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{{Infobox film
| name           = Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
| image          = Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge poster.jpg
| alt            = The ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' theatrical release poster shows a man in a black leather jacket and blue jeans holding over his shoulders a woman in a red wedding dress. A caption on top reads "Come...Fall in Love".
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Aditya Chopra]]
| producer       = [[Yash Chopra]]
| writer         = Aditya Chopra
| starring       = [[Shah Rukh Khan]]<br />[[Kajol]]
| narrator       = 
| music          = [[Jatin–Lalit]]
| cinematography = [[Manmohan Singh (film director)|Manmohan Singh]]
| editing        = Keshav Naidu
| studio         = [[Yash Raj Films]]
| distributor    = [[Eros International]]<br>[[AA Films]] 
| released       = {{Film date|df=yes|1995|10|20}}
| runtime        = 189 minutes<ref name="Runtime">{{Cite web |title=''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' (PG) |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/dilwale-dulhania-le-jayenge-1970 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530013607/http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/dilwale-dulhania-le-jayenge-1970 |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=18 March 2015 |website=[[British Board of Film Classification]]}}</ref>
| country        = India
| language       = Hindi
| budget         = {{INR|4&nbsp;million|link=yes}}<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Aiyar |first1=Shankkar |last2=Unnithan |first2=Sandeep |date=10 July 2000 |title=Bollywood goes global, powered by diaspora dollar |work=[[India Today]] |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20030113-bollywood-goes-global-powered-by-diaspora-dollar-793552-2003-01-13 |url-status=live |access-date=14 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210601120230/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20030113-bollywood-goes-global-powered-by-diaspora-dollar-793552-2003-01-13 |archive-date=1 June 2021}}</ref>
| gross          = {{Estimation}} {{INR|2 billion}}<ref name="Rajinder"/><ref name="Ganti"/><ref name="Chicago"/>
}}

'''''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge''''' ({{translation|"The Big-Hearted Will Take the Bride"}}), also known by the [[initialism]] '''''DDLJ''''', is a 1995 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[Musical film|musical]] [[romance film]] written and directed by [[Aditya Chopra]] in his directorial debut and produced by his father [[Yash Chopra]]. Released on 20 October 1995, the film stars [[Shah Rukh Khan]] and [[Kajol]]. The plot revolves around Raj and Simran, two young [[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|non-resident Indians]], who fall in love during a vacation through Europe with their friends. Raj tries to win over Simran's family so the couple can marry, but Simran's father has long since promised her hand to his friend's son. The film was shot in India, [[London]], and [[Switzerland]], from September 1994 to August 1995.

With an estimated total gross of {{INR|2 billion}}<ref name="Rajinder"/><ref name="Ganti"/> ({{US$|60 million|long=no}}) worldwide,<ref name="Chicago"/> ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' was the highest-grossing Indian film of 1995 and one of the most successful Indian films in history. It won 10 [[Filmfare Awards]]—the most for a single film at that time—and the [[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment]]. Its soundtrack album became one of the most popular of the 1990s.

Many critics praised the film, which connected with different segments of society by simultaneously promoting strong family values and the following of one's own heart. Its success led other filmmakers to target the non-resident Indian audience, which was deemed more lucrative for them. It spawned many imitations of its story and style and homages to specific scenes. ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' was one of only three Hindi films in the reference book ''[[1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die]],'' and was placed twelfth on the [[British Film Institute]]'s list of top Indian films of all time. In 2012, the film was included by critics Rachel Dwyer and Sanam Hasan in the 2012 [[British Film Institute]] ''[[Sight & Sound]]'' 1000 greatest films of all time.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-08-20 |title=Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge |url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/sightandsoundpolls/2012/film/4ce2b7e63fe2b |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120820072954/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/sightandsoundpolls/2012/film/4ce2b7e63fe2b |archive-date=20 August 2012 |access-date=2022-11-13 |website=[[British Film Institute]]}}</ref> It is considered as the longest-running film in the history of [[Indian cinema]] due to that fact that it is still being shown in a cinema called [[Maratha Mandir]] theatre in [[Mumbai]] as of 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shah |first=Khushbu |date=25 February 2015 |title=Bollywood's longest-running movie gets big screen reprieve |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2015/02/25/asia/india-bollywood-ddlj/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712034949/https://edition.cnn.com/2015/02/25/asia/india-bollywood-ddlj/index.html |archive-date=12 July 2019 |access-date=20 November 2018 |website=[[CNN]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/19/world/asia/bollywood-ddlj-maratha-mandir.html | title=India's Love Story with a Movie Still on the Big Screen After 27 Years | work=The New York Times | date=19 January 2023 | last1=Mashal | first1=Mujib | last2=Raj | first2=Suhasini | last3=Loke | first3=Atul }}</ref>

== Plot ==
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Raj Malhotra and Simran Singh are both non-resident Indians (NRI) living in London. Simran is brought up in a strict and conservative household by her parents Baldev Singh and Lajwanti while Raj is raised by his liberal father Dharamvir Malhotra. Simran always dreams of meeting her ideal man; her mother Lajjo warns her against this, saying dreams are good, but one should not blindly believe they come true. One day, Baldev receives a letter from his friend Ajit, who lives in [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], India. Ajit wants to keep the promise he and Baldev made to each other 20 years ago — to have Simran marry his son Kuljeet. Simran is disappointed, as she does not want to marry someone whom she has never met.

One evening, Raj enters Baldev's shop after closing time to buy beer. Baldev refuses, but Raj grabs a case of beer, throws money on the counter, and runs away. An infuriated Baldev calls Raj a disgrace to India. Meanwhile, Dharamvir agrees to his request to go on a train trip across Europe with his friends, and Simran's friends have invited her to go on the same trip. Simran asks Baldev to let her see the world before her marriage, and he reluctantly agrees.

On the trip, Raj and Simran meet. Raj constantly flirts with Simran, much to her irritation. The two miss their train to [[Zürich]] and are separated from their friends, but start to travel together and become friends. Raj falls in love with Simran on the journey, and when they part ways in London, Simran realises she is in love with him as well. At home, Simran tells her mother about the boy she met on her trip; Baldev overhears the conversation and becomes enraged with his daughter. He says the family will move to India the next day. Meanwhile, Raj tells Dharamvir about Simran and that she will soon get married. When Raj says he believes Simran loves him too, Dharamvir encourages him to go after her. Raj goes to her house to woo her and Baldev, but is informed by their neighbour that they have sold their house and moved to India.

Back in India, Baldev is reunited with his relatives and his friend, Ajit. A miserable Simran and her younger sister Chutki take an instant dislike to Simran's fiancé Kuljeet because of his arrogance. Simran pines for Raj, but her mother tells her to forget him because she knows Baldev will never accept their relationship. The next morning, Raj arrives outside of the house where Simran is staying and the two reunite. She begs him to elope with her, but Raj refuses and says he will only marry her with Baldev's consent. Without disclosing his acquaintance with Simran, Raj befriends Kuljeet, and is quickly accepted by both families. Later, Dharamvir also arrives in India and becomes friends with Simran's and Kuljeet's families. Eventually, Lajjo and Chutki discover that Raj is the boy Simran fell in love with in Europe. Lajjo also tells Raj and Simran to run away, but he still refuses. Baldev recognises Raj from the beer incident but eventually accepts him. However, after he discovers a photograph of Raj and Simran together in Europe, he slaps and humiliates Raj and tells him to leave.

As Raj and Dharamvir wait at the railway station, Kuljeet, who is angry to learn of Raj's love for Simran, arrives with his friends and attack them. Raj refuses to fight back until his father is struck by Kuljeet when trying to save his son at which an enraged Raj gains the upper hand in his struggle against Kuljeet and his friends and brutally beats him. Baldev and Ajit soon arrive and stop the fight, and Raj boards the departing train with Dharamvir. Simran then arrives with Lajjo and Chutki; she tries to join Raj on the train, but Baldev stops her. Simran begs him to let her go, saying she cannot live without Raj. Baldev, realising nobody loves his daughter more than Raj does, lets her go, and she runs and catches the train as it departs.

== Cast ==
Credits adapted from the [[British Film Institute]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7e63fe2b |title=Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) BFI |year=2002 |publisher=[[British Film Institute]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150601000634/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b7e63fe2b |archive-date=1 June 2015 |access-date=25 June 2015}}</ref>
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* [[Shah Rukh Khan]] as Raj Malhotra
* [[Kajol]] as Simran Singh
* [[Amrish Puri]] as Chaudhary Baldev Singh
* [[Farida Jalal]] as Lajwanti "Lajjo" Singh
* [[Satish Shah]] as Ajit Singh
* [[Achala Sachdev]] as Simran's grandmother
* [[Himani Shivpuri]] as Kammo Kaur  
* [[Anupam Kher]] as Dharamvir Malhotra
* [[Parmeet Sethi]] as Kuljeet Singh
* [[Mandira Bedi]] as Preeti Singh
* [[Pooja Ruparel]] as Rajeshwari "Chutki" Singh
* [[Anaita Shroff Adajania]] as Simran's friend 
* [[Lalit Tiwari]] as Simran's uncle
* Arjun Sablok and [[Karan Johar]] as Raj's friends 
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== Production ==

