Critical response Indolink.com ranked the film the best film of 1999, writing " We have got to hand it to the marvelous performances and complex characters for keeping our interest in
Dil Kya Kare. They help give the film the base it needs for credibility. If only Jha had made it a darker and less product, it would have had phenomenal success with the classes. The masses are certainly going to have a tough time watching, understanding and appreciating this inappropriately packaged flick. Of course, for those of you who like a bit of novelty and acting tour de forces,
Dil Kya Kare is better than a thousand
Taals and
Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehate Hains combined. Conversely, Sharmila Taliculam of
Rediff wrote, "Throughout the film, one gets the feeling that Jha’s heart wasn’t in this film. It could have been a good film, if it had been treated properly. But all we can say is that it remains a disappointment."
Anupama Chopra of
India Today wrote, "Jha can't match the emotional finesse of
Masoom. His performers are competent - Chaudhary, big on lipstick and histrionics is as excellent as Kajol - but his writing is flawed. And DKK remains, a well-crafted but half-baked soap opera."
Box office Dil Kya Kare grossed $285,000 in the US and £204,547 in UK. In the second weekend the film grossed $54,000. ==Soundtrack==