# Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji (दिल तो बच्चा है जी)
**Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji** (दिल तो बच्चा है जी, "The Heart Is a Child") is a 2011 Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by [Madhur Bhandarkar](https://www.edgepedia.org/madhur-bhandarkar), following three men who share a house in Mumbai and each fall in love with a woman they must then convince to reciprocate.[1](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/dil-toh-baccha-hai-ji/) • [2](https://www.screendaily.com/dil-toh-baccha-hai-ji/5023430.article) It stars [Ajay Devgn](https://www.edgepedia.org/ajay-devgn), Emraan Hashmi, and [Omi Vaidya](https://www.edgepedia.org/omi-vaidya), and was released in India on 28 January 2011.[3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1727496/fullcredits/) • [4](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/dil-toh-baccha-hai-ji/box-office/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release | 28 January 2011, Hindi language, India[4](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/dil-toh-baccha-hai-ji/box-office/) |
| Director / writers | Madhur Bhandarkar (director, story and screenplay); Sanjay Chhel (story, dialogue); Anil Pandey and Neeraj Udhwani (screenplay)[3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1727496/fullcredits/) |
| Lead cast | Ajay Devgn as Naren Ahuja, Emraan Hashmi as Abhay Suri, Omi Vaidya as Milind Kelkar[3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1727496/fullcredits/) |
| Music | Pritam Chakraborty; lyrics by Kumaar, Sanjay Chhel, Sayeed Quadri, and Neelesh Misra[5](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/dil-toh-baccha-hai-ji/cast/) |
| India box office | ₹37 million (₹3.70 crore) opening day; ₹289.1 million (₹28.91 crore) lifetime net; ₹428.9 million (₹42.89 crore) worldwide gross[4](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/dil-toh-baccha-hai-ji/box-office/) |
| Trade verdict | Average (Bollywood Hungama); Flop (Box Office India)[4](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/dil-toh-baccha-hai-ji/box-office/) • [6](https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=46) |
| Certification | A (adults only) from the Central Board of Film Certification[7](https://www.netflixmovies.com/dil-toh-baccha-hai-ji-2011) |
## Spoilers
### Plot and characters
The film follows three men living under one roof, each searching for true love.[1](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/dil-toh-baccha-hai-ji/) Naren Ahuja (Ajay Devgn) is a divorced bank manager fighting loneliness who takes in two paying guests, Abhay and Milind, in his ancestral house; he becomes attracted to June ([Shazahn Padamsee](https://www.edgepedia.org/shazahn-padamsee)), a young office intern, and changes his look entirely to pursue her.[2](https://www.screendaily.com/dil-toh-baccha-hai-ji/5023430.article) • [1](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/dil-toh-baccha-hai-ji/) Abhay Suri ([Emraan Hashmi](https://www.edgepedia.org/emraan-hashmi)) is a Casanova who works as a gym trainer and becomes entangled with the wealthy Anushka Narang ([Tisca Chopra](https://www.edgepedia.org/tisca-chopra)).[1](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/dil-toh-baccha-hai-ji/) • [2](https://www.screendaily.com/dil-toh-baccha-hai-ji/5023430.article) Milind Kelkar (Omi Vaidya) is a timid man working at a matrimonial website who falls for Gungun Sarkar (Shraddha Das), a radio jockey who wants to be a famous actress.[1](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/dil-toh-baccha-hai-ji/) • [8](https://repertoire.cinema.mcc.gouv.qc.ca/film/dil-toh-baccha-hai-ji-352675/)
The supporting cast includes [Shruti Haasan](https://www.edgepedia.org/shruti-haasan) as Nikki Narang, Rituparna Sengupta as Madhvi, Daisy Irani as June's grandmother, and Mukesh Tiwari and [Manoj Joshi](https://www.edgepedia.org/manoj-joshi-actor) in special appearances.[3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1727496/fullcredits/) • [9](https://ottasia.com/title/movie/55386/dil-toh-baccha-hai-ji?country=MY)
