Product Description
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Having been brought up in London, Raj (Shahrukh Khan) and Simran
(Kajol) are second generation British Asians, who still cherish
their Indian roots, culture and values. The two meet in a chance
encounter while travelling through Europe on an inter-rail
holiday. When they get separated from their friends, they
discover each other.... they discover LOVE! When they return to
London, Simian is taken back to India, for an arranged marriage
as per her her's wishes. Now Raj must go to India to win his
Dulhania and ask Simran's her for her hand in marriage and
seek acceptance of their love - all this, while the preparations
for Simran's wedding are in full swing.
Review
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The phenomenally popular Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (it played
in Indian theaters for five years straight) is, in many ways, a
perfect introduction to Bollywood. With a perfectly executed
classic Hollywood boy-meets-girl plot, charismatic stars and
great songs, it overflows with the specific kind of joy that only
great Bollywood movies can produce. The film is dominated by Shah
Rukh Khan, who careens through it like a hyperactive Cary Grant,
charming everyone in his path and generally showing why he's been
one of the most popular bollywood stars of the past decade. Khan
can be hard to take seriously in dramatic efforts like Dil Se and
Asoka, but he excels at comedy. His interactions with Amrish Puri
as Simran's stern, glowering her, are particularly hilarious.
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge is also a very picturesque film.Its
beauty doesn't end when the action moves to Punjab for the second
half, where several scenes take place in a gorgeous field of
yellow flowers stretching to the horizon. An immensely likeable
movie, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge performs the rarely-achieved
feat of stretching a predictable plot over three hours and making
every minute enjoyable. --www.platform47.com
Dilwale made me glad to be a Westerner, just so I could
experience the sheer rush in the glorious way this film simply
throws its Indian sensibility in your face. It is one of the most
completely, openly joyful films I have ever seen. In many ways a
totally Western film, it is yet completely un-Western, and
absolutely invigorating. I found the (rather oddly looped in
places) mix of Hindi and English dialog to be a lot of fun to
follow (as incomplete as the subtitles sometimes seemed). The
Indian/Western pop structure of the songs was entertaining and
infectious. The choreography is simply amazing, and some of the
most sheerly athletic I've seen. The Indian roots of the dance
routines were at first almost unnerving--at once familiar yet
bizarre, almost surreal (to my Western eyes). It was sheer fun
making the cultural adjustment. The plot is predictable, almost
pedestrian--certainly not what you'd call "never done before,"
and yet I found myself completely absorbed in the story, and
rooting for the main characters. This is in large part due to
Shahrukh Khan's and Kajol's performances as Raj and Simran. He is
totally endearing, and she is totally hot!, and their on screen
chemistry is as cute & perky and smoldering & steamy as Fred and
Ginger at their peak. 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). A heckuva testimony to Bollywood
indeed. This movie has instantly become one of my favorite
musicals, and I look forward to finding more films from Chopra,
Khan, and Kajol. What a treat! -- --www.platform47.com
Dilwale made me glad to be a Westerner, just so I could
experience the sheer rush in the glorious way this film simply
throws its Indian sensibility in your face. It is one of the most
completely, openly joyful films I have ever seen. In many ways a
totally Western film, it is yet completely un-Western, and
absolutely invigorating. I found the (rather oddly looped in
places) mix of Hindi and English dialog to be a lot of fun to
follow (as incomplete as the subtitles sometimes seemed). The
Indian/Western pop structure of the songs was entertaining and
infectious. The choreography is simply amazing, and some of the
most sheerly athletic I've seen. The Indian roots of the dance
routines were at first almost unnerving--at once familiar yet
bizarre, almost surreal (to my Western eyes). It was sheer fun
making the cultural adjustment. The plot is predictable, almost
pedestrian--certainly not what you'd call "never done before,"
and yet I found myself completely absorbed in the story, and
rooting for the main characters. This is in large part due to
Shahrukh Khan's and Kajol's performances as Raj and Simran. He is
totally endearing, and she is totally hot!, and their on screen
chemistry is as cute & perky and smoldering & steamy as Fred and
Ginger at their peak. 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). A heckuva testimony to Bollywood
indeed. This movie has instantly become one of my favorite
musicals, and I look forward to finding more films from Chopra,
Khan, and Kajol. What a treat! --www.platform47.com
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About the Actor
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There is not a dot in Bollywood that does not carry Shahrukh
Khan's name. He was born on 2 November 1965 in New Delhi, India.
He married Gauri Khan on 25 October 1991. They have two children,
son Aryan Khan (b. 1997) and daughter Suhana (b. 2000). Khan
started out his career appearing in several television serials in
the late 1980s. He made his film debut with the commercially
successful Deewana (1992). Since then, he has been part of
numerous commercial successes, as well as having delivered a
variety of critically accled performances. During his years in
the Indian film industry, he has won seven Film Fare Best actor
awards and has had significant box office success. Some of his
films includes: Darr (1993), Baazigar (1993), Anjaam (1994), Kuch
Kuch Hota Hai (1998), Om Shanti om (2007), Chak De India (2007)
among others.
About the Director
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Aditya Chopra was born on 21st May 1971 to the director and
founder of Yash Raj Films Yash Chopra and Pamela. His brother
Uday Chopra is an actor who made his debut with
Mohabattein.Chopra was married to Payal Khanna for five years
after which they divorced. He is seeing actress Rani Mukherji and
was rumoured to be engaged to her.The year 1995 saw the release
of Aditya Chopra s first directorial venture Dilwale Dulhaniya Le
Jayenge with Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol. The movie was an instant
hit, raked in money and became the longest running movie in
theaters. It won him the Filmfare Best Director Award and
Filmfare Best Screenplay Award.Apart from directing, he has also
worked on the scripts of hits like Dil To Pagal Hai (1997), Veer
Zaara (2004), Bunty Aur Babli (2005) and Dhoom 2 (2006).
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