India Dil To Pagal Hai returned 8.5× its production cost, earning $11.0M against a $1.3M budget — one of the highest-return India films in our catalog.
Synopsis
दिल तो पागल है
“Someone….. Somewhere….. is made for you”
Rahul, the director of a successful dance troupe, considers Nisha his best friend, though secretly, she is madly in love with him. He then falls for Pooja, who is engaged to Ajay.
The 1996–1998 India Window
48 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Dil To Pagal Hai sits at position #13.
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The 1990s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Dil To Pagal Hai premiered. 147 total titles in this decade from India.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 59m runtime, production spent $7K per minute on screen and earned $61K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #682 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: #464 of 1,132 (top 41%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Production Companies | Yash Raj Films |
| Runtime | 2h 59m |
| Release Date | October 30, 1997 |
| IMDb | tt0118983 |