=== Origin and scripting ===
[[Aditya Chopra]] assisted his father, director and producer [[Yash Chopra]], during the making of ''[[Chandni (film)|Chandni]]'' (1989), ''[[Lamhe]]'' (1991) and ''[[Darr]]'' (1993).<ref name=adi /> During this time, Aditya wrote several of his own scripts, including one he assumed would be his first film, but eventually became his second, ''[[Mohabbatein]]'' (2000).<ref name=Shahrukh /> For three years, he worked on the story that would become ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' before approaching his father to direct it. Yash did not want to and tried to persuade Aditya to do it himself.<ref name="filmf">{{Cite web |url=http://www.filmfare.com/features/i-was-keen-to-do-ddlj-with-newcomers-7936-3.html |title=I was keen to do DDLJ with newcomers |date=10 December 2014 |website=[[Filmfare]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530022747/http://www.filmfare.com/features/i-was-keen-to-do-ddlj-with-newcomers-7936-3.html |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=5 March 2015 |pages=3–4}}</ref> As they were discussing ideas for the script, Aditya conceived the notion that Raj would seek permission for marriage from Simran's stern father, rather than eloping with her. He then became excited about the possibility of directing the film himself. After his mother, the playback singer [[Pamela Chopra]], agreed that the idea was sound, he decided to make this his directorial debut.{{sfn|Chopra|2002|pp=31–32}} Aditya wanted to make a wholesome film that people could watch repeatedly. He wanted to diverge from the typical plot line of the time, in which lovers run away when their parents object, and show that if their love was strong enough, the parents would eventually understand.<ref name=filmf />

In May 1994, Aditya read the first draft of the script to several members of the [[Yash Raj Films]] production team assigned to work with him, including a cinematographer, an art director, and a dialogue writer. They were not impressed, but Aditya held fast to his ideas.{{sfn|Chopra|2002|p=36}} He was given total editorial control by his father, the producer, and made the film according to his own tastes and sensibilities.<ref name=ff1 /> Aditya struggled with both the dialogue writer [[Javed Siddiqui]] and the song lyricist [[Anand Bakshi]] to develop words that were "young-sounding".{{sfn|Chopra|2002|p=39}} There were personal clashes over writing credits on the final script. Pamela's friend [[Honey Irani]] believed she deserved a writing credit that she did not receive, and Siddiqui believed Aditya did not deserve partial credit for the dialogue. After ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'', neither of them ever worked with Yash Raj Films again.{{sfn|Chopra|2002|pp=50–51}} After approving the script, Yash was consulted about the songs, but mostly left the creative process to his son, and has firmly denied that he was a ghost director on the project.<ref name="ff1">{{Cite web |url=http://www.filmfare.com/interviews/when-i-saw-ddlj-i-was-in-tears-7935.html |title=When I saw DDLJ I was in tears |date=10 December 2014 |website=Filmfare |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530022859/http://www.filmfare.com/interviews/when-i-saw-ddlj-i-was-in-tears-7935.html |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=5 March 2015}}</ref> He did not shoot a single frame, and did not even view some portions of the film until it was nearly completed.{{sfn|Chopra|2002|pp=44,47}}

=== Casting ===
Aditya originally wanted the film to be about a relationship between an Indian and an American. He wanted [[Tom Cruise]] for the role of Raj but was dissuaded by Yash, who did not want to use a foreign star.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/did-you-know-/Cruise-was-the-first-choice-for-DDLJ/articleshow/7235691.cms |title=Cruise was the first choice for DDLJ! |date=7 January 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=6 April 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109131912/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/did-you-know-/Cruise-was-the-first-choice-for-DDLJ/articleshow/7235691.cms |archive-date=9 January 2015}}</ref> They decided their characters would be non-resident Indians (NRIs). Aditya approached Shah Rukh Khan to play the role of Raj. Shah Rukh was initially not interested because of the romantic nature of the role, having had success playing villainous roles.{{sfn|Chopra|2002|p=36}} Aditya then asked [[Saif Ali Khan]] to play the lead role because he was having problems persuading Shah Rukh to do it.<ref name=sair /> Saif declined for unknown reasons,<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-you-refused-that-film-1836348 |title=You refused that film? |last=Naval-Shetye, Aakanksha |date=18 May 2013 |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |access-date=20 April 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131028025230/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-you-refused-that-film-1836348 |archive-date=28 October 2013}}</ref> as did [[Aamir Khan]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/Aamir-Khan-Films-that-he-rejected/Aamir-Khan-Films-that-he-rejected/photostory/46565150.cms |title=Aamir Khan: Films that he rejected {{!}} The Times of India |website=The Times of India |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170212124408/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/Aamir-Khan-Films-that-he-rejected/Aamir-Khan-Films-that-he-rejected/photostory/46565150.cms |archive-date=12 February 2017 |access-date=11 February 2017}}</ref> causing Aditya to continue pursuing Shah Rukh.<ref name="sair">{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/did-you-know-/-Saif-was-to-romance-Kajol/articleshow/10738986.cms? |title=Saif was to romance Kajol |date=12 December 2012 |work=The Times of India |access-date=22 March 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527114546/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/did-you-know-/-Saif-was-to-romance-Kajol/articleshow/10738986.cms |archive-date=27 May 2015}}</ref>{{efn|Other sources claim that Saif was approached for the role before Shah Rukh, so this point is not entirely clear.<ref name=epic />}} Aditya and Shah Rukh had four meetings over several weeks; he finally persuaded Shah Rukh by telling him he could never be a superstar unless he became "every woman's dream man, and every mother's dream son".{{sfn|Chopra|2002|p=36}} Since then, Shah Rukh has expressed his gratitude to Aditya for helping to make him a star with this film.<ref name="Shahrukh">{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/oct/08anu.htm |title=Shah Rukh did not want to do DDLJ |last=Kulkarni |first=Ronjita |date=8 October 2003 |work=[[Rediff.com]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530014030/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/oct/08anu.htm |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=11 November 2011}}</ref> Shah Rukh said that fellow actor [[Salman Khan]] also encouraged him to do the role, saying that he thought the film would be very successful.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/447728/shah-rukh-did-ddlj-salman.html |title=Shah Rukh did DDLJ for Salman |date=15 December 2014 |work=[[Deccan Herald]] |access-date=30 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150603003150/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/447728/shah-rukh-did-ddlj-salman.html |archive-date=3 June 2015}}</ref> Shah Rukh has also noted the similarities in the film's script to his own relationship with [[Gauri Khan]] before their marriage.{{sfn|Uberoi|1997|p=321}}

Kajol was the first choice to play Simran, to which she quickly agreed.{{sfn|Chopra|2002|p=35}} <!-- In an interview to ''[[Filmfare]]'' in 1996, Aditya quoted, "Kajol was the natural choice—she's the best... her potential hadn't been sufficiently tapped... I feel it still hasn't been tapped enough."<ref name=filmf /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.yashrajfilms.com/docs/default-source/aditya-chopra-interviews/Aditya-Chopra-Interviews.pdf?sfvrsn=2 |title=Aditya breaks his silence |date=April 1996 |work=Filmfare |publisher=Yash Raj Films |page=7 |access-date=30 December 2020 }}</ref> --> She and Shah Rukh had previously worked together in the successful films ''[[Baazigar]]'' (1993) and ''[[Karan Arjun]]'' (1995).<ref name=couple /> Kajol said her character was very difficult for her to relate to, whereas Shah Rukh said Raj's personality was very similar to his own.<ref>{{Cite AV media |title=300 Weeks Celebration <!-- |url=http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1ix4z_making-of-dilwale-dulhania-le-jayen_music --> |publisher=Yash Raj Films |time=10:30–11:30}}</ref> Aditya chose the name Raj for the character, and the mandolin that he played, based on his admiration for the actor [[Raj Kapoor]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-shah-rukh-khan-kajol-relive-ddlj-moments-as-film-celebrates-1000-weeks-2043591 |title=Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol relive DDLJ moments as film celebrates 1000 weeks |date=13 December 2014 |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |access-date=30 June 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216005315/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-shah-rukh-khan-kajol-relive-ddlj-moments-as-film-celebrates-1000-weeks-2043591 |archive-date=16 December 2014}}</ref> After a successful [[screen test]], Parmeet Sethi was chosen over [[Armaan Kohli]] for the role of Kuljeet Singh.<ref name="Bookmyshow">{{Cite web |url=http://in.bookmyshow.com/entertainment/reasons-watch-ddlj/38916 |title=Reasons to watch DDLJ&nbsp;... again and again! |last=Sharma, Saumya |date=4 June 2014 |publisher=Bookmyshow |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150531095136/http://in.bookmyshow.com/entertainment/reasons-watch-ddlj/38916 |archive-date=31 May 2015 |access-date=31 May 2015}}</ref> In addition to his assistant director [[Sameer Sharma (director)|Sameer Sharma]], Aditya asked for two additional assistants, his brother [[Uday Chopra]] and his cousin [[Karan Johar]]. Johar also played a small role in the film as Raj's friend.{{sfn|Chopra|2002|p=34}} Sharmishta Roy was the film's art director{{sfn|Chopra|2002|p=33}} and [[Manish Malhotra]] was its costume designer. While Malhotra had many new ideas, Aditya wanted to keep the clothing style simple; he did not want it to distract from the story.{{sfn|Chopra|2002|pp=42–43}} Despite this, Malhotra was responsible for the idea of Simran wearing a green dress in the song "Mehndi Laga Ke Rakhna", an unusual colour for a Punjabi bride.<ref name="Bookmyshow" />

