Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, also known as DDLJ ( translation : The One with a Heart Will Take the Bride) is an Indian film which premiered on October 19 , 1995 and was released nationwide on October 20 , 1995 . The film was made by Aditya Chopra , and stars Shahrukh Khan , Kajol , and Amrish Puri . As of April 2007, the film had set a record by completing 600 weeks of continuous play in Maratha Mandir, a cinema theatre situated in Mumbai .

There are fisticuffs, comic interludes, and a stern father insisting on an arranged marriage. However, there are also fresh, new elements. Filmed in Switzerland , it was one of the first Bollywood films to feature Indians living outside India.

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
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Directedby	Aditya Chopra
Producedby	Yash Chopra
Writtenby	Aditya Chopra Javed Siddiqui
Starring	Shahrukh Khan Kajol
Musicby	Jatin Lalit
Cinematography	Manmohan Singh
Editingby	Keshav Naidu
Distributedby	Yash Raj Films
Releasedate(s)	October 20 , 1995
Running time	189 min.
Country	India
Language	Hindi / Urdu

Raj and Simran, played by Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol , are young Indians living in the United Kingdom . Raj is the only son of a rich Indian played by Anupam Kher and Simran is the elder daughter of Amrish Puri . Simran meets Raj on a trip to European countries which she got permission to go after a lot of pleads to her strict dad.After some initial misadventures, they fall in love. Simran goes home and tells her family about her romance. Her father, will have nothing to do with a love marriage, and is adamant that she marry his best friend's son Kuljeet, who is a man full of himself and thinks he is a shikari ( Hunter ), to whom she has been promised since she was born. Her mother wants to spare Simran, but cannot sway the domineering father. Even though Simran doesn't agree to the marriage her family returns to Punjab as they prepare for the wedding.

1995 National Film Awards

• Rajat Kamal (Silver Medal), Popular Film.

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