vijiyan of the ''[[New Straits Times]]'' observed that the film differed from typical Bollywood fare and might not appeal to all audiences, but acknowledged Chandran's cinematography.<ref name=":4" /> Beth Watkins, in a retrospective review for ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', praised the film's blend of humor, emotion, and sincerity.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Watkins, Beth |date=27 September 2011 |title=Bollywood Journal: The Enduring Appeal of 'Dil Chahta Hai' |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2011/09/27/bollywood-journal-the-enduring-appeal-of-dil-chahta-hai/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927175603/https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2011/09/27/bollywood-journal-the-enduring-appeal-of-dil-chahta-hai/ |archive-date=27 September 2011 |access-date=22 September 2015 |website=[[The Wall Street Journal]]}}</ref>


== Accolades ==
== See also ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
* [[List of accolades received by Dil Chahta Hai|List of accolades received by ''Dil Chahta Hai'']]
|-
! scope="col"| Award
! scope="col"| Date of ceremony{{efn|Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.}}
! scope="col"| Category
! scope="col"| Recipient(s)
! scope="col"| Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
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! scope="row" rowspan="7" | [[Bollywood Movie Awards]]
| rowspan="7" | 29 June 2002
| [[Bollywood Movie Award&nbsp;– Critics Award Male|Best Actor (Critics)]]
| {{sort|Aamir Khan|Aamir Khan}}
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="7" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bollywood Awards |url=http://www.bollywoodawards.com/awards/awards.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020802050811/http://www.bollywoodawards.com/awards/awards.html |archive-date=2 August 2002 |access-date=18 May 2021 |website=[[Bollywood Movie Awards]]}}</ref><br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Z Gold Bollywood Awards Nominees |url=http://www.bollywoodawards.com/Nominees/Nominees2002page.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020602061342/http://www.bollywoodawards.com/Nominees/Nominees2002page.html |archive-date=2 June 2002 |access-date=18 May 2021 |website=Bollywood Movie Awards}}</ref><br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Winners of Bollywood Movie Awards |url=http://www.bollywoodawards.com/winba9.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102124901/http://www.bollywoodawards.com/winba9.php |archive-date=2 November 2013 |access-date=18 May 2021 |website=Bollywood Movie Awards}}</ref>
|-
| [[Bollywood Movie Award&nbsp;– Best Comedian|Best Comedian]]
| rowspan="3" | {{sort|Ali Khan|Saif Ali Khan}}
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Bollywood Movie Award&nbsp;– Most Sensational Actor|Most Sensational Actor]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Bollywood Movie Award&nbsp;– Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Bollywood Movie Award&nbsp;– Best Music Director|Best Music Director]]
| {{sort|Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy|Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy}}
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Bollywood Movie Award&nbsp;– Best Playback Singer Male|Best Playback Singer&nbsp;– Male]]
| {{sort|Mahadevan|Shankar Mahadevan}}
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Bollywood Movie Award&nbsp;– Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]]
| {{sort|Javed Akhtar|Javed Akhtar}}
| {{nom}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="13" | [[Filmfare Awards]]
| rowspan="13" | [[47th Filmfare Awards|16 February 2002]]
| [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Film|Best Film (Critics)]]
| rowspan="2" | ''Dil Chahta Hai''
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="13" |<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 2002 |title=Hold back the night |work=Filmfare |url=http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/site/april2002/cs.html |url-status=dead |access-date=18 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220191624/http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/site/april2002/cs.html |archive-date=20 December 2014}}</ref><br /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dhirad |first=Sandeep |date=2006 |title=Filmfare Nominees and Winners |url=https://sites.google.com/site/deep750/FilmfareAwards.pdf?attredirects=0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019034032/https://sites.google.com/site/deep750/FilmfareAwards.pdf?attredirects=0 |archive-date=19 October 2015 |access-date=18 May 2021 |website=[[Filmfare]]}}</ref>
