India Synopsis
दिल चाहता है
“Welcome To A Summer Of Their Lives You Will Never Forget”
Three inseparable childhood friends are just out of college. Nothing comes between them – until they each fall in love, and their wildly different approaches to relationships creates tension.
Audience Engagement
252 audience reviews — more than 97% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 88th percentile among India films.
Other Titles From Excel Entertainment
Drama + Romance in India
356 India titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Dil Chahta Hai itself).
The 2000–2002 India Window
Dil Chahta Hai holds position #27 of 101 India films in the 2000–2002 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in India, 454 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Dil Chahta Hai premiered alongside 34 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 3h 3m runtime, production spent $11K per minute on screen and earned $22K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 34 other India films in 2001.
The 334th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #677 of 1,983 India films indexed here (66th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Drama productions specifically: #460 of 1,132 (top 41%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Production Companies | Excel Entertainment |
| Runtime | 3h 3m |
| Release Date | July 24, 2001 |
| IMDb | tt0292490 |