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Here Are Shah Rukh And Kajol Discussing Everything Wrong With The Climax Of "DDLJ"

Why did no one point this out while filming?

When the history of Indian cinema will be written, one movie will definitely have a dedicated section to itself. Yes, we're talking about DDLJ. As the world celebrates #20YearsOfDDLJ, here are 10 reasons why the longest running film in Indian history is also the best film ever.

Coming-of-Age

There have been love stories, but none like this one. Two people meet on holiday, and while trying to discover themselves, also end up discovering each other, growing up and falling in love. Their love grows so organically that we connect with Raj and Simran in ways which make us feel they're our own.

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Humour

There are bouts of humour evenly spread throughout the film, so it never feels like the drama is bogging us down. Raj and Simran's escapades in Europe in the first half, followed by the Punjabi wedding in the second half, all make DDLJ a joyride unlike any other.

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Family

Seldom have movies depicted relationships as real as they are in DDLJ: when the mother and daughters dance away when the strict Dad is out, when father and son get together to drink some beer, when the mother tells her daughter to run away to avoid the fate she suffered - the emotions were all too real.

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Europe

Arguably one of the first movies to have made its viewers experience a complete European holiday on screen, DDLJ took us to some of the most beautiful locales while still staying truly Indian at heart.

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Punjab

Talking about being truly Indian, the flavor of Punjab which comes out in the second half is simply delicious. Be it the lassi drinking or ladoo making, the morning walks in the khet or the midnight munchies on the terrace, Punjab was a character by itself throughout the second half.

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Supporting Characters

Every supporting character in the film was so good that they could each have a movie of their own. Be it the submissive Farida Jalal, or the staunch Amrish Puri. The shy Mandira Bedi or the rugged sher-e-Punjab, Parmeet Sethi. The naughty Himani Shivpuri or the uber-fun Anupam Kher, DDLJ's characters were like our very own extended family.

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Music

Every song, and we really mean EVERY SONG from DDLJ is a classic. From Mere Khwabon Mein to Mehendi Laga Ke Rakhna to Tujhe Dekha To Yeh Jaana Sanam, DDLJ's music is evergreen and still on loop on our iPods.

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The Train Scene

Movies have tried to replicate the experience of that climax scene that is still vividly etched in our minds. Kajol's trying to catch up to the train, inching closer and closer to grab SRK's hand - this scene still remains as THE most iconic Bollywood scene of all time.

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Dialogues

Amrish Puri's phenomenal father-act and his spell-binding dialogues like "Jaa Simran, jee le apni zindagi" or Shah Rukh's love test of saying "palat" multiple times before Kajol turns to look back and proves him right; we not only remember DDLJ's dialogues by heart, they've set the standards for dialogue writing a little too high.

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SRK & Kajol

And the most important thing that makes DDLJ what it is, is the chemistry between its lead pair, Shah Rukh and Kajol. Their love seems real, emotions believable and chemistry so magical that we watch not a movie but an experience unfold in front of our eyes.

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DDLJonce more: Shah Rukh and Kajol profess their love again

• Jyoti Sharma Bawa, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
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• Updated: Oct 20, 2015 15:16 IST

Can you believe that it has been 20 years since a fresh-faced Shah Rukh Khan wooed Kajol in sarson ke khet and made an entire country fall in love? Yes, yes, believe us that it has been two decades since you took your school/college sweetheart to watch Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge.

The sizzling jodi can still recreate those magic moments. See for yourself in this video directed by Rohit Shetty to celebrate #20yearsofDDLJ.

Shah Rukh Khan took to Twitter to share how that jodi looks this year in that iconic pose. YRF then posted this video...

We could have told them that we need no reminder. We are still in love with that film all those years later. And you kids who don't know what the brouhaha is all about, here's a visit you must take via a special making of DDLJ' that YRF has released.

Here is a 10-point guide why DDLJ is our favourite...

1. SRK, the loverboy

Once upon a time, Shah Rukh Khan was not a loverboy. He was a man bent on revenge (Baazigar), an obsessed psychopath (Darr) and, well, another obsessed psychopath (Anjaam), but he was never your clean-cut loverboy you want to take home and introduce to your parents.

DDLJ gave us that and Shah Rukh liked it so, he has been doling it out to us ever since. That, and this famous pose. It is a thing now, really.

2. Balle balle at the Punjabi wedding

There was a time when you could not go to cinemas or switch on the TV without meeting a Punjabi family in the throes of wedding celebrations - the entire strength of tayajis and mausajis and buajis. You can blame DDLJ for it - for every single balle-balle.

3. Meet the NRI

Till DDLJ came along, Bollywood was happy with its heroes living in India. If we ever met NRIs, they were mostly wine drinking, short clothes wearing, hating India for its third-world status kinds (most of Manoj Kumar films). DDLJ proved geography had nothing to do with it. Whether you were in London or Ludhiana, phir bhi dil hai Hindustani. After DDLJ, Bollywood took this to heart and every other film's hero emigrated.

4. Choti choti baatein, bade bade dialogues

Corny or not, these dialogues have been rehashed and re-said so many times, they have entered our everyday lexicon. Hell, even Obama quoted one of them. You never heard of them? Hope the cave you've been living in was comfortable.

Bade bade deshon, mein aisi choti-choti baatein hoti rehti hain

Jaa Simran, jee le apni zindagi!

Mujhe to koi ek ladki pasand aa hi nahi sakti hai... ab kisi ki aankhen achi hai, to kisi naak achi hai, kisi ke honth ache hain, kisi ke kaan ache hain.

5. The sizzle-simmer jodi

Together, they scorched the screen and formed one of the most sizzling jodis of all time. Shah Rukh and Kajol went on do many films together and almost all of them were hits.

6. That train scene

Simran will miss her train and her chance of one-month of freedom. Raj just spied a pretty girl on the platform running to catch her train. He offers her his hand and the rest is cinematic history. If you haven't watched this scene in DDLJ, you can try Jab We Met, Ye Jawaani Hai Deewani or Chennai Express.

7. Fast forward to Karvachauth

Your Tamilian girlfriend kept a fast for you this Karvachauth? Worse, she wanted you to keep a fast for her? And you never heard of this largely North Indian festival till 20 years ago? Well, blame DDLJ. Also for those regressive lyrics: tere haath se pee kar paani, daasi se ban jaun rani.

8. For the debuts

This is the film which introduced us to Aditya Chopra, the filmmaker; Karan Johar, the actor/filmmaker; Mandira Bedi beyond Shanti and Anaita Shroff Adjania who went on to become stylist to many stars. There were other names associated with it which are all contributing to Bollywood as we know it today.

9. Style it like DDLJ

Corduroy shirts and jeans, maxi dresses and straight hair, green and white lehnga and leather jackets - this film was a rage and so were its fashion statements. Don't be ashamed if you/your parents have one of those still in the closet. The film's tagline was come, fall in love', we took it literally in every sense.

10. The trendsetter

Budget airlines were years away and so was McDonald's (imagine!). This film suddenly opened a new world for the middle class Indian where people backpacked across continents and drank fancy liquor. The production values were such that Bollywood was also forced to up its game.