

When Raj says he believes Simran loves him too, his father encourages him to go after her. Raj tells his father about Simran and that she is to be married soon. He says they will leave for India the next day for good. Simran tells her mother about Raj - Baldev overhears the conversation and is furious with Simran.

When they both part ways back in London, they realise that they have fallen in love. They start to travel with one another and become friends in the process. Then, the two miss their train to Zurich and are separated from their friends. Raj constantly flirts with Simran much to her irritation. Baldev lets her go but tells her not to betray his trust. Simran tells her father that she thinks she should be allowed to go because it will her last chance to see the world before she marries a complete stranger. Simran is also invited by her friends on the Eurail. Later, Raj enters Baldev's shop and steals some beer which infuriates Baldev, making him call Raj a disgrace to Indians. Raj asks his father if he can go on the Eurail with his friends - a trip around Europe, his father automatically agrees. Meanwhile, Raj has failed his degree which surprisingly makes his father proud of him. Simran is disappointed by this news - she does not want to marry somebody who she has never met before. Ajit wants to keep a promise he and Baldev made to each other 20 years ago - to make Simran marry Kuljeet, Ajit's son. Baldev soon receives a letter from his friend Ajit ( Satish Shah) who lives in Punjab. Her mother Lajjo ( Farida Jalal) warns her against this, saying these dreams will never come true. Simran has always dreamt of a boy she describes as Prince Charming, believing he is the one for her. Simran has been raised by her conservative father Baldev ( Amrish Puri) whilst Raj's father ( Anupam Kher) is more liberal. Though having been brought up in Britain, Raj and Simran both value their Indian roots but the two have different parenting. The story is of two British born Indians named Raj Malhotra ( Shahrukh Khan) and Simran Singh ( Kajol). As of 2012, it is still playing at the Maratha Mandir theatre in Mumbai. The film was declared an all-time blockbuster and it remains as the longest-running film in the history of Indian cinema. It was also placed twelfth on the British Film Institute's list of the top Indian films of all time. It was one of two Hindi films in the " 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die" list along with Mother India. During the 1996 awards season, the film won 10 Filmfare Awards, the most ever for a single film at that time, and also won the National Award for being the most popular film of the year.ĭilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge was ranked by Indiatimes Movies among the "25 Must See Bollywood Films".

It was filmed in India, London, and Switzerland.Įarning over 106 crore ( US$21.15 million) in India and 15 crore ( US$2.99 million) overseas, the film became the biggest Bollywood hit of the year, as well as one of the biggest Bollywood hits ever. The film tells the story of a young couple who fall in love on a European vacation, and relates how the boy tries to win over the girl's parents so that she can marry him rather than the boy that her father has chosen for her. It was produced by his father Yash Chopra, and stars Shahrukh Khan and Kajol. A romantic comedy, the film marked the directorial debut of Aditya Chopra, who also wrote the story. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (English: The Brave Hearted Will Take the Bride), also known as DDLJ, is a Hindi language film released on 20 October 1995.
