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.
The 2000–2002 India Window
101 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Dil Chahta Hai sits at position #27.
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The 2000s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Dil Chahta Hai premiered. 454 total titles in this decade from India.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 3h 3m runtime, production spent $11K per minute on screen and earned $22K per minute back.
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 |