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Venghai

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{{Short description|2011 film by Hari}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2016}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Venghai
| image = Venghai poster.jpg
| caption = Release poster
| director = [[Hari (director)|Hari]]
| producer = [[B. Venkatarama Reddy]]
| writer = Hari
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Dhanush]]
*[[Tamannaah Bhatia]]
*[[Rajkiran]]
*[[Prakash Raj]]
*[[Ganja Karuppu]]
}}
| music = [[Devi Sri Prasad]]
| cinematography = [[Vetri (cinematographer)|Vetri]]
| editing = [[V. T. Vijayan]]
| studio = [[Vijaya Vauhini Studios|Vijaya Productions]]
| distributor = Vijaya Productions
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2011|07|8}}
| runtime = 155 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Venghai''''' ({{translation|[[Tiger]]}}) is a 2011 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action drama film]] directed by [[Hari (director)|Hari]] and produced by [[B. Venkatarama Reddy]]. The film stars [[Dhanush]] and [[Tamannaah Bhatia]] in the lead roles, while [[Rajkiran]], [[Prakash Raj]] and [[Ganja Karuppu]] play supporting roles.<ref name="indiaglitz1">{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/54674.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100225022053/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/54674.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 February 2010 |title=Dhanush and Hari take 'Aruva' – Tamil Movie News |website=IndiaGlitz |date=23 February 2010 |access-date=8 November 2012}}</ref> The music was composed by [[Devi Sri Prasad]] with cinematography by [[Vetri (cinematographer)|Vetri Palanisamy]] and editing by [[V. T. Vijayan]].

''Venghai'' was released on 8 July 2011 to mixed reviews from critics and became an average grosser at the box office. It is dubbed in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''Simha Putruudu''.

==Plot==
Veerapandi is a respected man in Pandiapuram, [[Sivaganga district|Sivagangai district]] who controls around 50% votes in his constituency. He is married to Thangam and has two children, Selvam and Selvi. Rajalingam is the corrupt incumbent local [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from the [[ruling party]], who was elected with backing from Veerapandi. Rajalingam pretends to be loyal only for Veerapandi's support. One day, the [[district collector|DC]] organizes a meeting to decide the location of a new [[railway station]], where Rajalingam has already pre-fixed a town for bribe purpose, but Veerapandi thwarts Rajalingam's plan and convinces the meeting to set another small town as the location for the station. Rajalingam's henchmen bomb a railway track to derail a train, but Selvam stops the train and catches the bombers.

Frustrated that Selvam screwed up the chance to catch the real perpetrator, Veerapandi sends Selvam to [[Tiruchirappalli|Trichy]] to stay with his uncle Mariyappan, a [[real estate]] agent, in order to protect him. In Trichy, Selvam meets his childhood friend Radhika and also makes Mariyappan return money to Radhika's uncle, who had bought land from Mariyappan, which then went to a civil struggle with the air force. Selvam also gets beaten up by a local thug Peter, due to an [[SMS]] joke by Radhika on Peter, who is filmed attacking Selvam by a professor, and he is imprisoned. Rajalingam tries to kill Selvam to weaken Veerapandi and uses Peter's local gang in Tirchy. Selvam saves a college professor from being assaulted by Peter's gang, in order to and a fight ensures. Peter is beaten up and goes to bring Anburaj and his henchman.

Veerapandi learns of Selvam's issues and arrives at the college at the same time. Anbu understands that Selvam is Veerapandi's son, and begs for forgiveness. Veerapandi learns that Rajalingam is about to buy a huge plot of land with [[Indian black money|black money]], and catches him red-handed after the registration in Trichy and thrashes him. Selvam arrives there accidentally, and the father-son duo makes Rajalingam donate the land to Sivagangai Corporation. Veerapandi also commands Rajalingam to resign within a week or he will be killed for rich man, with both events causing a [[by-election]]. Rajalingam gets enraged and sends goons to kill Selvam again. When he is cornered, Selvam is forced to take an [[aruval]] and defend himself, which gets filmed by the crowd. Veerapandi arrives to save Selvam, but Selvam gets arrested and remanded for 15 days as his action has reached the press.

Veerapandi swears to kill Rajalingam once he returns from the [[Legislative session|legislature meeting]]. After seeing Selvam's violence, Radhika decides not to disclose her love. Selvam is released and plans to kill off Rajalingam, who has become a [[Central Public Works Department|PWD]] minister by using a [[political crisis]] and openly challenges to kill off Veerapandi in 30 days, as he does not need his support anymore. Selvam challenges Rajalingam that either Rajalingam will die within 30 days or Selvam will publicly apologize to him. Radhika learns that Selvam helped her uncle by recovering the money invested in the disputed land. After much hesitation, Radhika propose to Selvam, who accepts. Radhika introduces herself to Selvam's parents. Meanwhile, Rajalingam plans to kill Veerapandi, knowing about his train journey based on information from an anonymous caller.

However, Selvam arrives to the rescue and attacks the goons. Meanwhile, the truck sent to hit Veerapandi's car kills an innocent family, whose deaths causes Veerapandi to tell Rajalingam that the family's death will never leave unpunished. Later, Veerapandi realizes that he drank poisoned coffee and is rushed to the hospital, where his life is saved. Selvam is shocked to know that Radhika poisoned the coffee and was the one who informed Rajalingam about Veerapandi's travel plans. Selvam rushes to Radhika's home, where her mother Padmavathi and grandfather tells that Veerapandi killed Radhika's father Manickavel years ago, and they were waiting for an opportunity to exact vengeance. Veerapandi arrives at Radhika's home, overhearing their conversation and reveals the truth that it was the ruling party's goons, who killed Manickavel and not him.

Radhika's family feels guilty about their actions. Selvam feels betrayed that Radhika cheated him, but Radhika's family apologizes to Veerapandi, where he and Thangam forgive Radhika's mistake and urge Selvam to accept Radhika, which he does. Rajalingam hires 50 men from [[Rameswaram|Rameshwaram]] to kill both Veerapandi and Selvam, which was overheard by a driver working for Rajalingam, when he tries to alert Veerapandi, Rajalingam's goons kill him and one of Veerapandi's closest ally, which was seen by Veerapandi's caretaker and alerts them. Selvam hatches a plan with other villagers to burn [[hay]]fields and make it look like the job is already done, and leaves to kill Rajalingam. Selvam gets henchmen to distract Rajalingam's goons and kills murdered them one by one. The burnt haystacks cause the Rameshwaram goons to think that the job is done, and they leaves avenge his death. Selvam then lures Rajalingam to a place where he fight against kills him, and escapes to [[Kuala Lumpur]]. After 6 months, Selvam returns to Pandiapuram, where he happily reunites with Radhika and his family.

==Cast==
{{cast listing|
* [[Dhanush]] as Selvam
** [[Sree Raam]] as Young Selvam
* [[Tamannaah Bhatia]] as Radhika, Selvam's love interest
* [[Rajkiran]] as Veerapandi, Selvam's father
* [[Prakash Raj]] as [[Member of Legislative assembly|MLA]] turned [[Central Public Works Department|PWD Minister]] Rajalingam
* [[Ganja Karuppu]] as Ganesan, Selvam's friend
* [[Srithika Saneesh|Srithika]] as Selvi, Selvam's sister
* [[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]] as Thangam, Selvam's mother
* [[Nizhalgal Ravi]] as Manickavel, Radhika's father
* [[Sudha Chandran]] as Padmavathi, Radhika's mother
* [[J. Livingston|Livingston]] as Mariyappan, Selvam's uncle
* [[Paravai Muniyamma]] as Veerapandi's house cook
* [[Charle]] as Murugesan
* [[Y. G. Mahendra]] as a Tamil Professor
* [[Ramesh Khanna]] as Thangavelu, Selvam's friend
* [[O. A. K. Sundar]] as [[Deputy Superintendent of Police|DSP]] Rajmohan
* [[Uma (Tamil actress)|Uma]] as Rajalingam's wife
* [[Ponnambalam (actor)|Ponnambalam]] as Anburaj
* [[A. C. Murali Mohan]] as [[District collector|DC]]
* [[Benjamin (actor)|Benjamin]] as Vasu, Selvam's friend
* [[Cool Suresh]] as Selvam's friend
* [[Sampath Ram]] as Rajalingam's henchman
* [[Bayilvan Ranganathan]] as Veerapandi's associate
* [[G. Srinivasan (actor)|G. Srinivasan]] as Radhika's paternal grandfather
* Shivani as Jayanthi
* Azhagu as Gurusaamy, Veerapandi's advisor
* Rajadurai as Rajalingam's driver
* Nandha Saravanan as Peter, Anburaj's associate
* Rajendranath as Rajalingam's associate
* Anjali Devi as Radhika's aunt
}}

==Production==
Following the release of ''[[Singam]]'', it was announced in 2010 that Hari and Dhanush would collaborate. The title was said to be ''Aruva'', but Hari denied and instead the title was announced as ''Venghai''. Telugu cinematographer [[Vetri (cinematographer)|Vetri]] was appointed for cinematographer. The film started its shooting in November 2010 at [[Trichy]] and lasted until May 2011. The shooting took place in [[Karaikudi]], [[Courtallam|Kutralam]], and [[Munnar]]. The song sequences have been shot in [[Phuket Island|Phuket Islands]] and Malaysia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kollywoodtoday.net/news/hari-to-work-with-dhanush/ |title=Hari to work with Dhanush ??? |publisher=Kollywood Today |date=16 March 2009 |access-date=8 November 2012 |archive-date=20 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220042735/http://www.kollywoodtoday.net/news/hari-to-work-with-dhanush/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kollywoodtoday.net/news/dhanushs-next-with-hari-titled-aruva/ |title=Dhanush's next with Hari titled 'Aruva' |publisher=Kollywood Today |date=2 March 2010 |access-date=8 November 2012 |archive-date=20 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220043822/http://www.kollywoodtoday.net/news/dhanushs-next-with-hari-titled-aruva/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kollywoodtoday.net/news/title-change-for-hari%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98aruva%e2%80%99/ |title=Title change for Hari's 'Aruva' |publisher=Kollywood Today |date=26 April 2010 |access-date=8 November 2012 |archive-date=20 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220014850/http://www.kollywoodtoday.net/news/title-change-for-hari%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98aruva%e2%80%99/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="indiaglitz1"/><ref name="indiaglitz2">{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/61700.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101122105725/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/61700.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 November 2010 |title='Venghai' on floors – Tamil Movie News |website=IndiaGlitz |date=20 November 2010 |access-date=8 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kollywoodtoday.net/news/song-sequences-for-vengai-has-been-shot-in-phuket-islands/ |title=Song sequences for Vengai has been shot in Phuket Islands |publisher=Kollywood Today |date=28 May 2011 |access-date=8 November 2012 |archive-date=20 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220011206/http://www.kollywoodtoday.net/news/song-sequences-for-vengai-has-been-shot-in-phuket-islands/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

''Venghai'' was Hari's first collaboration with Dhanush and his second film with Vijaya Productions after ''[[Thaamirabharani|Thamirabharani]]''. This was Dhanush's second collaboration with Vijaya Productions and Tamannaah after ''[[Padikkadavan (2008 film)|Padikkathavan]]''.

==Music==
{{Infobox album
| name = Venghai
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Devi Sri Prasad]]
| cover =
| border = yes
| alt =
| caption = Original CD Cover
| released = 10 June 2011
| recorded = 2011
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 24:40
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| label = [[Sony Music]]
| producer = [[Devi Sri Prasad]]
| prev_title = [[Ready (2011 film)|Ready]]
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = [[Dhada]]
| next_year = 2011
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Behindwoods
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-music-reviews/review-1/jun-11-02/vengai-music-review.html |title=Venghai Music Review – Venghai Music Review |website=Behindwoods.com |access-date=8 November 2012 |archive-date=18 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018095042/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-music-reviews/review-1/jun-11-02/vengai-music-review.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}

The film's music was scored by [[Devi Sri Prasad]].

{{track listing
| headline = Track list
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 22:40
| all_lyrics = [[Viveka (lyricist)|Viveka]], except where noted
| title1 = Dhenam Dhenam
| extra1 = [[Benny Dayal]], [[Baba Sehgal]]
| note1 = Rap: Baba Sehgal
| length1 = 4:47
| title2 = Kaalangathale
| extra2 = [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]]
| length2 = 5:12
| title3 = Yenna Solla Pore
| extra3 = [[Devi Sri Prasad]], M. L. R. Karthikeyan, Sibiranjith Nagesh
| note3 = Lyrics: [[Hari (director)|Hari]]
| length3 = 4:26
| title4 = Orey Oru
| extra4 = [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]], [[Harini (singer)|Harini]]
| length4 = 3:58
| title5 = Pudikale Pudikudhu
| note5 =
| extra5 = [[Mukesh Mohamed]], [[Suchitra]]
| length5 = 4:17
}}

==Release==
''Venghai'' released theatrically on 8 July 2011.

The satellite rights of the film were sold to [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]].<ref>{{Cite news|url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/programmes/venghai/params/tvprogramme/programmeid-30000000549747684/channelid-10000000000570000/starttime-201804011500|title = TV Serial & New Episodes on – Latest News, Photos & Videos|website = [[The Times of India]]|access-date = 20 April 2018|archive-date = 22 September 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180922220018/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/programmes/venghai/params/tvprogramme/programmeid-30000000549747684/channelid-10000000000570000/starttime-201804011500|url-status = live}}</ref>

== Reception ==
===Box office===
The film collected {{INRConvert|8.9|m}} worldwide on its opening weekend.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-slide-shows/movie-4/top-ten-movies-july-11/tamil-cinema-topten-movie-venghai.html|title=Venghai – Behindwoods.com – Tamil Top Ten Movies – Venghai Theneer Viduthi 180 Pillaiyar Nootrenbadu Theru Kadaisi Veedu Udhayan Avan Ivan Aaranya Kaandam Azhagarsaamiyin Kudhirai Aanmai Thavarel Kanden Engeyum Kadhal Ko Vaanam|access-date=12 July 2011|archive-date=13 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713220653/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-slide-shows/movie-4/top-ten-movies-july-11/tamil-cinema-topten-movie-venghai.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Critical response ===
''Venghai'' received generally mixed reviews from critics, who particularly criticized the predictability of the plot.

Pavithra Srinivasan of ''[[Rediff]]'' gave the film 2.5 out of 5, labelling it as "tedious" and "an overdose of rural action", further claiming that it was "so overlaid with unnecessary bloodshed, repetitive action and predictable plot twists, that after a point you lose interest".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-venghai/20110708.htm|title=Review: Venghai is tedious|date=8 July 2011|work=Rediff|access-date=11 July 2011|archive-date=15 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150515153521/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-venghai/20110708.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Behindwoods'' gave 2.5 out of 5 and deemed that ''Venghai'' was "another Hari film with his usual ingredients but sans his usual spirit and this film might work for people who seek action entertainers set in villages."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/jul-11-01/venghai-review.html|title=VENGHAI REVIEW – VENGHAI MOVIE REVIEW|access-date=12 July 2011|archive-date=15 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150515153523/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/jul-11-01/venghai-review.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Rohit Ramachandran of ''nowrunning.com'' rated it 1/5, calling it "cheap entertainment."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/8370/tamil/venghai/3193/review.htm |title=Venghai Review – Tamil Movie Review by Rohit Ramachandran |publisher=Nowrunning.com |date=8 July 2011 |access-date=10 July 2011 |archive-date=11 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711124023/http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/8370/tamil/venghai/3193/review.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

''IBN Live'' gave 2.5 of 5 citing that the film was "typical Hari style formula movie [...] Despite the predictable story, Hari has managed to make the script interesting to some extent [...] The major flaw is that the story and screenplay have nothing new. Everything happens in a predictable manner."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/tamil-review-nothing-new-in-venghai/166447-8-68.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713172118/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/tamil-review-nothing-new-in-venghai/166447-8-68.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2011-07-13|title=Venghai film review|publisher=IBN Live.com}}</ref> ''KollyInsider'' gave the film 2 out of 5 stars, claimed it as a 'Masala Entertainer'.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kollyinsider.com/2011/07/venghai-review.html |title=Venghai Movie Review, Rating |date=8 July 2011 |publisher=KollyInsider.com |access-date=10 July 2011 |archive-date=11 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711110442/http://www.kollyinsider.com/2011/07/venghai-review.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Another portal, ''Indiaglitz'' said "''Venghai'' is an entertainer that is racy and pacy. At the same time, there is no denial that a section of the audience would grouse, alleging that the film has nothing new to offer. But they are not Hari's target..."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/review/12847.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101130204526/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/review/12847.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 November 2010|title=Venghai – A Dejavu ride|website=IndiaGlitz|access-date=16 October 2011}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|1987021}}
* {{official website|http://www.venghaimovie.com/}}

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ISmart Shankar

2026-08-06T02:53:15Z

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{{short description|2019 Indian Telugu-language science fiction action film}}
{{DISPLAYTITLE:''iSmart Shankar''}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox film
| name = iSmart Shankar
| image = Ismart Shankar poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| producer = Puri Jagannadh [[Charmme Kaur]]
| writer = Puri Jagannadh
| director = [[Puri Jagannadh]]
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Ram Pothineni]]
*[[Satyadev Kancharana]]
*[[Nabha Natesh]]
*[[Nidhhi Agerwal]]
}}
| narrator =
| music = [[Mani Sharma]]
| cinematography = [[Raj Thota]]
| editing = Junaid Siddiqui
| studio = Puri Connects [[Puri Jagannadh Touring Talkies]]
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2019|7|18}}
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| italic_title = no
| runtime = 141 minutes<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hooli|first=Shekhar H.|date=2019-07-18|title=iSmart Shankar movie review and rating by audience: Live updates|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/ismart-shankar-movie-review-rating-by-audience-live-updates-801856|access-date=2021-02-14|website=www.ibtimes.co.in|language=en}}</ref>
| budget = {{Plainlist|
* {{INR}}15{{ndash}}20 crore{{efn|''[[Deccan Chronicle]]'' estimates the film's budget to be {{INR|150 million}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/301219/tollywood-2019.html|title=Tollywood 2019|website=Deccan Chronicle|date=30 December 2019|access-date=6 August 2020}}</ref> ''[[The Hans India]]'' estimates the film's budget to be {{INR|200 million}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/tollywood/ismart-shankar-pre-release-business-report--547021|title=Ismart Shankar pre-release business report|website=The Hans India|date=16 July 2019|access-date=6 August 2020}}</ref>}}
}}
| gross = {{Plainlist|
* {{Estimation}}{{INR}}75{{ndash}}85 crore{{efn|''[[The Times of India]]'' estimates the film worldwide gross to be over {{INR|750 million}}.<ref name="100days" /> ''[[Sakshi (newspaper)|Sakshi Telugu]]'' estimates the film worldwide gross to be {{INR|780 million}}.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-31|title=2019లో భారీ వసూళ్లు రాబట్టిన సినిమాలివే..|trans-title=Highest grossing films of 2019|url=https://www.sakshi.com/news/family/roundup-2019-special-story-tollywood-movies-1252065|access-date=2020-08-06|website=Sakshi|language=te}}</ref> ''[[Sakshi (newspaper)|Sakshi Post]]'' estimates the film worldwide gross to be {{INR|850 million}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://english.sakshi.com/entertainment/2019/08/19/ismart-shankar-lifetime-box-office-collection-at-box-office|title=iSmart Shankar Closing Collections: Ram Pothineni Ustad Of Tollywood Box Office|website=Sakshi|date=19 August 2019|access-date=7 August 2020}}</ref>}}
}}
}}

'''''iSmart Shankar''''' is a 2019 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[science fiction]] [[action film]] written and directed by [[Puri Jagannadh]], who co-produced the film with [[Charmme Kaur]]. It stars [[Ram Pothineni]] in the titular role along with [[Satyadev Kancharana]], [[Nabha Natesh]], and [[Nidhhi Agerwal]]. The film follows a contract killer who helps the police when a slain police officer's memories are transferred to his brain. The film is loosely based on the plot of the 2016 American film ''[[Criminal (2016 film)|Criminal]]'' and 2017 British film ''[[iBoy]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/only-inspiration-no-copy-puri-jagannadh-clarifies-about-ismart-shankar-similarities-with-iboy/articleshow/70258521.cms|title="Only inspiration, no copy": Puri Jagannadh clarifies about ‘iSmart Shankar’ similarities with ‘iBoy’|website=The Times of India|date=17 July 2019|access-date=6 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/ismart-shankar-review-a-loud-over-the-top-mass-action-thriller-review-telugu-thso9xggfbeai.html|title=iSmart Shankar review: A loud, over-the-top mass action-thriller|website=Sify|date=18 July 2019|access-date=6 August 2020}}</ref> It features music composed by [[Mani Sharma]].

