Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge

Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge is an Indian blockbuster movie (released in October 1995; still playing in Mumbai in the same cinema house). This movie, made by Aditya Chopra stars the Indian superstar Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, and Amrish Puri. It is widely regarded as a milestone in the history of Indian cinema for injecting fresh energy into Indian love stories, since it deals with Indians living outside India (non-resident Indians) for the first time.

It was one of the first Bollywood films to film on location in Switzerland.

Movie synopsis

The movie, fondly called DDLJ, is a story of two young Indians (Raj and Simran, played by Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol) living in the UK. Simran meets Raj on a graduation trip; after some initial misadventures, they fall in love. When Simran goes home and tells her family, her parents will have nothing to do with a love marriage. Simran's father, played by Amrish Puri, is adamant: she must marry his best friend's son. Simran's parents take her back to the Punjab, and soon wedding preparations are in full swing. Raj follows Simran to India and vows to wed her — but only with her family's consent. Eloping would be easy, but winning over her father may be impossible! Can Raj do it before Simran is married off to the wrong man?

Awards

• Filmfare Best Actor Award (Shahrukh Khan)
• Filmfare Best Actress Award (Kajol)
• Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award (Farida Jalal)
• Filmfare Best Comedian Award (Anupam Kher)
• Filmfare Best Director Award (Aditya Chopra)
• Filmfare Best Movie Award (Yash Chopra)
• Filmfare Best Lyrics Award (Javed Bakshi for the song Tujhe dekha)
• Filmfare Best Best Male Playback Award (Udit Narayan for the song Mehndi lagake rakhna)

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
• Lalit Tiwari ... Simran's Uncle
• Hemlata Deepak ... Simran's friend
• Anaita ... Sheena, Simran's friend
• Arjun Sablok ... Roby, Raj's friend
• Karan Johar ... Rocky, Raj's friend
• Parmeet Sethi ... Kuljeet
• Mandira Bedi ... Preety