=== Filming ===
[[File:B-Montbovon-Eglise-Saint-Grat.jpg|thumb|right|The Church of {{not a typo|Saint Grat}} in Montbovon, one of the filming locations in Switzerland|alt=A church with a high steeple on a green field]]
''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' was filmed in several 5-, 10- and 20-day schedules between September{{nbsp}}1994 and August{{nbsp}}1995.{{sfn|Chopra|2002|p=40}} The first sequence filmed was for the song "Ho Gaya Hai Tujhko" with Kajol and Shah Rukh in Switzerland.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/screen-exclusive--love-me-tender-shah-rukh-khan/1025796/0 |title=Screen exclusive! Love me tender: Shah Rukh Khan |last=Singh, Harneet |date=19 November 2012 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=19 November 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530023443/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/screen-exclusive--love-me-tender-shah-rukh-khan/1025796/0 |archive-date=30 May 2015}}</ref> The European journey scenes and songs were mainly filmed in [[Saanen]], [[Montbovon]] and [[Gstaad]], Switzerland.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Kaur, Jasleen |date=July 2014 |title=Bollywood in Swiss Alps |url=http://india-outbound.com/magazine/article/100 |url-status=dead |journal=India-Outbound |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530023701/http://india-outbound.com/magazine/article/100 |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=24 March 2015}}</ref><ref name=nyt1 /><ref name=yrf1 /> Other scenes were shot in England, at locations including [[Trafalgar Square]], [[London King's Cross railway station|King's Cross railway station]] and [[Angel tube station|Angel Underground station]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/film/bollywood-comes-to-london-6582340.html |title=Bollywood comes to London |last=Singh |first=Amar |date=14 May 2007 |work=[[London Evening Standard]] |access-date=20 August 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530023719/http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/film/bollywood-comes-to-london-6582340.html |archive-date=30 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/broadband/2001/feb/05trans.htm |title=DDLJ story goes to the roots of Indian culture |last=Khubchandani |first=Lata |date=5 February 2001 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530014203/http://www.rediff.com/broadband/2001/feb/05trans.htm |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=20 August 2014}}</ref>{{sfn|Dwyer|2014|p=59}} Film's cinematographer [[Manmohan Singh (director)|Manmohan Singh]], a regular collaborator with Chopra, shot the song "Tujhe Dekha To", including the iconic mustard fields scenes with Shah Rukh and Kajol in the mustard fields in [[Gurgaon]] on the outskirts of the [[National Capital Region (India)|National Capital Region Delhi]].<ref name="Bookmyshow" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/yash-chopra-wasnt-convinced-about-ddljs-climax/20141209.htm |title='Yash Chopra wasn't convinced about DDLJ's climax' |date=9 December 2014 |website=[[Rediff.com]] movies |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101221731/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/yash-chopra-wasnt-convinced-about-ddljs-climax/20141209.htm |archive-date=1 January 2016 |access-date=3 January 2016}}</ref> The cast faced difficulties while filming the final scene, which shows Simran running to catch the train on which Raj is travelling. The smouldering heat made it difficult to shoot and each time there was a retake, the train took 20 minutes to return.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/kajol-opens-up-about-the-iconic-train-scene-from-dilwale-dulhania-le-jayenge/articleshow/65486838.cms |title=Kajol opens up about the iconic train scene from 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge' |date=21 August 2018 |work=The Times of India |access-date=21 August 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180822130400/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/kajol-opens-up-about-the-iconic-train-scene-from-dilwale-dulhania-le-jayenge/articleshow/65486838.cms |archive-date=22 August 2018 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>

[[Saroj Khan]] was the choreographer throughout most of the production, but after several disputes between her and Aditya, she was replaced by [[Farah Khan]] near the end of the shoot. After the film's eventual success, Saroj apologised to Aditya for underestimating him, but she never worked with him again.{{sfn|Chopra|2002|p=52}} Farah choreographed the song "Ruk Ja O Dil Deewane",{{sfn|Chopra|2002|pp=45–46}} during which Aditya did not tell Kajol that Shah Rukh was going to drop her, as he wanted to capture her genuine reaction.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/Dilwale-Dulhania-Le-Jayenge-Lesser-Known-facts/photostory/26144006.cms |title=Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge: Lesser Known facts |date=7 January 2011 |work=The Times of India |access-date=27 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530223842/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo-features/Dilwale-Dulhania-Le-Jayenge-Lesser-Known-facts/photostory/26144006.cms |archive-date=30 May 2015}}</ref> The film's title was suggested by actress [[Kirron Kher]]; it came from the song "Le Jayenge Le Jayenge", in the film ''[[Chor Machaye Shor]]'' (1974).<ref name="epic">{{Cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/7631/ |title=Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge: Epic always |last=Vijayakar, Rajiv |date=12 December 2014 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530024158/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/7631/ |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=14 January 2015}}</ref> The Raj character sings parts of this song during the story, and it recurs at the end. ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' is believed to be the first Bollywood film with a "Title suggested by" credit.{{sfn|Chopra|2002|p=37}} The film has since become universally known by the acronym ''DDLJ''.<ref name=skj />{{sfn|Chopra|2002|p=8}}

Towards the end of the [[principal photography]], Shah Rukh had to split his time between this film and ''[[Trimurti (film)|Trimurti]]'' (1995), spending half of his day on each film.{{sfn|Chopra|2002|pp=46–48}} In early August{{nbsp}}1995, when filming on ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' was not yet finished, a release date in October around the time of the [[Diwali]] festival was decided upon. Composers Jatin and Lalit Pandit were given only 10 days to complete the background score, and the first copies were printed on 30 September.{{sfn|Chopra|2002|pp=46–48}} After filming was complete, Aditya decided to make a Hollywood-style documentary of the film-making process, which had not been done before in India. Karan Johar and Uday were put in charge because they had already been recording some of the processes. On 18 October, two days before the film's release, the 30-minute special ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, The Making'' was broadcast on television by [[Doordarshan]].<ref name="Bookmyshow" />{{sfn|Chopra|2002|pp=46–48}}

== Themes ==
''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' repeats the usual conservative agenda of family, courtship and marriage, but it proposes that Indian family values are portable assets that can be upheld regardless of country of residence.{{sfn|Uberoi|1997|pp=305, 333}} To prove this, Raj, an NRI who was brought up in London, is portrayed as the story's "good guy", whereas Kuljeet, raised in India, is portrayed as the villain. This is a reversal of the roles in typical Indian films, which usually portray Indians as being morally superior to Westerners.{{sfn|Ganti|2004|p=42}} Here, NRIs are validated as potential model Indian citizens.{{sfn|Mehta|2011|pp=1–2}}

The story aims to capture the struggle between traditional family values and the modern value of individualism.{{sfn|Virdi|2003|p=208}} Although Raj and Simran want to be together regardless of her father's plans for her, Raj tries to win over his girlfriend's father rather than simply eloping with her. In this and other Indian stories, family values are ultimately considered more important than the romantic plot. Moral values and rules of conduct take precedence over individual desires.{{sfn|Dengel-Janic|Eckstein|2008|p=51}} The film implies that "Indianness" can be defined by the importance of family life; whether at home or abroad, it is the Indian family system that is recognised as the social institution that most defines Indian identity.{{sfn|Punathambekar|2005|p=160}}

In ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'', the purity/sanctity of women is being related to that of the nation. In the scene after Raj and Simran spend the night together, and Simran is concerned that something happened, Raj tells her: "You think I am beyond values, but I am a Hindustani, and I know what a Hindustani girl's ''[[Izzat (honour)|izzat]]'' (honour) is worth. Trust me, nothing happened last night." This speaks to the Indian diaspora and their need to try and sustain their value system,{{sfn|Punathambekar|2005|p=158}} and the man's responsibility to protect the Indian woman's sexual purity.{{sfn|Virdi|2003|p=197}} In ''The Routledge Encyclopedia of Films'', Ranjani Mazumdar says the film has a running theme of unfulfilled desires, which is exemplified by Raj's father telling him to enjoy life because his own was a struggle, and Simran's mother telling her to run away with Raj because she was unable to live her own dreams.{{sfn|Mazumdar|2014|p=207}}

Scott Jordan Harris, writing for [[Roger Ebert]]'s website, says the film's popularity lies in its ability to effectively convey two opposing themes appealing to different portions of society. He said, "It argues that we should follow our hearts and chase happiness wherever it leads, regardless of the obstacles in our paths, while simultaneously suggesting we should respect the ways of our elders, particularly our parents, and do nothing that challenges their will".<ref name=ebert /> Rachel Dwyer said the film was important for presenting marriage as an understanding between parents and children. While fighting the old tradition of the arranged marriage, it still encouraged the importance of seeking parental consent, even for a love marriage.{{sfn|Dwyer|2014|p=160}} According to Patricia Uberoi, ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' reiterates the theme of ''[[Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!]]'' (1994){{efn|Uberoi states the theme to be that the lovers were willing to sacrifice their own feelings for their families.{{sfn|Uberoi|1997|p=309}}}} in a self-conscious manner while also linking it explicitly to the fact that the protagonists tend to remind themselves and each other of what it means to be an Indian.{{sfn|Uberoi|1997|p=309}}

