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On the 30th anniversary of Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Shah Rukh Khan looked at the impact the film has had on the audience globally. In the Aditya Chopra-directorial,
he played the iconic role of Raj, who inspired multiple identical characters in Indian cinema. Celebrating 30 years of Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Shah Rukh revisited his famous dialogue, ‘Bade bade deshon mein aisi choti choti baatein hoti rehti hain….’.
Shah Rukh Khan on 30 years of Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
In an official statement, Shah Rukh said, “It doesn’t feel like it’s been 30 years since Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge released. It feels like it happened yesterday because ‘bade bade deshon mein aisi choti choti baatein hoti rehti hain….’ but it still feels unbelievable. I’m truly grateful for all the love that I have received from people from across the world for playing Raj - nobody could have foreseen the kind of place the film made in the hearts of people around the world and I will never forget the moment when everyone started to come…see the film and fall in love.”
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DDLJ impact
He added, “The impact this film has had on the hearts of people worldwide is unprecedented and so many couples meet me and say we got married or fell in love…after watching this film. I also feel that it has had such a happy effect on the pop culture of India and South Asians.”
Shah Rukh further shared, “I think all the success is to be credited to the pure heart with which the film was made by us all, the clarity that Adi had about DDLJ and especially because of the blessings of Yash ji! Here’s to the many years of falling in love.”
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge also starred Kajol, Amrish Puri, Fareeda Jalal, Anupam Kher, Parmeet Sethi, Mandira Bedi and many others.
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