The film is released theatrically on 18 July 2019. It is a commercial success, running for more than 100 days at the box office.<ref name="100days">{{Cite web|title=iSmart Shankar completes 100 days; Ram, Puri and Charmme reminisce the success - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/ismart-shankar-completes-100-days-ram-puri-and-charmme-reminisce-the-success/articleshow/71754273.cms|access-date=2020-06-11|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> A sequel titled ''Double iSmart'' has been announced.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/puri-jagannadh-confirms-the-sequel-to-ismart-shankar-title-registered-as-double-ismart/articleshow/70276252.cms|title=Puri Jagannadh confirms the sequel to 'iSmart Shankar'; Title registered as 'Double iSmart'|website=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=18 July 2019}}</ref>

==Plot==
Shankar is a street-wise Hyderabadi contract killer who works under Kaka. Under Mama's orders, he murders a high-profile politician named Kasi Viswanath.
Vishwanath's son Devendra and his brother in law Ramamoorthy swear revenge on Shankar. The film opens with Shankar escaping from jail while being chased by the police. He beats up the police and escapes in a truck where he recollects the past.

While extorting money from an apartment builder, he encounters Chandni, a girl just as rough as him who even goes to the extent of slapping Shankar. Impressed, he falls for her, and after a few altercations, she reciprocates. Once Shankar murders Kasi Vishwanath on Kaka's orders, he escapes to Goa with Chandni. However, the police find out his location and track him down. While escaping, Chandni is shot and killed. Shankar is beside himself with grief and swears to kill the person who killed her.

In a parallel storyline, Sara is a neuroscientist who is working on memory transfer and has achieved successful results with rats. Her boyfriend, Arun, is a CBI officer who is trying to crack the case of the murder of Kasi Vishwanath. He believes there is a higher force that planned and killed him.

Shankar finds out that Kaka was ordered to kill him as well and murders Kaka when he plans to escape in Sarah's car. He flees while Sarah calls Arun. Arun catches a guy running, but the guy is killed when a car hits him. Arun's higher-ups are after him to find the killer, and while Arun is about to crack the case, he is shot and killed by goons. The CBI is desperate to know who the murderer is, so with Sarah's help, they transfer Arun's memory to Shankar, knowing full well doing so will remove his past.

Shankar wakes up and experiences shocks and memories that aren't his own. He gets enraged when Sarah reveals the truth to him and realizes that he will forget Chandni in a few days. He experiences brief flashes where he becomes Arun but reverts to being Shankar.

He finds Arun's house and discovers a bag that has all the proof of who the murderer is, then he calls the Commissioner to meet him in the Goa where he tells that the murderer's are Devendra and Ramamurthy after few minutes, Shankar reverts, beating all the cops taking Sara at knife point he escapes and after a few events Arun reverts with the help of Commissioner. he makes a plan to arrest Devendra and Ramamurthy with all the proof in Banras, but as they expose Devendra try to run. Arun follows him, but as Devendra and his henchman continuously beat Arun in his head, Shankar reverts, and Sara tell him that Devendra is the only person responsible for his Chandni's murder. After a tragic and dramatic fight between Shankar and Devendra, Shankar killed Devendra and completed his vow. Sara and Arun then go to Hong Kong on vacation, where Arun proposes to Sara as he promised her to marry him on 14 February.

In post credit scene, we See while kissing, Sara Arun get shocked in his mind.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Ram Pothineni]] as Shankar
* [[Satyadev Kancharana]] as Arun
* [[Nabha Natesh]] as Chandni
* [[Nidhhi Agerwal]] as Dr. Sarah
* [[Puneet Issar]] as Chief Minister Kashi Viswanath
* [[Ashish Vidyarthi]] as Ramamoorthy, Central Minister
* [[Sayaji Shinde]] as Chandrakanth, [[Central Bureau of Investigation|CBI]] Officer
* [[Madhusudhan Rao (actor)|Madhusudhan Rao]] as Kaaka
* [[Raj Deepak Shetty]] as Devendra Viswanath
* [[Tulasi (actress)|Tulasi]]
* Getup Srinu as Shankar's friend
* [[Gangavva]] in [[cameo appearance]]
*[[Aziz Naser]]
* Lekha Prajapati as a [[festival song]] in "Bonalu" Song
* [[Puri Jagannadh]] as himself in the song "iSmart Theme"
{{colend}}

==Production==
The Hyderabad portion of scheduled filming finished in February.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/ismart-shankar-done-with-hyd-schedule-to-go-to-goa-malayalam-news-230542|title=ISMART SHANKAR' DONE WITH HYD SCHEDULE, TO GO TO GOA|website=India Glitz|access-date=1 June 2019|date=28 February 2019}}</ref> Filming in Goa completed in March.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/puri-jagannadh-and-ram-pothinenis-ismart-shankar-wraps-up-goa-schedule/articleshow/68534902.cms|title=Puri Jagannadh and Ram Pothineni's 'iSmart Shankar' wraps up Goa schedule|website=Times of India |author=Neeshita Nyayapati|date=23 March 2019|access-date=1 June 2019}}</ref> The action scenes of the film were shot in Varanasi during April.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telugucinema.com/news/ismart-shankar-moves-varanasi|title='iSmart Shankar' moves to Varanasi|website=Telugu Cinema|access-date=1 June 2019|date=30 April 2019}}</ref> Filming completed in mid May.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/ismart-shankar-wraps-up-talkie-part-locks-teaser-date-telugu-news-235867|title='ISMART SHANKAR' WRAPS UP TALKIE PART, LOCKS TEASER DATE|website=India Glitz|access-date=1 June 2019|date=12 May 2019}}</ref>

== Sequel ==

It is a commercial success. A sequel titled Double iSmart has been announced. {{cn|date=June 2021}}

==Release==
The film was released theatrically on 18 July 2019. The film was also dubbed and released in Hindi on YouTube on 16 February 2020 by [[Aditya Music|Aditya Movies]]. The Hindi dubbed version crossed more than 200 million views.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gtx1pPeKJsA&t=4846s|title=iSmart Shankar full movie (2020) - Hindi Dubbed Movie - Ram Pothineni, Nidhi Agerwal, Nabha Natesh|website=YouTube|access-date=21 January 2021|date=16 February 2020}}</ref>

==Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = ''iSmart Shankar''
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Mani Sharma]]
| cover =
| alt =
| caption =
| released = 4 July 2019
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 21:09
| language = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| label = [[Zee Music Company|Zee Music South]]
| producer =
| prev_title = [[Devadas (2018 film)|Devadas]]
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{External media
| audio1 = {{YouTube|FErMIqaJaTc|Audio Jukebox}}}}
| italic_title = no 
}}
{{Track listing
|headline=Track list
|| total_length =21:09
| all_writing =
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Dimaak Kharaab
| lyrics1 = Kasarla Shyam
| extra1 = Keerthana Sharma, Saketh Komanduri
| length1 = 4:40
| title2 = Zindabad Zindabad
| lyrics2 = [[Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar]]
| extra2 = Sarath Santhosh and [[Ramya Behara]]
| length2 = 4:40
| title3 = iSmart Theme
| lyrics3 = Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar
| length3 = 4:12
| extra3 = [[Anurag Kulkarni]]
| title4 = Undipo
| lyrics4 = Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar
| length4 = 5:09
| extra4 = [[Anurag Kulkarni]],Ramya Behara
| title5 = Bonalu
| lyrics5 = Kasarla Shyam
| length5 = 5:51
| extra5 = [[Rahul Sipligunj]], [[Mohana Bhogaraju]]
}}

== Reception ==
''[[Firstpost]]'' gave 3 out of 5 stars stating, "iSmart Shankar is proof enough that Puri Jagannadh is back with a bang. It might not be his best film, but it’s certainly his most watchable film in years. And Ram is a ball of energy. iSmart Shankar might have its roots in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, but Puri Jagannadh gives it his own spin and reimagines it as a quintessential Telugu mass film.".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/ismart-shankar-movie-review-rams-pulsating-energy-meets-its-match-in-puri-jagannadhs-irreverence-7018781.html|title=iSmart Shankar movie review: Ram's pulsating energy meets its match in Puri Jagannadh's irreverence.|website=Firstpost|date=18 July 2019}}{{Rating|3|5}}</ref>

''[[The Times of India]]'' gave 2.5 out of 5 stars stating, "In this make-believe world, when rules change by-the-minute, it’s hard to give a damn".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/ismart-shankar/movie-review/70274406.cms|title=ISMART SHANKAR MOVIE REVIEW.|website=TimesofIndia}}{{Rating|2.5|5}}</ref> ''Sify'' gave 2.5 out of 5 stars stating "iSmart Shankar is aimed at frontbenchers. Despite the idea of transplantation of memories being new, the rest of the story and its treatment are over-the-top and too clichéd. This is a loud mass action-thriller".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/ismart-shankar-review-a-loud-over-the-top-mass-action-thriller-review-telugu-thso9xggfbeai.html|title=iSmart Shankar review: A loud, over-the-top mass action-thriller.|website=sify}}{{Rating|2.5|5}}</ref>

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Date of ceremony
!Award
!Category
!Recipient(s) and nominee(s)
!Result
!Ref.
|-
| rowspan="5"| 11 January 2020
| rowspan="5"| [[Zee Cine Awards]] Telugu
| Best Director
| [[Puri Jagannadh]]
| {{won}}
| rowspan="4"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/zee-cine-awards-telugu-2020-samantha-akkineni-chiranjeevi-and-nani-win-top-laurels/story-IIb1IjGUKhrdscXkxVOI2I.html|title=Zee Cine awards Telugu 2020: Samantha Akkineni, Chiranjeevi and Nani win top laurels|website=Hindustan Times|date=12 January 2020|access-date=12 January 2020}}</ref>
|-
| Best Producer
| [[Charmy Kaur]]
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Music Director
| [[Mani Sharma]]
| {{won}}
|-
| Sensational Star of the Year
| [[Ram Pothineni]]
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Actor (Male)
| [[Ram Pothineni]]
| {{Nominated}}
|
|-
|}

== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
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{{Puri Jagannadh}}

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2010s Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:2019 science fiction action films]]
[[Category:Indian science fiction action films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Puri Jagannadh]]
[[Category:2019 films]]
[[Category:Memory in fiction]]
[[Category:Films shot in Hyderabad, India]]
[[Category:Films shot in Goa]]
[[Category:Films shot in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Films featuring an item number]]
[[Category:Films about contract killing in India]]
[[Category:Indian films about revenge]]
[[Category:Indian vigilante films]]
[[Category:2010s vigilante films]]

Kalyug (2005 film)

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{{short description|2005 film by Mohit Suri}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Kalyug
| image = Kalyug05.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Mohit Suri]]
| producer = {{plainlist|
* [[Mukesh Bhatt]]
* [[Mahesh Bhatt]]
}}
| writer = Jay Dixit (Dialogues)
| screenplay = Anand Sivakumaran
| story = Mohit Suri
| starring = {{plainlist|
* [[Emraan Hashmi]]
* [[Kunal Khemu]]
* [[Smiley Suri]]
* [[Deepal Shaw]]
* [[Amrita Singh]]
* [[Ashutosh Rana]]
}}
| music = {{plainlist|
* '''Songs:'''
* [[Anu Malik]]
* Faizal Rafi & Rohail Hyat
* [[Jal (Band)]]
* [[Mithoon]]
* [[Raju Singh]]
* '''Background Score:'''
* [[Raju Singh]]
}}
| cinematography = Rituraj Narain
| editing = Amit Saxena
| distributor = [[Vishesh Films]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2005|12|09}}
| runtime = 126 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INR}}40 million
| gross = {{INR}}102.6 million
}}

'''''Kalyug''''' ({{Translation|Modern era}}) is a 2005 [[India]]n [[Hindi]]-language [[action thriller film]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/11-most-emotional-charged-movies-slideshow-wp-155834037/photo-p-action-thriller-based-pornographic-photo-155834578.html |title=11 most emotionally charged movies by Mohit Suri |website=[[Yahoo!]]|access-date=10 April 2017|quote=This action thriller is based on pornographic film industry. It featured the fictional porn website indiapasssion.com which inspired a real website of the same name. The film introduced actor Kunal Khemu, in his debut film as an adult actor. It also stars Emraan Hashmi, Smilie Suri (Mohit’s sister) and Amrita Singh.}}</ref> directed by [[Mohit Suri]] and produced by [[Mahesh Bhatt|Mukesh Bhatt]]. It introduces actor [[Kunal Khemu]], in his debut film as an adult actor.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ashraf |first1=Syed Firdaus |title=Enter the hero from Kashmir |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/dec/05kunal.htm |access-date=7 June 2015 |work=[[Rediff.com]] |date=5 December 2005}}</ref><ref name="ch">{{cite web |title=Kunal Khemu: Child grows up |author=Subhash K Jha |url=http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=14054802 |date=21 December 2005 |publisher=[[Sify]] |access-date=2 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218124438/http://www.sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=14054802 |archive-date=18 December 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> It also stars [[Emraan Hashmi]], [[Smilie Suri]],
[[Deepal Shaw]], [[Amrita Singh]] and [[Ashutosh Rana]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Kalyug |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20051209/ttlife.htm |access-date=7 June 2015 |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] |date=9 December 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Tuteja |first1=Joginder |title=Kalyug – Beware, as you are being watched! |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/kalyug-hindi-movie-preview-7851.html |website=IndiaGlitz |access-date=16 October 2016}}</ref> The film follows a young man who sets out to exact revenge upon the porn industry after his wife commits suicide due to the footage of their first night getting released on internet.

''Kalyug'' released on 9 December 2005. It featured the fictional porn website {{proper name|indiapasssion.com}} which inspired a real website of the same name.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Saurav |first1=Kumar |title=Bhatt Film Inspires Desi Sex Trip |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/bhatt-film-inspires-desi-sex-trip/46629 |access-date=7 June 2015 |work=[[Mid-Day]] |date=27 May 2009}}</ref>

==Plot==
18 years ago, the Dhar family, consisting of Pushkaran ([[Yatin Karyekar]]) and his son, Kunal ([[Kunal Khemu]]), were [[Exodus of Kashmiri Hindus|forced to leave Kashmir by terrorists]]. Pushkaran and Kunal re-locate to Bombay, where they live in a small room. This is where Kunal grows up, and gets a job at a gym. Then one day, the police knock on his door, informing him that his father had lost his hold from a crowded local train, fallen, and instantly killed. A devastated Kunal arranges his father's funeral, and before he could reconcile to living alone, his relatives contact him from [[Jammu]], informing him that his father had promised to look after a young woman named Renuka ([[Smiley Suri]]). Kunal agrees to fulfill his father's promise.

When Renuka arrives, she finds out about the untimely death, and wants to return, but ticket reservation forces her to stay with Kunal for a week. It is this week that changes their lives, for they fall in love and get married. They stay the first night at a hotel, where they encounter Johnny ([[Ashutosh Rana]]) whom tells the manager to book them into the honeymoon suite. It is there where they consummate their marriage. However, a few nights later, police storm into their house and arrest the two for interrogation. It is revealed that their intimite night at the hotel was secretly recorded and uploaded onto a porn website, with the video receiving many views. Kunal realizes that Johnny was responsible for having them exploited.

Meanwhile, Renuka is forced by the police to sign the papers and testify against him, making her believe Kunal was responsible for this. As she is led out, she encounters Kunal who tells her the truth and begs for her not to sign those papers. All these feelings of guilt, embarrassment, and confusion proves too much for Renuka as she then jumps of the ledge and commits suicide in front of Kunal. Kunal is then sent to prison as he refuses to admit the false charge. Kunal is later able to prove himself innocent and decides to track down Johnny and his team to get revenge. It is revealed that Johnny is working for a businesswoman Simi Roy, who secretly is the porn-website creator living in [[Zurich]], [[Switzerland]]. Kunal leaves for Zurich in order to take revenge against Johnny and Simi Roy.

In Zurich, Kunal comes across Ali ([[Emraan Hashmi]]) a modern-day punk, who runs an adults only shop. In his shop, Kunal sees a magazine featuring a pornstar he had seen on the same website where his and Renuka's video was featured. He uses Ali's help to track down the girl. Kunal and Ali track the girl down in a bar where she is a singer, suddenly Kunal finds a young girl being held hostage and beats up the bodyguards but he gets hit by Simi Roy's car. The next day, Kunal overhears Simi fighting with her abusive daughter Tanya about being drunk and doing sexual activities with her girlfriend Jessica. Kunal then asks Simi about the blue film porn website but Simi lies to him and explains that she has nothing to do with it. The girl is revealed to be Anny ([[Deepal Shaw]]) and reveals to Kunal that after her hometown got destroyed in the [[2001 Gujarat earthquake|Gujarat earthquake]] killing her parents, her uncle sells her to Johnny and his friend Vick for money against her will. She tries to escape but is quickly captured and forced to enter the porn industry to be exploited. Kunal and Ali lure Johnny and his goons into a trap and start a killed fight. Enraged by his henchmen, Ali is fatally stabbed by Johnny, but is attacked able to seize the same blade and kill Johnny and his men. Before dying, Ali reveals that Simi Roy is the main mastermind behind the pornography website and also runs the red light district in Zurich. Kunal asks Tanya for help and in return he would help her ruin Simi's life. Simi who is watching the TV journalist seeing her own daughter on her porn website feels devastated and is confronted by Kunal and Tanya where Tanya kills Simi. Kunal is free of charges and starts a new life with Anny.

==Cast==
* [[Kunal Khemu]] as Kunal Dhar / Rajeev Chawla
* [[Emraan Hashmi]] as Ali Bhai
* [[Smiley Suri]] as Renuka
* [[Amrita Singh]] as Simi Roy
* [[Deepal Shaw]] as Anita (Anny)
* [[Ashutosh Rana]] as Farid aka Johnny
* [[Yatin Karyekar]] as Pushkaran Dhar
* [[Atul Parchure]] as Bhaskar
* Nisha Lalwani as Tanya
* [[Sheena Bajaj]] as Hema
* [[Atif Aslam]] as Singer
* [[Amitabh Bhattacharjee]] as Mumbai Police ACP Jadhav
* [[Prasad Oak]] as Anny's uncle

==Production==
The film was initially titled 'Blue Film' however the title was later changed to 'Kalyug'.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ayaz |first1=Shaikh |title=WHY 'BLUE FILM' BECAME 'KALYUG'? |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-why-blue-film-became-kalyug-1763 |access-date=16 October 2016 |work=Daily News & Analysis |date=12 September 2005 |location=Mumbai |language=en}}</ref> [[Sunny Leone]] was originally offered the lead role, but due to her demanding $1 million for the role, director Mohit Suri retreated.

