This is one film that will make you laugh, blush, cry and bring you out of the theaters smiling. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge Review: The Last Word That itself is a brownie point for the film as at no point does it become a drag. Even though DDLJ stretches over 3 hours with a completely clichéd story, it surprisingly does not give you a feeling of being tied to the chair in a never ending tale. Off late, we maybe used to watching films that wrap up in 2 hours or so but this one is a tad bit longer. The strong dialogue of Simran’s mom ‘Ek Ladki Ko Kadam Kadam Pe Qurbaani Deni Padti Hai’ is relevant even today and it it is precisely these concepts in the film that found immense connect with the audiences. Musically too, the film had a brilliant album pulled off by Jatin-Lalit and almost all songs have been chartbusters. The way that the film was presented, in its own way it dealt with the whole ‘Love marriage Vs Arrange marriage’ problem that India has been contemplating about even today.
Its as if the makers knew how to make impressionable content and thus by serving us with legendary scenes such as the ‘train sequence’ there is very little about this film that you can forget. The camera work is brilliant and with a winning content in hand, the story hooks you all in. He makes sure that just like his dad, legendary Yash Chopra, he too can weave a simple love story and make it so epic.
Each frame makes sure you are watching a Yashraj film that has ‘sarson ke khet’ and of course a song in the snow-clad mountains of a foreign country which obviously have their own flavor. He is emotional, playful and comic and makes your heart melt with his energy.ĭilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge Review: Direction, Editing and ScreenplayĪditya Chopra gives his best shot with DDLJ and no one can beat this debut direction. You feel the chills just hearing his voice and as the anger starts to show, I bet you get the goosebumps too.Īnupam Kher on the other hand plays the most lovable character in the film of Raj’s father. Playing the perfect ‘Ladki Ka Baap’, Amrish Puri as Baldev is simply fantastic. She made this girl-next-door character unforgettable. With this film, Kajol truly showed her acting mettle. Kajol made Simran’s simplistic character extremely charming through her performance.
He is known today the ‘King Of Romance’ and the credit goes to DDLJ for it. The quintessential hero, Shah Rukh performed his best as he fit perfectly into the naughty yet lovable character. Shah Rukh Khan is a global star today and while all his films rattle the box office, no other character of his has become as popular and it would be safe to say that through this film he gave the name ‘Raj’ a whole new meaning. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge Review: Star Performances While the meaning of love stories on celluloid may have changed today as more and more people are opting for realistic cinema, there are no second thoughts that when it comes to a perfect blend of comedy, action and romance, this one would still be the winner for the confluence of all great things rolled into one film. Javed Siddiqui deserves a special mention for creating wonders through his quirky dialogues (especially for Raj’s character). Penned beautifully, almost each dialogue had recall value and created history with it.Įven today, 19 years later, there is a surreal pleasure in saying, ‘Bade Bade Deshon Mein Aisi Chhoti Chhoti Baatein Hoti Hi Rehti Hai”.
There, I said it in a line, but what exactly made this movie special was that it hit the right notes with its script. What could have possibly gone wrong with this film? Being a 90s release, since India was blessed with a new economic model of LPG (Liberalization, Privatization, Globalization) the economy had opened up and so spending on entertainment was quite a thing! As predictable as it can be, DDLJ had a typical storyline with a love story that runs into problems due to family acceptance. While Simran’s father has fixed her marriage with his childhood friend’s son, Simran falling in love with someone else is not acceptable.Īs Simran’s family rushes to India to get her married, will Raj sacrifice his love or will he fight for it and rush to India? Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge Review – Celebrating 1000 Weeks Of Timeless Romance Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge Review: Script Analysis London based Raj and Simran are happily leading their normal lives but a trip to Europe lands them into a surprise meeting with each other only to turn into love.