On the engagement day, Sarita's political rivals try to use Shalu's illegitimate heritage to threaten Nimmi's marriage to Dev, who is from a prominent family.

Dil Hai Tumhaara marked the second collaboration of Preity Zinta and Kundan Shah, the first being the sleeper hit Kya Kehna (2000).

In most of the songs, vocals for Zinta, Rampal and Sheirgill are supplied by Alka Yagnik, Kumar Sanu and Udit Narayan, respectively.

According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, with around 20,00,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's sixth highest-selling.

[8] Derek Elley of Variety believed that Zinta's "star-quality playing" is the main reason to watch an otherwise formulaic picture.

[9] Khalid Mohamed gave the film 2 stars and wrote, "Clearly, this enterprise is a showcase for the hi-energy and scampering spirit of Zinta.

He concluded the review saying: "Take away Zinta and Dil Hai Tumhaara is a tiresome film in urgent need of heavy editing.

"[11] Similarly, Jitesh Pillai of The Times of India wrote, "it's Zinta, with her mixture of vulnerability and brashness, who delivers a wallop.

[13] Mid-Day's S. Ramachandran believed that the film "has some touching moments, but cliched dialogues mar the script", and noted Zinta for excelling in her part.

[14] Sanjeev Singh Bariana of The Tribune was appreciative of the film, Zinta's central performance, and noted Shah for doing "a commendable job".

[15] Manish Gajjar from the BBC described the film as engaging, and liked the "emotional story" where "Shah explores the sensitive issue of a mother-daughter relationship", and took note of the performances of the cast, calling Zinta "superb" and Chaudhry "touching".

He did appreciate, however, the performances, labelling them the film's "redemption", and noted the unusually realistic portrayal of the sister bond and the camaraderie between Shalu (Zinta) and Nimmi (Chaudhry).