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Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani

  • 2000
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
9.1K
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Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (2000)
In order to seek justice for a man who exacts vengeance on a politician, who was responsible for his daughter's death, two rival reporters teams up to help him to prove his innocence.
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In order to seek justice for a man who exacts vengeance on a politician, who was responsible for his daughter's death, two rival reporters teams up to help him to prove his innocence.In order to seek justice for a man who exacts vengeance on a politician, who was responsible for his daughter's death, two rival reporters teams up to help him to prove his innocence.In order to seek justice for a man who exacts vengeance on a politician, who was responsible for his daughter's death, two rival reporters teams up to help him to prove his innocence.

  • Director
    • Aziz Mirza
  • Writers
    • Sanjay Chhel
    • Raaj Kumar Dahima
    • Manoj Lalwani
  • Stars
    • Shah Rukh Khan
    • Juhi Chawla
    • Johny Lever
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    9.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Aziz Mirza
    • Writers
      • Sanjay Chhel
      • Raaj Kumar Dahima
      • Manoj Lalwani
    • Stars
      • Shah Rukh Khan
      • Juhi Chawla
      • Johny Lever
    • 27User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 5 nominations total

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    Shah Rukh Khan
    Shah Rukh Khan
    • Ajay Bakshi
    Juhi Chawla
    Juhi Chawla
    • Ria Bannerjee
    Johny Lever
    Johny Lever
    • Pappu Junior
    • (as Johnny Lever)
    Paresh Rawal
    Paresh Rawal
    • Mohan Joshi
    Haidar Ali
    Haidar Ali
    • Ajay's Father
    Smita Jaykar
    Smita Jaykar
    • Ajay's mother
    Neena Kulkarni
    Neena Kulkarni
    • Laxmi
    Bharti Achrekar
    Bharti Achrekar
    • Ria's mother
    Mona Ambegaonkar
    Mona Ambegaonkar
    • Ajay Bakshi's crush
    Suresh Bhagwat
    Suresh Bhagwat
    Sheeba Chaddha
    Sheeba Chaddha
    • News reporter
    Umesh Ghadge
    Umesh Ghadge
    • Journalist
    Dilip Joshi
    Dilip Joshi
    • Pappu Junior's assistant
    Rajkumar Kanojia
    Rajkumar Kanojia
    • Reporter
    Bharat Kapoor
    Bharat Kapoor
    • M.K. Sharma
    Shakti Kapoor
    Shakti Kapoor
    • Ramakant Dua
    Jaswir Kaur
    Jaswir Kaur
    Rajiv Kumar
    • Young boy
    • Director
      • Aziz Mirza
    • Writers
      • Sanjay Chhel
      • Raaj Kumar Dahima
      • Manoj Lalwani
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews27

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    8sidhant_garg

    Ahead of its time

    Way ahead of its time in the Indian context. Audiences in late 90s-early 2000s just wanted to see a romcom, especially if it featured SRK. The movie starts off that way but takes a political turn which exposes the nexus between people in power. It kind of displays the current situation in India in the year 2019. A lot of scenes would remind viewers of real-life situations that have occurred in the country over the past few years.

    Maybe it was too much to take in for the viewers of the early 2000s, but this film would be a sure shot hit if it were to be released today or it may get banned in the country. Although, it does get too melodramatic in the final sequence.
    priyodit

    watchable

    Its a movie which tries to encompass love, comedy, and dark comedy. But it seldom happens that all three can be added effectively into one flick.

    The movie starts from the light- hearted professional rivalry of Shah Rukh Khan and Juhi Chawla, turns into a love story somewhere in the middle, and then turns into a a vitriolic satire on the society, system and law. The strongest part of this movie is the direction (a director ought to be a good story teller and Aziz Mirza excels in it.) and of course, the music by Jatin- Lalit ranges from an average to the Excellent, especially in songs like "aur kya...".

