Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge also known as DDLJ, is a 1995 Indian romantic
comedy musical film. It was
written and directed by debutante director Aditya
Chopra, produced by his father Yash
Chopra, and stars Shahrukh Khan and Kajol.
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 filmed in India, London, and Switzerland.
Earning over 106
crore (US$18 million) in India and 16 crore (US$2.7 million)
overseas, the film was declared an "All-time Blockbuster" and became
the biggest bollywood hit of
the year, as well as one of the biggest Bollywood hits ever. During the 1996 awards season, the
film won 10 Filmfare Awards, the
most ever for a single film at that time, as well as the National Film Award for Best Popular
Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment.
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge was ranked by India times Movies among the "25 Must See Bollywood
Films". It was one of two Hindi films in the "1001 Movies You Must
See Before You Die" list along with Mother
India. It was also placed twelfth on the British
Film Institute's list of the top Indian films of all time. The film was
declared an all-time blockbuster and it remains as the longest-running film in
the history of Indian cinema. As
of 2013, it is still playing at the Maratha
Mandir theatre in Mumbai,
completing 900 weeks on 11 January 2013.
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