Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
1995 | 190 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Why it’s a Friday Night Flick
Critics loved it (100%), audiences adore it (8.5/10), people are still talking about it and it made about 8 times its budget. Make plans for this one.
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Raj is a rich, carefree, happy-go-lucky second generation NRI. Simran is the daughter of Chaudhary Baldev Singh, who in spite of being an NRI is very strict about adherence to Indian values. Simran has left for India to be married to her childhood fiancé. Raj leaves for India with a mission at his hands, to claim his lady love under the noses of her whole family. Thus begins a saga.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
100% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesVery strong
8.5/10 from 5K viewers
- AwardsBelow par
6 wins, 0 other nominations — won Filmfare Award for Best Director; won Filmfare Award for Best Actress
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$100 million worldwide on a $13 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
596K Wikipedia readers in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Aditya Chopra
- KajolSimran Singh
- Shah Rukh KhanRaj Malhotra
- Amrish PuriChaudhry Baldev Singh
- Farida JalalLajwanti 'Lajjo' Singh
- Anupam KherDharamvir Malhotra
- Pooja RuparelRajeshwari "Chutki" Singh
- Parmeet SethiKuljeet Singh
- Satish ShahAjit Singh, Kuljeet's Father
- Mandira BediPreeti Singh, Kuljeet's Sister
- Achala SachdevSimran's Grandmother