==Home Media==
Kalyug's VCDs and DVDs were released by [[Shemaroo]] six weeks after the theatrical release.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/news/06/jan/21kalyug.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018223127/http://www.glamsham.com/movies/news/06/jan/21kalyug.asp#|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 October 2016 |title=Shemaroo releases KALYUG on home Video|website=www.glamsham.com}}</ref> The DVD Included Cast & Crew interviews, Television Promos of Kalyug, The [[Aadat]] Remix and Subtitles in four languages: English Tamil, Telugu and Bengali as Bonus Features.

==Music==
{{Infobox album
| name = Kalyug
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Anu Malik]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|df=y|2005|10|29}}
| recorded = 2005
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 39:14
| language = Hindi
| label = [[Sa Re Ga Ma]]
| producer = [[Anu Malik]], [[Rohail Hyatt]], [[Jal (Band)|Jal]], [[Mithoon]]
| prev_title = [[Deewane Huye Paagal]]
| prev_year = 2005
| next_title = [[My Bollywood Bride]]
| next_year = 2006
}}

The soundtrack was released on 29 October 2005. [[Raju Singh]] composed the [[film score]] while the songs featured in the [[Soundtrack]] were composed by [[Anu Malik]], Faisal Rafi, [[Rohail Hyatt]], [[Jal (Band)|Jal]], [[Goher Mumtaz]] and [[Mithoon]]. The track "[[Aadat (song)|Aadat]]" was reused from [[Jal (Band)|Jal]]'s [[Aadat (album)|album of the same name]], with music being recreated by [[Mithoon]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Vijayakar |first1=R.M. |title=Singer-Composer Mithoon: Doing Music for Myself Makes Me Very Happy |url=http://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/bollywood/singer-composer-mithoon-doing-music-for-myself-makes-me-very/article_fb81541e-30a3-11e5-aad9-976b4bbd16cd.html |access-date=16 October 2016 |work=India West |date=22 July 2015}}</ref> According to the Indian trade website [[Box Office India]], with around {{formatnum:1400000}} units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's twelfth highest-selling.<ref>{{cite web |title=Music Hits 2000–2009 (Figures in Units) |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080215081557/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5&PHPSESSID=108b9056cd4ca14236f9c6119d34dcce |archive-date=15 February 2008 |publisher=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref>

===Track listing===
{{Track listing
| collapsed = no
| headline = Original CD track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 39:14

| title1 = Jiya Dhadak Dhadak Jaye
| note1 =
| writer1 =
| lyrics1 = Asim Raza
| music1 = [[Rohail Hyatt]], Faisal Rafi
| extra1 = [[Rahat Fateh Ali Khan]]
| length1 = 5:15

| title2 = [[Aadat (song)|Aadat]]
| note2 = rearranged by [[Mithoon]]
| writer2 =
| lyrics2 = [[Goher Mumtaz]]
| music2 = Goher Mumtaz

| extra2 = [[Atif Aslam]]
| length2 = 5:36

| title3 = Dheere Dheere
| note3 =
| writer3 =
| lyrics3 = [[Sayeed Quadri]]
| music3 = [[Anu Malik]]

| extra3 = [[Alisha Chinoy]]
| length3 = 6:12

| title4 = Ye Pal
| note4 =
| writer4 =
| lyrics4 = Sayeed Quadri
| music4 = Anu Malik

| extra4 = [[Najam Sheraz]]
| length4 = 6:26

| title5 = Aadat (Remix)
| note5 = remixed by [[DJ Suketu]]
| writer5 =
| lyrics5 = Goher Mumtaz
| music5 = [[Jal (band)|Jal]]
| extra5 = [[Atif Aslam]]
| length5 = 4:10

| title6 = Tujhe Dekh Dekh
| note6 =
| writer6 =
| lyrics6 = Asim Raza
| music6 = Rohail Hyatt, Faisal Rafi
| extra6 = Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
| length6 = 2:42

| title7 = Thi Meri Dastan
| note7 =
| writer7 =
| lyrics7 = Sayeed Quadri
| music7 = Anu Malik
| extra7 = [[Anuradha Paudwal]], [[Amit Sana]]
| length7 = 4:16

| title8 = Aadat
| note8 =
| writer8 =
| lyrics8 = Goher Mumtaz
| music8 = Goher Mumtaz

| extra8 = Jal
| length8 = 4:30
}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|499041|Kalyug}}

{{Mahesh Bhatt}}
{{Mohit Suri}}

[[Category:2005 films]]
[[Category:2000s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:2005 action thriller films]]
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[[Category:Indian action thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian films about revenge]]
[[Category:Films about pornography]]
[[Category:Films scored by Anu Malik]]
[[Category:Films scored by Mithoon]]
[[Category:Films directed by Mohit Suri]]

Kalyug (2005 film)

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{{short description|2005 film by Mohit Suri}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Kalyug
| image = Kalyug05.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Mohit Suri]]
| producer = {{plainlist|
* [[Mukesh Bhatt]]
* [[Mahesh Bhatt]]
}}
| writer = Jay Dixit (Dialogues)
| screenplay = Anand Sivakumaran
| story = Mohit Suri
| starring = {{plainlist|
* [[Emraan Hashmi]]
* [[Kunal Khemu]]
* [[Smiley Suri]]
* [[Deepal Shaw]]
* [[Amrita Singh]]
* [[Ashutosh Rana]]
}}
| music = {{plainlist|
* '''Songs:'''
* [[Anu Malik]]
* Faizal Rafi & Rohail Hyat
* [[Jal (Band)]]
* [[Mithoon]]
* [[Raju Singh]]
* '''Background Score:'''
* [[Raju Singh]]
}}
| cinematography = Rituraj Narain
| editing = Amit Saxena
| distributor = [[Vishesh Films]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2005|12|09}}
| runtime = 126 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INR}}40 million
| gross = {{INR}}102.6 million
}}

'''''Kalyug''''' ({{Translation|Modern era}}) is a 2005 [[India]]n [[Hindi]]-language [[action thriller film]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/11-most-emotional-charged-movies-slideshow-wp-155834037/photo-p-action-thriller-based-pornographic-photo-155834578.html |title=11 most emotionally charged movies by Mohit Suri |website=[[Yahoo!]]|access-date=10 April 2017|quote=This action thriller is based on pornographic film industry. It featured the fictional porn website indiapasssion.com which inspired a real website of the same name. The film introduced actor Kunal Khemu, in his debut film as an adult actor. It also stars Emraan Hashmi, Smilie Suri (Mohit’s sister) and Amrita Singh.}}</ref> directed by [[Mohit Suri]] and produced by [[Mahesh Bhatt|Mukesh Bhatt]]. It introduces actor [[Kunal Khemu]], in his debut film as an adult actor.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ashraf |first1=Syed Firdaus |title=Enter the hero from Kashmir |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/dec/05kunal.htm |access-date=7 June 2015 |work=[[Rediff.com]] |date=5 December 2005}}</ref><ref name="ch">{{cite web |title=Kunal Khemu: Child grows up |author=Subhash K Jha |url=http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=14054802 |date=21 December 2005 |publisher=[[Sify]] |access-date=2 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218124438/http://www.sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=14054802 |archive-date=18 December 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> It also stars [[Emraan Hashmi]], [[Smilie Suri]],
[[Deepal Shaw]], [[Amrita Singh]] and [[Ashutosh Rana]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Kalyug |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20051209/ttlife.htm |access-date=7 June 2015 |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] |date=9 December 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Tuteja |first1=Joginder |title=Kalyug – Beware, as you are being watched! |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/kalyug-hindi-movie-preview-7851.html |website=IndiaGlitz |access-date=16 October 2016}}</ref> The film follows a young man who sets out to exact revenge upon the porn industry after his wife commits suicide due to the footage of their first night getting released on internet.

''Kalyug'' released on 9 December 2005. It featured the fictional porn website {{proper name|indiapasssion.com}} which inspired a real website of the same name.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Saurav |first1=Kumar |title=Bhatt Film Inspires Desi Sex Trip |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/bhatt-film-inspires-desi-sex-trip/46629 |access-date=7 June 2015 |work=[[Mid-Day]] |date=27 May 2009}}</ref>

==Plot==
18 years ago, the Dhar family, consisting of Pushkaran ([[Yatin Karyekar]]) and his son, Kunal ([[Kunal Khemu]]), were [[Exodus of Kashmiri Hindus|forced to leave Kashmir by terrorists]]. Pushkaran and Kunal re-locate to Bombay, where they live in a small room. This is where Kunal grows up, and gets a job at a gym. Then one day, the police knock on his door, informing him that his father had lost his hold from a crowded local train, fallen, and instantly killed. A devastated Kunal arranges his father's funeral, and before he could reconcile to living alone, his relatives contact him from [[Jammu]], informing him that his father had promised to look after a young woman named Renuka ([[Smiley Suri]]). Kunal agrees to fulfill his father's promise.

When Renuka arrives, she finds out about the untimely death, and wants to return, but ticket reservation forces her to stay with Kunal for a week. It is this week that changes their lives, for they fall in love and get married. They stay the first night at a hotel, where they encounter Johnny ([[Ashutosh Rana]]) whom tells the manager to book them into the honeymoon suite. It is there where they consummate their marriage. However, a few nights later, police storm into their house and arrest the two for interrogation. It is revealed that their intimite night at the hotel was secretly recorded and uploaded onto a porn website, with the video receiving many views. Kunal realizes that Johnny was responsible for having them exploited.

Meanwhile, Renuka is forced by the police to sign the papers and testify against him, making her believe Kunal was responsible for this. As she is led out, she encounters Kunal who tells her the truth and begs for her not to sign those papers. All these feelings of guilt, embarrassment, and confusion proves too much for Renuka as she then jumps of the ledge and commits suicide in front of Kunal. Kunal is then sent to prison as he refuses to admit the false charge. Kunal is later able to prove himself innocent and decides to track down Johnny and his team to get revenge. It is revealed that Johnny is working for a businesswoman Simi Roy, who secretly is the porn-website creator living in [[Zurich]], [[Switzerland]]. Kunal leaves for Zurich in order to take revenge against Johnny and Simi Roy.

In Zurich, Kunal comes across Ali ([[Emraan Hashmi]]) a modern-day punk, who runs an adults only shop. In his shop, Kunal sees a magazine featuring a pornstar he had seen on the same website where his and Renuka's video was featured. He uses Ali's help to track down the girl. Kunal and Ali track the girl down in a bar where she is a singer, suddenly Kunal finds a young girl being held hostage and beats up the bodyguards but he gets hit by Simi Roy's car. The next day, Kunal overhears Simi fighting with her abusive daughter Tanya about being drunk and doing sexual activities with her girlfriend Jessica. Kunal then asks Simi about the blue film porn website but Simi lies to him and explains that she has nothing to do with it. The girl is revealed to be Anny ([[Deepal Shaw]]) and reveals to Kunal that after her hometown got destroyed in the [[2001 Gujarat earthquake|Gujarat earthquake]] killing her parents, her uncle sells her to Johnny and his friend Vick for money against her will. She tries to escape but is quickly captured and forced to enter the porn industry to be exploited. Kunal and Ali lure Johnny and his goons into a trap and start a killed fight. Enraged by his henchmen, Ali is fatally stabbed by Johnny, but is able to seize the same blade and kill Johnny and his men. Before dying, Ali reveals that Simi Roy is the main mastermind behind the pornography website and also runs the red light district in Zurich. Kunal asks Tanya for help and in return he would help her ruin Simi's life. Simi who is watching the TV journalist seeing her own daughter on her porn website feels devastated and is confronted by Kunal and Tanya where Tanya kills Simi. Kunal is free of charges and starts a new life with Anny.

==Cast==
* [[Kunal Khemu]] as Kunal Dhar / Rajeev Chawla
* [[Emraan Hashmi]] as Ali Bhai
* [[Smiley Suri]] as Renuka
* [[Amrita Singh]] as Simi Roy
* [[Deepal Shaw]] as Anita (Anny)
* [[Ashutosh Rana]] as Farid aka Johnny
* [[Yatin Karyekar]] as Pushkaran Dhar
* [[Atul Parchure]] as Bhaskar
* Nisha Lalwani as Tanya
* [[Sheena Bajaj]] as Hema
* [[Atif Aslam]] as Singer
* [[Amitabh Bhattacharjee]] as Mumbai Police ACP Jadhav
* [[Prasad Oak]] as Anny's uncle

==Production==
The film was initially titled 'Blue Film' however the title was later changed to 'Kalyug'.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ayaz |first1=Shaikh |title=WHY 'BLUE FILM' BECAME 'KALYUG'? |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-why-blue-film-became-kalyug-1763 |access-date=16 October 2016 |work=Daily News & Analysis |date=12 September 2005 |location=Mumbai |language=en}}</ref> [[Sunny Leone]] was originally offered the lead role, but due to her demanding $1 million for the role, director Mohit Suri retreated.

==Home Media==
Kalyug's VCDs and DVDs were released by [[Shemaroo]] six weeks after the theatrical release.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/news/06/jan/21kalyug.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018223127/http://www.glamsham.com/movies/news/06/jan/21kalyug.asp#|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 October 2016 |title=Shemaroo releases KALYUG on home Video|website=www.glamsham.com}}</ref> The DVD Included Cast & Crew interviews, Television Promos of Kalyug, The [[Aadat]] Remix and Subtitles in four languages: English Tamil, Telugu and Bengali as Bonus Features.

==Music==
{{Infobox album
| name = Kalyug
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Anu Malik]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|df=y|2005|10|29}}
| recorded = 2005
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 39:14
| language = Hindi
| label = [[Sa Re Ga Ma]]
| producer = [[Anu Malik]], [[Rohail Hyatt]], [[Jal (Band)|Jal]], [[Mithoon]]
| prev_title = [[Deewane Huye Paagal]]
| prev_year = 2005
| next_title = [[My Bollywood Bride]]
| next_year = 2006
}}

The soundtrack was released on 29 October 2005. [[Raju Singh]] composed the [[film score]] while the songs featured in the [[Soundtrack]] were composed by [[Anu Malik]], Faisal Rafi, [[Rohail Hyatt]], [[Jal (Band)|Jal]], [[Goher Mumtaz]] and [[Mithoon]]. The track "[[Aadat (song)|Aadat]]" was reused from [[Jal (Band)|Jal]]'s [[Aadat (album)|album of the same name]], with music being recreated by [[Mithoon]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Vijayakar |first1=R.M. |title=Singer-Composer Mithoon: Doing Music for Myself Makes Me Very Happy |url=http://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/bollywood/singer-composer-mithoon-doing-music-for-myself-makes-me-very/article_fb81541e-30a3-11e5-aad9-976b4bbd16cd.html |access-date=16 October 2016 |work=India West |date=22 July 2015}}</ref> According to the Indian trade website [[Box Office India]], with around {{formatnum:1400000}} units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's twelfth highest-selling.<ref>{{cite web |title=Music Hits 2000–2009 (Figures in Units) |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080215081557/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5&PHPSESSID=108b9056cd4ca14236f9c6119d34dcce |archive-date=15 February 2008 |publisher=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref>

===Track listing===
{{Track listing
| collapsed = no
| headline = Original CD track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 39:14

| title1 = Jiya Dhadak Dhadak Jaye
| note1 =
| writer1 =
| lyrics1 = Asim Raza
| music1 = [[Rohail Hyatt]], Faisal Rafi
| extra1 = [[Rahat Fateh Ali Khan]]
| length1 = 5:15

| title2 = [[Aadat (song)|Aadat]]
| note2 = rearranged by [[Mithoon]]
| writer2 =
| lyrics2 = [[Goher Mumtaz]]
| music2 = Goher Mumtaz

| extra2 = [[Atif Aslam]]
| length2 = 5:36

| title3 = Dheere Dheere
| note3 =
| writer3 =
| lyrics3 = [[Sayeed Quadri]]
| music3 = [[Anu Malik]]

| extra3 = [[Alisha Chinoy]]
| length3 = 6:12

| title4 = Ye Pal
| note4 =
| writer4 =
| lyrics4 = Sayeed Quadri
| music4 = Anu Malik

| extra4 = [[Najam Sheraz]]
| length4 = 6:26

| title5 = Aadat (Remix)
| note5 = remixed by [[DJ Suketu]]
| writer5 =
| lyrics5 = Goher Mumtaz
| music5 = [[Jal (band)|Jal]]
| extra5 = [[Atif Aslam]]
| length5 = 4:10

| title6 = Tujhe Dekh Dekh
| note6 =
| writer6 =
| lyrics6 = Asim Raza
| music6 = Rohail Hyatt, Faisal Rafi
| extra6 = Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
| length6 = 2:42

| title7 = Thi Meri Dastan
| note7 =
| writer7 =
| lyrics7 = Sayeed Quadri
| music7 = Anu Malik
| extra7 = [[Anuradha Paudwal]], [[Amit Sana]]
| length7 = 4:16

| title8 = Aadat
| note8 =
| writer8 =
| lyrics8 = Goher Mumtaz
| music8 = Goher Mumtaz

| extra8 = Jal
| length8 = 4:30
}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|499041|Kalyug}}

{{Mahesh Bhatt}}
{{Mohit Suri}}

[[Category:2005 films]]
[[Category:2000s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:2005 action thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian action thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian films about revenge]]
[[Category:Films about pornography]]
[[Category:Films scored by Anu Malik]]
[[Category:Films scored by Mithoon]]
[[Category:Films directed by Mohit Suri]]

Kalyug (2005 film)

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{{short description|2005 film by Mohit Suri}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Kalyug
| image = Kalyug05.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Mohit Suri]]
| producer = {{plainlist|
* [[Mukesh Bhatt]]
* [[Mahesh Bhatt]]
}}
| writer = Jay Dixit (Dialogues)
| screenplay = Anand Sivakumaran
| story = Mohit Suri
| starring = {{plainlist|
* [[Emraan Hashmi]]
* [[Kunal Khemu]]
* [[Smiley Suri]]
* [[Deepal Shaw]]
* [[Amrita Singh]]
* [[Ashutosh Rana]]
}}
| music = {{plainlist|
* '''Songs:'''
* [[Anu Malik]]
* Faizal Rafi & Rohail Hyat
* [[Jal (Band)]]
* [[Mithoon]]
* [[Raju Singh]]
* '''Background Score:'''
* [[Raju Singh]]
}}
| cinematography = Rituraj Narain
| editing = Amit Saxena
| distributor = [[Vishesh Films]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2005|12|09}}
| runtime = 126 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INR}}40 million
| gross = {{INR}}102.6 million
}}

'''''Kalyug''''' ({{Translation|Modern era}}) is a 2005 [[India]]n [[Hindi]]-language [[action thriller film]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/11-most-emotional-charged-movies-slideshow-wp-155834037/photo-p-action-thriller-based-pornographic-photo-155834578.html |title=11 most emotionally charged movies by Mohit Suri |website=[[Yahoo!]]|access-date=10 April 2017|quote=This action thriller is based on pornographic film industry. It featured the fictional porn website indiapasssion.com which inspired a real website of the same name. The film introduced actor Kunal Khemu, in his debut film as an adult actor. It also stars Emraan Hashmi, Smilie Suri (Mohit’s sister) and Amrita Singh.}}</ref> directed by [[Mohit Suri]] and produced by [[Mahesh Bhatt|Mukesh Bhatt]]. It introduces actor [[Kunal Khemu]], in his debut film as an adult actor.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ashraf |first1=Syed Firdaus |title=Enter the hero from Kashmir |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/dec/05kunal.htm |access-date=7 June 2015 |work=[[Rediff.com]] |date=5 December 2005}}</ref><ref name="ch">{{cite web |title=Kunal Khemu: Child grows up |author=Subhash K Jha |url=http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=14054802 |date=21 December 2005 |publisher=[[Sify]] |access-date=2 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218124438/http://www.sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=14054802 |archive-date=18 December 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> It also stars [[Emraan Hashmi]], [[Smilie Suri]],
[[Deepal Shaw]], [[Amrita Singh]] and [[Ashutosh Rana]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Kalyug |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20051209/ttlife.htm |access-date=7 June 2015 |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] |date=9 December 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Tuteja |first1=Joginder |title=Kalyug – Beware, as you are being watched! |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/kalyug-hindi-movie-preview-7851.html |website=IndiaGlitz |access-date=16 October 2016}}</ref> The film follows a young man who sets out to exact revenge upon the porn industry after his wife commits suicide due to the footage of their first night getting released on internet.

