Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

Plot synopsis:
Chaudhry Baldev Singh (Amrish Puri) is settled in London with his wife Lajjo (Farida Jalal) and two daughters, Simran (Kajol) and Chutki (Pooja Ruparel). Despite living abroad for more than 20 years, he still feels that Punjab is "home".Daughter Simran is getting ready to graduate from school, and has begun thinking about her future and a possible man in her life, though she doesn't have someone in mind. Scenes show Raj Malhotra (Shahrukh Khan) winning at all types of male pursuits - rugby, bowling, swimming, etc. He wakes up on a pool raft realising he is late for his graduation ceremonies. He arrives breathless and slides in next to his friends, just as they are announcing that one candidate will not receive his degree. Raj makes jokes until he learns he is the one! His father, millionaire Dharamveer Malhotra (Anupam Kher), plans for Raj to start working for him, but Raj smoothly manipulates him into allowing a month long holiday first.The next day Chaudhry receives a letter from his old friend Ajit (Satish Shah) in Punjab, saying that since Simran is grown it is time she married Kuljeet (Parmeet Sethi) as was agreed when the two were born. Simran is horrified but Chaudhry is oblivious.Her friends plan to tour Europe by train after graduation, and she desperately wishes to go but knows her father will object. Raj and his friends are planning the same type of trip.As Chaudhry locks up his store for the night, Raj and his friends pull up and beg to buy beer. He stiffly replies that the store has closed. Raj convinces Chaudhry that he has a headache and needs aspirin, pleading for aid to a fellow Indian. Then he leaves money for the beer and runs off with it, tossing the aspirin down. Chaudhry is furious at the boy with no honor. He has always insisted that his wife and daughters keep to Indian traditions rather than assimilating. In front of him the women comply, but he has no idea what happens when he is not home (wearing miniskirts, listening to rock music, dancing.)The next morning, he finds Simran in traditional robes, praying sweetly before a household altar. She begs him to allow her "a month of my own life" to travel before obediently marrying a man she's never met. He finally agrees.Both Raj and Simran are late getting to the train departure, and Raj pretends they are locked in the compartment. He tries to flirt with her, using one "line" after another, to her disgust. In Paris, they meet at a party, where Raj flirts with Simran's friend using the same lines! When he brags about his piano skills, Simran assumes he's lying and introduces him as a guest player. He acts embarrassed, messes around on the piano as a novice would, and then plays it beautifully, and does a whole song and dance performance. She ends up humiliated. The next day they meet and he offers a flower as an apology - and then it squirts water in her face.Later he delays her in a shop and they both miss the train. Simran refuses to travel with Raj, but when she is stopped by the police for hitchiking, he stops and pretends she is his wife, along with lots of hugging. After the police leave she is furious, but he points out that it was not his idea. She apologizes and they travel together until the rental car breaks down. When she is exhausted from walking, he begs shelter from a nearby house. Learning there is only one room, she leaves in a fury, assuming again that it was a plot. He finds her in a drafty barn, and later apologizes. It starts to snow, and he drinks some cognac to "stay warm". When he awakes, he finds her roaring drunk and acting wild, and chases her all over town, then has a few drinks himself.She awakes in the farmhouse bedroom, seeing clothes scattered about the room, and Raj fools her into believing they made love. She becomes hysterical, and when he says it was a joke she doesn't believe him. Finally he has to shout at her to convince her that an Indian man would not violate an Indian woman's honor. She is so relieved that she hugs him, crying. Later that morning, she spots a church and insists on seeing it. He turns to her and finds her kneeling in prayer, and the picture strikes him. He asks what she prayed for and she won't tell him. Raj runs back into the church and prays that her prayer will be answered.As they wait to change trains, he shares a dream similar to hers at the beginning, about a possible woman in his future. She is shocked to hear how similar they are, but when he asks if she's ever thought that way, she admits that her marriage is already arranged. After they've rejoined the group, the two meet on a bridge, and he says in all seriousness that he loves her. She is stunned - then he bursts out laughing and says it was a joke. But then he asks if she'd still marry her betrothed if she fell in love with someone else. She does not answer, then the train horn sounds and she turns to go.Back in London, they part at the train station after Raj sadly refuses a wedding invitation. As she watches him walk away, she realises she's fallen for him, and sees his face everywhere on the way home. Raj envisions her accompanying him home also. That