Dil Chahta Hai fingerprintBig heart, strong craft.
Calm and low-key
Romantic and wholesome
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, family, and growing up
Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout characters, performances, and dialogue
Standout score
Romantic and wholesome
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Emotionally, it's romantic, wholesome, and moving. Much of it is about family and growing up.
Everyday modern life, family, and growing up
Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, family, and growing up. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout characters, performances, and dialogue
The characters, performances, and dialogue stand out.
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Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Dil Chahta Hai is included with a subscription to Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Mometu. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 91/100 (IMDb 8 and Rotten Tomatoes 100%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
3 h 3 min
Dil Chahta Hai runs 3 h 3 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Dil Chahta Hai higher (100) than audiences (88). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $2 million to make and earned $4 million worldwide, 2.0 times its budget.
It was made in Hindi. Produced in India.
+117GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Dil Chahta Hai in 131 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 4 storytelling tropes for Dil Chahta Hai, including Age-Gap Romance, How We Got Here, Grew a Spine.
8.0