''Kalyug'' released on 9 December 2005. It featured the fictional porn website {{proper name|indiapasssion.com}} which inspired a real website of the same name.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Saurav |first1=Kumar |title=Bhatt Film Inspires Desi Sex Trip |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/bhatt-film-inspires-desi-sex-trip/46629 |access-date=7 June 2015 |work=[[Mid-Day]] |date=27 May 2009}}</ref>

==Plot==
18 years ago, the Dhar family, consisting of Pushkaran ([[Yatin Karyekar]]) and his son, Kunal ([[Kunal Khemu]]), were [[Exodus of Kashmiri Hindus|forced to leave Kashmir by terrorists]]. Pushkaran and Kunal re-locate to Bombay, where they live in a small room. This is where Kunal grows up, and gets a job at a gym. Then one day, the police knock on his door, informing him that his father had lost his hold from a crowded local train, fallen, and instantly killed. A devastated Kunal arranges his father's funeral, and before he could reconcile to living alone, his relatives contact him from [[Jammu]], informing him that his father had promised to look after a young woman named Renuka ([[Smiley Suri]]). Kunal agrees to fulfill his father's promise.

When Renuka arrives, she finds out about the untimely death, and wants to return, but ticket reservation forces her to stay with Kunal for a week. It is this week that changes their lives, for they fall in love and get married. They stay the first night at a hotel, where they encounter Johnny ([[Ashutosh Rana]]) whom tells the manager to book them into the honeymoon suite. It is there where they consummate their marriage. However, a few nights later, police storm into their house and arrest the two for interrogation. It is revealed that their intimite night at the hotel was secretly recorded and uploaded onto a porn website, with the video receiving many views. Kunal realizes that Johnny was responsible for having them exploited.

Meanwhile, Renuka is forced by the police to sign the papers and testify against him, making her believe Kunal was responsible for this. As she is led out, she encounters Kunal who tells her the truth and begs for her not to sign those papers. All these feelings of guilt, embarrassment, and confusion proves too much for Renuka as she then jumps of the ledge and commits suicide in front of Kunal. Kunal is then sent to prison as he refuses to admit the false charge. Kunal is later able to prove himself innocent and decides to track down Johnny and his team to get revenge. It is revealed that Johnny is working for a businesswoman Simi Roy, who secretly is the porn-website creator living in [[Zurich]], [[Switzerland]]. Kunal leaves for Zurich in order to take revenge against Johnny and Simi Roy.

In Zurich, Kunal comes across Ali ([[Emraan Hashmi]]) a modern-day punk, who runs an adults only shop. In his shop, Kunal sees a magazine featuring a pornstar he had seen on the same website where his and Renuka's video was featured. He uses Ali's help to track down the girl. Kunal and Ali track the girl down in a bar where she is a singer, suddenly Kunal finds a young girl being held hostage and beats up the bodyguards but he gets hit by Simi Roy's car. The next day, Kunal overhears Simi fighting with her abusive daughter Tanya about being drunk and doing sexual activities with her girlfriend Jessica. Kunal then asks Simi about the blue film porn website but Simi lies to him and explains that she has nothing to do with it. The girl is revealed to be Anny ([[Deepal Shaw]]) and reveals to Kunal that after her hometown got destroyed in the [[2001 Gujarat earthquake|Gujarat earthquake]] killing her parents, her uncle sells her to Johnny and his friend Vick for money against her will. She tries to escape but is quickly captured and forced to enter the porn industry to be exploited. Kunal and Ali lure Johnny and his goons into a trap and start an henchmen fight. Ali gets enraged is fatally stabbed by Johnny, but is able to seize the same blade and kill Johnny and his men. Before dying, Ali reveals that Simi Roy is the main mastermind behind the pornography website and also runs the red light district in Zurich. Kunal asks Tanya for help and in return he would help her ruin Simi's life. Simi who is watching the TV journalist seeing her own daughter on her porn website feels devastated and is confronted by Kunal and Tanya where Tanya kills Simi. Kunal is free of charges and starts a new life with Anny.

==Cast==
* [[Kunal Khemu]] as Kunal Dhar / Rajeev Chawla
* [[Emraan Hashmi]] as Ali Bhai
* [[Smiley Suri]] as Renuka
* [[Amrita Singh]] as Simi Roy
* [[Deepal Shaw]] as Anita (Anny)
* [[Ashutosh Rana]] as Farid aka Johnny
* [[Yatin Karyekar]] as Pushkaran Dhar
* [[Atul Parchure]] as Bhaskar
* Nisha Lalwani as Tanya
* [[Sheena Bajaj]] as Hema
* [[Atif Aslam]] as Singer
* [[Amitabh Bhattacharjee]] as Mumbai Police ACP Jadhav
* [[Prasad Oak]] as Anny's uncle

==Production==
The film was initially titled 'Blue Film' however the title was later changed to 'Kalyug'.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ayaz |first1=Shaikh |title=WHY 'BLUE FILM' BECAME 'KALYUG'? |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-why-blue-film-became-kalyug-1763 |access-date=16 October 2016 |work=Daily News & Analysis |date=12 September 2005 |location=Mumbai |language=en}}</ref> [[Sunny Leone]] was originally offered the lead role, but due to her demanding $1 million for the role, director Mohit Suri retreated.

==Home Media==
Kalyug's VCDs and DVDs were released by [[Shemaroo]] six weeks after the theatrical release.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/news/06/jan/21kalyug.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018223127/http://www.glamsham.com/movies/news/06/jan/21kalyug.asp#|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 October 2016 |title=Shemaroo releases KALYUG on home Video|website=www.glamsham.com}}</ref> The DVD Included Cast & Crew interviews, Television Promos of Kalyug, The [[Aadat]] Remix and Subtitles in four languages: English Tamil, Telugu and Bengali as Bonus Features.

==Music==
{{Infobox album
| name = Kalyug
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Anu Malik]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|df=y|2005|10|29}}
| recorded = 2005
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 39:14
| language = Hindi
| label = [[Sa Re Ga Ma]]
| producer = [[Anu Malik]], [[Rohail Hyatt]], [[Jal (Band)|Jal]], [[Mithoon]]
| prev_title = [[Deewane Huye Paagal]]
| prev_year = 2005
| next_title = [[My Bollywood Bride]]
| next_year = 2006
}}

The soundtrack was released on 29 October 2005. [[Raju Singh]] composed the [[film score]] while the songs featured in the [[Soundtrack]] were composed by [[Anu Malik]], Faisal Rafi, [[Rohail Hyatt]], [[Jal (Band)|Jal]], [[Goher Mumtaz]] and [[Mithoon]]. The track "[[Aadat (song)|Aadat]]" was reused from [[Jal (Band)|Jal]]'s [[Aadat (album)|album of the same name]], with music being recreated by [[Mithoon]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Vijayakar |first1=R.M. |title=Singer-Composer Mithoon: Doing Music for Myself Makes Me Very Happy |url=http://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/bollywood/singer-composer-mithoon-doing-music-for-myself-makes-me-very/article_fb81541e-30a3-11e5-aad9-976b4bbd16cd.html |access-date=16 October 2016 |work=India West |date=22 July 2015}}</ref> According to the Indian trade website [[Box Office India]], with around {{formatnum:1400000}} units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's twelfth highest-selling.<ref>{{cite web |title=Music Hits 2000–2009 (Figures in Units) |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080215081557/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5&PHPSESSID=108b9056cd4ca14236f9c6119d34dcce |archive-date=15 February 2008 |publisher=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref>

===Track listing===
{{Track listing
| collapsed = no
| headline = Original CD track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 39:14

| title1 = Jiya Dhadak Dhadak Jaye
| note1 =
| writer1 =
| lyrics1 = Asim Raza
| music1 = [[Rohail Hyatt]], Faisal Rafi
| extra1 = [[Rahat Fateh Ali Khan]]
| length1 = 5:15

| title2 = [[Aadat (song)|Aadat]]
| note2 = rearranged by [[Mithoon]]
| writer2 =
| lyrics2 = [[Goher Mumtaz]]
| music2 = Goher Mumtaz

| extra2 = [[Atif Aslam]]
| length2 = 5:36

| title3 = Dheere Dheere
| note3 =
| writer3 =
| lyrics3 = [[Sayeed Quadri]]
| music3 = [[Anu Malik]]

| extra3 = [[Alisha Chinoy]]
| length3 = 6:12

| title4 = Ye Pal
| note4 =
| writer4 =
| lyrics4 = Sayeed Quadri
| music4 = Anu Malik

| extra4 = [[Najam Sheraz]]
| length4 = 6:26

| title5 = Aadat (Remix)
| note5 = remixed by [[DJ Suketu]]
| writer5 =
| lyrics5 = Goher Mumtaz
| music5 = [[Jal (band)|Jal]]
| extra5 = [[Atif Aslam]]
| length5 = 4:10

| title6 = Tujhe Dekh Dekh
| note6 =
| writer6 =
| lyrics6 = Asim Raza
| music6 = Rohail Hyatt, Faisal Rafi
| extra6 = Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
| length6 = 2:42

| title7 = Thi Meri Dastan
| note7 =
| writer7 =
| lyrics7 = Sayeed Quadri
| music7 = Anu Malik
| extra7 = [[Anuradha Paudwal]], [[Amit Sana]]
| length7 = 4:16

| title8 = Aadat
| note8 =
| writer8 =
| lyrics8 = Goher Mumtaz
| music8 = Goher Mumtaz

| extra8 = Jal
| length8 = 4:30
}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|499041|Kalyug}}

{{Mahesh Bhatt}}
{{Mohit Suri}}

[[Category:2005 films]]
[[Category:2000s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:2005 action thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian action thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian films about revenge]]
[[Category:Films about pornography]]
[[Category:Films scored by Anu Malik]]
[[Category:Films scored by Mithoon]]
[[Category:Films directed by Mohit Suri]]

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

2026-08-06T02:10:59Z

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{{Infobox film
| name = Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
| image = Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge poster.jpg
| alt = The ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' theatrical release poster shows a man in a black leather jacket and blue jeans holding over his shoulders a woman in a red wedding dress. A caption on top reads "Come...Fall in Love".
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Aditya Chopra]]
| producer = [[Yash Chopra]]
| writer = Aditya Chopra
| starring = [[Shah Rukh Khan]] [[Kajol]]
| narrator =
| music = [[Jatin–Lalit]]
| cinematography = [[Manmohan Singh (film director)|Manmohan Singh]]
| editing = Keshav Naidu
| studio = [[Yash Raj Films]]
| distributor = [[Eros International]] [[AA Films]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1995|10|20}}
| runtime = 189 minutes<ref name="Runtime">{{Cite web |title=''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' (PG) |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/dilwale-dulhania-le-jayenge-1970 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530013607/http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/dilwale-dulhania-le-jayenge-1970 |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=18 March 2015 |website=[[British Board of Film Classification]]}}</ref>
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INR|4 million|link=yes}}<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Aiyar |first1=Shankkar |last2=Unnithan |first2=Sandeep |date=10 July 2000 |title=Bollywood goes global, powered by diaspora dollar |work=[[India Today]] |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20030113-bollywood-goes-global-powered-by-diaspora-dollar-793552-2003-01-13 |url-status=live |access-date=14 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210601120230/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20030113-bollywood-goes-global-powered-by-diaspora-dollar-793552-2003-01-13 |archive-date=1 June 2021}}</ref>
| gross = {{Estimation}} {{INR|2 billion}}<ref name="Rajinder"/><ref name="Ganti"/><ref name="Chicago"/>
}}

'''''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge''''' ({{translation|"The Big-Hearted Will Take the Bride"}}), also known by the [[initialism]] '''''DDLJ''''', is a 1995 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[Musical film|musical]] [[romance film|romance action film]] written and directed by [[Aditya Chopra]] in his directorial debut and produced by his father [[Yash Chopra]]. Released on 20 October 1995, the film stars [[Shah Rukh Khan]] and [[Kajol]]. The plot revolves around Raj and Simran, two young [[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|non-resident Indians]], who fall in love during a vacation through Europe with their friends. Raj tries to win over Simran's family so the couple can marry, but Simran's father has long since promised her hand to his friend's son. The film was shot in India, [[London]], and [[Switzerland]], from September 1994 to August 1995.

With an estimated total gross of {{INR|2 billion}}<ref name="Rajinder"/><ref name="Ganti"/> ({{US$|60 million|long=no}}) worldwide,<ref name="Chicago"/> ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' was the highest-grossing Indian film of 1995 and one of the most successful Indian films in history. It won 10 [[Filmfare Awards]]—the most for a single film at that time—and the [[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment]]. Its soundtrack album became one of the most popular of the 1990s.

Many critics praised the film, which connected with different segments of society by simultaneously promoting strong family values and the following of one's own heart. Its success led other filmmakers to target the non-resident Indian audience, which was deemed more lucrative for them. It spawned many imitations of its story and style and homages to specific scenes. ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' was one of only three Hindi films in the reference book ''[[1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die]],'' and was placed twelfth on the [[British Film Institute]]'s list of top Indian films of all time. In 2012, the film was included by critics Rachel Dwyer and Sanam Hasan in the 2012 [[British Film Institute]] ''[[Sight & Sound]]'' 1000 greatest films of all time.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-08-20 |title=Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge |url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/sightandsoundpolls/2012/film/4ce2b7e63fe2b |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120820072954/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/sightandsoundpolls/2012/film/4ce2b7e63fe2b |archive-date=20 August 2012 |access-date=2022-11-13 |website=[[British Film Institute]]}}</ref> It is considered as the longest-running film in the history of [[Indian cinema]] due to that fact that it is still being shown in a cinema called [[Maratha Mandir]] theatre in [[Mumbai]] as of 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shah |first=Khushbu |date=25 February 2015 |title=Bollywood's longest-running movie gets big screen reprieve |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2015/02/25/asia/india-bollywood-ddlj/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712034949/https://edition.cnn.com/2015/02/25/asia/india-bollywood-ddlj/index.html |archive-date=12 July 2019 |access-date=20 November 2018 |website=[[CNN]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/19/world/asia/bollywood-ddlj-maratha-mandir.html | title=India's Love Story with a Movie Still on the Big Screen After 27 Years | work=The New York Times | date=19 January 2023 | last1=Mashal | first1=Mujib | last2=Raj | first2=Suhasini | last3=Loke | first3=Atul }}</ref>

== Plot ==

Raj Malhotra and Simran Singh are both non-resident Indians (NRI) living in London. Simran is brought up in a strict and conservative household by her parents Baldev Singh and Lajwanti while Raj is raised by his liberal father Dharamvir Malhotra. Simran always dreams of meeting her ideal man; her mother Lajjo warns her against this, saying dreams are good, but one should not blindly believe they come true. One day, Baldev receives a letter from his friend Ajit, who lives in [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], India. Ajit wants to keep the promise he and Baldev made to each other 20 years ago — to have Simran marry his son Kuljeet. Simran is disappointed, as she does not want to marry someone whom she has never met.

One evening, Raj enters Baldev's shop after closing time to buy beer. Baldev refuses, but Raj grabs a case of beer, throws money on the counter, and runs away. An infuriated Baldev calls Raj a disgrace to India. Meanwhile, Dharamvir agrees to his request to go on a train trip across Europe with his friends, and Simran's friends have invited her to go on the same trip. Simran asks Baldev to let her see the world before her marriage, and he reluctantly agrees.

On the trip, Raj and Simran meet. Raj constantly flirts with Simran, much to her irritation. The two miss their train to [[Zürich]] and are separated from their friends, but start to travel together and become friends. Raj falls in love with Simran on the journey, and when they part ways in London, Simran realises she is in love with him as well. At home, Simran tells her mother about the boy she met on her trip; Baldev overhears the conversation and becomes enraged with his daughter. He says the family will move to India the next day. Meanwhile, Raj tells Dharamvir about Simran and that she will soon get married. When Raj says he believes Simran loves him too, Dharamvir encourages him to go after her. Raj goes to her house to woo her and Baldev, but is informed by their neighbour that they have sold their house and moved to India.

Back in India, Baldev is reunited with his relatives and his friend, Ajit. A miserable Simran and her younger sister Chutki take an instant dislike to Simran's fiancé Kuljeet because of his arrogance. Simran pines for Raj, but her mother tells her to forget him because she knows Baldev will never accept their relationship. The next morning, Raj arrives outside of the house where Simran is staying and the two reunite. She begs him to elope with her, but Raj refuses and says he will only marry her with Baldev's consent. Without disclosing his acquaintance with Simran, Raj befriends Kuljeet, and is quickly accepted by both families. Later, Dharamvir also arrives in India and becomes friends with Simran's and Kuljeet's families. Eventually, Lajjo and Chutki discover that Raj is the boy Simran fell in love with in Europe. Lajjo also tells Raj and Simran to run away, but he still refuses. Enraged, Baldev recognises Raj from the beer incident but eventually accepts him. However, after he discovers a photograph of Raj and Simran together in Europe, he slaps and humiliates Raj and tells him to leave.

As Raj and Dharamvir wait at the railway station, Kuljeet, who is angry to learn of Raj's love for Simran, arrives with his friends and attack them. Raj refuses to fight back until his father is struck by Kuljeet when trying to save his son at which an enraged Raj gains the upper hand in his struggle against Kuljeet and crowd beats up his friends and brutally beats him. Baldev and Ajit soon arrive and stop the fight, and Raj boards the departing train with Dharamvir. Simran then arrives with Lajjo and Chutki; she tries to join Raj on the train, but Baldev stops her. Simran begs him to let her go, saying she cannot live without Raj. Baldev, realising nobody loves his daughter more than Raj does, lets her go, and she runs and catches the train as it departs.

