First, a very happy Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge day. Today is a special day as the iconic DDLJ released on October 20, 25 years ago. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge established the Kajol and Shah Rukh Khan jodi as an evergreen example of classic Bollywood romance and looks like nothing's changed even after 25 years. Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol, who began the day by changing their social media profile photos to their onscreen characters from DDLJ, also recreated an iconic scene - the palat moment - on Twitter. It began with Yash Raj Films' tweet, which tagged Shah Rukh and Kajol to share a rehashed dialogue from the film: "Raj, agar Simran tujhe pyaar karti hai toh woh palat kar dekhegi (If Simran loves you, she will turn and look at you)."
Replying to the tweet, Shah Rukh continued the dialogue, originally spoken by his character Raj in the movie: "Palat... palat... palat..."
Palat. Palat. Palat. #25YearsOfDDLJ
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) October 20, 2020
And she did palat. Check out Kajol's tweet here:
#25YearsOfDDLJ pic.twitter.com/iZDB5ZoolV
— Simran (@itsKajolD) October 20, 2020
Raj and Simran fell in love after their chance meeting in Europe. This palat scene took place when it was finally time for Raj and Simran to part ways.
Earlier on Tuesday, Shah Rukh dedicated his Twitter moniker to Raj Malhotra while Kajol is Simran on Twitter now. Re-sharing a video of DDLJ moments posted by Yash Raj Films, Shah Rukh tweeted: "25 years! Filled with gratitude towards you for loving Raj and Simran, with all your heart. This always feels special."
25 years!!! Filled with gratitude towards you for loving Raj & Simran, with all your heart. This always feels special. #DDLJ25 @yrf pic.twitter.com/HHZyPR29f9
— Raj Malhotra (@iamsrk) October 20, 2020
Meanwhile, Kajol added: "Raj and Simran! 2 people, 1 film, 25 years and the love doesn't stop coming in. I am truly grateful to all the people who made it what it is today... a phenomenon and a part of their own history. The fans! Big shout-out to all of you!"
Raj & Simran!
— Simran (@itsKajolD) October 20, 2020
2 people, 1 film, 25 years and the love doesn't stop coming in!
I am truly grateful to all the people who made it what it is today.. a phenomenon and a part of their own history. The fans! Big shoutout to all of you♥️#25YearsOfDDLJ @yrf@iamsrk #AdityaChopra pic.twitter.com/ikkKFef6F1
To celebrate 25 years of Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, even Twitter launched a cow bell emoji.
Ao, Ao...we're celebrating 25 years of one of Hindi cinema's all-time great romances with a special emoji. Ring a cowbell? Tweet with #DDLJ, #DDLJ25, #25YearsOfDDLJ, #DilwaleDulhaniaLeJayenge and #डीडीएलजे. pic.twitter.com/zXDyaoBqGH
— Twitter India (@TwitterIndia) October 20, 2020
Actor Anupam Kher, who played the role of Raj Malhotra's father - referred to as "Pops" in the movie - also shared an emotional note on Instagram, along with a bunch of photos from the film's sets: "Proud to be part of this iconic film which completes 25 years today. Yes, your love has been a constant!! A big thank you!"
Stylist Anaita Shroff Adajania, who is now the fashion director for Vogue India, featured as one of Simran's best friends in the movie. Celebrating 25 years of DDLJ, Anaita shared an interesting story about being cast in the movie by director Aditya Chopra and Karan Johar, who featured as one of Raj Malhotra's friends: "I did it for a laugh and a paid holiday to Europe with my bestie, which was a really big deal for a broke student," she wrote.
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge won 14 Filmfare Awards and a National Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. The ensemble cast of the film also included names such as Amrish Puri, Farida Jalal, Satish Shah, Himani Shivpuri, Parmeet Sethi and Mandira Bedi.