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| {{sort|Farhan Akhtar|Farhan Akhtar}}
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| {{sort|Aamir Khan|Aamir Khan}}
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| {{sort|Khanna|Akshaye Khanna}}
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role|Best Performance in a Comic Role]]
| {{sort|Saif Ali Khan|Saif Ali Khan}}
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]]
| {{sort|Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy|Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy}}
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Playback Singer&nbsp;– Male]]
| {{sort|Shaan|Shaan}} {{small|(for "Koi Kahe Kehta Rahe")}}
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Best Playback Singer&nbsp;– Female]]
| {{sort|Yagnik|Alka Yagnik}} {{small|(for "[[Jaane Kyon]]")}}
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
| {{sort|Farhan Akhtar|Farhan Akhtar}}
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Choreography|Best Choreography]]
| {{sort|Farah Khan|Farah Khan}} {{small|(for "[[Woh Ladki Hai Kahan]]")}}
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]]
| {{sort|Prasad|A. Sreekar Prasad}}
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Filmfare R. D. Burman Award|R. D. Burman Award]]
| {{sort|Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy|Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy}}
| {{won}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | [[National Film Awards]]
| rowspan="2" | [[49th National Film Awards|29 June 2002]]
| [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi|Best Feature Film in Hindi]]
| ''Dil Chahta Hai''
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 July 2002 |title='Lagaan' Dominates National Awards |work=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]] |agency=Press Trust of India |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/lagaan-dominates-national-awards/216573 |url-status=live |access-date=18 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210217040611/https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/lagaan-dominates-national-awards/216573 |archive-date=17 February 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]]
| {{sort|Narayan|Udit Narayan}} {{small|(for "Jaane Kyon")}}
| {{won}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="14" |[[International Indian Film Academy Awards]]
| rowspan="14" | [[3rd IIFA Awards|6 April 2002]]
| [[IIFA Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
| ''Dil Chahta Hai''
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="14" |<ref>{{Cite news |last=Waheed |first=Sajahan |date=6 April 2002 |title=Battle of the megahits |page=27 |work=New Straits Times |url=https://books.google.co.id/books?id=-T4hAAAAIBAJ |url-status=live |access-date=18 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518130016/https://books.google.co.id/books?id=-T4hAAAAIBAJ |archive-date=18 May 2021}}</ref><br /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=S. R. Ashok |date=5 April 2002 |title=IIFA awards presentation on Saturday |work=The Hindu |location=Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/iifa-awards-presentation-on-saturday/article27840094.ece |url-status=live |access-date=18 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518130057/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/iifa-awards-presentation-on-saturday/article27840094.ece |archive-date=18 May 2021}}</ref><br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=IIFA Through the Years&nbsp;– IIFA 2002: Malaysia |url=http://www.iifa.com/iifa-years/iifa-years-2002/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703120347/http://iifa.com/iifa-years/iifa-years-2002/ |archive-date=3 July 2014 |access-date=18 May 2021 |website=[[International Indian Film Academy Awards]]}}</ref>
|-
| [[IIFA Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| {{sort|Farhan Akhtar|Farhan Akhtar}}
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[IIFA Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| {{sort|Aamir Khan|Aamir Khan}}
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[IIFA Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| {{sort|Zinta|Preity Zinta}}
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| {{sort|Saif Ali Khan|Saif Ali Khan}}
| {{won}}
|-
| {{sort|Khanna|Akshaye Khanna}}
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[IIFA Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]]
| {{sort|Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy|Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy}}
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[IIFA Award for Best Story|Best Story]]
| {{sort|Farhan Akhtar|Farhan Akhtar}}
