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Banner | Yash Raj Films |
Director | Aditya Chopra |
Writer | Aditya Chopra,Javed Siddiqui |
Producer | Yash Chopra |
Orginal music | Jatin Pandit , Lalit Pandit |
Cinematography | Manmohan Singh |
Film Editing | Keshav Naidu |
Art Director | |
Camera Operator | |
Assistant Cameramen | |
Playback Singers | Manpreet Kaur, Pamela Chopra, Lata Mangeshkar, Udit Narayan, Kumar Sanu, Asha Boshle, Abhijeet Bhattacharya |
Character | Actor/actress |
Raj Malhotra, NRI in London | Shahrukh Khan |
NRI in London | Kajol |
Dharamvir Malhotra, Raj's father | Anupam Kher |
Chaudhary Baldev Singh, Simran's father | Amrish Puri |
Lajwanti "Lajo" Singh, Simran's mother | Farida Jalal |
Rajeshwari "Chutki" Singh, Simran's sister | Pooja Ruparel |
Ajit Singh, Baldev's friend in India | Satish Shah |
Kuljeet Singh, Ajit's son | Prmeet Sethi |
Preeti Singh, Ajit's daughter | Indira Bedi |
Simran's grandmother | Achala Sachdev |
Kammo Kaur, Simran's aunt | Himani Shivpuri |
Sheena, Simran's friend | Anaita |
Rocky, Raj's friend | Karan Johar |
Roby, Raj's friend | Arjun Sablok |
Raj Malhotra and Simran Singh (Shahrukh Khan and Kajol respectively) are young first generation British Indians brought up and living in London. Raj is the only child of wealthy widower Dharamvir Malhotra (Anupam Kher), who spoils his son excessively. Simran is the elder daughter of petrol station/convenience store owner Chaudhry Baldev Singh (Amrish Puri), a very socially conservative Punjabi Indian man whose only dream is to one day go back to his native Punjab. One day Raj tricks Baldev into selling him some beer after closing time by feigning an urgent need for headache medicine, making him very angry. Baldev angrily denounces Raj as a disgrace to Indians. Simran dreams of her Prince Charming, a stranger who comes into her life and sweeps her off her feet, and writes about him in her diary. Her mother "Lajo" (Farida Jalal) tells her not to get her hopes up. One day a letter comes from Ajit (Satish Shah), Baldev's best friend in India, saying that his son, Kuljeet (Parmeet Sethi), and Baldev's daughter, Simran, should marry each other, in accordance with a promise the two fathers had made to each other when their children were infants. Simran agrees to marry him out of respect for her father, but before the wedding, she begs her father to allow her to go on a trip to Europe with her female friends; her last chance to see the world before her marriage to a complete stranger and relocation to India. Even though he is very strict, Baldev relents and permits her to go, on the condition that she promises never to betray his trust. During the trip, Simran meets Raj, who is on the same Eurorail package tour with some of his friends. After some initial misadventures, he falls in love with Simran. Only after sometime at their moment of parting at the railway station in London does Simran realize that she too has fallen in love with Raj. Simran goes home and tells her mother that she loves someone and cannot go through with her wedding to Kuljeet. Baldev overhears their conversation, and is furious that Simran broke her promise that she would never betray his trust. He is adamant that she marries Kuljeet as planned, that her heartbreak is of her own doing, and they will leave for India as soon as possible. Even though Simran does not want to marry Kuljeet, her family returns to Punjab. As it turns out, Kuljeet is an arrogant alpha male who takes pride in being a hunter and boasts to his macho friends that he will engage in marital infidelity. Lajo tries to spare her daughter's feelings, but cannot stand up to her domineering husband. Both Simran and her sister Chutki are completely unimpressed with Kuljeet and his brash friends. Raj, however, does not give up. He follows Simran to Punjab at the urging of his bold father, meets her privately, and assures her that he will save her from the arranged marriage, and marry her with the consent of her father. Raj befriends Kuljeet and pretends to be a friend of the family. He helps with the wedding preparations and soon gains everyone's friendship. At the same time, Kuljeet's sister, Preeti (Mandira Bedi), falls in love with Raj, and things become complicated when Raj's father suddenly appears in India and fixes Raj's marriage to Preeti mistaking her to be the girl his son loves. During this time, Lajo catches Simran and Raj feeding each other and realizes that Raj is the boy that Simran met on her trip. She calls them both and gives all her jewelry and tells Raj to run away with Simran because no one will understand their love. Raj tells Lajo that everything will be fine and that he will only take Simran if her dad Baldev says so. However, everything comes to a climax when Baldev sees a photograph of Raj and Simran together from their trip. He exposes Raj's true identity in front of everybody, slaps him, and angrily tells him to leave, as Simran will marry Kuljeet regardless of what anybody thinks. As Raj leaves and is sitting at the railway station, Kuljeet and his friends follow him and nearly beat him senseless with sticks for his deception. When they also attack his father, Raj flies into a rage and single-handedly beats Kuljeet and his friends. Baldev and Ajit arrive, stop Raj, and tell him and his father to go on their way. Raj and his father board a train out of the village. However, as the train begins to pull out of the station, all the females in the family arrive. Simran tries to follow, and is stopped by Baldev. She begs him to let her go, and he eventually comes to his senses and realizes that no one will ever love his daughter as much as Raj does. He tells Simran to join Raj on the train, and she enthusiastically does so. |
Release Date | 20-10-1995 |
Budget | ₹ 4 crore |
Revenue | ₹ 123 crore |
Filmfare Awards: Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge is tied for second place for the most number of Filmfare awards going to a single film with 10. It was also only the second film to win the four major awards (Best Movie, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress), after Guide in 1966. Wins: Best Movie Award: Yash Chopra Best Director Award: Aditya Chopra Best Actor Award: Shahrukh Khan Best Actress Award: Kajol Best Supporting Actress Award: Farida Jalal Best Comedian Award: Anupam Kher Best Lyricist Award: Anand Bakshi, for the song "Tujhe Dekha To" Best Screenplay Award: Aditya Chopra Best Dialogue Award: Aditya Chopra, Javed Siddiqi Best Male Playback Award: Udit Narayan, for the song "Mehndi Laga Ke Rakhna" Nominations: Best Supporting Actor Award: Amrish Puri Best Music Director Award: Jatin Lalit Best Male Playback Award: Kumar Sanu, for the song "Tujhe Dekha To" Best Lyricist Award: Anand Bakshi, for the song "Ho Gaya Hai Tujhko To Pyar Sajna" (nominated twice in this category) National Film Awards: Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment Star Screen Awards: Best Film: Yash Chopra Best Director: Aditya Chopra Best Actor: Shahrukh Khan |
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