DDLJ, as it is fondly known, has given us some of the most hilarious and romantic moments on film and, as it celebrates a milestone birthday, here are our top 20 moments:
1. Raj Steals Beer
2. Raj Fails in London
3. The Train
Eurostar, you're famous. The 'Raj And Simran Train Moment', as we'd like to call it, became everyone's most desired way of meeting their true love. The train moments are also the most spoofed and reenacted scenes in Bollywood. In fact, Shah Rukh Khan himself spoofed the train sequence in Rohit Shetty's Chennai Express.
7. Raj and Simran Miss Their Train
8. Raj Saves Simran From Arrest
9. Simran Gets Drunk
Simran now sees Raj in a new light - and we get to see her in one too. This is what happens when a 'good girl' gets drunk. She breaks down the shop displays, runs about the city giving Raj a hard time. "Rabba Mere Mujhe Bachaa" indeed.
10. The Church Scene
While waiting for their bus, Raj and Simran visit a church. Raj thinks it's fun to yell and hear his voice echo but is silenced by a withering look from Simran.
11. Palat
The second most iconic scene - after the train scene - in DIlwale Dulhania Le Jayenge is when Simran turns to look at Raj as she walks away. "Agar woh tujhse pyaar karti hai, toh woh paltegi. Palat.. Palat.. Palat.. " - and she does. As Simran turns to give Raj one last wide smile, her smile mirrors ours.' Time and again, lovers have sworn by the Palat test.
12. Raj and Simran Meet in Punjab
When you've been prised away from your one true love in one continent and are reunited with him in another, you need a romantic setting and soundtrack. DDLJ did it in 100% Bollywood fashion with the mustard fields of Punjab providing the scenery and Raj's guitar picking out the chords to Tujhe Dekha Toh Ye Jaana Sanam..
13. The Jungle Scene
Now that he's in India to win his love, Raj is a man of action. The first task is to gain entry into a house which is preparing for Simran's wedding to the testosterone-fuelled Kuljeet. A little bit of ingenuity later, Raj and Kuljeet - who he's just saved from a gory fate in a jungle (not really)- are the best of friends and Raj is a step closer to his love.
14. When Raj Meets Simran in the House
Kuljeet introduces his jigri yaar from London to Simran. Simran's expression of surprise mingled with her attempt to disguise her elation is only matched by Shah Rukh's poker face as he says, "Namaste Simranji"
15. The Bird Scene
Little did Raj know that stealing a crate of beer in London would prove an almost-insurmountable obstacle in his romantic life. As he attempts to win over the Father of the Bride, Raj decides to skip subtle in favour of style. As Amrish Puri feeds pigeons and intones Aao in his deep baritone, Raj pops up declaiming Phurrrr.
16. Amrish Puri Serenades Farida Jalal With Aye Meri Zohra Jabeen
He is strict and a man of few words but Chaudhary Baldev Singh (Amrish Puri) loves his wife and isn't shy about wearing his heart on his sleeve once in a while. As one of Bollywood's most popular wedding songs (Mehendi Laga Ke Rakhna) ends with the arrival of Amrish Puri and Raj's sheepish comical walk with the dupatta, the smiles that were wiped away return as the disciplinarian sings Aye Meri Zohra Jabeen to his missus, played by Farida Jalal.
As Indian Railways bears Raj away from Simran forever, her stern father relents and, in a moment of epiphany, realises that no other man can love his daughter as much as Raj does. Ja Simran, jeele apni zindagi he says, letting go of her hand. Once again, Simran runs to catch her train and is helped on to it by Raj.
The End - and it couldn't have been happier.
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