night, Simran confesses her love to her mother. Unfortunately, her father overhears, and is furious. He decides to pack and leave for India immediately. Raj's father encourages him to go after her.On the family's arrival in Punjab, Kuljeet appears from the hunt as a "man's man" rather stuck on himself, and Simran continues to be depressed. Her mother wants Simran to be happy, but has realized that women don't get to make those choices. She asks Simran to put aside her feelings for Raj for the sake of the family. Simran accepts and agrees to get engaged.Early one morning Simran goes to the fields and Raj appears. She begs him to take her away, to elope (a shameful offense against tradition in India, causing scandal and permanent family estrangement). He refuses, wanting instead to win her father's approval. He asks her to trust him, and to pretend they are strangers when next they meet.Raj arranges to trap her betrothed, Kuljit, while hunting, and then personally release him, earning his gratitude. He tells Kuljit he's scouting for a factory location. Kuljit brings him home to his family, where Kuljit's sister Preeti (Mandira Bedi) is infatuated. Raj attends a party with both families, where he delights Chukti, Lajjo and others, but finds out that Simran's father remembers his beer-buying prank. He continues to endear himself to the women, but trying to get on Chaudhry's good side seems impossible.Kuljit's father wants to get Raj engaged to Preeti. Unfortunately, Raj's father arrives and agrees to the union, assuming that she is his desired bride, then has to spin a story to postpone it.Lajjo catches Simran and Raj together, and bundles together her own jewelry, urging him to take her away. Again, Raj refuses to do the shameful thing. He finally begins to make headway with Simran's father. However, Simran's grandmother (Achala Sachdev) gets ill, and wishes to see Simran marry, so the wedding is moved up to the next day.Even Raj's father says Raj must take Simran and elope. Raj lets his father make the arrangements, but still hasn't decided what he will do. Simran is crying over a photo from their Europe trip when she is called to the mehndi ceremony. It blows out the window and ends up at Chaudhry's feet, making it clear that Raj is a fake and the one Simran is really in love with. When Raj arrives, Chaudhry hits him but Raj doesn't raise a hand to defend himself. Simran rushes into his arms and cries that he should have taken her away when she begged. Raj makes a lengthy speech about elders being best qualified to make decisions for youth, and that they will choose what is best. He admits he has failed to win Chaudhry's heart, and that if Kuljeet will make her a better husband, then Chaudhry is right. He returns Simran's hand to her father.Raj leaves and finds his father at the station. His father returns to the house to try to resolve the situation. While he's gone, Kuljeet and his friends show up and start beating Raj. When Raj's father returns, he tries to intervene, and the thugs turn on him. Suddenly Raj emerges from a pile of bodies with Kuljit's gun in hand. He threatens Kuljit, then drops the gun and proceeds to beat them all up with his body alone. Someone runs to the house begging Chaudhry and Ajit to stop the fight at the station before someone is killed. Lajjo sees them leave, and runs to bring Simran to the station as well. The fathers arrive and pull Raj off Kuljeet, and Raj barely pulls back in time to avoid hitting Chaudhry. He sadly boards the train with his father, but when he looks back at Chaudhry, he sees Simran standing there. Simran's mother pushes her forward, but Chaudhry catches her hand and will not release her. She begs for him to release her, but he stares fixedly at Raj, who meets his eye the whole time. Finally he lets her go, saying that nobody will love her as much as Raj does. She runs for the train, and Raj reaches out and pulls her aboard, just as he did when they first met.

Tags: romantic

Review:
It was, simply put, fun to watch them having so much fun.Director Aditya Chopra was, I understand, only 24 when he made Dilwale, and the film was so successful its Indian first run lasted a world-record 11 years (and may still be going on, as far as I know).
This movie has instantly become one of my favorite musicals, and I look forward to finding more films from Chopra, Khan, and Kajol.
The strong supporting cast of Amrish Puri, Farida Jalal, Anupam Kher and Satish Shah definitely helped the movie to become the classic as its now seen as.Bottomline: DDLJ is 'romantic comedy' with Indian emotions at its peak.
Raj the main character played by Shahrukh khan gives a superb performance and equally good as Simran (co-star) played by Kajol!!
If you missed this movie than you have missed the best movie made in bollywood history.This movie never seems to bore you.I have saw over a hundred times(Really).It's a fascinating movie.The plot was wonderful.The acting was really award winning.Shahrukh Khan is a gem of an actor.Really incredible acting by him.Kajol was excellent.The songs were awesome!The music was wow.The direction was cool.A must see for those who adore romantic flicks..
