Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Director:

Aditya Chopra

Writers:

Aditya Chopra (screenplay)
Javed Siddiqui (dialogue)

Release Date:

20 October 1995 (India)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Musical | Romance

Plot:

Raj is a rich, carefree, happy-go-lucky second generation NRI. Simran is the daughter of Chaudhary Baldev Singh...

Plot Keywords:

Love | India | Nri | Wedding | Trip

Awards:

11 wins

Cast

Shahrukh Khan	...	Raj Malhotra
Kajol	...	Simran Singh
Amrish Puri	...	Chaudhry Baldev Singh
Farida Jalal	...	Lajwanti
Anupam Kher	...	Dharamvir Malhotra
Satish Shah	...	Ajit Singh
Achala Sachdev	...	Simran's Grandmother
Himani Shivpuri	...	Simran's Aunt
Pooja Ruparel	...	Rajeshwari / Chutki
Damyanti Puri
Lalit Tiwari	...	Simran's Uncle
Hemlata Deepak	...	Simran's friend
Mohit Kumar
Mansoor Merchant
Govind Khatri

Also Known As:

Lovers Will Walk Off with the Bride (UK) (informal English title)
The Big-Hearted Will Win the Bride (USA) (informal English title)
The Brave Heart Will Take the Bride (USA) (informal literal title)

Runtime:

189 min | Japan:183 min | USA:181 min

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi | English | Punjabi

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

USA:Not Rated | Germany:6 | India:U | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Angel Underground Station, Islington, London, England, UK

Company:

Yash Raj Films

Trivia:

As of May 2005, the film played for over 500 weeks at the Maratha Mandir theater in Mumbai, India, making it the longest-running initial release in the history of Indian cinema. This is a few weeks more than Sholay (1975).

Goofs:

Errors in geography: During the climax, the railway station where Raj and Kuljit have a fight is shown to be 'Apta' (as seen on the signboard). Apta is a small station near Mumbai and is more than 1700 km away from Punjab where the plot is based.

Quotes:

Raj Malhotra: Do you love me?
Simran Singh: More than anyone else.
Raj Malhotra: Do you trust me?
Simran Singh: More than I trust myself.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Dhoondte Reh Jaoge (2009)

Soundtrack:

Ghar Aaja (part 3)

Very good romantic comedy

I usually go for Bollywood films for the music-dance numbers. While this flick has a few good ones, I was mostly pleased with the plot. I liked the second half the best. I was very disappointed to learn from IMDb that this is the second of only two films done by Pooja Rupanel. She brought a lot of life and spark to a minor role - the female lead's younger sister. She should have done more films. Like any really good comedy, the story had its serious aspects - just enough to make the plot interesting. The stand=by Bollywood love triangle plot can be used as many times as one wishes as long as one has good actors, terrific musical numbers, and a few novel plot twists.