== Cast ==
Credits adapted from the [[British Film Institute]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7e63fe2b |title=Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) BFI |year=2002 |publisher=[[British Film Institute]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150601000634/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b7e63fe2b |archive-date=1 June 2015 |access-date=25 June 2015}}</ref>

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* [[Shah Rukh Khan]] as Raj Malhotra
* [[Kajol]] as Simran Singh
* [[Amrish Puri]] as Chaudhary Baldev Singh
* [[Farida Jalal]] as Lajwanti "Lajjo" Singh
* [[Satish Shah]] as Ajit Singh
* [[Achala Sachdev]] as Simran's grandmother
* [[Himani Shivpuri]] as Kammo Kaur
* [[Anupam Kher]] as Dharamvir Malhotra
* [[Parmeet Sethi]] as Kuljeet Singh
* [[Mandira Bedi]] as Preeti Singh
* [[Pooja Ruparel]] as Rajeshwari "Chutki" Singh
* [[Anaita Shroff Adajania]] as Simran's friend
* [[Lalit Tiwari]] as Simran's uncle
* Arjun Sablok and [[Karan Johar]] as Raj's friends
{{div col end}}

== Production ==

=== Origin and scripting ===
[[Aditya Chopra]] assisted his father, director and producer [[Yash Chopra]], during the making of ''[[Chandni (film)|Chandni]]'' (1989), ''[[Lamhe]]'' (1991) and ''[[Darr]]'' (1993).<ref name=adi /> During this time, Aditya wrote several of his own scripts, including one he assumed would be his first film, but eventually became his second, ''[[Mohabbatein]]'' (2000).<ref name=Shahrukh /> For three years, he worked on the story that would become ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' before approaching his father to direct it. Yash did not want to and tried to persuade Aditya to do it himself.<ref name="filmf">{{Cite web |url=http://www.filmfare.com/features/i-was-keen-to-do-ddlj-with-newcomers-7936-3.html |title=I was keen to do DDLJ with newcomers |date=10 December 2014 |website=[[Filmfare]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530022747/http://www.filmfare.com/features/i-was-keen-to-do-ddlj-with-newcomers-7936-3.html |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=5 March 2015 |pages=3–4}}</ref> As they were discussing ideas for the script, Aditya conceived the notion that Raj would seek permission for marriage from Simran's stern father, rather than eloping with her. He then became excited about the possibility of directing the film himself. After his mother, the playback singer [[Pamela Chopra]], agreed that the idea was sound, he decided to make this his directorial debut.{{sfn|Chopra|2002|pp=31–32}} Aditya wanted to make a wholesome film that people could watch repeatedly. He wanted to diverge from the typical plot line of the time, in which lovers run away when their parents object, and show that if their love was strong enough, the parents would eventually understand.<ref name=filmf />

In May 1994, Aditya read the first draft of the script to several members of the [[Yash Raj Films]] production team assigned to work with him, including a cinematographer, an art director, and a dialogue writer. They were not impressed, but Aditya held fast to his ideas.{{sfn|Chopra|2002|p=36}} He was given total editorial control by his father, the producer, and made the film according to his own tastes and sensibilities.<ref name=ff1 /> Aditya struggled with both the dialogue writer [[Javed Siddiqui]] and the song lyricist [[Anand Bakshi]] to develop words that were "young-sounding".{{sfn|Chopra|2002|p=39}} There were personal clashes over writing credits on the final script. Pamela's friend [[Honey Irani]] believed she deserved a writing credit that she did not receive, and Siddiqui believed Aditya did not deserve partial credit for the dialogue. After ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'', neither of them ever worked with Yash Raj Films again.{{sfn|Chopra|2002|pp=50–51}} After approving the script, Yash was consulted about the songs, but mostly left the creative process to his son, and has firmly denied that he was a ghost director on the project.<ref name="ff1">{{Cite web |url=http://www.filmfare.com/interviews/when-i-saw-ddlj-i-was-in-tears-7935.html |title=When I saw DDLJ I was in tears |date=10 December 2014 |website=Filmfare |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530022859/http://www.filmfare.com/interviews/when-i-saw-ddlj-i-was-in-tears-7935.html |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=5 March 2015}}</ref> He did not shoot a single frame, and did not even view some portions of the film until it was nearly completed.{{sfn|Chopra|2002|pp=44,47}}

=== Casting ===
Aditya originally wanted the film to be about a relationship between an Indian and an American. He wanted [[Tom Cruise]] for the role of Raj but was dissuaded by Yash, who did not want to use a foreign star.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/did-you-know-/Cruise-was-the-first-choice-for-DDLJ/articleshow/7235691.cms |title=Cruise was the first choice for DDLJ! |date=7 January 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=6 April 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109131912/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/did-you-know-/Cruise-was-the-first-choice-for-DDLJ/articleshow/7235691.cms |archive-date=9 January 2015}}</ref> They decided their characters would be non-resident Indians (NRIs). Aditya approached Shah Rukh Khan to play the role of Raj. Shah Rukh was initially not interested because of the romantic nature of the role, having had success playing villainous roles.{{sfn|Chopra|2002|p=36}} Aditya then asked [[Saif Ali Khan]] to play the lead role because he was having problems persuading Shah Rukh to do it.<ref name=sair /> Saif declined for unknown reasons,<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-you-refused-that-film-1836348 |title=You refused that film? |last=Naval-Shetye, Aakanksha |date=18 May 2013 |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |access-date=20 April 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131028025230/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-you-refused-that-film-1836348 |archive-date=28 October 2013}}</ref> as did [[Aamir Khan]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/Aamir-Khan-Films-that-he-rejected/Aamir-Khan-Films-that-he-rejected/photostory/46565150.cms |title=Aamir Khan: Films that he rejected {{!}} The Times of India |website=The Times of India |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170212124408/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/Aamir-Khan-Films-that-he-rejected/Aamir-Khan-Films-that-he-rejected/photostory/46565150.cms |archive-date=12 February 2017 |access-date=11 February 2017}}</ref> causing Aditya to continue pursuing Shah Rukh.<ref name="sair">{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/did-you-know-/-Saif-was-to-romance-Kajol/articleshow/10738986.cms? |title=Saif was to romance Kajol |date=12 December 2012 |work=The Times of India |access-date=22 March 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527114546/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/did-you-know-/-Saif-was-to-romance-Kajol/articleshow/10738986.cms |archive-date=27 May 2015}}</ref>{{efn|Other sources claim that Saif was approached for the role before Shah Rukh, so this point is not entirely clear.<ref name=epic />}} Aditya and Shah Rukh had four meetings over several weeks; he finally persuaded Shah Rukh by telling him he could never be a superstar unless he became "every woman's dream man, and every mother's dream son".{{sfn|Chopra|2002|p=36}} Since then, Shah Rukh has expressed his gratitude to Aditya for helping to make him a star with this film.<ref name="Shahrukh">{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/oct/08anu.htm |title=Shah Rukh did not want to do DDLJ |last=Kulkarni |first=Ronjita |date=8 October 2003 |work=[[Rediff.com]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530014030/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/oct/08anu.htm |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=11 November 2011}}</ref> Shah Rukh said that fellow actor [[Salman Khan]] also encouraged him to do the role, saying that he thought the film would be very successful.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/447728/shah-rukh-did-ddlj-salman.html |title=Shah Rukh did DDLJ for Salman |date=15 December 2014 |work=[[Deccan Herald]] |access-date=30 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150603003150/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/447728/shah-rukh-did-ddlj-salman.html |archive-date=3 June 2015}}</ref> Shah Rukh has also noted the similarities in the film's script to his own relationship with [[Gauri Khan]] before their marriage.{{sfn|Uberoi|1997|p=321}}

Kajol was the first choice to play Simran, to which she quickly agreed.{{sfn|Chopra|2002|p=35}}  She and Shah Rukh had previously worked together in the successful films ''[[Baazigar]]'' (1993) and ''[[Karan Arjun]]'' (1995).<ref name=couple /> Kajol said her character was very difficult for her to relate to, whereas Shah Rukh said Raj's personality was very similar to his own.<ref>{{Cite AV media |title=300 Weeks Celebration  |publisher=Yash Raj Films |time=10:30–11:30}}</ref> Aditya chose the name Raj for the character, and the mandolin that he played, based on his admiration for the actor [[Raj Kapoor]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-shah-rukh-khan-kajol-relive-ddlj-moments-as-film-celebrates-1000-weeks-2043591 |title=Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol relive DDLJ moments as film celebrates 1000 weeks |date=13 December 2014 |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |access-date=30 June 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216005315/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-shah-rukh-khan-kajol-relive-ddlj-moments-as-film-celebrates-1000-weeks-2043591 |archive-date=16 December 2014}}</ref> After a successful [[screen test]], Parmeet Sethi was chosen over [[Armaan Kohli]] for the role of Kuljeet Singh.<ref name="Bookmyshow">{{Cite web |url=http://in.bookmyshow.com/entertainment/reasons-watch-ddlj/38916 |title=Reasons to watch DDLJ ... again and again! |last=Sharma, Saumya |date=4 June 2014 |publisher=Bookmyshow |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150531095136/http://in.bookmyshow.com/entertainment/reasons-watch-ddlj/38916 |archive-date=31 May 2015 |access-date=31 May 2015}}</ref> In addition to his assistant director [[Sameer Sharma (director)|Sameer Sharma]], Aditya asked for two additional assistants, his brother [[Uday Chopra]] and his cousin [[Karan Johar]]. Johar also played a small role in the film as Raj's friend.{{sfn|Chopra|2002|p=34}} Sharmishta Roy was the film's art director{{sfn|Chopra|2002|p=33}} and [[Manish Malhotra]] was its costume designer. While Malhotra had many new ideas, Aditya wanted to keep the clothing style simple; he did not want it to distract from the story.{{sfn|Chopra|2002|pp=42–43}} Despite this, Malhotra was responsible for the idea of Simran wearing a green dress in the song "Mehndi Laga Ke Rakhna", an unusual colour for a Punjabi bride.<ref name="Bookmyshow" />

=== Filming ===
[[File:B-Montbovon-Eglise-Saint-Grat.jpg|thumb|right|The Church of {{not a typo|Saint Grat}} in Montbovon, one of the filming locations in Switzerland|alt=A church with a high steeple on a green field]]
''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' was filmed in several 5-, 10- and 20-day schedules between September{{nbsp}}1994 and August{{nbsp}}1995.{{sfn|Chopra|2002|p=40}} The first sequence filmed was for the song "Ho Gaya Hai Tujhko" with Kajol and Shah Rukh in Switzerland.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/screen-exclusive--love-me-tender-shah-rukh-khan/1025796/0 |title=Screen exclusive! Love me tender: Shah Rukh Khan |last=Singh, Harneet |date=19 November 2012 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=19 November 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530023443/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/screen-exclusive--love-me-tender-shah-rukh-khan/1025796/0 |archive-date=30 May 2015}}</ref> The European journey scenes and songs were mainly filmed in [[Saanen]], [[Montbovon]] and [[Gstaad]], Switzerland.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Kaur, Jasleen |date=July 2014 |title=Bollywood in Swiss Alps |url=http://india-outbound.com/magazine/article/100 |url-status=dead |journal=India-Outbound |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530023701/http://india-outbound.com/magazine/article/100 |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=24 March 2015}}</ref><ref name=nyt1 /><ref name=yrf1 /> Other scenes were shot in England, at locations including [[Trafalgar Square]], [[London King's Cross railway station|King's Cross railway station]] and [[Angel tube station|Angel Underground station]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/film/bollywood-comes-to-london-6582340.html |title=Bollywood comes to London |last=Singh |first=Amar |date=14 May 2007 |work=[[London Evening Standard]] |access-date=20 August 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530023719/http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/film/bollywood-comes-to-london-6582340.html |archive-date=30 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/broadband/2001/feb/05trans.htm |title=DDLJ story goes to the roots of Indian culture |last=Khubchandani |first=Lata |date=5 February 2001 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530014203/http://www.rediff.com/broadband/2001/feb/05trans.htm |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=20 August 2014}}</ref>{{sfn|Dwyer|2014|p=59}} Film's cinematographer [[Manmohan Singh (director)|Manmohan Singh]], a regular collaborator with Chopra, shot the song "Tujhe Dekha To", including the iconic mustard fields scenes with Shah Rukh and Kajol in the mustard fields in [[Gurgaon]] on the outskirts of the [[National Capital Region (India)|National Capital Region Delhi]].<ref name="Bookmyshow" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/yash-chopra-wasnt-convinced-about-ddljs-climax/20141209.htm |title='Yash Chopra wasn't convinced about DDLJ's climax' |date=9 December 2014 |website=[[Rediff.com]] movies |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101221731/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/yash-chopra-wasnt-convinced-about-ddljs-climax/20141209.htm |archive-date=1 January 2016 |access-date=3 January 2016}}</ref> The cast faced difficulties while filming the final scene, which shows Simran running to catch the train on which Raj is travelling. The smouldering heat made it difficult to shoot and each time there was a retake, the train took 20 minutes to return.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/kajol-opens-up-about-the-iconic-train-scene-from-dilwale-dulhania-le-jayenge/articleshow/65486838.cms |title=Kajol opens up about the iconic train scene from 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge' |date=21 August 2018 |work=The Times of India |access-date=21 August 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180822130400/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/kajol-opens-up-about-the-iconic-train-scene-from-dilwale-dulhania-le-jayenge/articleshow/65486838.cms |archive-date=22 August 2018 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>

[[Saroj Khan]] was the choreographer throughout most of the production, but after several disputes between her and Aditya, she was replaced by [[Farah Khan]] near the end of the shoot. After the film's eventual success, Saroj apologised to Aditya for underestimating him, but she never worked with him again.{{sfn|Chopra|2002|p=52}} Farah choreographed the song "Ruk Ja O Dil Deewane",{{sfn|Chopra|2002|pp=45–46}} during which Aditya did not tell Kajol that Shah Rukh was going to drop her, as he wanted to capture her genuine reaction.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/Dilwale-Dulhania-Le-Jayenge-Lesser-Known-facts/photostory/26144006.cms |title=Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge: Lesser Known facts |date=7 January 2011 |work=The Times of India |access-date=27 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530223842/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo-features/Dilwale-Dulhania-Le-Jayenge-Lesser-Known-facts/photostory/26144006.cms |archive-date=30 May 2015}}</ref> The film's title was suggested by actress [[Kirron Kher]]; it came from the song "Le Jayenge Le Jayenge", in the film ''[[Chor Machaye Shor]]'' (1974).<ref name="epic">{{Cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/7631/ |title=Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge: Epic always |last=Vijayakar, Rajiv |date=12 December 2014 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530024158/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/7631/ |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=14 January 2015}}</ref> The Raj character sings parts of this song during the story, and it recurs at the end. ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' is believed to be the first Bollywood film with a "Title suggested by" credit.{{sfn|Chopra|2002|p=37}} The film has since become universally known by the acronym ''DDLJ''.<ref name=skj />{{sfn|Chopra|2002|p=8}}

Towards the end of the [[principal photography]], Shah Rukh had to split his time between this film and ''[[Trimurti (film)|Trimurti]]'' (1995), spending half of his day on each film.{{sfn|Chopra|2002|pp=46–48}} In early August{{nbsp}}1995, when filming on ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' was not yet finished, a release date in October around the time of the [[Diwali]] festival was decided upon. Composers Jatin and Lalit Pandit were given only 10 days to complete the background score, and the first copies were printed on 30 September.{{sfn|Chopra|2002|pp=46–48}} After filming was complete, Aditya decided to make a Hollywood-style documentary of the film-making process, which had not been done before in India. Karan Johar and Uday were put in charge because they had already been recording some of the processes. On 18 October, two days before the film's release, the 30-minute special ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, The Making'' was broadcast on television by [[Doordarshan]].<ref name="Bookmyshow" />{{sfn|Chopra|2002|pp=46–48}}

== Themes ==
''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' repeats the usual conservative agenda of family, courtship and marriage, but it proposes that Indian family values are portable assets that can be upheld regardless of country of residence.{{sfn|Uberoi|1997|pp=305, 333}} To prove this, Raj, an NRI who was brought up in London, is portrayed as the story's "good guy", whereas Kuljeet, raised in India, is portrayed as the villain. This is a reversal of the roles in typical Indian films, which usually portray Indians as being morally superior to Westerners.{{sfn|Ganti|2004|p=42}} Here, NRIs are validated as potential model Indian citizens.{{sfn|Mehta|2011|pp=1–2}}

The story aims to capture the struggle between traditional family values and the modern value of individualism.{{sfn|Virdi|2003|p=208}} Although Raj and Simran want to be together regardless of her father's plans for her, Raj tries to win over his girlfriend's father rather than simply eloping with her. In this and other Indian stories, family values are ultimately considered more important than the romantic plot. Moral values and rules of conduct take precedence over individual desires.{{sfn|Dengel-Janic|Eckstein|2008|p=51}} The film implies that "Indianness" can be defined by the importance of family life; whether at home or abroad, it is the Indian family system that is recognised as the social institution that most defines Indian identity.{{sfn|Punathambekar|2005|p=160}}

In ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'', the purity/sanctity of women is being related to that of the nation. In the scene after Raj and Simran spend the night together, and Simran is concerned that something happened, Raj tells her: "You think I am beyond values, but I am a Hindustani, and I know what a Hindustani girl's ''[[Izzat (honour)|izzat]]'' (honour) is worth. Trust me, nothing happened last night." This speaks to the Indian diaspora and their need to try and sustain their value system,{{sfn|Punathambekar|2005|p=158}} and the man's responsibility to protect the Indian woman's sexual purity.{{sfn|Virdi|2003|p=197}} In ''The Routledge Encyclopedia of Films'', Ranjani Mazumdar says the film has a running theme of unfulfilled desires, which is exemplified by Raj's father telling him to enjoy life because his own was a struggle, and Simran's mother telling her to run away with Raj because she was unable to live her own dreams.{{sfn|Mazumdar|2014|p=207}}

Scott Jordan Harris, writing for [[Roger Ebert]]'s website, says the film's popularity lies in its ability to effectively convey two opposing themes appealing to different portions of society. He said, "It argues that we should follow our hearts and chase happiness wherever it leads, regardless of the obstacles in our paths, while simultaneously suggesting we should respect the ways of our elders, particularly our parents, and do nothing that challenges their will".<ref name=ebert /> Rachel Dwyer said the film was important for presenting marriage as an understanding between parents and children. While fighting the old tradition of the arranged marriage, it still encouraged the importance of seeking parental consent, even for a love marriage.{{sfn|Dwyer|2014|p=160}} According to Patricia Uberoi, ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' reiterates the theme of ''[[Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!]]'' (1994){{efn|Uberoi states the theme to be that the lovers were willing to sacrifice their own feelings for their families.{{sfn|Uberoi|1997|p=309}}}} in a self-conscious manner while also linking it explicitly to the fact that the protagonists tend to remind themselves and each other of what it means to be an Indian.{{sfn|Uberoi|1997|p=309}}

== Music ==
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The ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' soundtrack features seven songs composed by [[Jatin–Lalit]], a duo consisting of the brothers Jatin and Lalit Pandit. [[Anand Bakshi]] wrote the lyrics and [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Asha Bhosle]], [[Kumar Sanu]], [[Abhijeet Bhattacharya]] and [[Udit Narayan]] performed the vocals.<ref name="itunes">{{Cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/dilwale-dulhania-le-jayenge/id886976449 |title=Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |publisher=[[iTunes Store]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530050427/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/dilwale-dulhania-le-jayenge/id886976449 |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=18 March 2015}}</ref> Jatin–Lalit was considered for the job when singer Asha Bhosle contacted Yash Chopra after meeting the duo. It was their first collaboration with Yash Raj Films. They secured the job after singing "[[Mehndi Laga Ke Rakhna]]" for Yash. In return, they ensured she sang one song, "Zara Sa Jhoom Loon Main". Pamela Chopra helped them select tunes and instruments to give some of the songs a Punjabi flavour.<ref name="rediffmusic">{{Cite web |url=http://uswww.rediff.com/movies/interview/we-got-ddlj-on-asha-bhosles-recommendation/20141216.htm |title=We got DDLJ on Asha Bhosle's recommendation |last=Jha, Subhash K. |date=16 December 2014 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530014239/http://uswww.rediff.com/movies/interview/we-got-ddlj-on-asha-bhosles-recommendation/20141216.htm |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=5 March 2015}}</ref> Bhasker Gupta, writing for [[AllMusic]], said the soundtrack was the best of Jatin–Lalit's career, and that it "marked the beginning of the fifth wave in Indian cinema ...".<ref name="allmusic">{{Cite web |url=https://allmusic.com/album/dilwale-dulhania-le-jayenge-saregama-r1023627/review |title=Original Soundtrack Dilwale Dulhania le Jayenge [Saregama] |last=Gupta, Bhasker |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530050550/http://www.allmusic.com/album/dilwale-dulhania-le-jayenge-saregama-mw0001504438 |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=14 March 2011}}</ref>