== Music ==
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The ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' soundtrack features seven songs composed by [[Jatin–Lalit]], a duo consisting of the brothers Jatin and Lalit Pandit. [[Anand Bakshi]] wrote the lyrics and [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Asha Bhosle]], [[Kumar Sanu]], [[Abhijeet Bhattacharya]] and [[Udit Narayan]] performed the vocals.<ref name="itunes">{{Cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/dilwale-dulhania-le-jayenge/id886976449 |title=Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |publisher=[[iTunes Store]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530050427/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/dilwale-dulhania-le-jayenge/id886976449 |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=18 March 2015}}</ref> Jatin–Lalit was considered for the job when singer Asha Bhosle contacted Yash Chopra after meeting the duo. It was their first collaboration with Yash Raj Films. They secured the job after singing "[[Mehndi Laga Ke Rakhna]]" for Yash. In return, they ensured she sang one song, "Zara Sa Jhoom Loon Main". Pamela Chopra helped them select tunes and instruments to give some of the songs a Punjabi flavour.<ref name="rediffmusic">{{Cite web |url=http://uswww.rediff.com/movies/interview/we-got-ddlj-on-asha-bhosles-recommendation/20141216.htm |title=We got DDLJ on Asha Bhosle's recommendation |last=Jha, Subhash K. |date=16 December 2014 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530014239/http://uswww.rediff.com/movies/interview/we-got-ddlj-on-asha-bhosles-recommendation/20141216.htm |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=5 March 2015}}</ref> Bhasker Gupta, writing for [[AllMusic]], said the soundtrack was the best of Jatin–Lalit's career, and that it "marked the beginning of the fifth wave in Indian cinema&nbsp;...".<ref name="allmusic">{{Cite web |url=https://allmusic.com/album/dilwale-dulhania-le-jayenge-saregama-r1023627/review |title=Original Soundtrack Dilwale Dulhania le Jayenge [Saregama] |last=Gupta, Bhasker |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530050550/http://www.allmusic.com/album/dilwale-dulhania-le-jayenge-saregama-mw0001504438 |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=14 March 2011}}</ref>

The soundtrack became the best-selling [[Music of Bollywood|Bollywood soundtrack]] of the year, with 12&nbsp;million official units sold by [[HMV]], although it is estimated the same number or more copies were pirated.{{sfn|Chopra|2002|p=9|ps=: ''DDLJ'' has sold an estimated 25 million copies of its soundtrack. HMV, ''DDLJ''{{'}}s music company, pegs official sales at 12 million tapes – at least the same amount or more pirated cassettes have been sold.}} More than 1&nbsp;million of those sales occurred prior to the film's release,{{sfn|Chopra|2002|pp=46–48}} with Chopra earning an advance of {{INR|10 million}} for the music rights.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5cyGAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA189 |title=Bollyworld: Popular Indian Cinema Through A Transnational Lens |last1=Kaur |first1=Raminder |last2=Sinha |first2=Ajay J. |date=2005 |publisher=[[SAGE Publications]] |isbn=9788132103448 |page=189 |access-date=4 December 2018 |archive-date=1 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210601120237/https://books.google.com/books?id=5cyGAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA189 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Gulshan Kumar]] sold an unofficial version of the soundtrack under his [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]] label. Combined sales of both the official HMV version and the unofficial T-Series version amounted to 20{{nbsp}}million copies.<ref name="rediff">{{Cite news |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/sep/02sup1.htm |title=Rediff on the Net, Movies: How Gulshan Kumar signed his own death warrant |date=2 September 1997 |work=[[Rediff]] |access-date=11 December 2018 |archive-date=3 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100603193105/http://www.rediff.com/movies/sep/02sup1.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The total number of estimated sales including pirated copies range from 25{{nbsp}}million{{sfn|Chopra|2002|p=9|ps=: ''DDLJ'' has sold an estimated 25 million copies of its soundtrack. HMV, ''DDLJ''{{'}}s music company, pegs official sales at 12 million tapes – at least the same amount or more pirated cassettes have been sold.}} to over 100{{nbsp}}million.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Hb83FwNGuR4C&pg=PA390 |title=Producing Bollywood: Inside the Contemporary Hindi Film Industry |last=Ganti |first=Tejaswini |date=2012 |publisher=[[Duke University Press]] |isbn=978-0-8223-5213-6 |page=390 |access-date=4 December 2018 |archive-date=1 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210601120247/https://books.google.com/books?id=Hb83FwNGuR4C&pg=PA390 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2005, the album was judged the top Hindi soundtrack of all time by voters on the [[BBC Asian Network]] website.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/asiannetwork/features/top40_soundtracks_10_01.shtml |title=Asian Network&nbsp;– Top 40 Soundtracks of All Time |publisher=[[BBC Asian Network]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530050854/http://www.bbc.co.uk/asiannetwork/features/top40_soundtracks_10_01.shtml |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=9 June 2011}}</ref> Anand Bakshi won his third Filmfare Best Lyricist award after 14 years,{{sfn|Ramchandani|2003|p=527}} having two nominations for this film.<ref name=FFAwardsPDF /> The wedding song "Mehndi Laga Ke Rakhna" from the film became an all-time hit; it is played at weddings across the South Asian diaspora.<ref name=rediffmusic /><ref name="mehndi2">{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/did-you-know-/Story-behind-Mehndi-Laga-Ke-Rakhna/articleshow/7359381.cms |title=Story behind 'Mehndi Laga Ke Rakhna' |date=25 January 2011 |work=The Times of India |access-date=27 November 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140420211804/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/did-you-know-/Story-behind-Mehndi-Laga-Ke-Rakhna/articleshow/7359381.cms |archive-date=20 April 2014}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singers
| title1 = Ghar Aaja Pardesi
| extra1 = Manpreet Kaur, [[Pamela Chopra]]
| length1 = 7:32
| title7 = Ho Gaya Hai Tujhko
| extra7 = [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Udit Narayan]]
| length7 = 5:51
| title5 = [[Mehndi Laga Ke Rakhna]]
| extra5 = Lata Mangeshkar, Udit Narayan
| length5 = 4:51
| title2 = Mere Khwabon Mein
| extra2 = Lata Mangeshkar
| length2 = 4:18
| title6 = Ruk Ja O Dil Deewane
| extra6 = Udit Narayan
| length6 = 5:14
| title4 = Tujhe Dekha To
| extra4 = Lata Mangeshkar, [[Kumar Sanu]]
| length4 = 5:05
| title3 = Zara Sa Jhoom Loon Main
| extra3 = [[Asha Bhosle]], [[Abhijeet Bhattacharya]]
| length3 = 5:55
| headline = ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)<ref name=itunes />
}}

== Release ==
''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' opened on 20 October 1995 to sold-out shows worldwide.<ref name="toi800">{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/800-weeks-of-DDLJ/articleshow/6259881.cms |title=800 weeks of DDLJ |last=Lalwani, Vickey |date=5 August 2010 |work=The Times of India |access-date=22 March 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150625211810/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/800-weeks-of-DDLJ/articleshow/6259881.cms |archive-date=25 June 2015}}</ref> Every show in every theatre in Mumbai—save one—was completely full for the first week.{{sfn|Chopra|2002|pp=49–50}} The film was popular among both resident Indians and NRIs.{{sfn|Sarrazin|2008|p=210}} At San Francisco's 720-seat Naz theatre, 1,000 people arrived for the first showing, and the theatre staff were forced to run another show late that night. In the UK, the film ran for over a year.{{sfn|Chopra|2002|p=14}} As of March 16, 2020 the [[Maratha Mandir]] cinema hall in Mumbai had been showing for 1251 weeks (24 years).<ref name=thousand />

== Reception ==

=== Box office ===
The film opened with over {{INRConvert|800|m|year=1995|mode=historical}} grossed in its first month of release.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SxxuAAAAMAAJ |title=Rashtriya Sahara |date=1995 |publisher=Sahara India Mass Communication |volume=3, Issues 7-12 |pages=52 |quote=While ''HAHK'' is Bollywood's biggest grosser for having done a business of over {{nowrap|Rs 150 crore}}, it seems that ''DDLJ'' would beat this record as is evident by its business of above {{nowrap|80 crore}} in the very first month of its release.}}</ref> The film's initial [[Hindi]] run earned {{INR|link=Indian rupee}}1.13&nbsp;billion (valued at about US$35,000,000 in 1995){{efn|name=exchange|The exchange rate in 1995 was 32.35 Indian rupees ({{INR}}) per 1 US dollar (US$).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.usforex.com/forex-tools/historical-rate-tools/yearly-average-rates |title=Yearly Average Exchange Rates |website=USForex |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321221451/http://www.usforex.com/forex-tools/historical-rate-tools/yearly-average-rates |archive-date=21 March 2012 |access-date=5 July 2015 |quote=Select Indian Rupee on the 'Compare' pulldown, then click 'Retrieve Data'}}</ref>}} in India<ref>{{Cite web |title=Box Office 1995 |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=201&catName=MTk5NQ== |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130220613/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=201&catName=MTk5NQ== |archive-date=2009-01-30 |access-date=2022-05-01 |website=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref> and about {{INR}}200&nbsp;million (valued at about US$6,200,000 in 1995){{efn|name=exchange}} overseas;<ref>{{cite magazine |date=1999 |title=Business World |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=haJaAAAAYAAJ |magazine=[[Business World]] |publisher=Ananda Bazar Patrika Limited |volume=18 |page=80 |access-date=1 May 2022 |quote=Chopra's film earned about {{nowrap|Rs 20 crore}} abroad}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Kohli-Khandekar|first=Vanita|title=The Indian Media Business|date=2013|publisher=[[SAGE Publications]]|isbn=9788132117889|page=188|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1C4nAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA188|access-date=25 January 2019|archive-date=27 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727124620/https://books.google.com/books?id=1C4nAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA188|url-status=live}}</ref> it became the highest-grossing Indian film of the year,<!--<ref name=lifetime />--><ref name="boi1995">{{Cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=201&catName=MTk5NQ== |title=Box Office 1995 |publisher=Box Office India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017072458/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=201&catName=MTk5NQ%3D%3D |archive-date=17 October 2013 |access-date=21 April 2008}}</ref> and the second-highest-grossing film of the 1990s, behind ''Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!'' It was the second Indian film to gross over {{INR}}1&nbsp;billion worldwide,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3826&nCat= |title=The 100 Crore Worldwide Grossers: 34 Films Since 1994 |date=19 December 2011 |publisher=Box Office India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425231804/http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3826&nCat= |archive-date=25 April 2012 |access-date=19 December 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/story/19960430-string-of-big-flops-trigger-bombay-dream-merchants-to-struggle-with-changing-audience-833507-1996-04-30 |title=String of big flops trigger Bombay's dream merchants to struggle with changing audience |date=30 April 1996 |work=[[India Today]] |access-date=15 December 2018 |archive-date=2 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402223053/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/story/19960430-string-of-big-flops-trigger-bombay-dream-merchants-to-struggle-with-changing-audience-833507-1996-04-30 |url-status=live }}</ref> and one of the biggest [[Bollywood]] earners of all time.<ref name="boialltime">{{Cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=all_time_earners |title=All Time Grossers |year=2011 |publisher=Box Office India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017014036/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=all_time_earners |archive-date=17 October 2013 |access-date=21 April 2008}}</ref> The film went on to gross a total of {{INR|2 billion}}<ref name="Ganti">{{cite book |last1=Ganti |first1=Tejaswini |title=Producing Bollywood: Inside the Contemporary Hindi Film Industry |date=7 March 2012 |publisher=[[Duke University Press]] |isbn=978-0-8223-5213-6 |page=289 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Hb83FwNGuR4C&pg=PA289 |access-date=1 May 2022}}</ref><ref name="Rajinder">{{Cite book |last1=Rajinder |first1=Dudrah |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4Wz4AAAAQBAJ&pg=PA183 |title=The Bollywood Reader |last2=Jigna |first2=Desai |date=2008-10-01 |publisher=[[McGraw-Hill Education]] |isbn=978-0-335-22212-4 |pages=183}}</ref> ({{US$|60 million|long=no}}) worldwide {{as of|1996|lc=y}}.<ref name="Chicago">{{cite news |last1=Lev |first=Michael A. |title=Hooray for Bollywood? In India's movie biz, they don't pretend they make great films |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/167784011/ |access-date=10 May 2022 |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |date=11 July 1996 |pages=1, 7 (Section 5) |url-access=subscription |quote=Producer Yash Chopra scored one of the biggest hits in Bollywood history in the {{US$|60 million|long=no}}-grossing "Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge" ("Only the Loverboy Will Take Away the Bride"), a love story that spends an awful lot of time at a traditional Hindi wedding.}}</ref>

