Dil
Seen it?1990 | 172 min | Drama, Comedy, Romance
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Aimed squarely at romantics and people who need a good giggle. Best on a quiet night when you're in the mood to feel something. Liked Dil To Pagal Hai? This is a good next one.
- The mood
- Funny with heart, romantic.
- The pace
- Unhurried and epic, at 2 hr 52 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 2 hr 52 min.
- It's in Hindi, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.
Raja lives a poor lifestyle along with his dad, Hazariprasad and mom. He attends college where he has several run-ins with wealthy fellow-collegian, Madhu Mehra. Matters escalate to such an extent that she accuses him of sexually molesting her. When his dad comes to know, he decides to seize this chance to get rich quickly, masquerades as a wealthy businessman, approaches Mr. Mehra, and arranges for their children to get married. Murphy's law prevails at the time of the engagement - changing everyone's lives forever.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
Generally positive reviews
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsBelow par
1 win and 7 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$11 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 130K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Indra Kumar
- Aamir KhanRaja Prasad
- Madhuri DixitMadhu Mehra
- Saeed JaffreyMr. Mehra
- Anupam KherHazari Prasad
- PadmaraniSavitri Prasad
- ShammiMalini Mehra
- Deven VermaInspector Ghalib
- Adi IraniShakti
- Rajesh PuriPandit
- Kishore Anand BhanushaliDev