This Shah Rukh Khan blockbuster was rejected by five actresses, won 3 National Film Awards, made in Rs 9 crore, it earned Rs...

Dil To Pagal Hai starred Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit  Karisma Kapoor, and Akshay Kumar in the leading roles. The film is directed by the legendary filmmaker Yash Chopra. The 1997 musical romantic drama received wide critical acclaim for its performances, direction, screenplay, soundtrack, and cinematography.

With a budget of just around Rs 9 crore, Dil To Pagal Hai went on to become a blockbuster and grossed Rs 72 crore worldwide. The Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Karisma Kapoor, and Akshay Kumar-starrer beat Border, Ishq, Pardes, and Gupt to became the highest-grossing Hindi film of the year.

Yash Chopra instantly finalised Shah Rukh and Madhuri for the roles of Rahul and Pooja, but the casting of the second female lead Nisha took a lot of time. Juhi Chawla didn't wish to play the supporting role as she had played the leading lady in Chopra's previous film Darr in 1993. Kajol refused the film as she thought that the role wasn't substantial enough. Manisha Koirala and Raveena Tandon declined the film due to unknown reasons. Urmila Matondkar, who even shot for a single day, opted out at the last moment. Finally, Karisma Kapoor came to Chopra's rescue and agreed to play Nisha.

Dil To Pagal Hai won three National Film Awards - Best Film For Providing Wholesome Entertainment to Yash Chopra, Best Supporting Actress to Karisma Kapoor, and Best Choreography to Shiamak Davar. It also won 8 Filmfare Awards from the 11 nominations it received at the 43rd Filmfare Awards in 1998.

The movie's songs such as Arre Re Arre, Bholi Si Surat, Dholna, Le Gayi Le Gayi, Pyar Kar, and the title track Dil To Pagal Hai, are even popular after 28 years of its release. Here is the picture of the director Yash Chopra, music composer Uttam Singh, and playback singer Lata Mangeshkar from one of the recording sessions of the musical.