the movie was shot in jammu &amp; kashmir, assam, delhi and other parts of india and bhutan over a period of 55 days. its cinematography won a national film award for cinematographer santosh sivan. the movie score and soundtrack were composed by a. r. rahman. a. r. rahman received a filmfare award for the music. the movie became the first indian movie to reach the top 10 in the uk box office charts, when released in 1998.