Adjusted for inflation, ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' is among the highest-grossing Hindi films ever;<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=313&catName=TGlmZXRpbWUgQWRqdXN0ZWQ= |title=Top Lifetime Inflation Adjusted Grossers Worldwide |year=2011 |publisher=Box Office India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006034502/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=313&catName=TGlmZXRpbWUgQWRqdXN0ZWQ%3D |archive-date=6 October 2013 |access-date=5 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=2988 |title=Bahubali 2 Is The Biggest Hindi Blockbuster This Century |date=8 June 2017 |work=[[Box Office India]] |access-date=2 December 2017 |archive-date=2 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402174709/https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=2988 |url-status=live }}</ref> its domestic [[net income]] ({{INR}}533&nbsp;million at the time)<ref name="Boi2016">{{Cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3036 |title=Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge |website=[[Box Office India]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160718001925/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3036 |archive-date=18 July 2016 |access-date=19 October 2017}}</ref> is approximately {{INR|4.613 billion}} ({{US$|{{To USD|4613|IND|round=yes}} million|long=no}}) when adjusted for inflation in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3036 |title=Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge – Movie |website=[[Box Office India]] |access-date=10 December 2018 |archive-date=2 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702165934/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3036 |url-status=live }}</ref> As of 2009, the film had generated over {{INR|60 million}} in revenues for the Maratha Mandir since its release.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.co.in/nostalgia-unplugged/ |title=Nostalgia Unplugged! |last=Gattani, Shruti |date=17 October 2009 |publisher=Box Office India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530051015/http://www.boxofficeindia.co.in/nostalgia-unplugged/ |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=21 August 2014}}</ref> In later years, that theatre ran one matinee show per day at reduced ticket prices, which averaged about 50% occupancy.<ref name=thousand />

=== Critical reception ===
''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' received many favourable reviews.<ref name=toi800 /> An initial review by weekly magazine ''[[Screen (magazine)|Screen]]'' said of Aditya Chopra, "A young master arrives".{{sfn|Chopra|2002|pp=49–50}} Tom Vick, reviewing the film for [[Allmovie]], said, "An immensely likeable movie, ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' performs the rarely achieved feat of stretching a predictable plot over three hours and making every minute enjoyable."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/movie/dilwale-dulhania-le-jayenge/AA4G6k9 |title=Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge: Critics' Reviews |date=24 October 2011 |publisher=[[MSN]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402103221/http://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/movie/dilwale-dulhania-le-jayenge/AA4G6k9 |archive-date=2 April 2015 |access-date=19 March 2015}}</ref> When the film toured the US in 2004 as part of the Cinema India showcase, "The Changing Face of Indian Cinema",<ref name="showcase">{{Cite web |url=http://www.theross.org/ext20.php |title=Cinema India!&nbsp;– The Changing Face of Indian Cinema |publisher=[[Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131229120920/http://www.theross.org/ext20.php |archive-date=29 December 2013 |access-date=5 March 2011}}</ref> Charles Taylor reviewed the film for ''[[Salon (website)|Salon]]'' and said, "It's a flawed, contradictory movie—aggressive and tender, stiff and graceful, clichéd and fresh, sophisticated and naive, traditional and modern. It's also, I think, a classic."<ref name="salon">{{Cite web |url=http://www.salon.com/2004/06/17/ddlj/ |title=Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge |last=Taylor, Charles |date=17 June 2004 |website=[[Salon (website)|Salon]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906023633/http://www.salon.com/2004/06/17/ddlj/ |archive-date=6 September 2015 |access-date=14 March 2011}}</ref>

Writing for [[NDTV]], [[Anupama Chopra]] said, "Perhaps the innocence of Raj and Simran's romance in which they can spend the night together without sex because Raj, the bratish ''[sic]'' NRI understands the importance of an Indian woman's honor. Perhaps it's the way in which the film artfully reaffirms the patriarchal status quo and works for all constituencies—the NRI and the local viewer. Or perhaps it's the magic of Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol who created a template for modern love, which was hip and cool but resolutely Indian."<ref name="AC1">{{Cite web |url=http://www.anupamachopra.com/20reviews.php |title=Top 20 Movie Reviews |last=Chopra, Anupama |publisher=[[NDTV]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320134339/http://www.anupamachopra.com/20reviews.php |archive-date=20 March 2012 |access-date=23 September 2011}}</ref> She also called the film a milestone that shaped Hindi cinema through the 1990s, and one of her personal favourites.<ref name=Shahrukh /> In 2004, Meor Shariman of ''[[The Malay Mail]]'' called the film a "must watch" for Bollywood fans, and also for those seeking an introduction to Bollywood.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-10393390.html |title=Re-viewing Bollywood classics |last=Shariman, Meor |date=5 August 2004 |work=[[The Malay Mail]] |access-date=25 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111044534/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-10393390.html |archive-date=11 November 2013 |quote=Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge are 'must-watch' for every Bollywood fan. In fact, viewers seeking an introduction to Bollywood should also check them out.}}{{subscription required|via=Highbeam}}</ref>

[[Raja Sen]] gave a reflective review for [[Rediff.com]] in 2005, calling the film one of the best Hindi films made in the previous 20&nbsp;years. He said "Shah Rukh Khan gives a fabulous performance, redefining the Lover for the 1990s with great panache", and called Kajol a "real-as-life actress bringing warmth and credulity" to her role. Sen called the film well balanced and said only the fight scene and some mother-daughter dialogue can wear after multiple viewings.<ref name="Sen">{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/may/13raja.htm |title=DDLJ: Ten years, everybody cheers |last=Sen, Raja |date=13 May 2005 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530014324/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/may/13raja.htm |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=25 March 2015}}</ref> Omer M. Mozaffar, writing for [[RogerEbert.com]] in 2012, likened the film to a [[Disney Princess]] story, saying, "the young princess feeling trapped by the traditional patriarchy, seeking freedom through discovering the world, but finally finding it through silent, but inappropriate love. The Little Mermaid. Beauty (of the Beast). Jasmine (friends with Aladdin). Pocahontas. Aurora (Sleeping Beauty). And here, Simran."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/far-flung-correspondents/d-d-l-j-dee-dee-ell-jay |title=D D L J&nbsp;– Dee Dee Ell Jay |last=Mozaffar, Omer M. |date=20 March 2012 |publisher=[[RogerEbert.com]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530024452/http://www.rogerebert.com/far-flung-correspondents/d-d-l-j-dee-dee-ell-jay |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=5 March 2015}}</ref> Scott Jordan Harris, also writing for RogerEbert.com in 2014, called it "one of the world's favorite films", and said it plays as a masterful soap opera, with one of the best screen couples ever seen.<ref name="ebert">{{Cite web |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/balder-and-dash/dilwale-dulhania-le-jayenge-the-record-breaking-bollywood-rom-com-celebrating-1000-weeks-in-cinemas |title="Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge": The Record-Breaking Bollywood Rom-Com Celebrating 1000 Weeks in Cinemas |last=Harris, Scott Jordan |date=18 December 2014 |publisher=RogerEbert.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530024458/http://www.rogerebert.com/balder-and-dash/dilwale-dulhania-le-jayenge-the-record-breaking-bollywood-rom-com-celebrating-1000-weeks-in-cinemas |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=5 March 2015}}</ref> 

