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As of May 2005, the film played for over 500 weeks at the Maratha Mandir theater in Mumbai, India, making it the longest-running initial release in the history of Indian cinema. This is a few weeks more than Sholay.
As of 13 April 2007, the film's initial theatrical release lasted 600 weeks - more than 11 years - a world record.
Director Karan Johar makes acting debut in this film.
The movie was released on 25th anniversary of Yash Raj Films.
The first theatrical film role of the TV serial star of Shanti, Mandira Bedi, now also a noted cricket announcer.
"Mere Khwaboon Mein Jo Aaye" was the first song to be recorded. Aditya Choprarejected 24 verses by Anand Bakshi before approving this one.
When Shah Rukh Khan drops Kajol at the end of "Rukh Jaa O Dil Deewane," directorAditya Chopra did not tell Kajol what was going to happen, so that her reaction would be genuine.
Aditya Chopra had lots of trouble filming the scene where Raj (Shah Rukh Khan) jokes with Simran (Kajol) about the previous night. The reason was that every time Shah Rukh Khan would open his shirt, Kajol would not stop laughing. The pictures of the lips on the chest were drawn by Kajol.
The title name for this movie was suggested by Kiron Kher, wife of the famous actorAnupam Kher.
Saif Ali Khan turned down the role of Raj Malohtra.
Shah Rukh Khan's friends in the film, Karan Johar and Arjun Sablok, both later went on to become successful directors.
Himani Shivpuri was scripted to be in the last scene of the movie, but her husband died during the making of the movie, which made her unable to participate.
Tom Cruise was considered for the role of Raj Malhotra. 😲
Though the movie is not related to the movie or song in any way, the title of this movie has been mentioned in the hit song 'Le Jayenge, Le Jayenge' (from the 1974 movie Chor Machaye Shor) which has a key line 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'.
Aditya Chopra wanted to cast Tom Cruise for the legendary role of 'Raj Malhotra' in 'Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge' as he wanted it to be an Indo-American affair. But Aditya Chopra had to re-work on his story as Yash Chopra didn't want to make it with foreign star.
Mehndi Laga Ke Rakhna'was originally thought to be a part of another movie. Not only this, the lyrics of the song were a bit different and it started with 'Payal Chankate Aa Jana'. But Aditya Chopra and Uday Chopra loved the song so much that they made it a part of DDLJ
This is the first film in the history of Bollywood with a credit of 'title suggested by'.
The working title of the film was The Braveheart will take the Bride. 🤣
Sooraj Barjatya watches DDLJ almost every week, and especially before starting a new film.
Aditya Chopra always thought that he would make his debut with Mohabbatein, a story about three sets of lovers and a music teacher. He eventually made that one in 2000.
SRK's famous leather jacket was bought by Uday Chopra from a Harley- Davidson store in Bakersfield, California, for $400.
SRK initially refused the film because he regarded romances as ''pansy stuff.'' It took Adi four meetings to convince him. 😲
Initially, Armaan Kohli was supposed to play the role of Simran's fiance, Kuljeet. Eventually, Parmeet Sethi got the role because he came for the screen test wearing boots, jeans and a waistcoat.
It was Manish Malhotra's idea to dress Kajol in a green outfit for Mehndi Laga Ke Rakhna. Adi was against it since Punjabi brides traditionally wear red, maroon or pink.
Saroj Khan left the shooting in a huff after a disagreement with Aditya. SRK recommended Farah Khan, who choreographed Ruk Ja.
SRK's full name in the movie is Rajnath, after Rishi Kapoor's name in Bobby..
In the scene in which Anupam Kher tells SRK about the (non) accomplishments of his forefathers in academics, he actually recited names of his real, not- so-academically successful uncles.
The film was mired in two major controversies after its release. Honey Irani and Javed Siddiqui said that they hadn't been given credit for screenplay and dialogues respectively.
Adi's screenplay specifies that Simran is a vegetarian while Raj is willing to eat even a beefburger.
DDLJ was the first film to have a 30-minute television show on its making. The Making of DDLJ was telecast on Doordarshan.
HMV's executive director Harish Dayani estimates that one in three households in India owns the DDLJ soundtrack.
Adi used to practice his camera angles with Karan Johar posing as Kajol and Uday Chopra as Farida Jalal. 😆
Yash Raj Films recently reunited Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol for a photo shoot to bring in the 500 weeks celebration. While the lensman was setting the lights, Kajol was fretting. When SRK asked her the reason, she said, ''Gosh, can you believe it, our movie is 10 years old. My God, we are getting old. Our kids are growing up. It's so weird.'' While trying to soothe her, SRK just couldn't stop laughing. Raj Malhotra lives on.
Cruise control: SRK treasures his Harley- Davidson jacket. The cool dude jacket was a take off on Tom Cruise who wore one in Top Gun. Incidentally, Salman Khan wore a similar looking jacket in Maine Pyar Kiya.
Green queen: Simran's all green mehndi attire became a huge hit, just like the song. Interestingly, even at her own wedding with Ajay Devgan, Kajol wore a green Maharashtrian sari.
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