Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, also termed as DDLJ by fans. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge is the film, which actually opened the doors of overseas market for Bollywood. Before Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, presence of Indian films in overseas market was negligible. Many filmmakers tried to decode this market, but Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge was perfect combination for the same.
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge deleted scenes
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
It was first well-budgeted film based on NRIs. The love story of Raj and Simran was both modern as well as traditional at the same time. Scenes in which Raj was using bad language for Simran’s father, or making fun of Kuljeet were deleted. This combination made Raj a good hearted boy when film released. A NRI boy who is modern, yet believes in Indian values.
Above are some deleted scenes of Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, which made it heart touching for both Indian residents and NRIs.
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge Shahrukh Khan and Kajol
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge was one of two Hindi films in “1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die” list along with Mother India. It was also placed twelfth in the list of top Indian films of British Film Institute of all time. The film is declared an all-time blockbuster and it is longest-running film in the history of Indian cinema.
After filming was complete, Aditya Chopra decided to make a Hollywood style documentary of the filmmaking process, which had never been done before in India. Karan Johar and Uday Chopra were put in charge. On 18 October, The Making of DDLJ was aired on Doordarshan, two days before the film’s premiere.
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge Kajol and Shahrukh Khan
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge started the trend for films designed to appeal to NRIs, which have foreign locations as integral parts of the story. The characters are themselves NRI, and tend to be able to move around with ease between India and the West. This film repeats the usual conservative agenda of family, courtship and marriage, but it proposes that Indian family values are portable assets that can be upheld regardless of country of residence
