Dil Aashna Hai
दिल आशना है
“The Heart Knows the Truth”
Synopsis
A cabaret dancer who was raised in a brothel sets out to find her biological mother.
Top Cast
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Shah Rukh Khan
Karan D. Singh
Divya Bharti
Laila / Sitara
Jeetendra
Prince Arjun Singh
Mithun Chakraborty
Sunil (Barkha's boyfriend)
Dimple Kapadia
Barkha
Amrita Singh
Rajlaxmi A. Singh
Sonu Walia
Salma A. Baig
Kabir Bedi
Rai Bahadur Digvijay Singh
Raza Murad
Goverdhan Das
Satyendra Kapoor
Rajlaxmi's dad
Amarjeet Mukherjee
Chandu
Nassar Abdulla
Akram Allahabadi Baig
Beena Banerjee
Shobha (Karan's mother)
Sushma Seth
Mrs. Baig
Sulabha Deshpande
Lady at the Shantidevi Orphanage
Farida Jalal
Razia
Pankaj Udhas
Renu Dhariwal
Karan's sister
Release History & Theatrical Window
August 1, 2008
Physical Home Media
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$1.1M
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
$11M
Total global ticket sales
Box Office Return
10x
+$9.9M net gain
Theatrical Status
Mega Hit
Box office tier
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Hema Malini
- Screenplay & Story
- Imtiaz Hussain
- Original Score
- Anand Chitragupth, Milind Chitragupth
- Original Title
- दिल आशना है
- Country of Origin
- India
- Spoken Languages
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 44m
- Production Budget
- $1.1M
- Worldwide Gross
- $11M
- Production Studios
- H. M. Creations
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Hema Malini
Imtiaz Hussain, Iqbal Durrani, Suraj Sanim, Hema Malini
Anand Chitragupth, Milind Chitragupth
Peter Pereira
V. N. Mayekar
Hema Malini, R K Chakravarti, Mohan Raghavan
Department Leadership Roster
Hema Malini
Director
Imtiaz Hussain
Screenplay
Hema Malini
Producer
Anand Chitragupth
Original Music Composer
A Mansoor
Stunt Coordinator
Bernadine Britto
Costume Design
Xerxes Bathena
Costume Design
V. N. Mayekar
Editor
Milind Chitragupth
Original Music Composer
Neeta Lulla
Costume Design
Peter Pereira
Director of Photography
Age Classification & Content Advisories
Official viewer rating standards and content warnings across international classification boards.
International Certification Matrix
FSK 6 — Restricted to viewers aged 6 and older.
Universal Public Exhibition — Unrestricted family viewing.
Production Stills & Gallery
Official cinematic photography and background stills for Dil Aashna Hai.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Dil Aashna Hai
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Dil Aashna Hai about?
A cabaret dancer who was raised in a brothel sets out to find her biological mother.
Who directed Dil Aashna Hai?
Dil Aashna Hai was directed by Hema Malini.
Who stars in Dil Aashna Hai?
The principal cast of Dil Aashna Hai includes Shah Rukh Khan, Divya Bharti, Jeetendra, Mithun Chakraborty, Dimple Kapadia.
When was Dil Aashna Hai released and how long is it?
Dil Aashna Hai was released in 1992 with a total runtime of 2h 44m.
What was the box office and production budget of Dil Aashna Hai?
Dil Aashna Hai had a reported production budget of $1.1M and grossed $11M at the worldwide box office (10 return on budget, classified as a blockbuster success).
Who composed the musical score for Dil Aashna Hai?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Dil Aashna Hai was composed by Anand Chitragupth, Milind Chitragupth.
What is the age rating and content advisory for Dil Aashna Hai?
Dil Aashna Hai holds official age classifications: DE: 6 (FSK 6 — Restricted to viewers aged 6 and older.); IN: U (Universal Public Exhibition — Unrestricted family viewing.).