Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (English: The Brave Hearted Will Take the Bride) is a 1995 Bollywood movie directed by Aditya Chopra and produced by Yash Chopra. It had Shahrukh Khan and Kajol in the title roles. Anupam Kher, Amrish Puri, and Farida Jalal played supporting roles. Dilwale dulhaniya le jayenge in English Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, also known by the initialism DDLJ, is an Indian romance film written and directed by Aditya Chopra and produced by Yash Chopra. Released on 20 October 1995, the film stars Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol.
© Provided by Zee NewsMumbai: Bollywood star Kajol says when the shooting of 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge' was on, the team believed they were making a 'cool' film together, but never anticipated that the movie would go on to have an everlasting impact on pop culture.
The film, fondly called 'DDLJ', completed 25 years on Tuesday, and the actor said the romance between her character, Simran and Shah Rukh Khan's Raj is what makes the movie 'timeless'.
'I think 'DDLJ' is timeless because everybody identifies somewhere down the line with Simran and with Raj. I think they just like these characters a lot! They have liked them for years and years now and it's one of those things that you always like and probably will always like,' Kajol said in a statement shared by production banner Yash Raj Films (YRF).
The 46-year-old actor said she initially found Simran 'a little boring', but gradually recognised the character.
'I realized there is a lot of Simran in almost everybody we know, there is always that wanting to do the right thing in someone. Lot of people don't do the right thing but we always want to do that.
'You want to get that approval, you want to get that feeling of you are approved of and that you are doing something right in the world. So, yes Simran was like that. I thought she was just cool, a little old-fashioned but cool.'
'DDLJ' marked the directorial debut of Aditya Chopra and was produced by his father, veteran filmmaker Yash Chopra.
Kajol said Aditya Chopra is one such director who is driven by his 'conviction' for a story.
'I think what sets Adi apart is probably his conviction. He is very, very convinced of what he is making and doesn't take on a project if he isn't absolutely convinced about it. That really is what sets him apart. He is not willing to let go off that basic core conviction that he has in his characters and he knows them best,' she said of the filmmaker.
While making 'DDLJ', the actor recalled, they had their fingers crossed that the film would turn out to be a hit and as they say, the rest is history.
'We were shooting for 'DDLJ' and we never thought that we were making this! We just thought we were going to make a really cool film together and hopefully, it will be a hit film and we were all crossing our fingers that the music will do well etc but I don't think anyone of us ever realized the kind of impact DDLJ would have on people when they saw it!' Kajol said.
The film also gave Hindi cinema one of its most iconic on-screen couples in Kajol and Shah Rukh, who later went on to star in hits such as 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai', 'Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham', 'My Name is Khan', etc.
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Widely credited for changing the grammar of Hindi cinema, 'DDLJ', according to YRF, was made at a budget of Rs 4 crore and in 1995 it collected Rs 89 crore in India and Rs 13.50 crore in overseas markets, a total collection of Rs 102.50 crore worldwide.
In today's inflation-adjusted value, the film's collection stands at a staggering Rs 455 crore in India and Rs 69 crore in overseas territories, taking the total worldwide collections to Rs 524 crore, the production house said.
© Provided by WIONBollywood classic 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge' is back in Mumbai's iconic Maratha Mandir as Maharashtra government has allowed cinema theatres in the state to re-open post lockdown.
The Aditya Chopra blockbuster is being screened in Maratha Mandir, the cinema hall where the film had a record-breaking 1,274-week run before it was forced to temporarily shut down in March owing to Covid-19 outbreak. Torrent lsat practice tests.
'As cinemas have been permitted to re-open in Mumbai, Yash Raj Films is thrilled to bring the longest running film in the history of Indian Cinema, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, back to the silver screen at Maratha Mandir, Mumbai,' said Rohan Malhotra, Vice President Distribution, Yash Raj Films.
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'The film has just completed 25 years and audiences can bank on the film to entertain themselves in these uncertain times by transporting them to the world of Raj and Simran,' Malhotra added.
Starring Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol in the lead, the classic was made at a budget of Rs 4 crore and collected Rs 102.50 approx worldwide when it released in October 1995.
To mark its 25th anniversary 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge' is being re-released in countries like Germany, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the US, the UK, Canada, Mauritius, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Switzerland, Estonia and Finland among others.