one of Shahid Kapoor's first appearances on film. He was a background dancer in the song "Le Gayi". Chopra rejected 54 dresses created by Manish Malhotra for Dixit's character, choosing a salwar kameez over others. Filming began in June 1996. It was the first Bollywood film to be shot in Baden-Baden and Europa Park, both German tourist attractions. It was made on a budget of 90 million. Soundtrack The soundtrack of Dil To Pagal Hai includes 10 songs. The songs for the film were composed by Uttam Singh. Lyrics were written by Anand Bakshi. The music was a major hit among the audience, with the album becoming the best-selling Bollywood soundtrack of the year, with 12.5million soundtrack album sales. Chopra earned an advance of for the music rights. In 2008, Chopra launched an unreleased song from the Dil To Pagal Hai soundtrack, titled "Chanda Ki Chandni (Kitni Hai Bekarar Yeh)" sung by Lata Mangeshkar & Kumar Sanu. Release Approximately 300 prints of the film were released worldwide, with 250–260 across India, including approximately 60 in the Mumbai circuit. 60 prints were released overseas. Box office Screen reported that Dil To Pagal Hai opened to a "record business with 100 percent collections in the first week all over India." The report added that prints were sold as 2 crore per territory. 100 per cent collections were report also in the second week, and 97 per cent in the third. It grossed in India and $3.3 million (12.04 crore) in other countries, for a worldwide total of , against its budget, which also included print and advertising costs. It had a worldwide opening weekend of , and grossed in its first week. It opened on Friday, 31 October 1997, across 245 screens, and earned nett on its opening day. It became the third highest opener of the year behind Border ( nett) and Koyla ( nett). It grossed nett in its opening weekend, and had a first week of nett. The film earned a total of nett. It is the 2nd-highest-grossing film of 1997 in India after Border which grossed nett. It earned $3.3 million (12.04 crore) outside India. Overseas, It is the highest-grossing film of 1997. Dil To Pagal Hai is the highest-grossing Indian film of 1997 worldwide. Critical reception Omar Ahmed of Empire gave the film 4 out of 5 stars, noting, "It's great eye-candy, painting a portrait of a