In end, I hope people who read this will buy DDLJ, (Renting will be useless, because you'll want to watch it over and over again...) love this priceless gem of a movie, and this goes out to the girls, wanna "come...fall in love" with a cool, crazy, sexy guy like Raj!PS- THIS IS THE GREATEST MOVIE OF ALL TIME!.
This film also confirmed the Pair of Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol as one of the best in the Indian Cinema.
It made Kajol and Shah Rukh superstars over night and two of the most sought after actors.DDLJ also started the trend of love stories in Indian Cinema.
All I can say is you must watch this movie, because "After Raj met Simran, love wasn't the same...come fall in love all over again"..
Raj and Simran, the characters played by Shahrukh Khan and Kajol represent the last generation of youngsters who were innocent and naive.
The only thing I regretted was the typical fight scene towards the end.Shahrukh Khan and Kajol, who undoubtedly form a great film couple, are both excellent in their roles.
The whole supporting cast does a great job too-  Put together with the beautiful direction of Aditya Chopra they turn a simple storyline of uncliched love into a heartfelt movie you can watch over and over again.
Besides this is a Bollywood film, you know the melodramatic story of a boy and girl who fall in love against their parents wishes.
I remember 1995's Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge being a good movie that dealt with second generation Indians living in England.
Like all Indian movies, Bollywood flicks are overacted with dumb plots and idiotic fight scenes, but it involves outrageously beautiful people dancing and singing and that's always going to be cool.
Before the release of this film, Bollywood movies seemed to exist in their own little niche of loyal cult followers (usually young Indian women).
A movie about second generation Indians was automatically going to appeal to every Indian growing up in Europe, Canada, Australia and of course the U.S. This was newer territory and since then Bollywood films have increasingly become more youth targeted in their marketing campaigns.
Raj (Shahrukh Khan) is a modern Indian guy living in London with his father, played by Anupam Kher.
Time passes, songs are sung and lo and behold the two begin to fall in love.The first part of the film ends as the two characters are back in London with their respective families.
I have seen it many times but still it's very entertaining, and a great family film to watch.
By seeing this movie you can feel like that you also want to love Raj or Simran too.
Shah rukh khan is one of the main factor of the films great success, i absolutely loved it.
The movie have very fine music, great presentation , very romantic story and so nice on screen chemistry between Shahruk and Kajole.
in first half Shahrukh(Raj) falls in love with Simran(Kajol) and in second half he makes the successful attempt to take away Simran as his bride by doing all things right.
It's like this: Dilwale is no Battleship Potemkin, as my Indian friend who hates Bollywood pointed out to me when I said I preferred to analyse DDLJ than BP for our Analyzing Film exam but, then again, Dilwale is not trying to be.The reason why the movie is great and one of the best I've seen is because it's silly and simple, yes, but also tremendous fun!
I should know because I had to discuss the different distinctive traits that make up all the characters in DDLJ in my exam and people would be surprised at just how layered and complex they are, if they took the time to pay attention (if you don't believe me, read the BFI book on the movie).Also, the picture has no pretentiousness: unlike Devdas, which was so melodramatic I'm surprised the whole cast didn't die from the agony of having to act in such an overrated and over the top Romeo and Juliet ripoff (people scream all the time especially Aishwarya Rai who is the most hysterical of them all), DDLJ succeeds exactly because it's happy just giving us a magical young love story, which we could all relate to anyway but which is made even better because of the 1st rate performances given by everyone involved.Kudos to Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol (my two favourite Bollywood actors), for creating such an intense, believable yet innocent and pure chemistry that made their love scenes just so sweet, beautiful and really heart-felt to watch.I'm not saying that just because we are capable of enjoying this movie, we aren't capable of enjoying something more intellectual and political like Battleship Potemkin.But it's nice to watch a movie once in a while that is not depressing nor always giving us extreme scenes of violence and sex with which Hollywood seems to be obsessed with.Nowadays movies just seem to feature people who think life is not worth living, are always suicidal and spend their time doing sex and drugs.
The music is quite good, the characters are believable (and I swear I lived door to door with Simran's babuji a couple of years ago ;-)) and the love story is just cute.
A bit dated when watched after ten years, but that is to be expected.Love the movie, love the music, but first of all I love Simran and Raj - Kajol and SRK do a very good job and have cemented their standing as Jodi #1 with this movie as well as with the following KKHH and K3G.
