Dil To Pagal Hai (Hindi pronunciation: [dɪl toː ˈpaːgəl ɦɛː]; lit.

The Heart Is Crazy) is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language musical romance film directed by Yash Chopra.

The film stars Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Karisma Kapoor, and Akshay Kumar in an extended cameo.

The film received widespread critical acclaim, with high praise for its direction, story, screenplay, soundtrack, cinematography and performances of Khan, Dixit, Kapoor and Kumar.

Additionally, it received 11 nominations at the 43rd Filmfare Awards, including Best Director (Yash) and Best Supporting Actor (Kumar), and won a leading 8 awards, including Best Film, Best Actor (Khan), Best Actress (Dixit), and Best Supporting Actress (Kapoor).

[5] Rahul and Nisha are members of a dance troupe that perform dance-based musical plays in Mumbai.

Pooja is soon taken to Germany by her foster parent's son Ajay, her childhood best friend who has been working in London.

Meanwhile, Nisha injures her leg during rehearsals for the upcoming play, and the doctor advises her to take bed rest and not dance for a few months.

In search of a new dancer to replace Nisha in the play, he comes across Pooja dancing one day, and believes she is perfect for the role.

Nisha soon returns from the hospital and is upset that she has been replaced, and becomes very jealous upon learning that Rahul likes Pooja.

At the wedding of two members of the dance troupe, Rahul and Pooja share an intimate moment, but are unsure how to express their love for each other.

Dil To Pagal Hai was the second of Yash Chopra's 4 consecutive films to star Shah Rukh Khan as the male lead.

[9] The role was then offered to Juhi Chawla, as Chopra wanted two leading actresses of that time to star alongside each other, however Chawla did not want to play second fiddle to Dixit, after playing the leading lady in Chopra's previous film Darr (1993).

Urmila Matondkar, who worked with Khan in Chamatkar (1992), accepted the role, but opted out after a day of shooting.

Manmohan Singh was the film's cinematographer, while the choreography was handled by Farah Khan and Shiamak Davar.

It was the first Bollywood film to be shot in Baden-Baden and Europa Park, both popular German tourist attractions.

[22] Omar Ahmed of Empire gave the film 4 out of 5 stars, noting, "It's great eye-candy, painting a portrait of a newly prosperous India in rainbow colours.

"[3] Screen reported that Dil To Pagal Hai opened to a "record business with 100 per cent collections in the first week all over India".

Movies, Rediff.com, IBNLive and The Times of India have listed Dil To Pagal Hai as one of the top 10 Yash Chopra films.