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[IIFA Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]]
| {{sort|Javed Akhtar|Javed Akhtar}}
| {{nom}}
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| [[IIFA Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Playback Singer&nbsp;– Male]]
| {{sort|Srinivas|Srinivas}} {{small|(for "Kaisi Ha Ye Rut")}}
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| [[IIFA Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Best Playback Singer&nbsp;– Female]]
| {{sort|Yagnik|Alka Yagnik}} {{small|(for "Jaane Kyon")}}
| {{nom}}
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| [[IIFA Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
| {{sort|Farhan Akhtar|Farhan Akhtar}}
| {{won}}
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| [[IIFA Award for Best Choreography|Best Choreography]]
| {{sort|Farah Khan|Farah Khan}}
| {{won}}
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| Best Song Recording
| {{sort|Benegal|Vijay Benegal}}
| {{won}}
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| Best Direction (Jury)
| {{sort|Farhan Akhtar|Farhan Akhtar}}
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="7" |<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 February 2002 |title=`Dil Chahta Hai' bags 7 awards |work=The Hindu |agency=Press Trust of India |location=Mumbai, India |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/dil-chahta-hai-bags-7-awards/article27833114.ece |url-status=live |access-date=18 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518130058/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/dil-chahta-hai-bags-7-awards/article27833114.ece |archive-date=18 May 2021}}</ref>
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| Best Supporting Actor
| {{sort|Khanna|Akshaye Khanna}}
| {{won}}
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| Best Performance in a Comic Role
| {{sort|Saif Ali Khan|Saif Ali Khan}}
| {{won}}
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| Best Music Director
| {{sort|Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy|Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy}}
| {{won}}
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| Best Lyrics
| {{sort|Javed Akhtar|Javed Akhtar}}
| {{won}}
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| Best Screenplay
| {{sort|Farhan Akhtar|Farhan Akhtar}}
| {{won}}
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| Best Choreography
| {{sort|Farah Khan|Farah Khan}}
| {{won}}
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! scope="row" rowspan="15" | [[Screen Awards]]
| rowspan="15" | 18 January 2002
| [[Screen Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
| ''Dil Chahta Hai''
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="15" |<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bhattacharya |first=Roshmila |author-link=Roshmila Bhattacharya |date=25 January 2002 |title=Dil Chahta Hai, Lagaan make a clean sweep |work=Screen |url=http://screenindia.com:80/20020125/fcover.html |url-status=dead |access-date=18 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020221211720/http://screenindia.com/20020125/fcover.html |archive-date=21 February 2002}}</ref><br /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Bhattacharya |first=Roshmila |date=25 January 2002 |title=Magic&nbsp;— Part 1 |work=Screen |url=http://screenindia.com:80/20020125/fcover1.html |url-status=dead |access-date=18 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020224152414/http://screenindia.com/20020125/fcover1.html |archive-date=24 February 2002}}</ref><br /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Bhattacharya |first=Roshmila |date=25 January 2002 |title=Magic&nbsp;— Part 2 |work=Screen |url=http://screenindia.com:80/20020125/fcover2.html |url-status=dead |access-date=18 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030306063557/http://www.screenindia.com/20020125/fcover2.html |archive-date=6 March 2003}}</ref><br /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Bhattacharya |first=Roshmila |date=25 January 2002 |title=Magic&nbsp;— Part 3 |work=Screen |url=http://screenindia.com:80/20020125/fcover3.html |url-status=dead |access-date=18 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030306164716/http://www.screenindia.com/20020125/fcover3.html |archive-date=6 March 2003}}</ref><br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=8th Annual Screen Awards&nbsp;– Nominees & Winners for the year 2001 |url=http://www.indiafm.com:80/awards/screen/nominees2001.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040118035719/http://www.indiafm.com/awards/screen/nominees2001.shtml |archive-date=18 January 2004 |access-date=18 May 2021 |website=Bollywood Hungama}}</ref>
