Box office
At the domestic Indian box office, Darr became the third highest-grossing film of 1993, after Aankhen and Khalnayak, and was declared a blockbuster. In India, it was released on 190 screens, with 19.96million tickets sold. Its domestic gross was 15.73crore, including a net income of 10.74crore, which is equivalent to when adjusted for inflation . Worldwide, it grossed ,
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| rowspan="9" |39th Filmfare Awards || Best Comedian || Anupam Kher || || rowspan="11" |
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| Best Cinematography|| Manmohan Singh ||
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| Best Director || Yash Chopra ||
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| Best Villain || Shah Rukh Khan ||
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| Best Music Director || Shiv-Hari ||
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| Best Lyricist || Anand Bakshi for "Jaadu Teri Nazar" ||
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| Best Male Playback Singer || Udit Narayan for "Jaadu Teri Nazar" ||
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Remakes
It was remade in Kannada as Preethse, starring Upendra as Chandu (Rahul), Shiva Rajkumar as Surya (Sunil) and Sonali Bendre playing Kiran. The film also partially inspired the 2005 Tamil film Chinna. The Telugu film Tapassu also borrowed some scenes from Darr.
The teaser trailer for an intended five-part web series Darr 2.0 was released on YouTube on August 30, 2016. It was set to be a retelling of the film in a contemporary setting, portraying cyber-stalking and digital crimes. The web series was set to be produced by Ashish Chopra under the banner of Y-Films and directed by Vikash Chandra. Screenplay and dialogues are by Nikhil Taneja and Shubham Yogi. The series was shelved.
Legacy
Audience and the critics appreciated Shah Rukh Khan's dialogue: "I love you, K-k-k- Kiran" which still remains iconic.