Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

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Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
DVD cover of Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
Directed by	Aditya Chopra
Produced by	Yash Chopra
Written by	Aditya Chopra Javed Siddiqui
Starring	Shahrukh Khan Kajol
Music by	Jatin Lalit
Cinematography	Manmohan Singh
Editing by	Keshav Naidu
Distributed by	Yash Raj Films
Release date(s)	October 20, 1995
Running time	189 min.
Country	India
Language	Hindi/Urdu
IMDb profile

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (Hindi: दिलवाले दुल्हनिया ले जाएँगे, Urdu دلوالے دلہانیہ لے جائنگے ), also known as DDLJ (translation: The Brave-hearted will take the Bride) is an Indian classic film which premiered on October 19, 1995 and was released nationwide on October 20, 1995. The film was made by Aditya Chopra, and stars Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, and Amrish Puri. Earning over Rs 580 million in India and Rs 175 million overseas, the film became the biggest Bollywood hit of the year,^[1] as well as one of the biggest Bollywood hits of all time.^[2] The movie remains the longest running film in the history of Indian cinema. As of April 2007, the film had set a record by completing 600 weeks of continuous play in Mumbai theatres.^[3][4]

The film includes fisticuffs, comic interludes, and a stern father insisting on an arranged marriage. However, there are also fresh, new elements. Filmed in London, it was one of the first Bollywood films to feature Indians living outside India.

The film was included in the Cinema India showcase, "The Changing Face of Indian Cinema", which toured the United States in July and August 2004.^[5] Indiatimes Movies ranks the movie amongst the 25 Must See Bollywood Films.^[6] It was also listed among the only two Hindi Films in 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die.

[edit] Synopsis

Raj and Simran (played by Shahrukh Khan and Kajol respectively), are young second generation British Indians brought up and living in London. Raj is the only son of a rich Indian father played by Anupam Kher who spoils his son to no limit, allowing him all the creature comforts. Simran is the elder daughter of Amrish Puri, who is a very conservative and typical Indian man whose only dream is to one day go back to his country. He feels proud that he has managed to bring up his two daughters in a very traditional way. Simran constantly dreams of her prince charming, a stranger coming one day into her life and sweeping her off her feet. She has her imaginary lover and writes poetry to him.

Simran's father has arranged her wedding with his best friend's son Kuljeet in India and upon this announcement, Simran has never seen this guy before in life. But for the respect for her father she agrees to marry him. Simran begs her father to allow her to go on a trip to Europe with her friends - her last chance to see the world before she goes and gets married to a complete stranger. Her strict father eventually and reluctantly permits her.He makes her promise to her that she will never betray his trust.

Simran bumps into Raj on the trip and after some initial misadventures, Raj falls in love with Simran. Only at the moment of parting, Simran realises that she too has fallen in love with Raj.

Simran goes home and tells her mother that she has fallen in love with someone else and cannot go through with this wedding. Her father overhears this and is furious that she broke his trust. He is adamant that she will marry Kuljeet as planned and they will leave for India as soon as possible.

Even though Simran doesn't agree to the marriage her family returns to Punjab. Simran's groom to be, Kuljeet, is a man who is full of himself and prides himself for being a shikari (Hunter). Simran has been betrothed to him since they were born. Her mother wants to spare Simran, but cannot stand up against the dominating patriach.

Raj, however, does not give up so easily. He follows Simran to Punjab, meet her privately and assures her that he will save her from the arranged marriage. However, he refuses to elope with Simran because he wants everyone happy with the marriage. He wants to marry her with the consent of her father.

Raj befriends the soon-to-be groom and pretends to be a friend of the family. He helps with the wedding preparations and soon gains everyone's friendship and love. At the same time Kuljeet's sister falls in love with Raj and things get more complicated when Raj's Dad suddenly appears in the family. By now, even Simran's father is won over by Raj. However, everything comes crashing down when Raj's true identity is revealed, when Simran's father sees a photograph of Raj and Simran when they were on their trip across Europe. As Raj is preparing to leave (as it has now been decided that Simran will marry Kuljeet regardless), Kuljeet follows Raj and he and his friends beat Raj for playing games with him. However, when Kuljeet inadvertently hits Raj's Dad, Raj gets angered beyond measure and single handedly hammers Kuljeet and all his friends. When Raj is about to leave, Simran's father realizes his folly and he allows Simran to leave with Raj, telling her that no one can love her more than this boy (Raj) does, thus allowing her daughter her true love and her happiness.

[edit] Awards

[edit] Filmfare Awards

• 1996 Filmfare Best Movie Award: Yash Chopra
• 1996 Filmfare Best Director Award: Aditya Chopra
• 1996 Filmfare Best Actor Award: Shahrukh Khan
• 1996 Filmfare Best Actress Award: Kajol
• 1996 Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award: Farida Jalal
• 1996 Filmfare Best Comedian Award: Anupam Kher
• 1996 Filmfare Best Lyricist Award: Anand Bakshi, Tujhe Dekha
• 1996 Filmfare Best Screenplay Award: Aditya Chopra
• 1996 Filmfare Best Dialogue Award: Aditya Chopra, Javed Siddiqi^[7]
• 1996 Filmfare Best Male Playback Award: Udit Narayan, Mehndi Lagake Rakhna

[edit] National Film Awards

• 1995 National Film Award for Best Popular Film Rajat Kamal (Silver Medal).

[edit] Cast

[edit] Soundtrack

The soundtrack features 7 songs composed by Jatin Lalit, with lyrics by Anand Bakshi.

Track listing:

1. "Tujhe Dekha To Yeh Jana Sanam" (5:02) – Kumar Sanu, Lata Mangeshkar
2. "Ruk Ja O Dil Deewane" (5:14) – Udit Narayan
3. "Mehndi Laga Ke Rakhna" (4:50) – Lata Mangeshkar, Udit Narayan
4. "Mere Khawabon Mein" (4:17) – Lata Mangeshkar
5. "Zara Sa Jhoom Loon" (5:51) – Abhijeet, Asha Bhonsle
6. "Ho Gaya Hai Tujhko To" (5:47) – Udit Narayan, Lata Mangeshkar
7. "Ghar Aaja Pardesi" (7:29) – Manpreet, Pamela Chopra

[edit] References

1. ^ Box Office 1995. BoxOfficeIndia.Com. Retrieved on 2008-04-21.
2. ^ All Time Earners Inflation Adjusted (Figures in Ind Rs). BoxOfficeIndia.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-21.
3. ^ DDLJ: a phenomenon that defies explanation. Sify (May 5, 2007). Retrieved on 2008-04-21.
4. ^ The legend keeps getting bigger and bigger. Yash Raj Films (April 13, 2007). Retrieved on 2008-04-21.
5. ^ DDLJ: Ten years, everybody cheers
6. ^ Kanwar, Rachna (October 3, 2005). 25 Must See Bollywood Movies. Retrieved on 2008-04-21.
7. ^ Filmfare Awards

[edit] See also

• List of highest-grossing Bollywood films

[edit] External links

• Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge at the Internet Movie Database
• Official Site of Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

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