    Shah Rukh Khan, in some scenes overacts, while Juhi constantly maintains her performance level, Paresh Rawal is extremely wonderful as the convict, he represents the common man, and steals the scenes from SRK and Juhi. Dilip Tahil and Satish Shah are too good as epicentres of laughter while Johnny Lever is just OK. Bottom Line: A feel good movie.
    AvinashPatalay

    Grossly under-rated. A black comedy about the media

    Not many movies have been set against the media industry as the backdrop. The other ones that come to mind are "New Delhi Times" and "Main Azaad Hoon" and both of them though critically acclaimed didn't set the cash registers ringing. Hey, I am lost for words... jinxed perhaps?

    Year: 2000. Situation: TV channels was still an sunrise industry. There wasn't a glut in the market vying for the audience or a murky fight for the TRP's. Perhaps owing to which, the audience couldn't understand the meaning of media manipulation.

    The movie starts off on a light note with the boy and the girl working for competitor's TV channels on loggerheads with each other, no rocket science here... love-story ensues and finally getting down to serious business to fight for justice for unjust done to common man. The audience expectations were probably not correctly calibrated and the "fighting for a cause + patriotism + national movement" came as a bolt from blue to the audience resulting in an indigestible fare.

    • SRK:: Gives his 100% to the role making it a very convincing portrayal.

    • Juhi:: Very good and as usual compliments well with SRK.

    • Satish Shah & Dilip Tahil as gullible media magnets were justified.

    • Paresh Rawal as the "eye-of-the-storm" has his moments and delivers to the utmost perfection.

    • Govind Namdeo and Shakti Kapoor as vile politicians justify their parts well.

    • Johnny Lever is usual self.

    • It was nostalgic to see a few characters from "Nukkad".

    Jatin-Lalit provide good music. There is no doubt about Javed Akhtar's capabilities on lyrics. Sharmista Roy and Farah Khan deserve a special mention for contribution to art direction & choreography respectively.

    Director ensured that all the ingredients were in adequate proportions and doesn't go overboard on any of them. There is a soul in the movie and the goods have been delivered with conviction.

    Had the movie been made today, the audience would have related to it spot-on. The movie has a good social message and deserves to be posthumously declared as an satire on the media.

    PS: Evidently, outright rejection from the audience has put off SRK to make meaningful cinemas.
    10nafisaali-23303

    Underrated Classic

    This movie was way ahead of it's time ...and is highly underrated
    8zeshan-2

    A Turning Point for the Future of Hollywood?

    A very bold offering by Dreamz Unlimited, "Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani", takes the audience into an area of Hollywood that has been explored many times before: corrupt politicians. Although this time the crusaders against these power hungry fanatics are the two TV journalists Shahrukh Khan and the glamorous Juhi Chawla.

    The film is fast and the storyline moves just at the right pace, the only problem is some of the songs are not the musical extravaganzas one would expect from such a huge film. A point to be noted is that a few of the songs are there to add layers to the story and thus you would find yourself enthralled by the onscreen action.

    Shahrukh does a fantastic job of playing the role of a TV News Spin Doctor, realising the values of truth and honesty. The character he portrays is believable; his transformation is his conscience, not his personality.

    Juhi Chawla, a veritable goddess of the silver screen, gives her character the right amount of charisma, charm and sophistication. Another bonus is that Juhi looks stunning in every scene.

    The film also makes use of great camera angles and uses a wide variety of special effects that will leave you clinging to your seat. A great sequence in the first half of the film will make you wonder if you are actually watching a movie from Hollywood.

    Indian patriotism takes a backseat until towards the end, so the film does not suffer the stereotype that I expected from the adverts.

    Overall the film has a watertight storyline, great humour, packed to the brim with action, and who can actually say no to a film with the gorgeous Juhi Chawla!

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    • Trivia
      This film is the only time Shahrukh Khan and Shakti Kapoor appeared but they didn't have any exchange of dialogues in the film, although they did share some scenes and Kapoor talked about Khan and vice versa. They were in the film Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega but Shahrukh Khan was in a guest role.
    • Connections
      Featured in Billu (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani
      Music by Jatin Pandit and Lalit Pandit

      Lyrics by Javed Akhtar

      Performed by Udit Narayan

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    • Release date
      • January 21, 2000 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Official site
      • India Times
    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • Yet the Heart Is Still Indian
    • Production company
      • Dreamz Unlimited
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $588,606
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $367,238
      • Jan 23, 2000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $588,606
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 40 minutes

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