A movie in the decade of 90’s that has come on to become a classic in the history of Hindi Cinema. It hit the silver screen in 1995 rocking the entire nation to its tunes ever since! Running for more than 500 weeks in Maratha Mandir, Mumbai it has earned itself a unique feather in its cap. This very phenomenon can define its success index. The movie gave a new lease of life to Shahrukh Khan, a relative newcomer in the industry besides boosting the share of lady luck to the new kid on the block viz. Kajol. Breaking all records at the box office it created waves amongst the audiences beckoning one and all to "Come fall in Love" with it. Every time I get down to watch the movie with same zest and zeal my parents are left amazed. It was here that Kajol and Shahrukh redefined the on screen chemistry between actors.
The story is simple. A girl next door called Simran(Kajol) is the daughter of a London based businessman Baldev SIngh(Late Amrish Puri), a hardcore conservative Indian at heart. Along with his wife Lajwanti(Farida Jalal) he leaves no stone unturned to impart traditional values to their two daughters Simran and Chutki. The daughters fear their father whereas consider and treat their mother as their best friend, unfolding all their desires to her. It is here that Simran expresses her yearning to travel across Europe with her friends. The story takes an unexpected turn wherein Simran with due permission from her father sets out to experience the world outside before tying the knot with her stranger husband to be Kuljeet(Parmeet Sethi) in India.
As fate has it, Simran happens to bump into a happy-go-lucky, carefree lad Raj Malhotra(Shahrukh Khan) traveling along with her group. Opposites attract, that is what exactly transpires thereafter. Two people with conflicting personality traits fall in love with each other at the hands of the destiny. Simran like her usual self confesses to her mother. Unfortunately the conversation is overheard by Baldev who in his indignation decides to return to India immediately and marry her off without further delay. Not finding Simran’s family at home leaves Raj in a fix who is all set to woo the love of his life, onto realization. The road ahead- Go to India to win Simran through the consent of her family. Following the call of his heart and conscience he flies down to Punjab to accomplish the herculean task. His decision is backed by Daddy Dear/ Pops (Anupam Kher).After going through a roller coaster ride of emotions amongst her family he finally manages to steal Simran from the world. Mission Impossible terminates with the most unforgettable scene from the movie-an injured Raj offering his hand to the drained Simran from the moving train.
The contrasting location of Europe and Punjab, the songs, the plot, the starcast, Powerhouse performances- evrything about DDLJ(as it is popularly called) is simply incomparable. The movie is a complete package of emotions, thrill, action, comedy- U name it and you have it!
My call- A Must Watch. I have seen it over a number of times that I can’t even recollect the figures!