rahumate DDLJ the modern classic Dil Wale Dulahaniya Le Jayenge (DDLJ) a 1994 film which has recently completed 1,000 weeks. Indian cinema lovers have bestowed the warm love for this film. Today any film which is hit runs for 1 month and a super hit film runs for 2 months. Multiplex has replaced the single screen theaters. DDLJ has not only witnessed this change but reign in both times.I remember those days when people from nearby villages use to come to town to see films. Yes, it was 1994.Hum Aapke Hain Koyon, Rangeela, Bombay, Cooli No.1 et al. watching a film was a celebration. Indian cinema possesses the glorious legacy of song and dance sequences. Aditya Chopra was confident to make this film. He convinced SRK and Kajol to work on this film. SRK who was in news for his successful negative roles and he was happy about it. SRK and Kajol did not know that this film will write their fate. SRK became super star after this film. On social background Indian was on the way to globalization. Internet was yet to be rooted in Indian society. The youth was very much interested in going abroad and carving their career. It was a love story, a routine love story but told in an extra-ordinary manner. NRI Indian young boy met a girl when they both were on Europe tour. He was enjoying his failure as being a rich spoiled brat and Kajol being an apple of daddy's eye, which is enjoying her one and only month of her life. She is ready to sacrifice their life for their parents. "Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies". Said Aristotle The sweet Europe tour gets over and Raj and Kajol come together. The journey of Europe with lot of fun and exciting bites they find the real nature of each other. This is the beauty of this DDLJ love story. Raj who try to portray how responsible and caring he is completely opposite of his screen character and Kajol who is otherwise homely who try to be high hilled and bubbly girl. This is the successful equation. Indian people have enjoyed this film not only for its foreign locations but for the portrayal of story. 1994 onwards we have witnessed the ups and down of economy. That was the per-mobile and pre-internet era. Today's youth who is born after 1994 are known as internet generation. They have also liked this film may be because the NRI up market families and their nostalgia for their Indian ethos and love for soil. We are not going in the question of how genuine their love for Indian ethos and love for soil I remember the lines of Pablo Neruda here, "Someday, somewhere - anywhere, unfailingly, you'll find yourself, and that, and only that, can be the happiest or bitterest hour of your life."Sudden realization of love from the by SRK and Kajol takes a twist to the story. They long for each other and then their involvement with family members and with each other takes us through many ups and downs. SRK try every possible way to win the heart of Kajol's family. Kajol begins considering his as her future husband. The magical portrayal of first love attracts the youngsters. This Pablo Nerudian passion which he mentioned in his100 Love Sonnets, I would like to share it now, "so I wait for you like a lonely house till you will see me again and live in me. Till then my windows ache." Raj (SRK) and Simran (name given by Raj to Kajol) became synonyms for lovers in the decades of 90s and 2000s. I remember many people had their name Raj. They felt silver screen proud that their name is Raj. It always has been one of the famous names from India. Today it is rarely used or not used at all. Credit goes to DDLJ. Every boy in India became Raj and every otherwise homely and average looking dusky girl is proud to be Simran. I think DDLJ will complete more 20 years as it left the legacy for nearly two generations. The youngsters who motivated by DDLJ must be in their 40s and have small children now. There are chances; this small generation may follow the Papa's classic DDLJ. The early teen generation of 1994 must be getting married now. The third generation of on the more lovers, who patronized DDLJ many times for its saga of love and Indian ethos many a times and enjoyed cinema experience in theater, they remember the magic of dark, AC and cinema hall experience of DDLJ. Most of the times these on the move lovers part but they have nostalgia for this DDLJ theater romance. Many youngsters of internet generation are making their face when they hear the name of DDLJ. Smart phones that connect everything to anything, Internet offer you the leaping vision. These gadgets have not only altered the space and time but they have made us more confused about human emotions. Today when asked to a college freak about DDLJ, his reply stunned me. Connecting this love story or SRK devotion for love and courtship is beyond their intellectual periphery.It is worth taking a look, how we have grown from 1994 an ear of landline to today's smart phone. That was the era of letter friend columns in news paper and today with whatsapp. Chat machines and cyber café are the object of yesterday. Whatsapp has over taken the email account. The very equations of love have changed. Gone are those days when people use to praise lovers and their courtship. DDLJ we also find the last mile stone of love story. Today we have love story as it is the basic ingredient of Indian cinema but we do not find that charm what we find in DDLJ.

