Dil Hai Tumhaara (English: My Heart Is Yours) is a 2002 Indian Hindi romantic drama film directed by Kundan Shah starring Rekha, Preity Zinta, Mahima Chaudhry, Arjun Rampal, Jimmy Sheirgill and Alok Nath. The film was promoted as a star vehicle for Zinta and, although a commercial failure on release, Zinta's performance was praised by critics and earned her nominations for Best Actress at a number of award ceremonies. The soundtrack, composed by Nadeem-Shravan, did well on the charts.




Directed by Kundan Shah

Written by Subrat Sinha (dialogues)

Screenplay by Kundan Shah
Rajkumar Santoshi

Produced by Kumar S. Taurani
Ramesh S. Taurani

Starring Rekha
Preity Zinta
Mahima Chaudhry
Arjun Rampal
Jimmy Sheirgill

Edited by Aseem Sinha

Music by
Songs:
Nadeem-Shravan
Background score:
Surinder Sodhi

Production
company
Tips Industries

Distributed by Disney India Studios

Release date 6 September 2002

Running time 185 minutes
Language Hindi






Dil Hai Tumhaara received generally mixed to positive reviews, but Preity Zinta's performance was universally praised by critics, with those critical of the film marking her presence as its main highlight.[6] Derek Elley of Variety believed that Zinta's "Star-quality playing" is the main reason to watch an otherwise formulaic picture. He further noted its "respectable" production values and praised Rekha for being "quietly commanding as the powerful but conflicted mom".[7] Khalid Mohamed gave the film 2 stars and wrote, "Clearly, this enterprise is a showcase for the hi-energy and scampering spirit of Preity Zinta. She’s fabulous but content-wise, the stuff is … empty."[8] Ziya Us Salam of The Hindu believed that as far as director Shah is concerned, the film is "among the more lopsided, half-hearted films he has made in his long career" but he called Zinta "the life of this film". He concluded the review saying: "Take away Preity Zinta and Dil Hai Tumhaara is a tiresome film in urgent need of heavy editing. Put Zinta in there and it becomes watchable frame-to-frame. Preity is there all through, purely due to her infectious charm."[9] Similarly, Jitesh Pillai of The Times of India wrote, "it's Preity Zinta, with her mixture of vulnerability and brashness, who delivers a wallop. She's the only bright spark in this dull dil drama."[10]

Taran Adarsh from Bollywood Hungama gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars, calling it "a film that is sure to pull your heart strings", and noted that : "in an author-backed role... Zinta steals the show with a sterling performance", which is "sure to win accolades from the junta and critics whole-heartedly".[11] Mid-Day's S Ramachandran believed that the film "has some touching moments, but cliched dialogues mar the script", and noted Zinta for excelling in her part.[12] Sanjeev Singh Bariana of The Tribune was appreciative of the film, the main performances, and noted Shah for doing "a commendable job".[13] Manish Gajjar from the BBC described the film as engaging, and liked the "emotional story" where "Shah explores the sensitive issue of a mother-daughter relationship", and took note of the performance of the cast, calling Zinta "superb" and Choudhry "touching".[14] Piroj Wadia of Screen found the film unoriginal, depending on "formulaic love triangles, sibling rivalry in love, prototype character roles and the utter absence of logic". He did appreciate, however, the performances, labelling them the film's "redemption", and noted the unusually realistic portrayal of the sister bond and the camaraderie between Shalu and Nimmi."[15] Subhash K. Jha of The Times of India called the film "delightfully comic", comparing it to Bimal Roy's Sujata and praising Zinta, who, "in a role tailor-made for her" … displays a comic aptitude akin to Hollywood actress Goldie Hawn".[16] Ronjita Kulkarni from Rediff.com accused the film of its "regressive thinking" and believed it might appeal particularly to Zinta's fans. She reviewed positively the performances of Rekha and Choudhry, despite the latter's underdeveloped role.[17]