[1] Produced by Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar, the film features an ensemble cast consisting of Anil Kapoor, Shefali Shah, Priyanka Chopra, Ranveer Singh, Anushka Sharma and Farhan Akhtar.
[1] The supporting cast also includes Rahul Bose, Zarina Wahab, Vikrant Massey, Ridhima Sud, Pawan Chopra, Parmeet Sethi, Dolly Mattdo and Manoj Pahwa.
[4] The film garnered awards and nominations in a variety of categories with particular praise for Akhtar's direction, the performances, the music and costume design.
Dil Dhadakne Do received five Filmfare nominations, winning Best Supporting Actor for Kapoor.
It received nine nominations at the 2016 Screen Awards including Best Film, Best Director for Akhtar and Best Actress for Chopra.