Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)

When Raj meets Simran in Europe, it isn't love at first sight but when Simran moves to India for an arranged marriage, love makes its presence felt.

Director:

Aditya Chopra

Writers:

Aditya Chopra (dialogue), Aditya Chopra (screenplay)

Stars:

Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Amrish Puri

Top Rated Indian Movies #83 | 13 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Shah Rukh Khan	...	Raj Malhotra
Kajol	...	Simran Singh
Amrish Puri	...	Chaudhry Baldev Singh
Farida Jalal	...	Lajwanti 'Lajjo' Singh
Anupam Kher	...	Dharamvir Malhotra
Parmeet Sethi	...	Kuljeet
Mandira Bedi	...	Preeti Singh
Satish Shah	...	Ajit Singh
Himani Shivpuri	...	Simran's Aunt
Pooja Ruparel	...	Rajeshwari / Chutki
Achala Sachdev	...	Simran's Grandmother
Damyanti Puri
Lalit Tiwari	...	Simran's Uncle
Hemlata Deepak	...	Simran's friend
Mohit Kumar

Storyline

When Raj (Shah Rukh Khan) and Simran (Kajol) first met on an inter-rail holiday in Europe, it wasn't exactly Love at first sight but when Simran is taken back to India for an arranged marriage, things change. Encouraged by his father Dharamvir (Anupam Kher), Raj decides to fly down from London to not just win his Bride but her whole family and the blessings of her father Baldev Singh (Amrish Puri).

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Plot Keywords:

india | trip | wedding | arranged marriage | switzerland | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Musical | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Yash Raj Films

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi English Punjabi

Release Date:

20 October 1995 (India)

Also Known As:

The Big-Hearted Will Win the Bride

Filming Locations:

Angel Underground Station, Islington, London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

INR 40,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Yash Raj Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

189 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Aditya Chopra had lots of trouble filming the scene where Raj (Shah Rukh Khan) jokes with Simran (Kajol) about the previous night. The reason was that every time Shah Rukh Khan would open his shirt, Kajol would not stop laughing. The pictures of the lips on the chest were drawn by Kajol.

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Goofs

Before the song "Tujhe dekha to yeh jana..", Simran is standing in a field of green grass. A shot later she starts running from a field of yellow flowers.

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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!

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Crazy Credits

The movie had a special credit for suggesting the movie's name and the credit was for Kirron Kher.

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Connections

Referenced in The Kapil Sharma Show: Shahrukh and Alia in Kapil's Show (2016)

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Soundtracks

Ghar Aaja Pardesi - IV
Written by Anand Bakshi
Composed by Jatin Pandit and Lalit Pandit
Performed by Pamela Chopra and Manpreet Kaur
Courtesy of Saregama HMV

User Reviews

God, I love this movie.

I recently took a class about India in college and towards the end of the semester, we watched a few clips from some Bollywood and Tamil movies. I was very moved and inspired by the clips alone! Then, I told my friend (who happens to be Indian) from my work study job invited to an "Indian Movie Night" at her dorm. We watched K3G and I was so touched by it! It was simply wonderful. Most of all, I became a SRK and Kajol fan. Their on-screen chemistry is remarkable! I can't explain it! Anyhoo, I asked my mom for some Bollywood movies for Christmas and one of the movies I got was DDLJ. And let me tell ya'll, it is now my favorite movie of all time. SRK and Kajol shine beyond reason in this flick. The script is excellent, everything is excellent especially the acting and memorable songs! The supporting cast (most notably Simran parents, sister and Raj's dad were figging awesome!) Mr. Amish (sic) Puri, who played Kajol's dad acts wonderfully with just his eyes! One of the funniest lines in the movie is when Raj's friend walks into Simran's dad store and says "Uncle, can I have some beer?!" Gosh, it's the way that cat said the line that made it so FUNNY! After watching it again yesterday, I realized that I love so many Hollywood movies (particularly classic ones) and yet I couldn't state my all time favorite one. But while watching the making of DDLJ (I own the special edition version with two DVD's inside), I became rather teary eyed. I mean, I'm getting teary eyed writing this review at this moment! This film touched not only my heart, but my soul as well. They are so many underlying messages in DDLJ that can strike a cord in a non-Indian's (like me, I'm Nigerian American) soul. In end, I hope people who read this will buy DDLJ, (Renting will be useless, because you'll want to watch it over and over again...) love this priceless gem of a movie, and this goes out to the girls, wanna "come...fall in love" with a cool, crazy, sexy guy like Raj!

PS- THIS IS THE GREATEST MOVIE OF ALL TIME!