Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

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Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

Released Oct 19, 1995

3h 9m

Romance

Drama

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Raj and Simran meet on a trip to Europe. After some initial misadventures, they fall in love. The battle begins to win over two traditional families.

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Sam Adams

Philadelphia City Paper

Though American movies have largely discarded the family melodrama as passé, DDLJ reminds us of the genre's potency, its ability to stage social and generational conflicts.

Nov 18, 2021

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Charles Taylor

Salon.com

It's a flawed, contradictory movie -- aggressive and tender, stiff and graceful, clichéd and fresh, sophisticated and naive, traditional and modern. It's also, I think, a classic.

Nov 18, 2021

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Shubhra Gupta

The Indian Express

Aditya Chopra's first film deep-sixed all ideas of rebellious young love, using NRI nostalgia as a hook, and gave Shah Rukh Khan his most successful film...

Aug 17, 2021

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Katherine Singh

Refinery29

Seriously, 25 years after its release, it’s still being shown in a theater in Mumbai. If you’re going to watch one Bollywood movie, make it this one.

Oct 4, 2022

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Yash Tambe

Film Companion

One of the most-popular romances not only in India but worldwide, and rightly so.

Nov 18, 2021

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Siddhant Adlakha

The Juggernaut

Today, DDLJ is at once both intimately familiar and unmistakably of its era, a response to the influx of western culture into India in the 1990s and an attempt to center both progress and tradition in the very same breath.

Oct 21, 2020

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Aditya S

Yes, it's long. Yes, it streches at times, and yes, the ending it melodramatic. But everything else is so good that you will be able to ignore this. SRK and Kajol's chemistry, of course, is the best part of this film, but the film will make you connect with both Raj and Simran and make you emotional when they unite. Loved Amrish Puri as well.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

05/17/25

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Vidyut I

DDLJ is an absolute masterpiece. SRK and Kajol's Chemistry is absolutely amazing. Acting is also superb. Great direction by Aditya Chopra in his directorial Debut. Late actor Amrish Puri as always had a great performance in this film. Well-deserved 30+ year run for DDLJ in Maratha Mandir in Mumbai. It is still running today. although some scenes are considered unnecessary, they still tied into the movie very well.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/19/24

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Audience Member

The best romantic comedy ever. You fall in love with Raj and Simran. Raj naughty, plyful and charming, Simran beautiful, naïve and innocent. Every single song and dance number are great, they stay with you for ever. Well done Aditya Chopra. If you want to watch a love story that just makes you feel good and happy, DDLJ is perfect.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/20/24

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no t

the north star of modern Indian rom-coms,

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/14/24

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Banana P

An amazing movie starring actors such as Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Karan Johal and Amrish Puri. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (transl. "The Brave-Hearted Will Take the Bride"), also known by the initialism DDLJ, is a 1995 Indian Hindi-language musical romance film written and directed by Aditya Chopra in his directorial debut and produced by his father Yash Chopra. Released on 20 October 1995, the film stars Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol as Raj and Simran, two young non-resident Indians, who fall in love during a vacation through Europe with their friends. Raj tries to win over Simran's family so the couple can marry, but Simran's father has long since promised her hand to his friend's son. The film was shot in India, London, and Switzerland, from September 1994 to August 1995.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/01/24

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Niloy D

Best romantic story.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/29/23

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Synopsis

Raj and Simran meet on a trip to Europe. After some initial misadventures, they fall in love. The battle begins to win over two traditional families.

Director: Aditya Chopra
Producer: Yash Chopra
Screenwriter: Aditya Chopra, Aditya Chopra
Production Co: Yash Raj Films
Genre: Romance, Drama
Original Language: Hindi
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 19, 1995, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 23, 2017
Runtime: 3h 9m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: 35mm

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