Author M. J. Akbar highlighted the "very heavy winking" by Khan during his performance of the song, accompanying the evocative lyrics. "Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani" grossed in India and $1.67 million (7.26 crore) in other countries, for a worldwide total of , against its budget. It had a worldwide opening weekend of , and grossed in its first week. It is the 13th-highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2000 worldwide. On Up Close & Personal with PZ, Shah Rukh Khan said that the movie "was the biggest failure for Juhi [Chawla], Aziz [Mirza], and him". It opened on Friday, 21 January 2000, across 240 screens, and earned nett on its opening day. It grossed nett in its opening weekend, and had a first week of nett. The film earned a total of nett, and was declared "Flop" by "Box Office India". It had an opening weekend of $650,000 (2.82 crore) and went on to gross $900,000 (3.91 crore) in its first week. The film earned a total of $1.67 million (7.26 crore) at the end of its theatrical run.