Why does DDLJ completely dominate HAHK? - Page 8

Originally posted by: rogerrocks

I personally loved DDLJ a lot more but i don think its more iconic than HAHK..I guess we discuss DDLJ more cos its a love story..And SRK-Kajol went on to do some really popular films post that so it sorta added to its cult status..While Salman-Madhuri never acted together again..And NRIs obviously like DDLJ more so its discussed a lot till date..Doesn't take anything away from HAHK though..I personally dislike Sooraj Barjatya's films but Salman-Madhuri looked picture perfect together..I love love pehla pehla pyaar hai 😆 And i do think Didi tera devar deewana is as iconic as Tujhe dekha toh yeh jaana sanam..I have been on a 90s high these days and both these films make me extremely nostalgic right now 😆 Ppl forget songs in a matter of days or months these days..While a lot of songs from these films have endured the test of time and i can still watch Didi tera/ Pehla pehla pyaar hai and Tujhe dekha toh yeh/ Mehndi laga ke rakhna without getting bored..And Salman looked gorgeous as Prem..While Raj will forever remain the charmer and the guy i crushed hard on as a kid..Yeah, am on a 90s high thanks to all the movies i watched off late 😆

I love HAHK more than DDLJ. Love story is more touching than DDLJ for me.

Originally posted by: don12

DDLJ target audience were youngsters whereas HAHK was towards family audience. Also DDLJ had that NRI story going, Most of these youngsters are on internet hence DDLJ has more publicity. Also YRF has big hand in keeping that movie in limelight by keep on running it in maratha Mandir.

HAHK was truly iconic. HAHK brought back families to the theater. That era was dominated by VHS. and action movies or double meaning comedy movies. HAHK was a true family drama in a long long time.HAHK was responsible for all saas-bahu serials on TV😆..

Rajshri released HAHK in only one theater in Mumbai (Liberty) for 4-5 weeks. We are crying on IF dilwale got only 3000 screens but HAHK had only 1 screen in Mumbai. Rajshri used to check if theater is fit for family audience and then they used to release the movie there.

Unbelievable marketing for the movie...as a kid i still remember lighting on the screen going on for each songs...ambulance outside theaters...some people used to faint when Renuka Shahne fell down from stairs in the movie...Long queues for advance booking for almost a year even after the release...it was crazy...

I have not seen such craze for any movie till now...I have heard some crazy stories about Sholay and jai Santoshi Maa from my parents but i think HAHK tops all of them.

Originally posted by: Pehchaan.Kaun

Zee TV or Zee Cinema broadcasts HAHK every alternate week still gets viewership 😛😆 Guess Indians aint yet done with that movie 😉

True that . That Film will always be a CULT CLASSIC . It's the ONLY Film about whom it is even said now that Every generation Kid should watch HAHK ..if not , then their Bollywood movies list will be Incomplete . And I guess it's true coz Every Kid even of today's generation knows about HAHK & PREM-NISHA 😳❤️ . That Craze is simply can't be forgotten or beatan . I can go on & on & on about it. 😉😆

HAHK ka kya kehna. Yeh movie apne aap mein ek Landmark movies hain which ppl still loves, remembers n connects with people. ⭐️

For me it is both.. I loved both the movies equally... Thoroughly enjoyed Madhuri/Salman in HAHK and SRK/Kajol in DDLj..⭐️👍🏼

None!!!!

Aanken was the biggest movie of the 90s..

Yeah the one from 1993.. Kids google it.. It was a huge hit.. Still the funniest movie I have seen..

HAHK isn't overshadowed or dominated by DDLJ. It has its own place in the film history and absolutely nothing can replace it. There's probably not a single person of the older generation in my family who hasn't watched it in theaters or doesn't have stories to share about the entire movie viewing experience and the craze it had. It was immensely huge. I myself am not a fan of the movie but I have so many memories linked to the songs, the joote churana (even now, whenever this rasam happens in any of the marriages, I'm always taken back to HAHK for some reason. 😆 ) And the purple sari of Madhuri, I used to even call it the madhuri's color. The color itself was synonymus to didi tera dewar, for me. 😆

As earlier mentioned, DDLJ is more famous amongst the youngsters and I have some beautiful memories with it as well. I remember we were going on a school trip and there were these sarson ke khet on the way, everybody specifically asked the driver to stop. There were just a couple of cameras for the entire lot and everybody patiently waited to get their pictures clicked in there. The Jaa Simran, jee le apni zindagi used to be a favourite dialogue in our friends circle. Even before attending vivas and all, we used to wish each other this way. 😆

I feel, instead of pitting these movies against each other, it's better to appreciate their impact on pop culture and cherish the memories they gave us at different points -- says the messenger of peace and love (which is me) 😳 .