Rahul143125 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. But problems arise as Simran's strict father Baldev Singh(Amrish Puri) rejects the proposal as he had promised his old friend in Punjab that his daughter will marry his friend's son. Thus Simran and her family leave London. Raj's father(Anupam Kher) suggests him to make Simran as her bride. Raj learns that Simran has left London and gone to Punjab. Eventually Raj also goes to Punjab. Simran and Kuljeet's(Parmeet Sethi) marriage is fixed. Simran meets Raj in Punjab and both of them unite. Simran suggests Raj to elope from there but Raj doesn't accept the suggestion and tells her that he would make her father make Simran as his bride. Soon Raj befriends Kuljeet and gets an entry in his house. There Raj wins everyone's heart and makes a good impression on his family. After few weeks Raj's father visits Raj. But Baldev sees a photo of Raj and Simran together and realizes that he was the one who fell in love with his daughter. Baldev throws Raj and his father out of his house. AT the railway station Kuljeet gets some of his friends to beat up Raj. Thus Raj and Others get into a nasty fight.Raj beats up everyone, All the other family members including Simran arrive at the station. Will Baldev let Simran become Raj's bride or No?Story, Screenplay and Additional Dialogues penned by Aditya Chopra is outstanding. Truly the script is a masterpiece. Dialogues penned by Javed Siddiqui is as good as the story and screenplay, even his work deserves appreciation.SRK AND Kajol's performance in this is award winning. Rest of the cast has also done a fine job. All the expressions are portrayed in an appropriate manner.Direction by Mr. Aditya Chopra is FLAWLESS. His narrative style gives an good impression on the film. The other technical aspects also deserve appreciation.RATING: 3.5/4

wajeehkhan01 I don't even know how the hell this film has been deemed a classic. It is cheesy to the core. The "acting" by Shah Rukh Khan is really bad, and honestly, I didn't really see anything special in his acting. I know he has the potential very now and then, but I really wouldn't consider this one of his finest. All I really noticed was an annoying laugh that kind of sounds like a goat. Kajol did okay, I think she did the best in the film though out of all the actors. And another thing I don't understand is how do people think this is a good film? I mean, SRK is a troublemaker who goes around causing mischief, and he falls in love with a serious girl (Kajol). Kajol literally lies to her parents, because she said that if she goes on her trip, she'll marry who her parents choose. During this trip she lets SRK do many awkward things to her and then they fall in love and then SRK crashes her wedding, and then Kajol totally forgets about her promise and all that crap. I mean, in one scene SRK literally undresses her while she's unconscious and then changes her clothes! That is messed up. And last, there is so much cheesy dialogue, and the story is filled with clichés. Anyways, the only thing I liked was the music. The soundtrack of this movie was excellent however. I only recommend this "classic" to people who are overly romantic. Overall I rate this film a 5.5ish out of 10. I really don't consider this a classic, I think it is overrated.

aggarwalira00 Now, I just watched the movie and obviously I cannot give anything but a perfect 10 to a movie that is a landmark in the history of Indian cinema. This movie has divided time in two parts: before DDLJ and after DDLJ. SRK looks young, boyish and charismatic. Kajol looks Indian, naive and head over heels for Shahrukh. I love the couple. I love the scenes in the yellow flower field. I love the dialogues; "senorita" "Jee le apni zindagi" and many others. In short I would just like to say, Watch the movie right now if you haven't yet. The sooner the better. And if you have watched it, watch it again, once with your friends then your parents then your cousins. Just call anyone and everyone and watch this movie with them. Its worth it.