## Production
Madhur Bhandarkar, until then known for reality-based dramas such as *Chandni Bar*, *[Page 3](https://www.edgepedia.org/page-3-2005-film)*, *[Corporate](https://www.edgepedia.org/corporate-2006-film)*, *Traffic Signal*, and *Jail*, made this his first comedy.[2](https://www.screendaily.com/dil-toh-baccha-hai-ji/5023430.article) He said before release that he wanted to "shock" audiences with the film and that making people laugh was very difficult for a director working in his usual style.[10](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/even-a-romcom-is-realistic-for-bhandarkar/) The film was produced by Kumar Mangat Pathak and Bhandarkar under the banners Bhandarkar Entertainment and Wide Frame Pictures, with Ravi Walia as cinematographer and Devendra Murdeshwar as editor.[5](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/dil-toh-baccha-hai-ji/cast/) • [6](https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=46)
**Censorship.** Bhandarkar refused to cut several scenes he considered integral, and the [Central Board of Film Certification](https://www.edgepedia.org/central-board-of-film-certification) responded by giving the film an A (adults only) rating.[7](https://www.netflixmovies.com/dil-toh-baccha-hai-ji-2011) He later said the film was given the A certificate because of the word "virginity".[1](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/dil-toh-baccha-hai-ji/)
## Music
The soundtrack was composed by Pritam Chakraborty, with background music by Sandeep Shirodkar and lyrics by Kumaar, Sanjay Chhel, Sayeed Quadri, and [Neelesh Misra](https://www.edgepedia.org/neelesh-misra).[5](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/dil-toh-baccha-hai-ji/cast/) • [11](https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/dil-toh-baccha-hai-ji-movie-120610) Songs include "Abhi Kuch Dino Se" (Pritam and [Mohit Chauhan](https://www.edgepedia.org/mohit-chauhan)), "Tere Bin" (Pritam and [Sonu Nigam](https://www.edgepedia.org/sonu-nigam)), "Yeh Dil Hai Nakhrewala", "Jadugari", and "Beshuba".[11](https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/dil-toh-baccha-hai-ji-movie-120610) Playback singers on the album included Sonu Nigam, Kunal Ganjawala, Naresh Iyer, Mohit Chauhan, Antara Mitra, and Shefali Alvares.[5](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/dil-toh-baccha-hai-ji/cast/)
## Box office
The film took a decent start, earning ₹37 million (₹3.70 crore) net on its opening day and ₹150 million (₹15.00 crore) over its opening weekend in India.[4](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/dil-toh-baccha-hai-ji/box-office/) • [12](https://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-news/dil-toh-baccha-hai-ji-weekend-box-office-15-crore/) Its first week netted ₹211.3 million (₹21.13 crore), and lifetime India net collections reached ₹289.1 million (₹28.91 crore), with ₹401.5 million (₹40.15 crore) India gross, ₹27.4 million (₹2.74 crore) overseas gross, and ₹428.9 million (₹42.89 crore) worldwide gross.[4](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/dil-toh-baccha-hai-ji/box-office/) Box Office India reports slightly different figures: first day ₹39.4 million (₹3.94 crore), first week ₹209.1 million (₹20.91 crore), total nett ₹282.1 million (₹28.21 crore) against a budget of ₹290 million (₹29 crore), and a verdict of Flop.[6](https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=46) Bollywood Hungama classifies the performance as Average.[4](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/dil-toh-baccha-hai-ji/box-office/) Among 2011 Hindi releases, Bollywood Hungama's worldwide chart places it at rank 17.[13](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/box-office-collections/worldwide/2011/?cb=1781021307) In a limited North American release by Viva Entertainment, it earned $139,770.[14](https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Dil-Toh-Baccha-Hai-Ji)
## Reception
Professional response was mixed to negative. Screen's reviewer Gautaman Bhaskaran wrote that there was very little humor and that the film might disappoint fans expecting a change in Bhandarkar's style, while singling out Shazahn Padamsee's performance as the acting highlight of her career to that point.[2](https://www.screendaily.com/dil-toh-baccha-hai-ji/5023430.article) Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave it 2 out of 5, writing that the slim material was stretched over two-and-a-half hours with too much running time and too little nuance.[15](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dil_toh_baccha_hai_ji_2011) On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds a Tomatometer score of 33% from one review, with 250+ audience ratings.[15](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dil_toh_baccha_hai_ji_2011)
