Musically, it’s very understandable why people would still attend screenings of DDLJ to sing along to the songs- they’re really catchy tunes, even if they’re completely impossible to pronounce for me. This alongside her tomboyish self in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and her ‘old’ generation homesick and worrisome Indian mother in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham… has already placed her in my list of all things awesome. Kajol probably gives the most comedic moment in the whole film during the performance of Zara Sa Jhoom Loon, which has her strutting through Switzerland more than a little tipsy. Though I found Khan’s character not very likable in the first half of the film, I did warm up to him and cheered by the second half, which boasts more comedic moments. movie- it actually serves its purpose to build up the characters rather well. I had no idea that Indian films were this long, as I found out in other viewings, so as the days have passed I’ve let go of that shock of the 3hr. My first cultural shock was to find that as simple as DDLJ may be, it’s a really REALLY EXTREMELY long film. Singh (Puri), friend but before she leaves London, Simran sets out to tour Europe with her girl friends.Īccidentally, she meets Raj (Khan) a love butterfly player-player who lives in London with his father, the self-made rich ex-Indian farmer Mr. Malhotra (Kher), who upon finding out his son is in love with a woman betrothed to someone else, urges him to go get her. The film’s plot is simple and straight forward enough- a proper girl, Simran (Kajol), of an Indian family living in London is betrothed to her father’s, the very traditional and India homesick Mr. Included in Jenna’s Beginner’s Guide to Indian Cinema, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge will not only be sending me on my Indian film journey, but also opening my world to the amazing on-screen presence of Shahrukh Khan and Kajol. So this is it- my first EVER review of a proper Indian film. Screenplay by: Aditya Chopra, Javed SiddiquiĬast: Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, Amrish Puri, Farida Jalal, Anupam Kher Original Title: दिलवाले दुल्हनिया ले जाएँगेĪlternate Titles: DDLJ, The Brave Hearted Will Take Away the Bride