and the latter was based on reincarnation. He said, "I do not resort to any gimmicks in [Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain]. I'm not playing with camera angles or juggling shots. You will not find 50 dances here... My film has been set against a contemporary backdrop." Jainendra Jain and Bhupati Raja wrote the dialogue and story, respectively. Principal photography started in Hyderabad and handed by Kabir Lal. Saroj Khan and Chinni Prakash were the choreographers, while Raja was the action director. Its production design was completed by Sharmishta Roy. Some songs were recorded at the Hotel de Rougemont in Switzerland. After filming finished around December 1998, it was edited by E.M. Madhava, Chaitanya Tanna and Marthand K. Venkatesh. Soundtrack The soundtrack for Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain was completed by Anu Malik and the lyrics were written by Sameer. It contains nine songs, with vocals performed by Kumar Sanu, Anuradha Paudwal, Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik, Sonu Nigam, Hema Sardesai, Rahul Seth, Anu Malik, Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Shankar Mahadevan and Anuradha Sriram. The album was released on 21 December 1998 by T-Series. Release Produced by Suresh Productions and distributed by Melody International, Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain was released on 22 January 1999 and ran at theatres for 25 weeks. It faced strong competition from Rishi Kapoor's Aa Ab Laut Chalen, Gulzar's Hu Tu Tu and Shakeel Norani's Bade Dilwala, all of which were released on the same day. The film opened to a wide audience, with 190 screens across India, and grossed on its opening day. Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain earned on its first weekend and after its first week. Box Office India estimated the film's total gross at in India and $1.8 million overseas, and concluded its final commercial performance with the verdict "super hit". The film thus emerged as one of the highest-grossing female-led films of the year. The world television premiere of Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain happened in October 2000 on Doordarshan. A DVD version was released on 17 July 2007 in a single-disc pack. It was available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video since May 2019. Critical reception Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain addressed the issue of prenuptial agreement. It received mixed-to-positive reviews, with critics praising its story, melodramatic climax and the performances, mostly that from Kajol. Sharmila Taliculam, writing for Rediff.com, described the film as a "usual