Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)

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

Colour:

Colour

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:

Saif Ali Khan turned down the role of Raj Malohtra.

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 Simrans legs. She is stroking Rajs 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:

Spoofed in Neal 'N' Nikki (2005)

Soundtrack:

Tujhe Dekha

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.