DDLJ – Eight Years & still going on

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
[Pic: hindu.com]

The Hindu spotlights on Aditya Chopra’s Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, which is still running as a single show in a Mumbai theatre Maratha Mandir.

DDLJ could possibly be the movie running so long in the history of cinema but all that I am concerned is about the projection guy in the theatre. It was a speculation that a projection attendant in a theatre where Jackie Shroff‘s Hero crossed a couple of years, went a little abnormal. It was said that looking at the same movie throughout the day, for years, affected his thinking patterns. If that is true(which I am unsure of ), then the similar guy in this theatre should also be shown some concern.

While it’s accepted that DDLJ was superb entertainer and Kajol was a major drool-over then, I am suprised at the longevity of the movie in theatres. What about video piracy here ?

10 Comments

  1. Aaaah! DDLJ…its such a typical movie but it is charm personified. A movie which will hook you cause its treatment is different. Also some movies never bore you and can be viewed endlessly in the theatres. DDLJ is one of them ЁЯЩВ Sholay witnesed houseful boards when it was re-released ЁЯЩВ

  2. Aaaah! DDLJ…its such a typical movie but it is charm personified. A movie which will hook you cause its treatment is different. Also some movies never bore you and can be viewed endlessly in the theatres. DDLJ is one of them ЁЯЩВ Sholay witnesed houseful boards when it was re-released ЁЯЩВ

  3. On the contrary, I think it is a li’l stage-managed/orchestrated as well…

    I am not too sure if the cinema is making money out of DDLJ still.

  4. On the contrary, I think it is a li’l stage-managed/orchestrated as well…

    I am not too sure if the cinema is making money out of DDLJ still.

  5. I have a friend who’s seen DDLJ around 125 times…or at least, thats what he says! So, I wouldnt be surprised if ppl. still frequent the theatres on a Sunday to view the ‘unbelievable’ (thats what everyone says) romance between Raj and Simran!

  6. I have a friend who’s seen DDLJ around 125 times…or at least, thats what he says! So, I wouldnt be surprised if ppl. still frequent the theatres on a Sunday to view the ‘unbelievable’ (thats what everyone says) romance between Raj and Simran!

  9. I remember watching this movie in Maratha Mandir in 1995 when it came out. I think the tickets were Rs. 35 then.

    Interestingly I saw it again in maratha Mandir in 1999 and paid more for a bottle of Pepsi (Rs. 12) than for the ticket that time around.

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