{"id":290301,"date":"2025-04-25T16:52:20","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T16:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/25\/aziz-mirza-urges-fans-to-revisit-shah-rukh-khans-phir-bhi-dil-hai-hindustani-my-son-says-that-you-should-have-made-the-film-seriously\/"},"modified":"2025-04-25T16:52:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T16:52:21","slug":"aziz-mirza-urges-fans-to-revisit-shah-rukh-khans-phir-bhi-dil-hai-hindustani-my-son-says-that-you-should-have-made-the-film-seriously","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/25\/aziz-mirza-urges-fans-to-revisit-shah-rukh-khans-phir-bhi-dil-hai-hindustani-my-son-says-that-you-should-have-made-the-film-seriously\/","title":{"rendered":"Aziz Mirza urges fans to revisit Shah Rukh Khan\u2019s Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani: \u2018My son says that you should have made the film seriously\u2026\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/data.indianexpress.com\/election2019\/track_1x1.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Aziz Mirza urges fans to revisit Shah Rukh Khan\u2019s Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani: \u2018My son says that you should have made the film seriously\u2026\u2019\" title=\"Aziz Mirza urges fans to revisit Shah Rukh Khan\u2019s Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani: \u2018My son says that you should have made the film seriously\u2026\u2019\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"pcl-full-content\">\n<p>Released in 2000, Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani was the first film produced under Dreamz Unlimited\u2014the production company founded by actors <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/entertainment\/bollywood\/shah-rukh-khan-would-smoke-constantly-slept-for-just-four-hours-salman-khan-didnt-interact-much-on-wanted-set-govind-namdev-9421025\/\" class=\"\">Shah Rukh Khan<\/a>, Juhi Chawla, and director Aziz Mirza. Although the film received mixed reviews upon release, it has gained popularity over the years. In a recent interview, Aziz reflected on the time he couldn\u2019t afford to invest in the company and spoke about how Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani\u2019s themes remain relevant even today.<\/p>\n<p>Talking about launching Dreamz Unlimited, Aziz shared, \u201cWe had decided to invest five lakhs each in Shah Rukh and Juhi\u2019s production company Dreamz Unlimited.\u201d However, Aziz didn\u2019t have the required money and no one asked him. \u201cI didn\u2019t even have five lakhs, I didn\u2019t invest that much. No one even asked me. I invested five lakhs at the end. I am being very honest,\u201d he revealed.<\/p>\n<p><ev-engagement group-name=\"contentLogin\"\/><ev-engagement group-name=\"myNotification\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ev-meter-content ie-premium-content-block\">\n<p><strong>Also Read | <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/entertainment\/bollywood\/aziz-mirza-recalls-shooting-chalte-chalte-with-aishwarya-rai-we-had-only-shot-prem-nagariya-9965945\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aziz Mirza recalls shooting Chalte Chalte with Aishwarya Rai: \u2018We had only shot Prem Nagariya\u2026\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"osv-ad-class\" style=\"background-color: #f2f2f2;height: 375px;margin-bottom: 15px;\">\n<p>Story continues below this ad<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Aziz Mirza also spoke about the trio\u2019s collaboration Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani, which completed 25 years of its release recently. \u201cEven if you see the film today, it is still so relevant. You see the little things \u2013 vo dange khud karvaata hai aur phir hawan mein baithta hai dange band karvaane ke liye. Dange kisi aur cheez par the, he shifted it to Hindu-Muslim so that dhyaan idhar se hattjaaye. All these things were done,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The filmmaker added, \u201cI wish people see that film again. My son says that you should have made the film seriously and not a satire, then people might have understood. I made it the way I saw it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read |<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/entertainment\/bollywood\/shah-rukh-khan-dying-mother-concerned-about-him-aziz-mirza-interview-9953030\/\" class=\"\">Shah Rukh Khan\u2019s dying mother asked, \u2018What will happen to my son?\u2019; Aziz Mirza assured her to \u2018be certain of one thing\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Besides Shah Rukh Khan and Juhi Chawla, Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani also features Satish Shah, Paresh Rawal, Johny Lever, Shakti Kapoor, and Dalip Tahil.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '444470064056909');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/entertainment\/bollywood\/aziz-mirza-urges-fans-to-revisit-shah-rukh-khan-juhi-chawlas-phir-bhi-dil-hai-hindustani-9965889\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Released in 2000, Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani was the first film produced under Dreamz Unlimited\u2014the production company founded by actors Shah Rukh Khan, Juhi Chawla, and director Aziz Mirza. 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