It was the first Hindi film to gross over INR 1 billion.
Filmmaker Karan Johar named it as the one film that changed his life. He said, "After seeing Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! I realized Indian cinema is about values, tradition, subtlety, romance. There is so much soul in it."
Adjusted for inflation, this is one of the highest grossing Bollywood movie of all time, with collections upto 134 cr, which today would equal to approximately 700 crore.
Designed by Anna Singh, the saree that Dixit wore in "Didi Tera Dewar Deewana" was described as one of the "most talked about sarees" by both The Tribune and The Times of India.[18][19] It became popular and was made available for purchase in various shops around the world, with it selling in large numbers.
The film was originally released in only a small number of theaters that agreed to upgrade their facilities. Due to widespread demand for the film after release, many other theaters upgraded in order to get the film. As a result ticket prices were raised, and more people came back to theaters who had been lost to television.