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| [[Screen Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| {{sort|Farhan Akhtar|Farhan Akhtar}}
| {{nom}}
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| [[Screen Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| {{sort|Aamir Khan|Aamir Khan}}
| {{nom}}
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| rowspan="2" | [[Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| {{sort|Saif Ali Khan|Saif Ali Khan}}
| {{won}}
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| {{sort|Khanna|Akshaye Khanna}}
| {{nom}}
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| [[Screen Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]]
| rowspan="2" | {{sort|Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy|Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy}}
| {{won}}
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| [[Screen Award for Best Background Music|Best Background Music]]
| {{nom}}
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| rowspan="2" | [[Screen Award for Best Male Playback|Best Playback Singer&nbsp;– Male]]
| {{sort|Nigam|Sonu Nigam}} {{small|(for "Tanhayee")}}
| {{won}}
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| {{sort|Srinivas|Srinivas}} {{small|(for "Kaisi Ha Ye Rut")}}
| {{nom}}
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| [[Screen Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]]
| {{sort|Javed Akhtar|Javed Akhtar}}
| {{won}}
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| Special Jury Award
| {{sort|Farhan Akhtar|Farhan Akhtar}}, {{sort|Khanna|Akshaye Khanna}}
| {{won}}
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| [[Screen Award for Best Dialogue|Best Dialogue]]
| {{sort|Farhan Akhtar}}
| {{won}}
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| [[Screen Award for Best Special Effects|Best Special Effects]]
| {{sort|Srikar|A. Srikar}}
| {{won}}
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| Best Choreography
| {{sort|Farah Khan|Farah Khan}}
| {{won}}
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| [[Screen Award for Jodi No. 1|Jodi No. 1]]
| {{sort|Aamir Khan|Aamir Khan}}, {{sort|Zinta|Preity Zinta}}
| {{nom}}
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! scope="row" rowspan="10" |[[Zee Cine Awards]]
| rowspan="10" | 11 January 2002
| [[Zee Cine Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
| ''Dil Chahta Hai''
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="10" |<ref>{{Cite episode |title=Zee Cine Awards 2002 |series=Zee Cine Awards |network=[[Zee Entertainment Enterprises]] |date=11 January 2002}}</ref>
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| [[Zee Cine Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| {{sort|Farhan Akhtar|Farhan Akhtar}}
| {{nom}}
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| [[Zee Cine Award for Best Actor&nbsp;– Male|Best Actor&nbsp;– Male]]
| {{sort|Aamir Khan|Aamir Khan}}
| {{nom}}
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| rowspan="2" | [[Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role&nbsp;– Male|Best Actor in a Supporting Role&nbsp;– Male]]
| {{sort|Saif Ali Khan|Saif Ali Khan}}
| {{won}}
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| Akshaye Khanna
| {{nom}}
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| [[Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role&nbsp;– Female|Best Actor in a Supporting Role&nbsp;– Female]]
| {{sort|Kapadia|Dimple Kapadia}}
| {{nom}}
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| [[Zee Cine Award for Most Promising Director|Most Promising Director]]
| {{sort|Farhan Akhtar|Farhan Akhtar}}
| {{won}}
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| [[Zee Cine Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]]
| {{sort|Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy|Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy}}
| {{nom}}
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| [[Zee Cine Award for Best Playback Singer&nbsp;– Male|Best Playback Singer&nbsp;– Male]]
| {{sort|Mahadevan|Shankar Mahadevan}} {{small|(for "Dil Chahta Hai")}}
| {{nom}}
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| [[Zee Cine Award for Best Story|Best Story]]
| {{sort|Farhan Akhtar|Farhan Akhtar}}
| {{nom}}
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Dil Chahta Hai
File:Dil Chahta Hai.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byFarhan Akhtar
Produced byRitesh Sidhwani
Written byFarhan Akhtar
Starring
Music byShankar–Ehsaan–Loy
CinematographyRavi K. Chandran
Edited byA. Sreekar Prasad
Production
company
Distributed byYash Raj Films
Release date
  • 10 August 2001 (2001-08-10)
Running time
185 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹80 million[2]
Box office₹397.2 million[3]