The soundtrack became the best-selling [[Music of Bollywood|Bollywood soundtrack]] of the year, with 12 million official units sold by [[HMV]], although it is estimated the same number or more copies were pirated.{{sfn|Chopra|2002|p=9|ps=: ''DDLJ'' has sold an estimated 25 million copies of its soundtrack. HMV, ''DDLJ''{{'}}s music company, pegs official sales at 12 million tapes – at least the same amount or more pirated cassettes have been sold.}} More than 1 million of those sales occurred prior to the film's release,{{sfn|Chopra|2002|pp=46–48}} with Chopra earning an advance of {{INR|10 million}} for the music rights.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5cyGAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA189 |title=Bollyworld: Popular Indian Cinema Through A Transnational Lens |last1=Kaur |first1=Raminder |last2=Sinha |first2=Ajay J. |date=2005 |publisher=[[SAGE Publications]] |isbn=9788132103448 |page=189 |access-date=4 December 2018 |archive-date=1 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210601120237/https://books.google.com/books?id=5cyGAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA189 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Gulshan Kumar]] sold an unofficial version of the soundtrack under his [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]] label. Combined sales of both the official HMV version and the unofficial T-Series version amounted to 20{{nbsp}}million copies.<ref name="rediff">{{Cite news |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/sep/02sup1.htm |title=Rediff on the Net, Movies: How Gulshan Kumar signed his own death warrant |date=2 September 1997 |work=[[Rediff]] |access-date=11 December 2018 |archive-date=3 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100603193105/http://www.rediff.com/movies/sep/02sup1.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The total number of estimated sales including pirated copies range from 25{{nbsp}}million{{sfn|Chopra|2002|p=9|ps=: ''DDLJ'' has sold an estimated 25 million copies of its soundtrack. HMV, ''DDLJ''{{'}}s music company, pegs official sales at 12 million tapes – at least the same amount or more pirated cassettes have been sold.}} to over 100{{nbsp}}million.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Hb83FwNGuR4C&pg=PA390 |title=Producing Bollywood: Inside the Contemporary Hindi Film Industry |last=Ganti |first=Tejaswini |date=2012 |publisher=[[Duke University Press]] |isbn=978-0-8223-5213-6 |page=390 |access-date=4 December 2018 |archive-date=1 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210601120247/https://books.google.com/books?id=Hb83FwNGuR4C&pg=PA390 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2005, the album was judged the top Hindi soundtrack of all time by voters on the [[BBC Asian Network]] website.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/asiannetwork/features/top40_soundtracks_10_01.shtml |title=Asian Network – Top 40 Soundtracks of All Time |publisher=[[BBC Asian Network]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530050854/http://www.bbc.co.uk/asiannetwork/features/top40_soundtracks_10_01.shtml |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=9 June 2011}}</ref> Anand Bakshi won his third Filmfare Best Lyricist award after 14 years,{{sfn|Ramchandani|2003|p=527}} having two nominations for this film.<ref name=FFAwardsPDF /> The wedding song "Mehndi Laga Ke Rakhna" from the film became an all-time hit; it is played at weddings across the South Asian diaspora.<ref name=rediffmusic /><ref name="mehndi2">{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/did-you-know-/Story-behind-Mehndi-Laga-Ke-Rakhna/articleshow/7359381.cms |title=Story behind 'Mehndi Laga Ke Rakhna' |date=25 January 2011 |work=The Times of India |access-date=27 November 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140420211804/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/did-you-know-/Story-behind-Mehndi-Laga-Ke-Rakhna/articleshow/7359381.cms |archive-date=20 April 2014}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singers
| title1 = Ghar Aaja Pardesi
| extra1 = Manpreet Kaur, [[Pamela Chopra]]
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| title7 = Ho Gaya Hai Tujhko
| extra7 = [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Udit Narayan]]
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| extra5 = Lata Mangeshkar, Udit Narayan
| length5 = 4:51
| title2 = Mere Khwabon Mein
| extra2 = Lata Mangeshkar
| length2 = 4:18
| title6 = Ruk Ja O Dil Deewane
| extra6 = Udit Narayan
| length6 = 5:14
| title4 = Tujhe Dekha To
| extra4 = Lata Mangeshkar, [[Kumar Sanu]]
| length4 = 5:05
| title3 = Zara Sa Jhoom Loon Main
| extra3 = [[Asha Bhosle]], [[Abhijeet Bhattacharya]]
| length3 = 5:55
| headline = ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)<ref name=itunes />
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== Release ==
''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' opened on 20 October 1995 to sold-out shows worldwide.<ref name="toi800">{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/800-weeks-of-DDLJ/articleshow/6259881.cms |title=800 weeks of DDLJ |last=Lalwani, Vickey |date=5 August 2010 |work=The Times of India |access-date=22 March 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150625211810/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/800-weeks-of-DDLJ/articleshow/6259881.cms |archive-date=25 June 2015}}</ref> Every show in every theatre in Mumbai—save one—was completely full for the first week.{{sfn|Chopra|2002|pp=49–50}} The film was popular among both resident Indians and NRIs.{{sfn|Sarrazin|2008|p=210}} At San Francisco's 720-seat Naz theatre, 1,000 people arrived for the first showing, and the theatre staff were forced to run another show late that night. In the UK, the film ran for over a year.{{sfn|Chopra|2002|p=14}} As of March 16, 2020 the [[Maratha Mandir]] cinema hall in Mumbai had been showing for 1251 weeks (24 years).<ref name=thousand />

== Reception ==

=== Box office ===
The film opened with over {{INRConvert|800|m|year=1995|mode=historical}} grossed in its first month of release.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SxxuAAAAMAAJ |title=Rashtriya Sahara |date=1995 |publisher=Sahara India Mass Communication |volume=3, Issues 7-12 |pages=52 |quote=While ''HAHK'' is Bollywood's biggest grosser for having done a business of over {{nowrap|Rs 150 crore}}, it seems that ''DDLJ'' would beat this record as is evident by its business of above {{nowrap|80 crore}} in the very first month of its release.}}</ref> The film's initial [[Hindi]] run earned {{INR|link=Indian rupee}}1.13 billion (valued at about US$35,000,000 in 1995){{efn|name=exchange|The exchange rate in 1995 was 32.35 Indian rupees ({{INR}}) per 1 US dollar (US$).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.usforex.com/forex-tools/historical-rate-tools/yearly-average-rates |title=Yearly Average Exchange Rates |website=USForex |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321221451/http://www.usforex.com/forex-tools/historical-rate-tools/yearly-average-rates |archive-date=21 March 2012 |access-date=5 July 2015 |quote=Select Indian Rupee on the 'Compare' pulldown, then click 'Retrieve Data'}}</ref>}} in India<ref>{{Cite web |title=Box Office 1995 |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=201&catName=MTk5NQ== |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130220613/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=201&catName=MTk5NQ== |archive-date=2009-01-30 |access-date=2022-05-01 |website=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref> and about {{INR}}200 million (valued at about US$6,200,000 in 1995){{efn|name=exchange}} overseas;<ref>{{cite magazine |date=1999 |title=Business World |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=haJaAAAAYAAJ |magazine=[[Business World]] |publisher=Ananda Bazar Patrika Limited |volume=18 |page=80 |access-date=1 May 2022 |quote=Chopra's film earned about {{nowrap|Rs 20 crore}} abroad}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Kohli-Khandekar|first=Vanita|title=The Indian Media Business|date=2013|publisher=[[SAGE Publications]]|isbn=9788132117889|page=188|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1C4nAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA188|access-date=25 January 2019|archive-date=27 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727124620/https://books.google.com/books?id=1C4nAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA188|url-status=live}}</ref> it became the highest-grossing Indian film of the year,<ref name="boi1995">{{Cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=201&catName=MTk5NQ== |title=Box Office 1995 |publisher=Box Office India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017072458/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=201&catName=MTk5NQ%3D%3D |archive-date=17 October 2013 |access-date=21 April 2008}}</ref> and the second-highest-grossing film of the 1990s, behind ''Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!'' It was the second Indian film to gross over {{INR}}1 billion worldwide,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3826&nCat= |title=The 100 Crore Worldwide Grossers: 34 Films Since 1994 |date=19 December 2011 |publisher=Box Office India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425231804/http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3826&nCat= |archive-date=25 April 2012 |access-date=19 December 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/story/19960430-string-of-big-flops-trigger-bombay-dream-merchants-to-struggle-with-changing-audience-833507-1996-04-30 |title=String of big flops trigger Bombay's dream merchants to struggle with changing audience |date=30 April 1996 |work=[[India Today]] |access-date=15 December 2018 |archive-date=2 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402223053/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/story/19960430-string-of-big-flops-trigger-bombay-dream-merchants-to-struggle-with-changing-audience-833507-1996-04-30 |url-status=live }}</ref> and one of the biggest [[Bollywood]] earners of all time.<ref name="boialltime">{{Cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=all_time_earners |title=All Time Grossers |year=2011 |publisher=Box Office India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017014036/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=all_time_earners |archive-date=17 October 2013 |access-date=21 April 2008}}</ref> The film went on to gross a total of {{INR|2 billion}}<ref name="Ganti">{{cite book |last1=Ganti |first1=Tejaswini |title=Producing Bollywood: Inside the Contemporary Hindi Film Industry |date=7 March 2012 |publisher=[[Duke University Press]] |isbn=978-0-8223-5213-6 |page=289 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Hb83FwNGuR4C&pg=PA289 |access-date=1 May 2022}}</ref><ref name="Rajinder">{{Cite book |last1=Rajinder |first1=Dudrah |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4Wz4AAAAQBAJ&pg=PA183 |title=The Bollywood Reader |last2=Jigna |first2=Desai |date=2008-10-01 |publisher=[[McGraw-Hill Education]] |isbn=978-0-335-22212-4 |pages=183}}</ref> ({{US$|60 million|long=no}}) worldwide {{as of|1996|lc=y}}.<ref name="Chicago">{{cite news |last1=Lev |first=Michael A. |title=Hooray for Bollywood? In India's movie biz, they don't pretend they make great films |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/167784011/ |access-date=10 May 2022 |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |date=11 July 1996 |pages=1, 7 (Section 5) |url-access=subscription |quote=Producer Yash Chopra scored one of the biggest hits in Bollywood history in the {{US$|60 million|long=no}}-grossing "Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge" ("Only the Loverboy Will Take Away the Bride"), a love story that spends an awful lot of time at a traditional Hindi wedding.}}</ref>

Adjusted for inflation, ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' is among the highest-grossing Hindi films ever;<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=313&catName=TGlmZXRpbWUgQWRqdXN0ZWQ= |title=Top Lifetime Inflation Adjusted Grossers Worldwide |year=2011 |publisher=Box Office India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006034502/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=313&catName=TGlmZXRpbWUgQWRqdXN0ZWQ%3D |archive-date=6 October 2013 |access-date=5 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=2988 |title=Bahubali 2 Is The Biggest Hindi Blockbuster This Century |date=8 June 2017 |work=[[Box Office India]] |access-date=2 December 2017 |archive-date=2 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402174709/https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=2988 |url-status=live }}</ref> its domestic [[net income]] ({{INR}}533 million at the time)<ref name="Boi2016">{{Cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3036 |title=Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge |website=[[Box Office India]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160718001925/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3036 |archive-date=18 July 2016 |access-date=19 October 2017}}</ref> is approximately {{INR|4.613 billion}} ({{US$|{{To USD|4613|IND|round=yes}} million|long=no}}) when adjusted for inflation in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3036 |title=Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge – Movie |website=[[Box Office India]] |access-date=10 December 2018 |archive-date=2 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702165934/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3036 |url-status=live }}</ref> As of 2009, the film had generated over {{INR|60 million}} in revenues for the Maratha Mandir since its release.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.co.in/nostalgia-unplugged/ |title=Nostalgia Unplugged! |last=Gattani, Shruti |date=17 October 2009 |publisher=Box Office India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530051015/http://www.boxofficeindia.co.in/nostalgia-unplugged/ |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=21 August 2014}}</ref> In later years, that theatre ran one matinee show per day at reduced ticket prices, which averaged about 50% occupancy.<ref name=thousand />

=== Critical reception ===
''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' received many favourable reviews.<ref name=toi800 /> An initial review by weekly magazine ''[[Screen (magazine)|Screen]]'' said of Aditya Chopra, "A young master arrives".{{sfn|Chopra|2002|pp=49–50}} Tom Vick, reviewing the film for [[Allmovie]], said, "An immensely likeable movie, ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' performs the rarely achieved feat of stretching a predictable plot over three hours and making every minute enjoyable."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/movie/dilwale-dulhania-le-jayenge/AA4G6k9 |title=Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge: Critics' Reviews |date=24 October 2011 |publisher=[[MSN]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402103221/http://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/movie/dilwale-dulhania-le-jayenge/AA4G6k9 |archive-date=2 April 2015 |access-date=19 March 2015}}</ref> When the film toured the US in 2004 as part of the Cinema India showcase, "The Changing Face of Indian Cinema",<ref name="showcase">{{Cite web |url=http://www.theross.org/ext20.php |title=Cinema India! – The Changing Face of Indian Cinema |publisher=[[Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131229120920/http://www.theross.org/ext20.php |archive-date=29 December 2013 |access-date=5 March 2011}}</ref> Charles Taylor reviewed the film for ''[[Salon (website)|Salon]]'' and said, "It's a flawed, contradictory movie—aggressive and tender, stiff and graceful, clichéd and fresh, sophisticated and naive, traditional and modern. It's also, I think, a classic."<ref name="salon">{{Cite web |url=http://www.salon.com/2004/06/17/ddlj/ |title=Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge |last=Taylor, Charles |date=17 June 2004 |website=[[Salon (website)|Salon]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906023633/http://www.salon.com/2004/06/17/ddlj/ |archive-date=6 September 2015 |access-date=14 March 2011}}</ref>

Writing for [[NDTV]], [[Anupama Chopra]] said, "Perhaps the innocence of Raj and Simran's romance in which they can spend the night together without sex because Raj, the bratish ''[sic]'' NRI understands the importance of an Indian woman's honor. Perhaps it's the way in which the film artfully reaffirms the patriarchal status quo and works for all constituencies—the NRI and the local viewer. Or perhaps it's the magic of Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol who created a template for modern love, which was hip and cool but resolutely Indian."<ref name="AC1">{{Cite web |url=http://www.anupamachopra.com/20reviews.php |title=Top 20 Movie Reviews |last=Chopra, Anupama |publisher=[[NDTV]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320134339/http://www.anupamachopra.com/20reviews.php |archive-date=20 March 2012 |access-date=23 September 2011}}</ref> She also called the film a milestone that shaped Hindi cinema through the 1990s, and one of her personal favourites.<ref name=Shahrukh /> In 2004, Meor Shariman of ''[[The Malay Mail]]'' called the film a "must watch" for Bollywood fans, and also for those seeking an introduction to Bollywood.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-10393390.html |title=Re-viewing Bollywood classics |last=Shariman, Meor |date=5 August 2004 |work=[[The Malay Mail]] |access-date=25 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111044534/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-10393390.html |archive-date=11 November 2013 |quote=Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge are 'must-watch' for every Bollywood fan. In fact, viewers seeking an introduction to Bollywood should also check them out.}}{{subscription required|via=Highbeam}}</ref>

[[Raja Sen]] gave a reflective review for [[Rediff.com]] in 2005, calling the film one of the best Hindi films made in the previous 20 years. He said "Shah Rukh Khan gives a fabulous performance, redefining the Lover for the 1990s with great panache", and called Kajol a "real-as-life actress bringing warmth and credulity" to her role. Sen called the film well balanced and said only the fight scene and some mother-daughter dialogue can wear after multiple viewings.<ref name="Sen">{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/may/13raja.htm |title=DDLJ: Ten years, everybody cheers |last=Sen, Raja |date=13 May 2005 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530014324/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/may/13raja.htm |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=25 March 2015}}</ref> Omer M. Mozaffar, writing for [[RogerEbert.com]] in 2012, likened the film to a [[Disney Princess]] story, saying, "the young princess feeling trapped by the traditional patriarchy, seeking freedom through discovering the world, but finally finding it through silent, but inappropriate love. The Little Mermaid. Beauty (of the Beast). Jasmine (friends with Aladdin). Pocahontas. Aurora (Sleeping Beauty). And here, Simran."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/far-flung-correspondents/d-d-l-j-dee-dee-ell-jay |title=D D L J – Dee Dee Ell Jay |last=Mozaffar, Omer M. |date=20 March 2012 |publisher=[[RogerEbert.com]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530024452/http://www.rogerebert.com/far-flung-correspondents/d-d-l-j-dee-dee-ell-jay |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=5 March 2015}}</ref> Scott Jordan Harris, also writing for RogerEbert.com in 2014, called it "one of the world's favorite films", and said it plays as a masterful soap opera, with one of the best screen couples ever seen.<ref name="ebert">{{Cite web |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/balder-and-dash/dilwale-dulhania-le-jayenge-the-record-breaking-bollywood-rom-com-celebrating-1000-weeks-in-cinemas |title="Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge": The Record-Breaking Bollywood Rom-Com Celebrating 1000 Weeks in Cinemas |last=Harris, Scott Jordan |date=18 December 2014 |publisher=RogerEbert.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530024458/http://www.rogerebert.com/balder-and-dash/dilwale-dulhania-le-jayenge-the-record-breaking-bollywood-rom-com-celebrating-1000-weeks-in-cinemas |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=5 March 2015}}</ref>

== Accolades ==
''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' was ranked among ''[[The Times of India]]''{{'}}s list of the "10 Bollywood movies you must see before you die".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/10-Bollywood-movies-you-must-see-before-you-die/photostory/25815917.cms |title=10 Bollywood movies you must see before you die – Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge |website=The Times of India |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150304125307/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/10-Bollywood-movies-you-must-see-before-you-die/photostory/25815917.cms |archive-date=4 March 2015 |access-date=30 May 2015}}</ref> It was one of three Hindi films in the film reference book ''[[1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die]]'', the others being ''[[Mother India]]'' (1957) and ''[[Deewaar]]'' (1975).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.1001beforeyoudie.com/uk_1001_movies.html |title=1001 Series |publisher=Quintessence Editions |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530051907/http://www.1001beforeyoudie.com/uk_1001_movies.html |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=22 November 2010}}</ref> It was placed twelfth on the British Film Institute's list of top Indian films of all time.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/features/imagineasia/guide/poll/india |title=Top 10 Indian Films |year=2002 |publisher=British Film Institute |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120160633/http://www.bfi.org.uk/features/imagineasia/guide/poll/india |archive-date=20 January 2012 |access-date=15 March 2011}}</ref> It is one of the films on Box Office India's list of "Biggest Blockbusters Ever in Hindi Cinema".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=350&catName=QmlnZ2VzdCBCbG9ja2J1c3RlcnMgRXZlcg== |title=The Biggest Blockbusters Ever in Hindi Cinema |publisher=Box Office India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131026073055/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=350&catName=QmlnZ2VzdCBCbG9ja2J1c3RlcnMgRXZlcg%3D%3D |archive-date=26 October 2013 |access-date=4 October 2012}}</ref> The film won a [[National Film Awards|National Film Award]] and 10 [[Filmfare Awards]], setting the record at the time for the most Filmfare trophies.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indianffth.nl/index.php/en/films-and-programme/filmarchive2012/dilwale-dulhania-le-jayenge/ |title=Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (there goes the bride) |publisher=Indian Film Festival, [[The Hague]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131227084026/http://www.indianffth.nl/index.php/en/films-and-programme/filmarchive2012/dilwale-dulhania-le-jayenge/ |archive-date=27 December 2013 |access-date=27 December 2013}}</ref>{{efn|The record has since been tied by ''[[Devdas (2002 Hindi film)|Devdas]]'' (2002), and broken by ''[[Black (2005 film)|Black]]'' (2005).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/Filmfare-Awards-Lesser-known-facts/photostory/45952632.cms |title=Filmfare Awards: Lesser Known Facts |website=The Times of India |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150621215051/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/Filmfare-Awards-Lesser-known-facts/photostory/45952632.cms |archive-date=21 June 2015 |access-date=21 June 2015}}</ref>}}