## Runtime and availability
Reported runtimes differ across databases: 142 minutes (Box Office India), 2 hours 17 minutes (Apple TV), 2 hours 23 minutes (Rotten Tomatoes, Box Office Mojo), and 2 hours 26 minutes ([JustWatch](https://www.edgepedia.org/justwatch)).[6](https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=46) • [16](https://tv.apple.com/in/movie/%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B2-%E0%A4%A4-%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%9A-%E0%A4%B9-%E0%A4%9C/umc.cmc.5eht5rimk81zeo3i9cw9h5cvc?l=hi) • [15](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dil_toh_baccha_hai_ji_2011) • [17](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/dil-toh-baccha-hai-ji) In India the film carries an A certification and streams on JioHotstar, MX Player, and Amazon MX Player, and can be bought or rented on the Apple TV Store.[17](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/dil-toh-baccha-hai-ji)
## References
1. [Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji Movie, Bollywood Hungama](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/dil-toh-baccha-hai-ji/)
2. [Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji review by Gautaman Bhaskaran, Screen Daily](https://www.screendaily.com/dil-toh-baccha-hai-ji/5023430.article)
3. [Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji (2011) full cast & crew, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1727496/fullcredits/)
4. [Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji Box Office Collection, Bollywood Hungama](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/dil-toh-baccha-hai-ji/box-office/)
5. [Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji Cast List, Bollywood Hungama](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/dil-toh-baccha-hai-ji/cast/)
6. [Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji, Box Office India](https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=46)
7. [Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji, NetflixMovies.com](https://www.netflixmovies.com/dil-toh-baccha-hai-ji-2011)
8. [Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji, Répertoire des films classés (Québec)](https://repertoire.cinema.mcc.gouv.qc.ca/film/dil-toh-baccha-hai-ji-352675/)
9. [Where to watch Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji in Malaysia, OTTASIA](https://ottasia.com/title/movie/55386/dil-toh-baccha-hai-ji?country=MY)
10. [Even a rom-com is realistic for Bhandarkar!, The Indian Express](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/even-a-romcom-is-realistic-for-bhandarkar/)
11. [Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji Movie (2011), Gadgets 360](https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/dil-toh-baccha-hai-ji-movie-120610)
12. [Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji Weekend Box-Office: 15 Crore, Koimoi](https://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-news/dil-toh-baccha-hai-ji-weekend-box-office-15-crore/)
13. [Worldwide Highest Grossing Bollywood Movies on 2011, Bollywood Hungama](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/box-office-collections/worldwide/2011/?cb=1781021307)
14. [Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji (2011), The Numbers](https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Dil-Toh-Baccha-Hai-Ji)
15. [Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji (2011), Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dil_toh_baccha_hai_ji_2011)
16. [दिल तो बच्चा है जी, Apple TV (India)](https://tv.apple.com/in/movie/%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B2-%E0%A4%A4-%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%9A-%E0%A4%B9-%E0%A4%9C/umc.cmc.5eht5rimk81zeo3i9cw9h5cvc?l=hi)
17. [Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji streaming, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/in/movie/dil-toh-baccha-hai-ji)
---
*Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Films and standalone screen works › Individual films by title and year › Indian films (individual works) › Hindi films of the 2010s › Hindi films of 2011*
*Initially written Sep 17, 2026 · Reviewed: Sep 18, 2026; Oct 3, 2026; Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Sep 18, 2026; Oct 3, 2026; Oct 15, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026*
*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*
License: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license