One of the most iconic movies in Indian cinema Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge clocked 28 years today. Starring, Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol in the lead roles, the movie continues to run in Mumbai’s Maratha Mandir theatre is also declared as one of the most evergreen love stories ever created by Aditya Chopra.
Kajol recently revisted the film, and shared a photo of the iconic green wedding lehenga which was worn by her character Simran in the film. Taling to her Instagram handle, she also penned a heartfelt note that read, “Still wearing green but maybe not the same shade.. 28 years later #DDLJ belongs to you guys .. All our fans and people who have made it a legacy that lives on far beyond what we could have ever imagined.
Big shoutout to all of you ❤️.”
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DDLJ also starred Anupam Kher, Amrish Puri, Farida Jalal, Mandira Bedi, Satish Shah and Pooja Ruparel among many others. The film has also been running continuously at Mumbai’s Maratha Mandir. The film’s run was only interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced all cinema halls to shut.
The film is a classic for many reasons. It gave us the hit Jodi of Raj and Simran or Shah Rukh-Kajol who are considered to be one of the most popular on-screen couples in Bollywood. However, SRK was unwilling to sign on for the movie at one point in time. He wasn’t interested in performing songs in beautiful settings and then eloping with the girl, as was common in Bollywood. Reportedly, it took many meetings for then-debutante filmmaker Aditya Chopra to sign aboard Shah Rukh, and then history was made.
In 2001, the musical-romantic drama had overtaken Sholay which ran for over five years at the Minerva theatre as the longest-running film in Indian cinema. Going forward several Bollywood films paid homage to DDLj by recreating some of its iconic scenes.
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