DDLJ: Indiaβs longest running movie
In 1995, Bollywood film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge was released. It's the longest running movie in India's history after being screened at a Mumbai theatre daily for 27 years.
In 1995, Bollywood film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge was released to critical acclaim.
It premiered at the Maratha Mandir cinema in Mumbai. It's been screened there every day since then for the past 27 years, stopping only briefly because of the Covid pandemic, and has become the longest-running film in Indian cinema history.
Actress Kajol starred opposite Shah Rukh Khan; following its release, they became superstars overnight. Kajol, who played Simran in the film, spoke to Reena Stanton-Sharma about her memories of shooting the iconic movie.
(Photo: Kajol (r) in Hindi film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. Credit: Indranil Mukherjee/AFP via Getty Images)
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Kajol: βI never predicted legacy of DDLJ filmβ
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