And buy the CD of the soundtrack, as you're going to end up playing it over and over and over!!!All the songs are instantly likeable and stand out even today from the run-of-the-mill hindi soundtracks of the latest films, what else could spawn the hugely popular "tujhe dekha to yeh jaan sanam", or the brilliant "ho gaya hai tujko to pyaar sajna".Personally, I dont think its the "perfect" hindi movie as the other reviewer suggests.
In addition it made the careers of Shahrukh Khan, Kajol and Aditya Chopra.I like this film for its freshness and feel good feel, it never ceases to yank me out of the doldrums.
Amrish Puri was good in this movie and so was Farida Jalal.Satish Shah was fantastic even though I prefer him as a more type of comedy actor like his acting in Kal ho na ho and Main hoon na.
This film was absolutely great and the songs fit in perfectly at the appropriate time.Shahrukh Khan and Kajol have worked in a lot of blockbusters together Karan Arjun, Kuch Kuch Hota hai, Kabhie Khushi Kabhie Gham, Baazigar, but Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge will always be their best movie together..
Hey guys, this is the best romantic movie i have ever seen in my life, i have a personal VCD of this movie and whenever i am down i watch this movie and it makes me feel more close to my family and friends back in india.i liked the kind of values the director has tried to preach thru this movie.
Even though, it has typical Hindi films ending (where the hero gets the heroin and they live happily ever after), you still seems to get worried  that Raj won't be able to get Simran, and you laugh and cry along the movie.
the support acting by Amrish Puri was brilliant and brought out the contrasting elements of Shah Rukh Khan and Amrish Puri.I think the underlying reason why this film is so brilliant and fantastic is that the film has reinvented and retold the story of love and made us believe in the fact that the right person is always out there.
Well Done to Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol etc for producing, in my view, the best film of the 20th Century, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge..
The story line, whilst at times being predictable, also has some clever little twists and turns, and by the end of it you feel like you've watched a movie that will stay with you for many years to come, which I guess answers why Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge has such enduring popularity.Is it perfect?
After the movie, its not the story, but the characters and the songs are what stays with you.Direction: Outstanding piece of direction, a well shot film across Europe and Incredible India.
The initial scene and the scenes in the second half when SRK and the late and great Amrish Puri are feeding the birds are the deepest scenes in the film.DDLJ is also the story of a women's sacrifice.
Not only had they discovered 2 of the most influential leading couples in Hindi cinema but also done justice as to why Farida Jalal and Amrish Puri are to be considered amongst the most versatile and talented actor/actress of all time.By far this is the the best Yash Raj production to date and I believe there will be nothing that could possibly achieve the standards of this phenomena.
Shahrukh and Kajol have surely booked their places as the top performers in Indian cinema as well as Amrish Puri being labelled a legend.The chemistry/relationships between various characters in this film is so believable and relative to a person watching it makes it even more better, e.g. Simran and her father, Simran and her mother, Raj and Simran and Raj and Simran's father, although not much people tend to relate to Raj and his fathers relationship but I suppose this movie may have not concluded to its plot if that was not the case.Shahrukh Khan's character has left all males wanting to be him and all girls wanting someone like him, his performance as a carefree young westerner living in London who falls in-love with Simran, a more traditional and simple girl who also lives in London and how he decides to set across the globe to India to win over her father was spell binding.
Anupam Kher (Raj's father) was equally as refreshing as he marvelously portrayed his comic character with good timing and deliverance.The music and soundtrack deservedly won awards as it was second to none, not a single song in this film you could criticise.
This film is surely a classic and definitely will always be mentioned amongst the top 5 Bollywood movies of all time.
since kajols marriage, she had taken a hiatus from movies, and shahrukh khan had to make these epic love stories with other actresses, such as preity zinta and rani mukherjee.
Sure, first half of the movie has the chemistry that Indian film crowds so love, but the second half is such an idiotic morality drama, that I marvel that Aditya Chopra got away with it.
I cried at the end - if you want to see a love story, watch this film.
Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol performed extremely well whilst character actors like Amrish Puri provided great support.
The movie was entertaining, fun and within a few minutes of watching the movie I found myself wrapped up in seeing Raj and Simran build a love story that made my heart melt!
DDLJ has all the features that a classic movie should have: love, laugh, drama, music, story, iconic scenes and spirit.
The cornerstone of the film is, of course, beautifully crafted love story, which would be impossible without chemistry between Kajol and Shah Rukh Khan (In reality, both actors reject having chemistry and just call it a comfort-zone).