== Accolades ==
''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' was ranked among ''[[The Times of India]]''{{'}}s list of the "10 Bollywood movies you must see before you die".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/10-Bollywood-movies-you-must-see-before-you-die/photostory/25815917.cms |title=10 Bollywood movies you must see before you die&nbsp;– Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge |website=The Times of India |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150304125307/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/10-Bollywood-movies-you-must-see-before-you-die/photostory/25815917.cms |archive-date=4 March 2015 |access-date=30 May 2015}}</ref> It was one of three Hindi films in the film reference book ''[[1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die]]'', the others being ''[[Mother India]]'' (1957) and ''[[Deewaar]]'' (1975).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.1001beforeyoudie.com/uk_1001_movies.html |title=1001 Series |publisher=Quintessence Editions |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530051907/http://www.1001beforeyoudie.com/uk_1001_movies.html |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=22 November 2010}}</ref> It was placed twelfth on the British Film Institute's list of top Indian films of all time.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/features/imagineasia/guide/poll/india |title=Top 10 Indian Films |year=2002 |publisher=British Film Institute |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120160633/http://www.bfi.org.uk/features/imagineasia/guide/poll/india |archive-date=20 January 2012 |access-date=15 March 2011}}</ref> It is one of the films on Box Office India's list of "Biggest Blockbusters Ever in Hindi Cinema".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=350&catName=QmlnZ2VzdCBCbG9ja2J1c3RlcnMgRXZlcg== |title=The Biggest Blockbusters Ever in Hindi Cinema |publisher=Box Office India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131026073055/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=350&catName=QmlnZ2VzdCBCbG9ja2J1c3RlcnMgRXZlcg%3D%3D |archive-date=26 October 2013 |access-date=4 October 2012}}</ref> The film won a [[National Film Awards|National Film Award]] and 10 [[Filmfare Awards]], setting the record at the time for the most Filmfare trophies.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indianffth.nl/index.php/en/films-and-programme/filmarchive2012/dilwale-dulhania-le-jayenge/ |title=Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (there goes the bride) |publisher=Indian Film Festival, [[The Hague]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131227084026/http://www.indianffth.nl/index.php/en/films-and-programme/filmarchive2012/dilwale-dulhania-le-jayenge/ |archive-date=27 December 2013 |access-date=27 December 2013}}</ref>{{efn|The record has since been tied by ''[[Devdas (2002 Hindi film)|Devdas]]'' (2002), and broken by ''[[Black (2005 film)|Black]]'' (2005).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/Filmfare-Awards-Lesser-known-facts/photostory/45952632.cms |title=Filmfare Awards: Lesser Known Facts |website=The Times of India |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150621215051/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/Filmfare-Awards-Lesser-known-facts/photostory/45952632.cms |archive-date=21 June 2015 |access-date=21 June 2015}}</ref>}}

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! scope="row" |[[43rd National Film Awards]]
|[[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment|Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment]]
|[[Yash Chopra]], [[Aditya Chopra]]
|{{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="43rdawardPDF">{{Cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/43rd_nff_1996.pdf |title=43rd National Film Awards |publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424114315/http://dff.nic.in/2011/43rd_nff_1996.pdf |archive-date=24 April 2012 |access-date=6 March 2012 |page=10}}</ref>
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! scope="row" rowspan="14"|[[41st Filmfare Awards]]
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
|Yash Chopra
|rowspan="10" {{won}}
|rowspan="14" style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="FFAwardsPDF">{{Cite web |url=https://sites.google.com/site/deep750/FilmfareAwards.pdf?attredirects=0 |title=Filmfare Nominees and Winners |website=Filmfare |format=PDF |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019034032/https://sites.google.com/site/deep750/FilmfareAwards.pdf?attredirects=0 |archive-date=19 October 2015 |access-date=29 June 2015 |pages=91–93}}</ref><br /><ref name="ffwinsshow">{{Cite web |url=http://www.filmfare.com/features/ddljs-big-win-at-the-filmfare-awards-7944.html |title=DDLJ's big win at the Filmfare Awards |date=11 December 2014 |website=Filmfare |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150629224353/http://www.filmfare.com/features/ddljs-big-win-at-the-filmfare-awards-7944.html |archive-date=29 June 2015 |access-date=29 June 2015}}</ref><!--<ref name="ffnom">{{Cite web |url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/368630.cms |title=The Nominations {{ndash}} 1995 |website=The Times of India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040323042125/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/368630.cms |archive-date=23 March 2004 |access-date=10 October 2012}}</ref><ref name="ff">{{Cite news |url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/368633.cms |title=The Winners {{ndash}} 1995 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=21 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709034457/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/368633.cms |archive-date=9 July 2012 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> -->
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|[[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
|Aditya Chopra
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|[[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
|[[Shah Rukh Khan]]
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|[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
|[[Kajol]]
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|[[Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]]
|[[Udit Narayan]] for "Mehndi Laga Ke Rakhna"
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|[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
|[[Farida Jalal]]
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|[[Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role|Best Comedian]]
|[[Anupam Kher]]
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|[[Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]]
|[[Anand Bakshi]] for "Tujhe Dekha To"
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|[[Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
|Aditya Chopra
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|[[Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue|Best Dialogue]]
|Aditya Chopra, [[Javed Siddiqui]]
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|[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
|[[Amrish Puri]]
|rowspan="4" {{nom}}
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|[[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]]
|[[Jatin–Lalit]]
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|Best Male Playback Singer
|[[Kumar Sanu]] for "Tujhe Dekha To"
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|Best Lyricist
|Anand Bakshi for "Ho Gaya Hai Tujhko To Pyaar Sajna"
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! scope="row" rowspan="3"|[[Screen Awards]]
|[[Star Screen Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
|Yash Chopra
|rowspan="3" {{won}}
|rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/screenawards/award95.html |title=Screen Award winners for the year 1995 |website=[[Screen (magazine)|Screen]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216080047/http://www.screenindia.com/old/screenawards/award95.html |archive-date=16 February 2009 |access-date=24 February 2015}}</ref>
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|[[Star Screen Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
|Aditya Chopra
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|[[Star Screen Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
|Shah Rukh Khan
|}

== Legacy ==

=== Historic box office run ===
[[File:Shah Rukh Khan & Kajol unveil the special coffee table book 'DDLJ'.jpg|thumb|Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol celebrating 1000 weeks of continuous showing of ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' in 2014|alt=Shah Rukh Khan hugs Kajol]]

In 2001, ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' overtook ''[[Sholay]]'' (1975), which had run for over five years at the Minerva theatre, as the longest-running film in Indian cinema history.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/broadband/2001/feb/05lead.htm |title=DDLJ Breaks Sholay's Record |last=Khubchandani |first=Lata |date=5 February 2001 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530014430/http://www.rediff.com/broadband/2001/feb/05lead.htm |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=27 December 2013}}</ref> It has been showing at the Maratha Mandir theatre (which was famous for having shown ''[[Mughal-e-Azam]]'' (1960) for three years) since its original release in 1995.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/mughal-e-azam-mural-at-24-karat-news-bollywood-kkfvFneecjj.html |title=''Mughal-e-Azam'' mural at 24 Karat |date=2 November 2004 |website=[[Sify]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702160732/http://www.sify.com/movies/mughal-e-azam-mural-at-24-karat-news-bollywood-kkfvFneecjj.html |archive-date=2 July 2012 |access-date=27 June 2012}}</ref> There are often people in the audience who have seen the film 50 or more times, but still clap, cheer, mouth the dialogues and sing along with the songs,<ref name=Shahrukh />{{sfn|Chopra|2002|p=8}} raising comparisons with ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'' (1975), the longest running film in America.<ref name="rhps">{{Cite news |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/ddlj-record-le-jayenge/44838 |title=DDLJ record Le Jayenge |last=Marchive |first=Laurane |date=10 May 2009 |work=[[Mid-Day]] |access-date=15 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228082715/http://www.mid-day.com/specials/2009/apr/260409-Laurane-Marchive-French-born-Dilwale-Dulhaniya-Le-Jaayenge-14th-anniversary-Play-Mumbai.htm |archive-date=28 December 2013}}</ref>