Dil Chahta Hai (transl. The Heart Desires) is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language coming of age comedy drama film written and directed by Farhan Akhtar in his directorial debut,[4] and produced by Ritesh Sidhwani under the newly formed Excel Entertainment banner. The film stars Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan, and Akshaye Khanna as three inseparable college friends navigating adulthood, relationships, and diverging life paths. It also features Preity Zinta, Sonali Kulkarni, and Dimple Kapadia in pivotal supporting roles. Set in contemporary urban India, the film explores themes of friendship, love, and self-discovery among upper-class youth.

Akhtar wrote the film based on personal diaries detailing his experiences travelling to different cities, with inputs on the story from creative associate Kassim Jagmagia. Shot on location in India and Australia[5], Dil Chahta Hai was one of the first Hindi films to use sync sound[6]. Cinematography was handled by Ravi K. Chandran, with sound design by Nakul Kamte and H. Sridhar. The music was composed by the trio Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy, with lyrics by Javed Akhtar[7].

Released theatrically on 10 August 2001, Dil Chahta Hai received widespread critical acclaim for its modern sensibilities, direction, script, music, and performances, particularly those of Saif Ali Khan and Akshaye Khanna. Although it underperformed in rural regions, the film emerged as a commercial success in urban centres and grossed ₹397.2 million (US$4.7 million) worldwide, ranking as the fifth highest-grossing Hindi film of the year. It has since achieved cult status and is regarded as a landmark in Hindi cinema for redefining youth narratives and contemporary storytelling.

At the 49th National Film Awards, Dil Chahta Hai won two awards, including Best Feature Film in Hindi[8]. It received thirteen nominations at the 47th Filmfare Awards, winning seven, including Best Film (Critics), Best Supporting Actor (Khanna) and Best Comedian (Saif Ali Khan). Over time, the film has been credited with launching a new wave of urban Indian cinema and establishing Akhtar as one of the leading filmmakers of his generation.

Plot[edit | edit source]

After graduation, three college friends take a trip to Goa. Between watersports, hiking and relaxing by the beach, they reflect if this could be their last time together. Siddharth aka Sid believes they are at a crossroads, but Akash and Sameer dismiss him.

Returning to Mumbai, their lives lead off in separate directions. Sameer is asked by his parents to meet a friend's daughter, Pooja, for marriage, while Akash's parents insist he manage their Sydney office. Sameer, who initially resists, is attracted to Pooja at first sight. Meanwhile, Sid bonds with his new neighbour, Tara. He expresses a desire to paint her, and also takes her to a birthday dinner, after her plan to invite her daughter gets ruined by her ex-husband.

Sid confesses to Sameer and Akash that he is in love, but his news is not well received. He is reminded of Tara's age (she is much older) and growing addiction to alcohol. The conversation turns ugly and Sid slaps Akash, who is livid. He says nothing, but drives off with Sameer. Sid visits his uncle's farmhouse, and soon after, Akash departs for Sydney. In the new city, Akash discovers love with Shalini, whose hot-headed fiance, Rohit, has once beaten Akash up for hitting on her. Without Rohit around, Akash and Shalini's love blossoms. Rohit arrives in Sydney, and after a brief dinner, escorts Shalini home for their wedding.

After many failed romances, including a Swiss con artist, Sameer finally finds true love in Pooja, after she breaks up with her boyfriend. The newly returned Sid helps Sameer win her over, but himself falls out with Tara, who learns of his crush. Sid leaves town to focus on his work. In Sydney, Akash wanders around without Shalini or his friends. He tries to reconnect with Sameer but mistakenly dials Sid, then remembering their feud, breaks down. Realising something is amiss, his father calls him home, who finds out and encourages Akash to tell her how he feels, and finds out her reasons to go ahead with the wedding after meeting Shalini's uncle. The evening before her wedding, Akash goes to meet Shalini in presence of everyone and confesses his love. Rohit is furious at the intervention, but Rohit's father noting the compromise, states that for her own happiness, it is best for Shalini to marry Akash, and gives them his blessing.