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|+ Awards and nominations for ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge''
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! scope="row" |[[43rd National Film Awards]]
|[[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment|Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment]]
|[[Yash Chopra]], [[Aditya Chopra]]
|{{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="43rdawardPDF">{{Cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/43rd_nff_1996.pdf |title=43rd National Film Awards |publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424114315/http://dff.nic.in/2011/43rd_nff_1996.pdf |archive-date=24 April 2012 |access-date=6 March 2012 |page=10}}</ref>
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! scope="row" rowspan="14"|[[41st Filmfare Awards]]
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
|Yash Chopra
|rowspan="10" {{won}}
|rowspan="14" style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="FFAwardsPDF">{{Cite web |url=https://sites.google.com/site/deep750/FilmfareAwards.pdf?attredirects=0 |title=Filmfare Nominees and Winners |website=Filmfare |format=PDF |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019034032/https://sites.google.com/site/deep750/FilmfareAwards.pdf?attredirects=0 |archive-date=19 October 2015 |access-date=29 June 2015 |pages=91–93}}</ref> <ref name="ffwinsshow">{{Cite web |url=http://www.filmfare.com/features/ddljs-big-win-at-the-filmfare-awards-7944.html |title=DDLJ's big win at the Filmfare Awards |date=11 December 2014 |website=Filmfare |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150629224353/http://www.filmfare.com/features/ddljs-big-win-at-the-filmfare-awards-7944.html |archive-date=29 June 2015 |access-date=29 June 2015}}</ref>
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|[[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
|Aditya Chopra
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|[[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
|[[Shah Rukh Khan]]
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
|[[Kajol]]
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]]
|[[Udit Narayan]] for "Mehndi Laga Ke Rakhna"
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
|[[Farida Jalal]]
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role|Best Comedian]]
|[[Anupam Kher]]
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]]
|[[Anand Bakshi]] for "Tujhe Dekha To"
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
|Aditya Chopra
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue|Best Dialogue]]
|Aditya Chopra, [[Javed Siddiqui]]
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
|[[Amrish Puri]]
|rowspan="4" {{nom}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]]
|[[Jatin–Lalit]]
|-
|Best Male Playback Singer
|[[Kumar Sanu]] for "Tujhe Dekha To"
|-
|Best Lyricist
|Anand Bakshi for "Ho Gaya Hai Tujhko To Pyaar Sajna"
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="3"|[[Screen Awards]]
|[[Star Screen Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
|Yash Chopra
|rowspan="3" {{won}}
|rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/screenawards/award95.html |title=Screen Award winners for the year 1995 |website=[[Screen (magazine)|Screen]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216080047/http://www.screenindia.com/old/screenawards/award95.html |archive-date=16 February 2009 |access-date=24 February 2015}}</ref>
|-
|[[Star Screen Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
|Aditya Chopra
|-
|[[Star Screen Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
|Shah Rukh Khan
|}

== Legacy ==

=== Historic box office run ===
[[File:Shah Rukh Khan & Kajol unveil the special coffee table book 'DDLJ'.jpg|thumb|Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol celebrating 1000 weeks of continuous showing of ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' in 2014|alt=Shah Rukh Khan hugs Kajol]]

In 2001, ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' overtook ''[[Sholay]]'' (1975), which had run for over five years at the Minerva theatre, as the longest-running film in Indian cinema history.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/broadband/2001/feb/05lead.htm |title=DDLJ Breaks Sholay's Record |last=Khubchandani |first=Lata |date=5 February 2001 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530014430/http://www.rediff.com/broadband/2001/feb/05lead.htm |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=27 December 2013}}</ref> It has been showing at the Maratha Mandir theatre (which was famous for having shown ''[[Mughal-e-Azam]]'' (1960) for three years) since its original release in 1995.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/mughal-e-azam-mural-at-24-karat-news-bollywood-kkfvFneecjj.html |title=''Mughal-e-Azam'' mural at 24 Karat |date=2 November 2004 |website=[[Sify]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702160732/http://www.sify.com/movies/mughal-e-azam-mural-at-24-karat-news-bollywood-kkfvFneecjj.html |archive-date=2 July 2012 |access-date=27 June 2012}}</ref> There are often people in the audience who have seen the film 50 or more times, but still clap, cheer, mouth the dialogues and sing along with the songs,<ref name=Shahrukh />{{sfn|Chopra|2002|p=8}} raising comparisons with ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'' (1975), the longest running film in America.<ref name="rhps">{{Cite news |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/ddlj-record-le-jayenge/44838 |title=DDLJ record Le Jayenge |last=Marchive |first=Laurane |date=10 May 2009 |work=[[Mid-Day]] |access-date=15 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228082715/http://www.mid-day.com/specials/2009/apr/260409-Laurane-Marchive-French-born-Dilwale-Dulhaniya-Le-Jaayenge-14th-anniversary-Play-Mumbai.htm |archive-date=28 December 2013}}</ref>

When a theatre strike in early 2011 threatened the film's uninterrupted run, the producer Yash Chopra contacted theatre owners to try and ensure the film would continue. He hoped the film would continue to run for at least 1,000 weeks,<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-26/news-interviews/29191729_1_ddlj-cinemax-screening |title=Raj, Simran's love uninterrupted |last=Lalwani, Vickey |date=26 March 2010 |access-date=11 November 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150130122244/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Raj-Simrans-love-uninterrupted/articleshow/7791696.cms?referral=PM |work=[[The Times of India]] |archive-date=30 January 2015}}</ref> which it achieved in December{{nbsp}}2014.<ref name="thousand">{{Cite web |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/517598/ddlj-to-complete-1000-weeks-at-maratha-mandir-theatre-on-friday.html |title='DDLJ' to complete 1000 weeks at Maratha Mandir theatre on Friday |date=11 December 2014 |publisher=[[CNN-IBN]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530051347/http://www.ibnlive.com/videos/india/ddlj-1000-weeks-730712.html |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=11 December 2014}}</ref> To commemorate the event, cast members including Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Anupam Kher, Farida Jalal, Mandira Bedi and Pooja Ruparel appeared on the television show ''[[Comedy Nights with Kapil]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/shah-rukh-khan-celebrates-ddljs-1000-weeks-on-kapil-sharmas-show/ |title=Shah Rukh Khan celebrates DDLJ's 1000 weeks on Kapil Sharma's show |date=3 December 2014 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=15 December 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530052113/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/shah-rukh-khan-celebrates-ddljs-1000-weeks-on-kapil-sharmas-show/ |archive-date=30 May 2015}}</ref> Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and director Aditya Chopra also attended a live chat with fans and a black tie event at the theatre on 12 December.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/141213/entertainment-bollywood/gallery/shah-rukh-khan-and-kajol-celebrate-1000-weeks-ddlj-maratha |title=Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol celebrate 1000 weeks of DDLJ at Maratha Mandir |date=13 December 2014 |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |access-date=15 December 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530052125/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/141213/entertainment-bollywood/gallery/shah-rukh-khan-and-kajol-celebrate-1000-weeks-ddlj-maratha |archive-date=30 May 2015}}</ref> The same day, they launched a coffee table book written by Aditya Chopra about the making of the film.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/bollywood/news/a616760/shah-rukh-khan-kajol-celebrate-1000-weeks-of-ddlj-at-yash-raj-studio.html#~pe88MwZHtpcZXm |title=Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol celebrate 1000 weeks of DDLJ at Yash Raj Studio |last=Joshi, Priya |date=15 December 2014 |website=Digital Spy |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530021416/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/bollywood/news/a616760/shah-rukh-khan-kajol-celebrate-1000-weeks-of-ddlj-at-yash-raj-studio.html |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=5 March 2015}}</ref> Also in December, Yash Raj Films announced the availability of a collection of commemorative, licensed merchandise from various suppliers to mark the event.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://yashrajfilms.com/News/NewsDetails.aspx?newsid=824ed2af-fe1c-46ff-8bf1-b73866016be0 |title=1000 Weeks Commemorative DDLJ Merchandise! |date=16 December 2014 |publisher=Yash Raj Films |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530020623/http://yashrajfilms.com/News/NewsDetails.aspx?newsid=824ed2af-fe1c-46ff-8bf1-b73866016be0 |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=5 March 2015}}</ref>

The Maratha Mandir's management ended the film's run after 1,009 weeks on 19 February{{nbsp}}2015 because of low attendance (the last show was viewed by 210 people).<ref name="end">{{Cite news |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/maratha-mandir-brings-down-curtains-on-ddlj-after-20-years-115021900494_1.html |title=Maratha Mandir brings down curtains on DDLJ after 20 years |last=Ramasubramanian, Uma |date=19 February 2015 |work=[[Business Standard]] |access-date=19 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530052333/http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/maratha-mandir-brings-down-curtains-on-ddlj-after-20-years-115021900494_1.html |archive-date=30 May 2015 |publisher=[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]]}}</ref> However, after an outpouring of support from fans, and talks with the production company, they decided to reinstate the film.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/ddlj-to-continue-its-run-at-maratha-mandir/article6920822.ece |title=DDLJ to continue its run at Maratha Mandir |date=22 February 2015 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=19 March 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530021619/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/ddlj-to-continue-its-run-at-maratha-mandir/article6920822.ece |archive-date=30 May 2015 |agency=[[Press Trust of India]]}}</ref> As of March 16, 2020, it had been showing for 1251 weeks (24 years). The projectionist, who has been working at the Mandir for 46 years, has watched the film more than 9,000 times.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mC_PK6zW_Bs|title=Why This Movie Has Been Playing for 24 Years|date=2020-03-16|access-date=2020-04-04|website=via YouTube.com|publisher=[[Great Big Story]]|archive-date=9 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200409180833/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mC_PK6zW_Bs|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[COVID-19 lockdown in India]] caused the theater to close for eight months; upon its re-opening in November 2020, screening of the film resumed.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=7 November 2020 |title=DDLJ back in Maratha Mandir |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/061120/ddlj-back-in-maratha-mandir.html |work=Deccan Chronicle |location= |access-date=7 March 2021 |archive-date=3 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303152450/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/061120/ddlj-back-in-maratha-mandir.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Influence ===

''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' spawned many imitators of its story and style, especially throughout the 1990s.{{sfn|Chopra|2002|p=11}} According to the ''[[Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema]]'', it and a handful of other films and young directors started a trend for "designer" films. The authors said that these were "a carefully packaged and branded product in which every little visual and physical detail ... is of utmost importance".{{sfn|Chatterjee|2003|p=127}} In ''Bollywood's Top 20: Superstars of Indian Cinema'', [[Namrata Joshi]] said ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' "reinvented Bollywood romances so decisively that we can neatly divide them into two eras—before ''DDLJ'' and after ''DDLJ''".{{sfn|Joshi|2012|pp=235–236}}

Yash Raj Films was previously known for using locations outside India for [[item number]]s in its films.{{sfn|Punathambekar|2005|p=153}} ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' started the trend for films designed to appeal to the Indian diaspora, which have foreign locations as integral parts of the story.{{sfn|Punathambekar|2005|p=153}} The characters are themselves diaspora and tend to be able to move with ease between India and the West.<ref name=Hindu1 /> Some later films that followed this trend include ''[[Pardes (1997 film)|Pardes]]'' (1997), ''[[Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...]]'' (2001), ''[[Kal Ho Naa Ho]]'' (2003), ''[[Salaam Namaste]]'' (2005), ''[[Neal 'n' Nikki]]'' (2005) and ''[[Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna]]'' (2006).<ref name="Hindu1">{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-sundaymagazine/article2275753.ece |title=Bollywood needs to change its act |last=Desai, Lord Meghnad |date=25 November 2007 |work=The Hindu |access-date=6 April 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530021748/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-sundaymagazine/article2275753.ece |archive-date=30 May 2015}}</ref>{{sfn|Mukherjee|2012|p=45}} ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' became the first Hindi film blockbuster to feature NRIs as main characters.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/article3231036.ece |title=The Swiss honour Yash Chopra, woo Bollywood |date=13 October 2006 |work=The Hindu |access-date=6 April 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530021754/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/article3231036.ece |archive-date=30 May 2015}}</ref> It helped to establish the diaspora market as a vital source of revenue for the industry; that market was seen as a safer financial investment than the [[desi]] market.<ref name=Hindu1 />

Several later films have paid homage to ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge''. The Karan Johar-produced ''[[Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania]]'' (2014) was directly inspired by it.<ref name="skj">{{Cite web |url=http://skjbollywoodnews.com/2014/07/ddlj-hangover-bollywood/4117229.html |title=The DDLJ Hangover in Bollywood |last=[[Subhash K. Jha|Jha, Subhash K.]] |date=13 July 2014 |publisher=SKJ Bollywood News |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530013623/http://skjbollywoodnews.com/2014/07/ddlj-hangover-bollywood/4117229.html |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=19 March 2015 |quote=Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, known the world over by the amiable acronym DDLJ}}</ref> The films ''[[Jab We Met]]'' (2007), ''[[Bodyguard (2011 Hindi film)|Bodyguard]]'' (2011), ''[[Chalo Dilli]]'' (2011), ''[[Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani]]'' (2013) and ''[[Chennai Express]]'' (2013) include scenes similar to the climactic train sequence, wherein a woman is running to catch a moving train and is helped aboard by a man with his outstretched arm.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Trains-and-filmi-romance/articleshow/21163711.cms? |title=Trains and filmi romance |last=Bohni |first=Bandyopadhyay |date=20 July 2013 |work=The Times of India |access-date=2 February 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206073456/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Trains-and-filmi-romance/articleshow/21163711.cms |archive-date=6 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-19/news-interviews/29556472_1_aditya-chopra-salman-khan-scene |title=Salman steals SRK's DDLJ scene |last=Lalwani, Vickey |date=19 May 2011 |access-date=7 December 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141101013618/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Salman-steals-SRKs-DDLJ-scene/articleshow/8411618.cms?referral=PM |work=[[The Times of India]] |archive-date=1 November 2014}}</ref> The British film ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'' (2008) contained a similar train scene, and its final dance sequence was partially shot at the same railway station as the ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' finale.<ref name=skj />

In October 2021, Aditya announced that he would be directing a Broadway musical entitled ''Come Fall In Love – The DDLJ Musical'', based on the film. It will debut in the Broadway season of 2022–2023.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://variety.com/2021/legit/news/ddlj-musical-broadway-aditya-chopra-1235095256/ |title=Bollywood Hit 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge' Goes to Broadway With Top Talent Attached (Exclusive) |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |author-link=Naman Ramachandran |date=22 October 2021 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=12 December 2021 }}</ref>

=== Impact ===
Audiences appreciated the screen chemistry between Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol,<ref name=Sen /> who later worked together in several successful films including ''[[Kuch Kuch Hota Hai]]'' (1998), ''[[Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...]]'' (2001), ''[[My Name Is Khan]]'' (2010), and ''[[Dilwale (2015 film)|Dilwale]]'' (2015), and are often referred to as one of Indian cinema's most loved on-screen couple.<ref name="couple">{{Cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/slideshow/type/view/id/789 |title=10 Best Onscreen Romantic Couples of the Decade |last=Ramsubramaniam, Nikhil |date=12 February 2011 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530024204/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/slideshow/type/view/id/789 |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=26 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/shah-rukh-khan-ddlj-was-and-will-always-be-about-simran/20141213.htm |title=Shah Rukh Khan: DDLJ was and will always be about Simran |last=Dedhia, Sonil |date=13 December 2014 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530014600/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/shah-rukh-khan-ddlj-was-and-will-always-be-about-simran/20141213.htm |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=19 April 2015}}</ref> [[Sogosurvey]] conducted an online survey in 2016 in which approximately 47% of the people who participated voted ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' as Bollywood's most evergreen love story.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/DDLJ-is-Bollywoods-most-evergreen-love-story-Survey/articleshow/52078150.cms |title='DDLJ' is Bollywood's most evergreen love story: Survey – Times of India |work=The Times of India |access-date=1 September 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160529200300/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/DDLJ-is-Bollywoods-most-evergreen-love-story-Survey/articleshow/52078150.cms |archive-date=29 May 2016}}</ref> Shah Rukh Khan credits this film with making him a star,<ref name=Shahrukh /> and says it "changed the entire scene for romantic movies of the 90s".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/srk-doesnt-mind-salman-copying-ddlj-scene-619739 |title=SRK Doesn't Mind Salman Copying DDLJ Scene |date=19 May 2011 |publisher=NDTV |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701011524/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/srk-doesnt-mind-salman-copying-ddlj-scene-619739 |archive-date=1 July 2015 |access-date=4 February 2014}}</ref> During an interview in 2002, he said "Whatever I'll stand for as an actor, in the whole of my career, whenever it ends, it will start with and end at ''Dilwale''".<ref>{{Cite AV media |title=300 Weeks Celebration |publisher=Yash Raj Films |time=17:23–17:35}}</ref> The actress Farida Jalal said the film gave her career a boost, saying she got many offers and "could quote any price".<ref name="quote">{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/after-ddlj-i-could-quote-any-price/20141210.htm |title=After DDLJ, I could quote any price |last=Dedhia, Sonil |date=10 December 2014 |work=Rediff.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530014524/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/after-ddlj-i-could-quote-any-price/20141210.htm |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=23 March 2015}}</ref> It also helped the young careers of Pooja Ruparel, who received advertising offers, and of Sharmistha Roy.<ref name=epic />

The British Film Institute (BFI) commissioned a [[Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (book)|book]] about ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge''. It was the first Hindi film chosen for a series of studies on international films, called "BFI Modern Classics". The author was Anupama Chopra and the book was released in 2002.<ref name="adi">{{Cite web |url=http://www.yashrajfilms.com/AboutUs/YRFTeam.aspx?SectionCode=PRO003a1 |title=About Aditya Chopra |publisher=[[Yash Raj Films]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530020939/http://www.yashrajfilms.com/AboutUs/YRFTeam.aspx?SectionCode=PRO003a1 |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=8 December 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/dilwaledulhanial00anup |title=Dilwale dulhania le jayenge = (The brave-hearted will take the bride) |publisher=[[WorldCat]] |year=2002 |isbn=978-0-85170-957-4 |access-date=19 March 2015 |url-access=registration }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://anupamachopra.com/books/20/2012/02/Dilwale%20Dulhaniya%20Le%20Jayenge |title=Anupama Chopra |date=23 February 2012 |publisher=[[Anupama Chopra]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530021239/http://anupamachopra.com/books/20/2012/02/Dilwale%20Dulhaniya%20Le%20Jayenge |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=5 March 2015}}</ref> It was reissued in paperback by Harper-Collins as ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge: The Making of a Blockbuster'' in 2004.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Dilwale dulhania le jayenge : the making of a blockbuster |publisher=WorldCat |year=2004 |isbn=978-81-7223-552-9 |oclc = 55680225}}</ref> After an unexpectedly long delay, the film was released on DVD by Yash Raj Films in 2002.<ref name="uiowa">{{Cite web |url=http://www.uiowa.edu/indiancinema/dilwale-dulhania-le-jayenge |title=Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge |last=Lutgendorf |first=Philip |publisher=South Asian Studies Program, [[University of Iowa]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120704071954/http://www.uiowa.edu/~incinema/dilwale.html |archive-date=4 July 2012 |access-date=24 March 2015}}</ref> The release included ''The Making'' and ''300 Weeks Celebration'' documentaries, ''Success Story'' (highlights from the film's premiere), clips from the [[41st Filmfare Awards]] ceremony and other interviews.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://film.thedigitalfix.com/content/id/57395/dilwale-dulhania-le-jayenge.html |title=Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge |last=Horne, Stephen |date=5 October 2005 |publisher=The Digital Fix |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530052607/http://film.thedigitalfix.com/content/id/57395/dilwale-dulhania-le-jayenge.html |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=8 December 2011}}</ref>

