Kajol celebrates 30 years of DDLJ, thanks fans for phenomenal love

Kajol and Shah Rukh Khan starrer “Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge” enjoys a very special place in the hearts of movie buffs. The Aditya Chopra directorial is considered to be the longest-running film in the history of Indian cinema, as it has been shown at the Maratha Mandir in Mumbai ever since its release on Oct.20, 1995.

On Monday, the iconic drama marked 30 years of release, and soaking in the milestone moment, Kajol thanked the viewers for loving the drama in such a “phenomenal way”.

Uploading a poster of DDLJ’s 30th release anniversary on IG, Kajol expressed her delight on social media saying, “DDLJ completes 30 years today in time but the way it has spread around the world and through everybody’s hearts and minds simply cannot be counted .. thank u all for loving it in this phenomenal way! (sic)”

Reflecting on the immense love and popularity for the movie, she also dropped a still of a poster promoting a burger shop placed on the door of a train station in Switzerland.

The poster read, “Shah Rukh told Kajol in the ear, let’s go and eat some burgers.”

For those who do not know, a major part of “DDLJ” was shot in Switzerland. The musical romance drama marked the directorial debut of Aditya Chopra. The movie talks about two non-resident Indians, Raj (Played by SRK) and Simran (Played by Kajol), who fall in love during a vacation through Europe with their friends. Raj makes countless efforts to impress Simran’s family so the couple can get married, but Simran’s father (Played by Amrish Puri) has already promised her hand to his friend’s son. Recently, leads Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol came together to perform a medley of their romantic tracks, including songs from “DDLJ” as part of their Filmfare performance The Filmfare Awards held in Ahmedabad this year witnessed a special moment when Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, and Anupam Kher were clipped together on the Filmfare stage, almost recreating and reminding the audience of their cult classic movie “Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge”.

The moment took place when Shahrukh Khan and Kajol came together to perform a medley of their romantic tracks, including songs from DDLJ for a Filmfare performance. As they performed, the audience was reminded of the on-screen chemistry that made the duo one of Bollywood’s most loved pairs.

Following that, actor Anupam Kher joined them on stage to present the Filmfare Award to Shahrukh Khan, adding an emotional layer to the evening. During the presentation, Anupam Kher and Shahrukh Khan recreated their memorable “O Pochi O Lola” moment from DDLJ, drawing claps from the audience. Kher, who played Shahrukh Khan’s father in the 1995 released film, shared the stage with both SRK and Kajol after many years, bringing together three key members of the film’s cast.

Indo-Asian News Service