<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> ₹ 13 crore </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> ₹ 25.46 crore </Td> </Tr> <P> Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (English: Yet the heart is still Indian) is an Indian Hindi comedy - drama film released by Dreamz Unlimited, now Red Chillies Entertainment on 21 January 2000 . The film was directed by Aziz Mirza and stars Shahrukh Khan and Juhi Chawla focuses on the media war being fought in the TV newsrooms . Ajay Bakshi and Ria Banerjee are two television reporters for rival news channels who try to save the life of a man who has been fixed by a politicians for the death of his brother, from a death sentence . The film marked the first attempted by Khan, Chawla and Mirza under their new production company Dreamz Unlimited, now Red Chillies Entertainment . This film won the IIFA Award for Best Special Effects . </P> <P> Ajay Bakshi (Shahrukh Khan) is a successful loudmouthed reporter, working for a reputed news channel . His father was a freedom fighter living on a measly pension . Ajay thinks that his father's ideal & sacrifices have given him nothing . He has no respect for his father's ideals, which his father still sticks to . The rival news channel ropes in Ria Banerjee (Juhi Chawla) as his answer . Ria is the antithesis of Ajay & uses her charm to get her work done . </P>

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