Tara develops liver cirrhosis, and Sid has to rush her to the hospital. With no relatives around, he calls Sameer and Akash to visit him in the waiting room. A reluctant Akash, on his way to work the next morning, reminiscing his old college days, ultimately has a change of heart and visits the hospital, reconciling with Sid and sharing a hug. Tara dies without family around, but with Sid by her side. Six months later, Sid is still grieving, but Sameer and Akash help him recover. Shalini and Pooja are with Akash and Sameer, and the five of them visit Goa. While out, Sid sees a woman across a field and walks up to her. As credits roll, he is shown enjoying a lively restaurant dinner with her and his friends.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Production[edit | edit source]

Development[edit | edit source]

Dil Chahta Hai originated from Farhan Akhtar's personal experiences and observations during his travels to Goa and a six-week stay in New York City in 1996. Initially conceptualized as a romantic narrative focusing on the characters Akash and Shalini, Akhtar found the story lacking in excitement and depth.[9] Encouraged by his parents, Javed Akhtar and Honey Irani, who appreciated the concept but suggested enhancements, he expanded the narrative to include the dynamics among three friends, thereby shifting the focus to themes of friendship and personal growth.[10]

While co-directing music videos for Shankar Mahadevan's album Breathless alongside his sister Zoya Akhtar in 1998, Farhan began scripting the film under the working title Hum Teen.[11][12] The script, reflecting his own friendships and concerns, was initially penned in English and later translated into Hindi over two months.[10] The project marked the cinematic debut of both Farhan Akhtar and producer Ritesh Sidhwani under their newly formed banner, Excel Entertainment.[13][14] Kassim Jagmagia, a friend of Akhtar's, contributed to the story and joined the team as a creative associate.[15]

Casting[edit | edit source]

Aamir Khan in 2017.
Saif Ali Khan in 2017.
Akshaye Khanna in 2007.
Preity Zinta in 2018.
Sonali Kulkarni in 2017.
Dimple Kapadia in 2018.
Clockwise from upper left: Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Dimple Kapadia, Sonali Kulkarni, and Preity Zinta were cast in the lead roles

The casting process underwent several iterations.[12] Farhan Akhtar initially approached Akshaye Khanna for the role of Akash Malhotra. However, upon Aamir Khan's interest in portraying Akash instead of the more reserved Siddharth "Sid" Sinha, Khanna graciously agreed to switch roles, taking on the character of Sid.[16][17][18][19][20][21][22]

Saif Ali Khan was cast as Sameer Mulchandani, a role he found closely aligned with his own personality.[23][24][25][26] Preity Zinta joined the cast as Shalini, Akash's love interest, after a screen test and preparation period of three and a half months.[27][28] Sonali Kulkarni was selected to play Pooja, Sameer's eventual fiancée. Dimple Kapadia was cast as Tara Jaiswal, a middle-aged, alcoholic interior designer and divorcée, marking her first on-screen pairing with a significantly younger actor.[29] Kapadia reportedly insisted that Farhan Akhtar address her by name rather than as "aunty" during the shoot.[30][29]

Zoya Akhtar oversaw the casting process, ensuring a cohesive ensemble that could authentically portray the film's themes of friendship and personal evolution.[31]

Filming[edit | edit source]

Principal photography for Dil Chahta Hai commenced in 2000 and spanned 108 days. The film was shot across various locations, including Mumbai, Goa, and Sydney, Australia.[29][32] Notably, the scene featuring the trio at Chapora Fort in Goa became iconic, contributing to the fort's popularity as a tourist destination.

The film was produced on a budget of ₹80 million (approximately US$950,000). Ravi K. Chandran handled cinematography, capturing the film's contemporary aesthetic. The production utilized sync sound recording, a relatively novel technique in Indian cinema at the time, with Nakul Kamte and H. Sridhar overseeing the sound design.[13][33] A. Sreekar Prasad served as the editor, and Suzanne Caplan Merwanji was the production designer.[13][10] Arjun Bhasin managed costume design, while Farah Khan choreographed the film's musical sequences.[13]

Hairstylist Adhuna Bhabani made her Bollywood debut with this film, introducing distinctive hairstyles for the lead characters that became trendsetting among the youth.[34]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

