Movie: Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (DDLJ) (The Big Hearted Will Take the Bride)
Director: Aditya Chopra
Time: 1995
Genre: Romance, Musical and Family
Stars: Shah Rukh Khan (SRK), Kajol and Amrish Puri

Snapshot of the story

DDLj is a story of two young characters Raj (player by SRK) and Simran (Played by Kajol) living in London with their family and fall in love on their Europe tour. It is the story of how they meet each other; fall in love and their struggle as Simran’s father (played by Amrish Puri) was against this relationship and wants Simran to marry his friend’s son back in India. The story has drama, comedy, music, romance, action and almost everything that most Indian movie are well known for.

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Story starts with the introduction of a characters Simran’s father, Baldev Singh (Amrish Puri) summarizing why he came to London and how much he misses his motherland India. These were very touchy moments for any one who lives away from their home for a long time. Everything becomes rosy turn when both Simran and Raj plan the European tour along with their friends but Simran has to deal with his father’s orthodox nature but she manages to convince him. The story connects with one’s youth as Raj and Simran meet each other on exotic location of Europe and Switzerland. Their love starts with initial distaste for each other, especially Simran who did not want to be around Raj but falls into situations where she needed his help during the trip. This is where she has an attraction for Raj and even Raj develops deep feelings for Simran but both through their pride ignore each other’s feelings.
Their European tour was good as it was home to some of the best moments including some great photography and chart topping songs. Their parting after the tour was enough to make the audience cry.
Movie has some of the best Indian wedding settings and rituals in the same manner as Mira Nair in the movie Monsoon Wedding.

Twist in the Tale

Story turns into a fast paced drama when Simran’s father comes to know all this and wants to tie the knot of Simran with his friend’s son as soon as possible and with that intention flies to India with his family to settle. Raj goes to Simran’s place wanting to convey his feeling to her but when he came to learn about this he decides that he will go to India and tell Simran. As per Raj’s plan he saves the groom’s life and becomes his friend and is able to be accepted by the household and meet Simran. He also came to learn that Simran also loves him but only getting married because of her father’s decision. For Raj, this plot gets exposed to his family and they throw him out as he remains steadfast in his instance in marrying Simaran. The rest was history as how Simran’s father gets convinced with all this and leads to one the most famous scenes in Indian cinema where Simran catches the speeding train. The scene is still in the minds of many even after 16 years.

On Screen Chemistry

Carrying the same intensity from Baazigar both SRK and Kajol have given their best performances in this movie. The great direction of Aditya Chopra, music by duo Jatin-Lalit and voice rendered by the great Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle with Udit Narayan made this one of the longest running film of Indian cinema.

The Happy Ending

The movie ends on a happy note as Raj and Simran fly to London followed by Simran’s parents to get married. It also sends a strong message that if you believe in true love then no one can ever take that away and it will always prevail.

Rating
9/10