'DDLJ' is not going anywhere, will continue at Maratha Mandir from 22nd October

The theatre owners couldn't be happier with the news that films are finally coming back and even though a lot of theaters throughout India have been open for a while; one of the biggest market for films is the state of Maharashtra.

So now that Maharashtra is re-opening theatres from the 22nd October 2021, we already have an array of biggies coming in which also means the likes of supremely delayed Sooryavanshi is arriving among others. But there was a question as to if Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge will continue its record-breaking run in Maratha Mandir in Mumbai once theatres reopen.

The fans of the cult film can be rest assured that indeed the film is coming back and it is not going anywhere. 

Executive Director Manoj Desai had decided to pull it off- but no, nothing like that is happening. ‘DDLJ’ which clocks 26 years today will continue in its matinee show at Mumbai’s Maratha Mandir.

In an interview with ETimes, Desai, who sounded in good spirits after a long time- like his other counterparts, he too has suffered major losses post March 2020, no thanks to COVID. Desai told ETimes, “I am continuing ‘DDLJ’ in Maratha Mandir pehle jaisa hi (just like before).”

We reminded him about his reservations that he had expressed before, in fact, recently. He said, “I wouldn’t like to dwell on that. It’s all sorted.”

Does he expect a regular decent-to-good turnout for this movie like he had in the pre-COVID phase? “Well, a lot of questions will be answered in October-November-December. Does the public return to theatres for new films? Does the public stay glued to the OTT space? Nothing can be said for now, but let’s view everything with an optimistic lens for now,” he signed off.