More than anything the movie belonged to Shahrukh Khan and Kajol. The director sure did milk Punjab the most showing the great and shining India (please some one remind the Chopra’s that this is the state with the most skewed sex ratio in India) and thus evoking the melodramatic intensity necessary for such a big movie. Love on travel was a concept which was new to Indian cinema and so was the coming back to India and all the melodrama associated with it. Girl loves boy but not in the age old silly gardens of Mumbai but those of Europe. But what was different was the packaging. In true sense story remains the same old one.the boy girl affair with the girl’s dad as the tingling factor. They hungry for DeshPrem(not loving me:P) and our movies getting the much needed globalization push. This movie tapped a market the second third generation Indian in foreign countries. But so strong were the winds of change that DDLJ brought that swept all.Įconomically DDLJ is right up there but what it did was the opening up of now prevalent (and sometimes the only existing) NRI markets for movie. Well 1995 remains a landmark year also another trendsetter and one of my all time favourites Rangeela took to screen. But its predecessor could at best be titled an extended shaadi video this remains a classic. In first look it looked a follow up to the previous year 1994 Super Duper hit Hum Aapkein Hain Kaun. A review for DDLJ.ĭilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge aka DDLJ.landmark would be too petty a word to use for it. Anyway DDLJ I wrote this thing few months back, thought I would push it here. One thing I need to do is take one of my buddies to the movie. For a change me planning to go to PVR this time rather than my favourite hall in Bangalore ( Kamkhya 35). Barack Obama quoted one of the most famous dialogues from the film "Bade bade deshon mein aisi choti choti baatein hoti rehti hai, Senorita" while addressing a townhall.Next week Kabhi alvida. So much so that during one of his visits to India, ex US president, Mr. Undoubtedly, it stands as the most popular film of SRK, Kajol and YRF's careers till date. Time and again, filmmakers have tried to copy, imitate or take inspiration from the movie especially its iconic train sequence. Till date, DDLJ is termed as the most romantic Hindi film of all times which set new benchmarks for Bollywood movies. It also popularised SRK as the King of Romance who had initially rejected the film as he felt that the role was in complete contrast of the grey shade characters he had portrayed till then. Kajol went onto to win her first Best Actress Filmfare Award and it was probably the first and the only time Aditya Chopra ever attended an awards ceremony to collect his Best Director and Best Film awards. While SRK-Kajol had starred in a couple of films together before, DDLJ established them as the most iconic jodi of Bollywood. The film completed 1,000 weeks in 2014.ĭDLJ proved to be a landmark for the cast and crew in more than one way. It is the longest-running film in the history of Indian Cinema as even after 2 decades of its release, it is still being shown in Mumbai's Marathi Mandir. What happens when Raj lands up to win Simran's family's heart? Is he able to convince Baldev Singh, Simran's overbearing and strict father? And does he finally manage to take his bride away?ĭDLJ was the highest grossing Hindi film of 1995 and went onto win the National Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. Trouble is that Simran's marriage has already been arranged with her father's best friend's son, Kuljeet in Punjab. Londoners Raj ( Shah Rukh Khan) and Simran ( Kajol) meet on a trip to Europe, and after a few ups and downs, fall in love, which they realise only when they part at the end of the trip. Londoners Raj (Shah Rukh Khan) and Simran (Kajol) meet on a trip to Europe, and after a few ups and downs, fall in love, which they realise only when they part at the end of the trip.