Chopra and Shah Rukh Khan have made a lot of notable movies after it, which have recorded at box offices and depicted also beautiful love stories, even though only DDLJ has passed the test of time due to its characters, chemistry between lovers (Kajol and SRK are Super!!!), closeness to people and spirit..
Winning her heart is one thing but after that, winning the will of her family / parents / guardians for the desired marriage is an altogether different and equally (if not more) difficult business.DDLJ is a love story of Raj (Shah Rukh Khan), an irresponsible motherless youth who happens to be the son of a rich NRI (Anupam Kher) in London and Simran (Kajol) who is the daughter of a London based Indian chemist (Amrish Puri) who despite living away from his motherland, has not compromised with the Indian family values.
How this Dilwala (a man with a heart) is able to carry (Le Jaana) his Dulhaniya (bride) with him forms the post-interval session of the movie.The first half shows the faith of Simran's father in the Indian family and social values and his love towards the soil of his motherland despite his living away from it.
All others have also done well including Anupam Kher, being the proud father of Raj (despite all the minus points in his son's personality) and Farida Jalaal, being the frustrated mother who wants her daughter not to undergo the same frustration in her life as she herself had undergone.However the actor who has immortalized himself in this movie is Amrish Puri who has delivered perhaps the best ever performance of his career.
Hamming comes more naturally to him though.Kajole's spontaneity has been better expressed in a film like Dushman where she actually does something other than use her cleavage to fall in love with Shahrukh (as in KKHH) or wear a miniskirt in the rain to show her conservatism (as is DDLJ).Aditya Chopra's film is regressive, cliched and I personally feel that his brand of cinema causes tremendous damage to the impressionable teenager.
this movie is overly dramatic and has the same old boring story about a girl meets boy but the dad of the girl acts villain in the love story.The dialogues of the movie are clichéd and the lead actor, Shahrukh Khan has overplayed some parts.I don't understand why the filmmakers even bothered making a movie on the plot that has been so over exploited in the Indian film industry and worse,the audience liking it.
After watching it again yesterday, I realized that I love so many Hollywood movies (particularly classic ones) and yet I couldn't state my all time favorite one.
After watching it again yesterday, I realized that I love so many Hollywood movies (particularly classic ones) and yet I couldn't state my all time favorite one.
It's the best movie the love story of srk and sim is awesome the acting of all the team is perfect.
Raj then follows Simran to India, determined to win her father's approval for their marriage.In this romantic comedy/drama, family values and respect for elders is placed in high regard, even while portraying that the most hardened of hearts must be softened in the face of true love.
DDLJ is a story about Raj(SRK) and Simran(Kajol) who met each other on a vacation to Europe and secretly fall in love with each other.
I remember watching this when i was younger with my family and have loved it since,Shahrukh and Kajol did excellent in this film, they acted really well and were right for the role and the songs were one of the best that were written today, i just hope that they got some awards for this film cause they really do deserve it.I don't think that you could ever remake this film it truly is one of a kind and if you have not seen it i suggest you go out and buy it and watch it..
I still remember the promos of the film with very dreamy titles and extremely heavenly tunes with Shahrukh looking like a perfect romantic hero and Kajol as completely different girl what she always appeared in her other movies.
Every time i watch this movie i fall in love with it(which was also its caption).
Dilawale dulhania Le jayenge is an excellent film.This was the most Awaited one of 1995.The wait was worth it.The story is excellent.It tells us about 2 Indian born Brithish Raj and Simran.One day they go to Europe with friends.In Zurich they get separated.By the time they get back to their friends.THEY ARE IN LOVE.But Simran family go to India.Simran is to marry Kuljeet.There fathers planned the engagement 20 years back.She cames across Raj again.Raj says that he is only there for her.To what is next see this.This is a Superb movie.Kajol and Shahrukh .They have brilliant chemistry.Cinematography is mind blowing.Swizterland is beautifully shoot.The scenes where Simran runs to Raj in the flower field is everlasting.There was no bad point in the flick.The music is simply mind blowing with excellent Picturisations and the singers are in top form here.Photography is good.Script is excellent.Scenes are well arranged and so is the song.This is much much better than"Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak" and"Maine Pyar Kiya".Come fall in love with a classic.Complete family entertainer.
The story, the screenplay, the dialogues,the songs and above all the performance by each and every actor; especially Shahrukh Khan; makes this movie extra special.
this is the best movie i ever see.as DDLJ, is a 1995 Indian romantic drama film.