Main article: Dil Chahta Hai (soundtrack)

The soundtrack and background score of Dil Chahta Hai were composed by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy, after A. R. Rahman declined the offer due to date issues.[35][36] The lyrics were penned by Javed Akhtar. The vocals were performed by Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik, Caralisa Monteiro, Srinivas, Shaan, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Mahadevan, Clinton Cerejo, KK, Harvey, and Sonu Nigam.[37] Noorani stated that the trio went to Khandala along with Farhan Akhtar, Javed Akhtar, and Sidhwani to compose six songs from a total of nine for the film in three-and-a-half days. Mendonsa described the experience as 35% of work and 65% fun and added that they had a "fantastic time". After staying in Khandala, Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy subsequently booked a studio to finish the recording in three weeks.[38]

The soundtrack and background score for Dil Chahta Hai were composed by the musical trio Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy, marking their first collaboration with Farhan Akhtar. A. R. Rahman was initially approached for the project but declined due to scheduling conflicts.[35][36] The lyrics were written by Javed Akhtar. Vocal performances on the album feature Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik, Caralisa Monteiro, Srinivas, Shaan, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Shankar Mahadevan, Clinton Cerejo, KK, Harvey, and Sonu Nigam.[37]

In preparation for the album, the composers, along with Farhan Akhtar, Javed Akhtar, and producer Ritesh Sidhwani, traveled to Lonavala, where six of the nine songs were composed over three and a half days. Ehsaan Noorani described the retreat as a balance of "35% work and 65% fun", while Loy Mendonsa noted that they later booked a recording studio to complete the album within three weeks.[38]

Release[edit | edit source]

Dil Chahta Hai was one of the most anticipated Hindi films of 2001, owing to its contemporary narrative centered on urban youth—an area seldom explored in Indian cinema.[39][40] A one-minute theatrical trailer was launched alongside Aamir Khan’s Lagaan in cinemas and on television across India to generate early publicity and media interest.[41] Ahead of its theatrical debut, a special screening was held for then-Indian Home Minister L. K. Advani at his residence in New Delhi.[42]

The film was released theatrically on 10 August 2001, clashing with Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke, a romantic drama, which also starred Preity Zinta, alongside Ajay Devgn and Madhuri Dixit.[43][44] Following its domestic release, Dil Chahta Hai was screened at multiple international film festivals, including the 33rd International Film Festival of India,[45] the 14th Palm Springs International Film Festival,[46] and the 11th Austin Film Festival.[47]

The film premiered on Indian television via StarPlus on 17 August 2002.[48] It was released on home media as a single-disc NTSC widescreen DVD on 14 December 2007, alongside a two-disc version distributed by Spark Entertainment.[49][50] Since 18 November 2016, Dil Chahta Hai has been available for streaming on platforms including Amazon Prime Video and Netflix.[51][52][53]

Reception[edit | edit source]

Box office[edit | edit source]

Dil Chahta Hai had a moderate commercial performance upon release. While it performed well in metropolitan areas, it underperformed in rural regions—a shortfall attributed by trade analysts to its urban-centric storyline and characters.[54][55] Nevertheless, the film enjoyed sustained success in urban centers, completing a golden jubilee run of over 50 weeks in some theatres.[56][lower-alpha 1]

Released on approximately 210 screens across India, the film earned ₹9 million (US$110,000) on its opening day.[58] It collected ₹27.7 million (US$330,000) over its opening weekend,[59] and ₹57.3 million (US$680,000) by the end of its first week.[60] The film ultimately grossed ₹332.8 million (US$3.9 million) domestically, ranking as the fifth highest-grossing Hindi film of the year.[61]

Overseas, the film opened to strong box office numbers, collecting US$210,000 in North America and US$100,000 from Atlantic countries during its opening weekend.[62][63] It went on to earn ₹16.5 million (US$200,000) in its initial overseas run,[64] and grossed ₹64.4 million (US$760,000) by the end of its international theatrical engagement—making it the seventh-highest-grossing Hindi film overseas that year.[65] According to Box Office India, the film earned an estimated ₹397.2 million (US$4.7 million) worldwide.[66]

