Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)

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Director:

Aditya Chopra

Writers:

Aditya Chopra (dialogue)
Aditya Chopra (screenplay)
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Release Date:

20 October 1995 (India)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Musical | Romance

Tagline:

Come... Fall In Love... All Over Again

Plot:

A young man and woman - both of Indian descent but born and raised in Britain - fall in love during a trip to Switzerland. However, the girl's traditional father takes her back to India to fulfill a betrothal promise.

Plot Keywords:

Love | India | Trip | Nri | Wedding

Awards:

12 wins

Cast

Shah Rukh Khan	...	Raj Malhotra
Kajol	...	Simran Singh
Amrish Puri	...	Chaudhry Baldev Singh
Farida Jalal	...	Lajwanti 'Lajjo' Singh
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
Rajesh Bhatija
Shanker Iyer
Baby Nupur
Baby Raashi
Anaita Shroff	...	Sheena, Simran's friend
Arjun Sablok	...	Roby, Raj's friend
Karan Johar	...	Rocky, Raj's friend
Pallavi		(as Pallavi Vyas)
Anita Shroff
Tulika
Parmeet Sethi	...	Kuljeet
Mandira Bedi	...	Preeti Singh
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Uday Chopra	...	Man on bike infront of Kajol (uncredited)

Directed by
Aditya Chopra

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Aditya Chopra		dialogue
Aditya Chopra		screenplay
Aditya Chopra		story
Javed Siddiqui		dialogue

Produced by
Pamela Chopra	....	associate producer
Uday Chopra	....	associate producer
Yash Chopra	....	producer
Mahen Vakil	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Jatin Pandit		(as Jatin)
Lalit Pandit		(as Lalit)

Cinematography by
Manmohan Singh

Film Editing by
Keshav Naidu

Art Direction by
Sharmishta Roy

Makeup Department
Ravi Indulkar	....	makeup artist
Pandhari Juker	....	key makeup artist
Farida Khan	....	hair stylist
Vinod Rathod	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Balakrishnan Iyer	....	production manager
Sanjay Shivalkar	....	production executive

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Uday Chopra	....	first assistant director: second unit
Ahmed Siddiqui	....	first assistant director
Raaj Rahhi	....	second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Mohammed Kasim	....	assistant art director (as Mohammed Kasam Sayyad)

Sound Department
Arunkumar Bose	....	re-recordist

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Shashikant Shellar	....	wardrobe

Editorial Department
Samir Raut	....	editor: making-of

Music Department
Abhijeet	....	playback singer
Anand Bakshi	....	lyrics by
Asha Bhosle	....	playback singer
Pamela Chopra	....	playback singer
Manpreet Kaur	....	playback singer
Lata Mangeshkar	....	playback singer
Amar Mohile	....	musician
Udit Narayan	....	playback singer
Kumar Sanu	....	playback singer
Ajay Trivedi	....	playback singer

Other crew
Rajesh Bhatija	....	production excutive
Raju Kaygee	....	chief technician
Farah Khan	....	choreographer
Saroj Khan	....	choreographer
Sanjay Shivalkar	....	production executive

Production Companies

• Yash Raj Films

Distributors

• Yash Raj Films (1995) (India) (theatrical)
• Bodega Films (2006) (France) (DVD)
• Yash Raj Films (worldwide) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Saregama  original soundtrack album released by

Also Known As:

"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 | Urdu | English | Punjabi

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

Angel Underground Station, Islington, London, England, UK

Company:

Yash Raj Films

Trivia:

The huge success of Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge also established Aditya Chopra as an ace director. To get the best out of his team of actors, Aditya tried out a few tricks too. In the end of the song, 'Rukh Jaa O Dil Deewane,' Shah Rukh Khan drops Kajol. However, Aditya Chopra had not informed Kajol about the same, so as to capture her genuine and candid reaction. Also Aditya Chopra had some trouble filming the sequence where Raj jokes with Simran about the previous night. The reason was that every time Shah Rukh Khan would open his shirt, Kajol would start laughing. The pictures of the lips on Shah Rukh's chest were drawn by Kajol.

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 is lying with his head on Simran's legs. She is stroking Raj's head]
Simran Singh:Raj, do you know what day is tomorrow?
Raj Malhotra:[opens his eyes desperately] What is it now?
Simran Singh:Tomorrow is my first Karwa Chaud. I want you to give me my first water after my fast.
Raj Malhotra:Hands off!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Poraali (2011)

Soundtrack:

Ruk Ja O Dil Deewane

Like every movie of its kind, and yet like nothing I've ever seen

Dilwale made me glad to be a Westerner, just so I could experience the sheer rush in the glorious way this film simply throws its Indian sensibility in your face. It is one of the most completely, openly joyful films I have ever seen. In many ways a totally Western film, it is yet completely un-Western, and absolutely invigorating.

I found the (rather oddly looped in places) mix of Hindi and English dialog to be a lot of fun to follow (as incomplete as the subtitles sometimes seemed). The Indian/Western pop structure of the songs was entertaining and infectious. The choreography is simply amazing, and some of the most sheerly athletic I've seen. The Indian roots of the dance routines were at first almost unnerving--at once familiar yet bizarre, almost surreal (to my Western eyes). It was sheer fun making the cultural adjustment.

The plot is predictable, almost pedestrian--certainly not what you'd call "never done before," and yet I found myself completely absorbed in the story, and rooting for the main characters. This is in large part due to Shahrukh Khan's and Kajol's performances as Raj and Simran. He is totally endearing, and she is totally hot!, and their on screen chemistry is as cute & perky and smoldering & steamy as Fred and Ginger at their peak. It was, simply put, fun to watch them having so much fun.

Director Aditya Chopra was, I understand, only 24 when he made Dilwale, and the film was so successful its Indian first run lasted a world-record 11 years (and may still be going on, as far as I know). A heckuva testimony to Bollywood indeed. This movie has instantly become one of my favorite musicals, and I look forward to finding more films from Chopra, Khan, and Kajol. What a treat!