Evergreen Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge It’s been 25 years. One of the classic and best romantic films of Indian cinema, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge It also holds the record for the longest running movie in the world. DDLJ Aditya Chopra’s directorial debut, Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol are responsible for pulling out superstars. The film stars the late Amrish Puri, Anupam Kher, Farida Jalal, Himani Shivpuri, Karan Johar, Arjun Sablok, Mandira Bedi, Parmeet Sethi and Satish Shah. Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol’s DDLJ has launched ‘Behind-the-Scene’ Trend in Bollywood, says Uday Chopra.
25 years on Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayanam: Shah Rukh Khan-Kajol accused of plagiarizing a British film by the late Vijay Anand of DDLJ
As Aditya Chopra once wanted Tom Cruise to play the role of SRK, we still hear a new triviality about the film as an interracial romance. SRK also wears the same jacket worn by Cruise Top Gun In a couple of scenes. Or how Johnny Dushman Reputation Arman Kohli was approached to play the role of Parmeet Sethi, but he did not take it because he did not want to do negative roles. Another triviality – Arman Kohli was the first choice as Shah Rukh Khan Diwana, And the makers had filmed posters with them. After he left, he replaced SRK with his face on the poster, and the rest is history.
Returning to DDLJDo you know about the story when Raj and Simran were accused of their romance being removed from a British television movie? And how that accusation prevented its chances at screen awards. 25 Years of DDLJ: Five Things You Cannot See in this epic Shahrukh Khan-Kajol love story directed by Aditya Chopra.
25 Years of DDLJ: Five Things You Cannot See in this epic Shahrukh Khan-Kajol love story directed by Aditya Chopra
In an article by leading journalist Ali Peter John Bollywood Hungama, When they call time DDLJ Faced with this extraordinary situation, courtesy the late Vijay Anand. Philmaniacs may remember Vijay Anand, also known as Goldie Anand, the younger brother of the late Dev Anand. An actor and filmmaker, he directed classics Thisri Manzil, Jewel Thief, Johnny Mera Nam And of course, the acclaimed masterpiece Guide.
In the article, John mentions how he brought Vijay Anand, who is known as a sticker, to the rules and originality craze in the Screen Awards jury verdict. He wrote, “What happened then?”The judges’ performances were staged at Goldie’s Mini Theater in Ketnaw. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge is a hot favorite to win awards in all categories. In fact, Jitendra who was in the jury only attended the first meeting and said that all his nominations were for DDLJ.
It was time for the film premiere, and Goldie was shocked when he heard that the screening had to be stopped from a Hollywood movie made forty years ago. He asked the judge for time, and the next evening, he premiered an old Hollywood movie called Love on the Orient Express, and the entire jury agreed that the DDLJ idea had been plagiarized and the jury rules disqualified any movie. One by one, he had decided that he would enter the awards to disqualify the film as president and the entire referee was one with them. “
Things get dicey here. According to the article, DDLJ Had to be copied from a Hollywood movie Love on the Orient Express That came about 45 years ago. But there was no such picture Love on the Orient Express. The writer may have confused it Murder on the Orient Express, Which came about at the same time. But Murder on the Orient Express, Based on the work of Agatha Christie, is a murder mystery and the only thing it has in common DDLJ Train!
However, there is another film – a British television movie Romance on the Orient Express, The writer may be referring, it came out in 1985. Romance on the Orient Express, Starring Cheryl Ladd and Stuart Wilson, a man and woman meet during a train journey, as they embark on a cross-country trip to Europe and love each other. In this film too, the father is hostile to his love story, yet it is the hero’s father and not the female protagonist.
There are similarities there Romance on the Orient Express And DDLJ It ends, though, as the British film moves in a different direction.
Here are some scenes of romance on the Orient Express:
The article further stated, “DDLJ was out of competition and the news was spreading throughout the industry anyway, which was shocking. Yash Chopra, a producer of DDLJ, was Goldie’s best friend and decided to negotiate with him, but Goldie was adamant and Yash remained ill for three days while Goldie stuck to his decision and the jury’s decision.“
However, DDLJ He won three awards for Best Picture (Yash Chopra), Best Director (Aditya Chopra) and Best Actor (Shah Rukh Khan) that year. So we really don’t know what to make of this story!