When a theatre strike in early 2011 threatened the film's uninterrupted run, the producer Yash Chopra contacted theatre owners to try and ensure the film would continue. He hoped the film would continue to run for at least 1,000 weeks,<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-26/news-interviews/29191729_1_ddlj-cinemax-screening |title=Raj, Simran's love uninterrupted |last=Lalwani, Vickey |date=26 March 2010 |access-date=11 November 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150130122244/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Raj-Simrans-love-uninterrupted/articleshow/7791696.cms?referral=PM |work=[[The Times of India]] |archive-date=30 January 2015}}</ref> which it achieved in December{{nbsp}}2014.<ref name="thousand">{{Cite web |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/517598/ddlj-to-complete-1000-weeks-at-maratha-mandir-theatre-on-friday.html |title='DDLJ' to complete 1000 weeks at Maratha Mandir theatre on Friday |date=11 December 2014 |publisher=[[CNN-IBN]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530051347/http://www.ibnlive.com/videos/india/ddlj-1000-weeks-730712.html |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=11 December 2014}}</ref> To commemorate the event, cast members including Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Anupam Kher, Farida Jalal, Mandira Bedi and Pooja Ruparel appeared on the television show ''[[Comedy Nights with Kapil]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/shah-rukh-khan-celebrates-ddljs-1000-weeks-on-kapil-sharmas-show/ |title=Shah Rukh Khan celebrates DDLJ's 1000 weeks on Kapil Sharma's show |date=3 December 2014 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=15 December 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530052113/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/shah-rukh-khan-celebrates-ddljs-1000-weeks-on-kapil-sharmas-show/ |archive-date=30 May 2015}}</ref>  Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and director Aditya Chopra also attended a live chat with fans and a black tie event at the theatre on 12 December.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/141213/entertainment-bollywood/gallery/shah-rukh-khan-and-kajol-celebrate-1000-weeks-ddlj-maratha |title=Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol celebrate 1000 weeks of DDLJ at Maratha Mandir |date=13 December 2014 |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |access-date=15 December 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530052125/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/141213/entertainment-bollywood/gallery/shah-rukh-khan-and-kajol-celebrate-1000-weeks-ddlj-maratha |archive-date=30 May 2015}}</ref> The same day, they launched a coffee table book written by Aditya Chopra about the making of the film.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/bollywood/news/a616760/shah-rukh-khan-kajol-celebrate-1000-weeks-of-ddlj-at-yash-raj-studio.html#~pe88MwZHtpcZXm |title=Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol celebrate 1000 weeks of DDLJ at Yash Raj Studio |last=Joshi, Priya |date=15 December 2014 |website=Digital Spy |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530021416/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/bollywood/news/a616760/shah-rukh-khan-kajol-celebrate-1000-weeks-of-ddlj-at-yash-raj-studio.html |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=5 March 2015}}</ref> Also in December, Yash Raj Films announced the availability of a collection of commemorative, licensed merchandise from various suppliers to mark the event.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://yashrajfilms.com/News/NewsDetails.aspx?newsid=824ed2af-fe1c-46ff-8bf1-b73866016be0 |title=1000 Weeks Commemorative DDLJ Merchandise! |date=16 December 2014 |publisher=Yash Raj Films |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530020623/http://yashrajfilms.com/News/NewsDetails.aspx?newsid=824ed2af-fe1c-46ff-8bf1-b73866016be0 |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=5 March 2015}}</ref>

The Maratha Mandir's management ended the film's run after 1,009 weeks on 19 February{{nbsp}}2015 because of low attendance (the last show was viewed by 210 people).<ref name="end">{{Cite news |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/maratha-mandir-brings-down-curtains-on-ddlj-after-20-years-115021900494_1.html |title=Maratha Mandir brings down curtains on DDLJ after 20 years |last=Ramasubramanian, Uma |date=19 February 2015 |work=[[Business Standard]] |access-date=19 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530052333/http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/maratha-mandir-brings-down-curtains-on-ddlj-after-20-years-115021900494_1.html |archive-date=30 May 2015 |publisher=[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]]}}</ref> However, after an outpouring of support from fans, and talks with the production company, they decided to reinstate the film.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/ddlj-to-continue-its-run-at-maratha-mandir/article6920822.ece |title=DDLJ to continue its run at Maratha Mandir |date=22 February 2015 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=19 March 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530021619/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/ddlj-to-continue-its-run-at-maratha-mandir/article6920822.ece |archive-date=30 May 2015 |agency=[[Press Trust of India]]}}</ref> As of March 16, 2020, it had been showing for 1251 weeks (24 years). The projectionist, who has been working at the Mandir for 46 years, has watched the film more than 9,000 times.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mC_PK6zW_Bs|title=Why This Movie Has Been Playing for 24 Years|date=2020-03-16|access-date=2020-04-04|website=via YouTube.com|publisher=[[Great Big Story]]|archive-date=9 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200409180833/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mC_PK6zW_Bs|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[COVID-19 lockdown in India]] caused the theater to close for eight months; upon its re-opening in November 2020, screening of the film resumed.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=7 November 2020 |title=DDLJ back in Maratha Mandir |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/061120/ddlj-back-in-maratha-mandir.html |work=Deccan Chronicle |location= |access-date=7 March 2021 |archive-date=3 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303152450/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/061120/ddlj-back-in-maratha-mandir.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Influence ===


''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' spawned many imitators of its story and style, especially throughout the 1990s.{{sfn|Chopra|2002|p=11}} According to the ''[[Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema]]'', it and a handful of other films and young directors started a trend for "designer" films. The authors said that these were "a carefully packaged and branded product in which every little visual and physical detail&nbsp;... is of utmost importance".{{sfn|Chatterjee|2003|p=127}} In ''Bollywood's Top 20: Superstars of Indian Cinema'', [[Namrata Joshi]] said ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' "reinvented Bollywood romances so decisively that we can neatly divide them into two eras—before ''DDLJ'' and after ''DDLJ''".{{sfn|Joshi|2012|pp=235–236}}

Yash Raj Films was previously known for using locations outside India for [[item number]]s in its films.{{sfn|Punathambekar|2005|p=153}} ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' started the trend for films designed to appeal to the Indian diaspora, which have foreign locations as integral parts of the story.{{sfn|Punathambekar|2005|p=153}} The characters are themselves diaspora and tend to be able to move with ease between India and the West.<ref name=Hindu1 /> Some later films that followed this trend include ''[[Pardes (1997 film)|Pardes]]'' (1997), ''[[Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...]]'' (2001), ''[[Kal Ho Naa Ho]]'' (2003), ''[[Salaam Namaste]]'' (2005), ''[[Neal 'n' Nikki]]'' (2005) and ''[[Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna]]'' (2006).<ref name="Hindu1">{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-sundaymagazine/article2275753.ece |title=Bollywood needs to change its act |last=Desai, Lord Meghnad |date=25 November 2007 |work=The Hindu |access-date=6 April 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530021748/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-sundaymagazine/article2275753.ece |archive-date=30 May 2015}}</ref>{{sfn|Mukherjee|2012|p=45}} ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' became the first Hindi film blockbuster to feature NRIs as main characters.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/article3231036.ece |title=The Swiss honour Yash Chopra, woo Bollywood |date=13 October 2006 |work=The Hindu |access-date=6 April 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530021754/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/article3231036.ece |archive-date=30 May 2015}}</ref> It helped to establish the diaspora market as a vital source of revenue for the industry; that market was seen as a safer financial investment than the [[desi]] market.<ref name=Hindu1 />

Several later films have paid homage to ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge''. The Karan Johar-produced ''[[Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania]]'' (2014) was directly inspired by it.<ref name="skj">{{Cite web |url=http://skjbollywoodnews.com/2014/07/ddlj-hangover-bollywood/4117229.html |title=The DDLJ Hangover in Bollywood |last=[[Subhash K. Jha|Jha, Subhash K.]] |date=13 July 2014 |publisher=SKJ Bollywood News |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530013623/http://skjbollywoodnews.com/2014/07/ddlj-hangover-bollywood/4117229.html |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=19 March 2015 |quote=Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, known the world over by the amiable acronym DDLJ}}</ref> The films ''[[Jab We Met]]'' (2007), ''[[Bodyguard (2011 Hindi film)|Bodyguard]]'' (2011), ''[[Chalo Dilli]]'' (2011), ''[[Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani]]'' (2013) and ''[[Chennai Express]]'' (2013) include scenes similar to the climactic train sequence, wherein a woman is running to catch a moving train and is helped aboard by a man with his outstretched arm.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Trains-and-filmi-romance/articleshow/21163711.cms? |title=Trains and filmi romance |last=Bohni |first=Bandyopadhyay |date=20 July 2013 |work=The Times of India |access-date=2 February 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206073456/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Trains-and-filmi-romance/articleshow/21163711.cms |archive-date=6 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-19/news-interviews/29556472_1_aditya-chopra-salman-khan-scene |title=Salman steals SRK's DDLJ scene |last=Lalwani, Vickey |date=19 May 2011 |access-date=7 December 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141101013618/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Salman-steals-SRKs-DDLJ-scene/articleshow/8411618.cms?referral=PM |work=[[The Times of India]] |archive-date=1 November 2014}}</ref> The British film ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'' (2008) contained a similar train scene, and its final dance sequence was partially shot at the same railway station as the ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' finale.<ref name=skj />

In October 2021, Aditya announced that he would be directing a Broadway musical entitled ''Come Fall In Love – The DDLJ Musical'', based on the film. It will debut in the Broadway season of 2022–2023.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://variety.com/2021/legit/news/ddlj-musical-broadway-aditya-chopra-1235095256/ |title=Bollywood Hit 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge' Goes to Broadway With Top Talent Attached (Exclusive) |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |author-link=Naman Ramachandran |date=22 October 2021 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=12 December 2021 }}</ref>