Critical reception[edit | edit source]

Dil Chahta Hai received widespread critical acclaim upon its release, with particular praise for its fresh narrative, direction, performances, and realistic portrayal of contemporary Indian youth.[67][68][69][70][71][72] The film holds a 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on five reviews, with an average rating of 7.3/10.[73]

Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama described the film as a landmark in Aamir Khan's career and highlighted the performances of Saif Ali Khan and Akshaye Khanna.[74] Sita Menon, writing for Rediff.com, commended Farhan Akhtar's directorial debut, noting his effective character development and Khanna's nuanced performance.[75]

In Screen magazine, Piroj Wadia lauded Akhtar's script and direction, as well as Ravi K. Chandran's cinematography. Dinesh Raheja, also from Screen, appreciated the film's humor and Saif Ali Khan's comedic timing.[76][77] Ziya Us Salam of The Hindu described the film as a rare depiction of male camaraderie and bachelor bonding, praising its situational comedy and natural character reactions.[78]

Arati Koppar of Filmfare hailed the film as a "fabulous attempt" for a directorial debut, highlighting Aamir Khan's performance.[79] Komal Nahta praised Preity Zinta's portrayal and noted Dimple Kapadia's suitability for her role, while critiquing Sonali Kulkarni's limited screen time.[80]

Jasdeep Singh Pannu of NDTV labeled Dil Chahta Hai a "wonderfully-crafted film," though he noted a "melodramatic act, an element better kept to the conventional Bollywood movie."[81] Zee Next named it one of the greatest Hindi films of the year.[82] Saibal Chatterjee of The Hindustan Times wrote, "Farhan demonstrates a style that is as sophisticated as it is impressive. Virtually every character in the intricate tapestry that the young filmmaker creates is utterly tangible, the emotions are completely believable, and the situations fraught with subtle drama."[83]

Internationally, K. N. Vijiyan of the New Straits Times observed that the film differed from typical Bollywood fare and might not appeal to all audiences, but acknowledged Chandran's cinematography.[80] Beth Watkins, in a retrospective review for The Wall Street Journal, praised the film's blend of humor, emotion, and sincerity.[84]

See also[edit | edit source]

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ A golden jubilee film is one that completes a theatrical run of 50 weeks or 300 days.[57]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Dil Chahta Hai". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  2. ↑ Unnithan, Sandeep (26 August 2002). "Bollywood looks at non-star, low-budget formula to tide over drought of box-office hits". India Today. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "Dil Chahta Hai". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Happy birthday Farhan Akhtar: How he made the most definitive film on friendships with Dil Chahta Hai". The Indian Express. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  5. ↑ ANI (9 December 2023). ""Some places are just magical": Farhan Akhtar visits this location from 'Dil Chahta Hai' after 23 years". ThePrint. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "Dil Chahta Hai is 21: Saif Ali Khan thought Farhan Akhtar was being 'ridiculously demanding' when he offered him the film". The Indian Express. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  7. ↑ Dil Chahta Hai (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Shankar Ehsaan Loy & Mike Harvey on Apple Music, 22 June 2001, retrieved 3 December 2025
  8. ↑ "Dil Chahta Hai to be screened at IFFI". The Times of India. 30 July 2002. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  9. ↑ Chhabra, Aseem (23 September 2002). "Farhan Akhtar tells it like it is". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Vijayakar, Rajiv (16 August 2001). "Strike one: Farhan Akhtar". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  11. ↑ Parag (10 August 2001). "Farhan Akhtar: "I'm anxious!"; Ritesh Sidwani: "Dil Chahta Hai has been an enjoyable experience"". Screen. Archived from the original on 30 October 2003. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Adarsh, Taran (2001). "Movie Preview: Dil Chahta Hai". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 3 August 2001. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
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