Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge () is a 1995 Bollywood movie directed by Aditya Chopra and produced by Yash Chopra. It had Shahrukh Khan and Kajol in the title roles. Anupam Kher, Amrish Puri, and Farida Jalal played supporting roles. The music was composed by Jatin Lalit while lyrics were by Anand Bakshi. It was released on Diwali 1995 and became a blockbuster. In addition, the movie has been showing at the Maratha Mandir theatre in Mumbai for 25 years making the longest time the movie has been screened. A movie called Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania, directed by Shashank Khaitan, and produced by Karan Johar, was based on this film and released in 2014.

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

Cast
 Shahrukh Khan as Raj Malhotra, an Non-resident Indian (NRI) living in London
 Kajol as Simran Singh, an NRI living in London
 Anupam Kher as Dharamvir Malhotra, Raj's father
 Amrish Puri as Chaudhary Baldev Singh, Simran's father
 Farida Jalal as Lajwanti "Lajjo" Singh, Simran's mother
 Pooja Ruparel as Rajeshwari "Chutki" Singh, Simran's sister
 Satish Shah as Ajit Singh, Baldev's friend in India
 Parmeet Sethi as Kuljeet Singh, Ajit's son
 Mandira Bedi as Preeti Singh, Ajit's daughter
 Achala Sachdev as Simran's grandmother
 Himani Shivpuri as Kammo Kaur, Simran's aunt
 Anaita Shroff Adajania as Sheena, Simran's friend
 Karan Johar as Rocky, Raj's friend
 Arjun Sablok as Robby, Raj's friend

Soundtrack

Reception
The movie became the biggest hit of that year and the second highest grossing of the 1990s. The movie became the second one to be listed on the list of "1001 must see movies before you die".

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Category:1990s Indian movies