=== Impact ===
Audiences appreciated the screen chemistry between Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol,<ref name=Sen /> who later worked together in several successful films including ''[[Kuch Kuch Hota Hai]]'' (1998), ''[[Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...]]'' (2001), ''[[My Name Is Khan]]'' (2010), and ''[[Dilwale (2015 film)|Dilwale]]'' (2015), and are often referred to as one of Indian cinema's most loved on-screen couple.<ref name="couple">{{Cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/slideshow/type/view/id/789 |title=10 Best Onscreen Romantic Couples of the Decade |last=Ramsubramaniam, Nikhil |date=12 February 2011 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530024204/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/slideshow/type/view/id/789 |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=26 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/shah-rukh-khan-ddlj-was-and-will-always-be-about-simran/20141213.htm |title=Shah Rukh Khan: DDLJ was and will always be about Simran |last=Dedhia, Sonil |date=13 December 2014 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530014600/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/shah-rukh-khan-ddlj-was-and-will-always-be-about-simran/20141213.htm |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=19 April 2015}}</ref> [[Sogosurvey]] conducted an online survey in 2016 in which approximately 47% of the people who participated voted ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' as Bollywood's most evergreen love story.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/DDLJ-is-Bollywoods-most-evergreen-love-story-Survey/articleshow/52078150.cms |title='DDLJ' is Bollywood's most evergreen love story: Survey – Times of India |work=The Times of India |access-date=1 September 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160529200300/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/DDLJ-is-Bollywoods-most-evergreen-love-story-Survey/articleshow/52078150.cms |archive-date=29 May 2016}}</ref> Shah Rukh Khan credits this film with making him a star,<ref name=Shahrukh /> and says it "changed the entire scene for romantic movies of the 90s".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/srk-doesnt-mind-salman-copying-ddlj-scene-619739 |title=SRK Doesn't Mind Salman Copying DDLJ Scene |date=19 May 2011 |publisher=NDTV |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701011524/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/srk-doesnt-mind-salman-copying-ddlj-scene-619739 |archive-date=1 July 2015 |access-date=4 February 2014}}</ref> During an interview in 2002, he said "Whatever I'll stand for as an actor, in the whole of my career, whenever it ends, it will start with and end at ''Dilwale''".<ref>{{Cite AV media |title=300 Weeks Celebration |publisher=Yash Raj Films |time=17:23–17:35}}</ref> The actress Farida Jalal said the film gave her career a boost, saying she got many offers and "could quote any price".<ref name="quote">{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/after-ddlj-i-could-quote-any-price/20141210.htm |title=After DDLJ, I could quote any price |last=Dedhia, Sonil |date=10 December 2014 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530014524/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/after-ddlj-i-could-quote-any-price/20141210.htm |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=23 March 2015}}</ref> It also helped the young careers of Pooja Ruparel, who received advertising offers, and of Sharmistha Roy.<ref name=epic />

The British Film Institute (BFI) commissioned a [[Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (book)|book]] about ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge''. It was the first Hindi film chosen for a series of studies on international films, called "BFI Modern Classics". The author was Anupama Chopra and the book was released in 2002.<ref name="adi">{{Cite web |url=http://www.yashrajfilms.com/AboutUs/YRFTeam.aspx?SectionCode=PRO003a1 |title=About Aditya Chopra |publisher=[[Yash Raj Films]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530020939/http://www.yashrajfilms.com/AboutUs/YRFTeam.aspx?SectionCode=PRO003a1 |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=8 December 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/dilwaledulhanial00anup |title=Dilwale dulhania le jayenge = (The brave-hearted will take the bride) |publisher=[[WorldCat]] |year=2002 |isbn=978-0-85170-957-4 |access-date=19 March 2015 |url-access=registration }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://anupamachopra.com/books/20/2012/02/Dilwale%20Dulhaniya%20Le%20Jayenge |title=Anupama Chopra |date=23 February 2012 |publisher=[[Anupama Chopra]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530021239/http://anupamachopra.com/books/20/2012/02/Dilwale%20Dulhaniya%20Le%20Jayenge |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=5 March 2015}}</ref> It was reissued in paperback by Harper-Collins as ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge: The Making of a Blockbuster'' in 2004.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Dilwale dulhania le jayenge : the making of a blockbuster |publisher=WorldCat |year=2004 |isbn=978-81-7223-552-9 |oclc = 55680225}}</ref> After an unexpectedly long delay, the film was released on DVD by Yash Raj Films in 2002.<ref name="uiowa">{{Cite web |url=http://www.uiowa.edu/indiancinema/dilwale-dulhania-le-jayenge |title=Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge |last=Lutgendorf |first=Philip |publisher=South Asian Studies Program, [[University of Iowa]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120704071954/http://www.uiowa.edu/~incinema/dilwale.html |archive-date=4 July 2012 |access-date=24 March 2015}}</ref> The release included ''The Making'' and ''300 Weeks Celebration'' documentaries, ''Success Story'' (highlights from the film's premiere), clips from the [[41st Filmfare Awards]] ceremony and other interviews.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://film.thedigitalfix.com/content/id/57395/dilwale-dulhania-le-jayenge.html |title=Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge |last=Horne, Stephen |date=5 October 2005 |publisher=The Digital Fix |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530052607/http://film.thedigitalfix.com/content/id/57395/dilwale-dulhania-le-jayenge.html |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=8 December 2011}}</ref>

In 2006, members of the film crew were honoured at a dinner event to celebrate the film's 500th week since release. It was hosted by the Consulate General of Switzerland in Mumbai and by Switzerland Tourism.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/news/type/view/id/1220805/sorttype//D.D.L.J.+team+felicitated+by+Swiss+Consulate |title=D.D.L.J. team felicitated by Swiss Consulate |date=10 April 2006 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530024210/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/news/type/view/id/1220805/sorttype//D.D.L.J.%2Bteam%2Bfelicitated%2Bby%2BSwiss%2BConsulate |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=7 December 2011}}</ref> In 2010, Yash Raj Films signed an agreement with Indian and Swiss tour companies to provide a tour package called "YRF Enchanted Journey", to allow visitors to Switzerland to view filming locations used for famous Yash Raj films including ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge''.<ref name="nyt1">{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/12/world/europe/12swiss.html |title=A Beloved Bollywood Extra Draws Indians |last=Tagliabue, John |date=11 July 2010 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=11 November 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530023952/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/12/world/europe/12swiss.html?_r=0 |archive-date=30 May 2015}}</ref><ref name="yrf1">{{Cite web |url=http://www.yashrajfilms.com/News/NewsDetails.aspx?newsid=d02598d7-8a71-4d3f-ad08-7f56828a9e0d |title=Yash Raj Films 'Enchanted Journey' Switzerland |date=12 January 2010 |publisher=Yash Raj Films |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530020744/http://www.yashrajfilms.com/News/NewsDetails.aspx?newsid=d02598d7-8a71-4d3f-ad08-7f56828a9e0d |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=11 November 2011}}</ref> In 2014, Yash Raj Films released ''Aditya Chopra Relives&nbsp;... Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (As Told to Nasreen Munni Kabir)'', an attractive but expensive book about the making of the film.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/books/literary-review/aditya-chopra-relives-ddlj-review/article6842121.ece |title=DDLJ diaries |last=Bhatia, Sidharth |date=31 January 2015 |work=The Hindu |access-date=26 March 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530021759/http://www.thehindu.com/books/literary-review/aditya-chopra-relives-ddlj-review/article6842121.ece |archive-date=30 May 2015}}</ref> In response to Indian prime minister [[Narendra Modi]] quoting the line "May the force be with you" from the American film franchise ''[[Star Wars]]'' during a visit to the United States, US President [[Barack Obama]] decided to quote a line from a Hindi film during his visit to India in January{{nbsp}}2015. He chose a line from this film, "''Senorita, bade bade deshon mein&nbsp;...''" (Miss, in large countries&nbsp;...), and added "you know what I mean".<ref name="hindustantimes-obama">{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/there-s-a-back-story-to-barack-obama-s-ddlj-quote/story-oHbgCVbfiktR3wDd5VJ5EK.html |title=There's a back story to Barack Obama's DDLJ quote |last=Bawa, Jyoti Sharma |date=28 January 2015 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |access-date=31 March 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530052826/http://www.hindustantimes.com/tabloid/the-real-story-behind-barack-obama-s-ddlj-quote/article1-1311025.aspx |archive-date=30 May 2015}}</ref> US President [[Donald Trump]] mentioned ''DDLJ'' as a "Classic Indian Films" during his visit to India in February{{nbsp}}2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=Donald Trump mentions DDLJ in speech during India visit, Shah Rukh Khan fans announce 'DDLJ trumps' |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/donald-trump-mentions-ddlj-in-speech-during-india-visit-shah-rukh-khan-fans-announce-ddlj-trumps/story-7vKOj4R4lGSdMTrWn6eglO.html |website=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=24 February 2020 }}</ref>

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* {{cite book
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 | year= 2003
 | chapter = 1990–2001: Designer Cinema
 | title = Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema
 | title-link = Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema
 | isbn = 978-81-7991-066-5
 | pages= 117–134
 | editor-last = Ramchandani
 | editor-first = Indu
 | publisher = [[Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.]]
}}
* {{cite book
 | surname1 = Chopra
 | given1 = Anupama
 | author-link1 = Anupama Chopra
 | year = 2002
 | title = Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
 | title-link = Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (book)
 | publisher = [[British Film Institute]], London
 | isbn = 978-0-85170-957-4
}}
* {{cite book
 | last1 = Dengel-Janic
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 | chapter = Bridehood Revisited: Disarming Concepts of Gender and Culture in Recent Asian British Film
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 | title = The Routledge Encyclopedia of Films
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== Further reading ==
{{refbegin}}
* {{cite book
 | surname1 = Chopra
 | given1 = Aditya
 | surname2 = Kabir
 | given2 = Nasreen Munni
 | date = 12 December 2014
 | title = Aditya Chopra Relives&nbsp;... (Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge: As Told to Nasreen Munni Kabir)
 | publisher = [[Yash Raj Films]]
 | isbn = 978-93-5196-188-8
}}
* {{cite journal
 | surname1= Sharpe
 | first1= Jenny
 | title= Gender, Nation, and Globalization in ''Monsoon Wedding'' and ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge''
 | journal= Meridians: Feminism, Race, Transnationalism
 | volume = 6
 | issue = 1
 | year = 2005
 | pages = 58–81
 | doi= 10.1353/mer.2005.0032
| s2cid= 201783566
 }}
{{refend}}

== External links ==

* [https://www.yashrajfilms.com/movies/dilwale-dulhania-le-jayenge ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' Official Site]
* {{IMDb title|0112870}}
* {{BFI|4ce2b7e63fe2b}}
* {{Tcmdb title|439077}}
* {{AllRovi movie|289660}}
* [http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/dilwale-dulhania-le-jayenge/ ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge''] at [[Bollywood Hungama]]

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