In 2006, members of the film crew were honoured at a dinner event to celebrate the film's 500th week since release. It was hosted by the Consulate General of Switzerland in Mumbai and by Switzerland Tourism.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/news/type/view/id/1220805/sorttype//D.D.L.J.+team+felicitated+by+Swiss+Consulate |title=D.D.L.J. team felicitated by Swiss Consulate |date=10 April 2006 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530024210/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/news/type/view/id/1220805/sorttype//D.D.L.J.%2Bteam%2Bfelicitated%2Bby%2BSwiss%2BConsulate |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=7 December 2011}}</ref> In 2010, Yash Raj Films signed an agreement with Indian and Swiss tour companies to provide a tour package called "YRF Enchanted Journey", to allow visitors to Switzerland to view filming locations used for famous Yash Raj films including ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge''.<ref name="nyt1">{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/12/world/europe/12swiss.html |title=A Beloved Bollywood Extra Draws Indians |last=Tagliabue, John |date=11 July 2010 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=11 November 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530023952/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/12/world/europe/12swiss.html?_r=0 |archive-date=30 May 2015}}</ref><ref name="yrf1">{{Cite web |url=http://www.yashrajfilms.com/News/NewsDetails.aspx?newsid=d02598d7-8a71-4d3f-ad08-7f56828a9e0d |title=Yash Raj Films 'Enchanted Journey' Switzerland |date=12 January 2010 |publisher=Yash Raj Films |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530020744/http://www.yashrajfilms.com/News/NewsDetails.aspx?newsid=d02598d7-8a71-4d3f-ad08-7f56828a9e0d |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=11 November 2011}}</ref> In 2014, Yash Raj Films released ''Aditya Chopra Relives ... Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (As Told to Nasreen Munni Kabir)'', an attractive but expensive book about the making of the film.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/books/literary-review/aditya-chopra-relives-ddlj-review/article6842121.ece |title=DDLJ diaries |last=Bhatia, Sidharth |date=31 January 2015 |work=The Hindu |access-date=26 March 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530021759/http://www.thehindu.com/books/literary-review/aditya-chopra-relives-ddlj-review/article6842121.ece |archive-date=30 May 2015}}</ref> In response to Indian prime minister [[Narendra Modi]] quoting the line "May the force be with you" from the American film franchise ''[[Star Wars]]'' during a visit to the United States, US President [[Barack Obama]] decided to quote a line from a Hindi film during his visit to India in January{{nbsp}}2015. He chose a line from this film, "''Senorita, bade bade deshon mein ...''" (Miss, in large countries ...), and added "you know what I mean".<ref name="hindustantimes-obama">{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/there-s-a-back-story-to-barack-obama-s-ddlj-quote/story-oHbgCVbfiktR3wDd5VJ5EK.html |title=There's a back story to Barack Obama's DDLJ quote |last=Bawa, Jyoti Sharma |date=28 January 2015 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |access-date=31 March 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530052826/http://www.hindustantimes.com/tabloid/the-real-story-behind-barack-obama-s-ddlj-quote/article1-1311025.aspx |archive-date=30 May 2015}}</ref> US President [[Donald Trump]] mentioned ''DDLJ'' as a "Classic Indian Films" during his visit to India in February{{nbsp}}2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=Donald Trump mentions DDLJ in speech during India visit, Shah Rukh Khan fans announce 'DDLJ trumps' |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/donald-trump-mentions-ddlj-in-speech-during-india-visit-shah-rukh-khan-fans-announce-ddlj-trumps/story-7vKOj4R4lGSdMTrWn6eglO.html |website=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=24 February 2020 }}</ref>

== Notes ==
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== References ==
{{reflist}}

== Bibliography ==
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| surname1 = Chatterjee
| first1= Saibal
| author-link1 = Saibal Chatterjee
| year= 2003
| chapter = 1990–2001: Designer Cinema
| title = Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema
| title-link = Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema
| isbn = 978-81-7991-066-5
| pages= 117–134
| editor-last = Ramchandani
| editor-first = Indu
| publisher = [[Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.]]
}}
* {{cite book
| surname1 = Chopra
| given1 = Anupama
| author-link1 = Anupama Chopra
| year = 2002
| title = Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
| title-link = Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (book)
| publisher = [[British Film Institute]], London
| isbn = 978-0-85170-957-4
}}
* {{cite book
| last1 = Dengel-Janic
| first1 = Ellen
| last2 = Eckstein
| first2 = Lars
| editor1-last = Eckstein
| editor1-first = Lars
| editor2-last = Korte
| editor2-first = Barbara
| editor3-last = Pirker
| editor3-first = Eva Ulrike
| display-editors = 3
| editor4-last = Reinfandt
| editor4-first = Christoph
| chapter = Bridehood Revisited: Disarming Concepts of Gender and Culture in Recent Asian British Film
| year = 2008
| title = Multi-Ethnic Britain 2000+: New Perspectives in Literature, Film and the Arts
| publisher = [[Rodopi (publisher)|Rodopi]]
| isbn = 978-90-420-2497-7
| chapter-url = https://books.google.com/books?id=JfP4L5UpNsoC
| pages = 45–64
}}
* {{cite book
| surname1 = Dwyer
| given1 = Rachel
| author-link1 = Rachel Dwyer
| year = 2014
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}}
* {{cite book
| surname1 = Ganti
| given1 = Tejaswini
| author-link1 = Tejaswini Ganti
| year = 2004
| title = Bollywood: A Guidebook to Popular Hindi Cinema
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| isbn = 978-0-415-28854-5
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=GTEa93azj9EC
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* {{cite book
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| given = Namrata
| author-link = Namrata Joshi
| editor1-last = Patel
| editor1-first = Bhaichand
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| title = Bollywood's Top 20: Superstars of Indian Cinema
| chapter = Shahrukh Khan: Yuppie Prince of Liberalized India
| pages = 231–242
| publisher = [[Penguin Books]], India
| isbn = 978-0-670-08572-9
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| editor3-first = John
| year = 2014
| title = The Routledge Encyclopedia of Films
| chapter = Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge / The Brave-Hearted Will Take Away the Bride
| pages = 205–208
| publisher = [[Routledge]], New York
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| issue = 2
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| access-date = 9 May 2012
| archive-date = 4 March 2016
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| url-status = dead
}}
* {{cite book
| editor-last = Ramchandani
| editor-first = Indu
| year = 2003
| chapter = Biographies
| title = Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema
| isbn = 978-81-7991-066-5
| chapter-url = https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC
| pages = 515–640
| publisher = [[Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.]]
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|last = Mukherjee
|chapter = Mustard Fields, Exotic Tropes, and Travels through Meandering Pathways: Reframing the Yash Raj Trajectory
|doi = 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198075981.003.0004
|year = 2012
|orig-year = 2011
|title = Travels of Bollywood Cinema: From Bombay to LA
|publisher = [[Oxford University Press]]
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| editor1-first = Anandam P.
| editor2-last = Punathambekar
| editor2-first = Aswin
| year = 2008
| title = Global Bollywood
| chapter = Songs from the Heart – Musical Coding, Emotional Sentiment, and Traditional Sonic Identity in India's Popular Film Music
| pages = 203–219
| publisher = [[New York University Press]]
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}}
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| issue = 2
| pages = 305–336
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{{refend}}

== Further reading ==
{{refbegin}}
* {{cite book
| surname1 = Chopra
| given1 = Aditya
| surname2 = Kabir
| given2 = Nasreen Munni
| date = 12 December 2014
| title = Aditya Chopra Relives ... (Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge: As Told to Nasreen Munni Kabir)
| publisher = [[Yash Raj Films]]
| isbn = 978-93-5196-188-8
}}
* {{cite journal
| surname1= Sharpe
| first1= Jenny
| title= Gender, Nation, and Globalization in ''Monsoon Wedding'' and ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge''
| journal= Meridians: Feminism, Race, Transnationalism
| volume = 6
| issue = 1
| year = 2005
| pages = 58–81
| doi= 10.1353/mer.2005.0032
| s2cid= 201783566
}}
{{refend}}

== External links ==

* [https://www.yashrajfilms.com/movies/dilwale-dulhania-le-jayenge ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' Official Site]
* {{IMDb title|0112870}}
* {{BFI|4ce2b7e63fe2b}}
* {{Tcmdb title|439077}}
* {{AllRovi movie|289660}}
* [http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/dilwale-dulhania-le-jayenge/ ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge''] at [[Bollywood Hungama]]

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Border 2

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{{Short description|2026 Indian film by Anurag Singh}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2026}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Border 2
| image = Border 2 Poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| alt = The theatrical release poster for the film Border 2. The top half features four protagonists in profile and three-quarter views, appearing battle-worn with visible facial injuries. From right to left, the lineup includes Sunny Deol in an army uniform, Varun Dhawan in an army uniform, Diljit Dosanjh in an air force uniform, and Ahan Shetty in a navy uniform. The background depicts fighter jets and missiles streaking across a smoky sky, with a frigate positioned at sea. In the bottom right, an inset image shows Sunny Deol in army fatigues leading a charge of soldiers, framed by the folds of the Indian tricolour flag.
| director = [[Anurag Singh (director)|Anurag Singh]]
| writer = 
| screenplay = {{ubl|[[Sumit Arora]]|Anurag Singh}}
| story = Nidhi Dutta
| based_on =
| producer = {{Plainlist|
* [[Bhushan Kumar]]
* [[Krishan Kumar (actor)|Krishan Kumar]]
* [[J. P. Dutta]]
* Nidhi Dutta
}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Sunny Deol]]
* [[Varun Dhawan]]
* [[Diljit Dosanjh]]
* [[Ahan Shetty]]
* [[Mona Singh]]
* [[Sonam Bajwa]]
* Medha Rana
* [[Anya Singh]]
}}
| narrator =
| cinematography = Anshul Chobey
| editing = Manish More
| music = {{ubl|'''Score''':|John Stewart Eduri|'''Songs''':|[[Anu Malik]]|[[Mithoon]]|[[Sachet–Parampara]]|[[Vishal Mishra (composer)|Vishal Mishra]]|Gurmoh}}
| studio = {{ubl|[[T-Series (company)|T-Series Films]]|J. P. Films}}
| distributor = [[AA Films]]
| released = {{Film date|2026|01|23|df=yes}}
| runtime = 201 minutes<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/exclusive-cbfc-clears-border-2-no-dialogue-action-cuts-warship-name-changed-kavach-flag-visuals-removed-war-plane-scenes/|title=EXCLUSIVE: CBFC clears Border 2 with NO dialogue or action cuts; warship name changed to Kavach; flag visuals removed in war plane scenes|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|date=21 January 2026 |access-date=21 January 2026}}</ref>
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INR|275 crore}}<ref>{{cite news |title=
Border 2 Day 1 Estimate: Sunny Deol and Varun Dhawan film takes a solid start at the box office with approx. Rs 33 crores |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/border-2-day-1-estimate-sunny-deol-and-varun-dhawan-film-takes-a-solid-start-at-the-box-office-with-approx-rs-33-crores/ |access-date=24 January 2026 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |date=23 January 2026 |language=en}}</ref>
| gross = {{INR|464.5 crore}}<ref name="bo">{{Cite web |date=24 January 2026 |title=Border 2 Box Office Collection |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/border-2/box-office/ |access-date=16 February 2026 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] }}</ref>
}}

'''''Border 2''''' is a 2026 Indian [[Hindi cinema|Hindi]]-language [[war film|action war film]] co-written and directed by [[Anurag Singh (director)|Anurag Singh]]. A sequel to [[J. P. Dutta]]'s 1997 film ''[[Border (1997 film)|Border]]'', it was produced by [[Bhushan Kumar]], [[Krishan Kumar (actor)|Krishan Kumar]], J. P. Dutta, and Nidhi Dutta under the banners of [[T-Series (company)|T-Series Films]] and J. P. Films.

Set in [[India–Pakistan war of 1971]], the film features the operations of the [[Indian Armed Forces]]. The film stars [[Sunny Deol]] in the leading role, alongside an [[ensemble cast]] including [[Varun Dhawan]], [[Diljit Dosanjh]], and [[Ahan Shetty]].<ref name="SDU">{{cite news |title=Border 2 buzz rises as Col. Bharwan praises Sunny Deol: "Only he can carry that uniform" |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/entertainment/bollywood/border-2-buzz-rises-as-col-bharwan-praises-sunny-deol-only-he-can-carry-that-uniform-article-13715658.html |work=[[Network18 Group|Moneycontrol]] |date=8 December 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251208093427/https://www.moneycontrol.com/entertainment/bollywood/border-2-buzz-rises-as-col-bharwan-praises-sunny-deol-only-he-can-carry-that-uniform-article-13715658.html |archive-date=8 December 2025}}</ref><ref name="Fees">{{Cite news |date=13 December 2025 |title=Border 2 Star Cast Fees: Sunny Deol, Varun Dhawan Earned THIS Much; Check|url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/gallery/entertainment/border-2-cast-salaries-sunny-deol-varun-dhawan-fees-revealed-oqp73nr|access-date=13 December 2025 |work=[[Asianet News]]}}</ref> The film also features [[Mona Singh]], [[Sonam Bajwa]], Medha Rana and [[Anya Singh]] in pivotal roles.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=16 December 2025 |title=Sunny Deol to Varun Dhawan meet the star cast of border 2|url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/gallery/entertainment/sunny-deol-to-varun-dhawan-meet-the-star-cast-of-border-2-and-their-roles-2mokzfy?photo=1 |access-date=17 December 2025|work=[[Asianet News]]|issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=13 June 2024 |title=Sunny Deol announces 'Border 2', back as 'fauji' after 29 years. Watch |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/sunny-deol-announces-border-2-watch-video-2552577-2024-06-13 |access-date=13 June 2024 |website=[[India Today]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sunny Deol To Reprise 'Fauji' Role In Border 2 After 27 Years |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/sunny-deol-announces-border-2-5879635 |access-date=13 June 2024 |website=[[NDTV]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=13 June 2024 |title=Border 2 announcement video: Sunny Deol fulfils his promise after 27 years. Watch |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/border-2-announcement-video-sunny-deol-fulfils-his-promise-after-27-years-watch-9389435/ |access-date=13 June 2024 |website=[[The Indian Express]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=13 June 2024 |title=Sunny Deol announces Border 2 as the cult classic turns 27 years old: deets inside |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/sunny-deol-announces-border-2-as-the-cult-classic-turns-27-years-old-deets-inside/articleshow/110957090.cms |access-date=13 June 2024 |work=[[The Times of India]] |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

The project was officially announced on June 13, 2024, on the 27th anniversary of the first film. Filming took place in early 2025 across [[military]] locations including [[Jhansi Cantonment]], [[Babina, Uttar Pradesh|Babina Cantonment]], the [[National Defence Academy]] (NDA) in [[Khadakwasla]], and undisclosed [[Air base|air]] and [[Naval base|naval]] bases. The INS Vikrant was used in filming.<ref name="FS">{{cite news|title=Border 2 Filming Locations Across India: Jhansi, NDA Pune, Dehradun, Halduwala, Rishikesh, Almora, Amritsar, Rajasthan, And Jammu And Kashmir|work=[[Times Now]]|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/travel/border-2-filming-locations-across-india-jhansi-nda-pune-dehradun-halduwala-rishikesh-almora-amritsar-rajasthan-and-jammu-and-kashmir-article-153387817|access-date=2026-01-03}}</ref>

''Border 2'' was theatrically released on 23 January 2026, coinciding with the [[Republic Day (India)|Republic Day]] weekend. It received positive reviews from critics. Commercially, it has earned {{INRConvert|464.5|c}} to rank the [[List of Indian films of 2026#Box office collection|second highest-grossing Indian film of 2026]] as well as the [[List of Hindi films of 2026#Box office collection|second highest-grossing Hindi film of 2026]].

==Plot==
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During the [[India–Pakistan war of 1971]], an [[Indian Army]] battalion, led by [[Lieutenant Colonel]] Fateh Singh Kaler, is deployed in the western front. Reports of an enemy attack reach the battalion, and the enemy's troops launch an assault with [[artillery]], [[tank]]s, and [[air strike]]s. The army, the [[Indian Air Force]], and the [[Indian Navy]] work together to defeat the enemy.

== Cast ==
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* [[Sunny Deol]] as [[Indian Army ranks and insignia#Commissioned Officers|Lt Col]] Fateh Singh Kaler — [[Indian Army]] officer from [[Sikh Regiment|6 Sikh]] (loosely based on [[Brigadier (India)|Brig.]] [[Hardev Singh Kler]], {{Post-nominals|commas=on|country=IND|MVC|AVSM}})<ref name="SDU"/><ref name=Fees/><ref name=Kaler>{{Cite news |date=22 January 2026|title=Border 2 Cast: Real-Life Inspirations Behind The Film's Characters|url=https://www.news18.com/photogallery/movies/bollywood/border-2-cast-real-life-inspirations-behind-the-films-characters-ws-l-9849042.html|access-date=22 January 2026 |work=[[News18 India|News18]]}}</ref>
* [[Varun Dhawan]] as [[Indian Army ranks and insignia#Commissioned Officers|Major]] [[Hoshiar Singh Dahiya]], {{Post-nominals|country=IND|PVC}} — Indian Army officer from [[The Grenadiers|3 Grenadiers]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 May 2025 |title=Varun Dhawan gears up to portray war hero Major Hoshiar Singh Dahiya in 'Border 2' – reports |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/varun-dhawan-gears-up-to-portray-war-hero-major-hoshiar-singh-dahiya-in-border-2-reports/articleshow/121075075.cms |access-date=1 September 2025 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref name=Fees/>
* [[Diljit Dosanjh]] as [[Indian_Air_Force_ranks_and_insignia#Commissioned_Officers|Fg Offr]] [[Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon]], {{resize|85%|PVC}} — [[Indian Air Force]] officer from [[No. 18 Squadron IAF|No. 18 Squadron]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Diljit in Amritsar for Border 2 shooting, plays role of Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/amritsar/diljit-in-amritsar-for-border-2-shooting-plays-role-of-flying-officer-nirmal-jit-singh-sekhon/ |access-date=18 August 2025 |website=The Tribune |language=en}}</ref><ref name=Fees/>
* [[Ahan Shetty]] as [[Indian Navy ranks and insignia#Commissioned officers|Lt Cdr]] Mahendra Singh Rawat — [[Indian Navy]] officer from [[INS Khukri (F149)|14th Frigate Squadron]] (based on [[Mahendra Nath Mulla|Captain Mahendra Nath Mulla]], {{resize|85%|MVC}})<ref name=Fees/>
* [[Mona Singh]] as Simi Kaler — Fateh's wife
* [[Sonam Bajwa]] as Manjit Sekhon — Nirmal's wife<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 June 2025 |title=Exclusive: Sonam Bajwa joins Sunny Deol, Rohit Chaudhary, Diljit Dosanjh and Ahan Shetty in Border 2 |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/exclusives/exclusive-sonam-bajwa-joins-sunny-deol-Rohit-chaudhary-diljit-dosanjh-and-ahan-shetty-in-border-2-1391357 |access-date=13 June 2025 |work=PinkVilla |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
* Medha Rana as Dhanwanti Dahiya — Hoshiar's wife
* [[Anya Singh]] as Sudha Rawat — Mahendra’s wife
* Paramvir Cheema as [[Subedar|Sub.]] Nishan Singh — Indian Army [[Junior commissioned officer|JCO]] from 3 Grenadiers<ref name=Fees/>
* Anurag Arora as Sub. Ram Singh — Indian Army JCO from 6 Sikh
* Vansh Bhardwaj as Sub. Santram — Indian Army JCO from 3 Grenadiers
* [[Alihassan Turabi|Ali Hassan]] as [[Pakistan Army ranks and insignia#Commissioned officer ranks|Lt Col]] Zaheer Khan — CO of Pakistani army at the Battle of Manawar Tawi
* Vaquar Shaikh as Lt Col Khalid — CO of Pakistani army at the Battle of Basantar
* Behzaad Khan as [[Gilgit Scouts|Pakistani Scout]] Leader Subedar Ashfaque Ali
* Ali Mughal as Maj. Akram Khan — 2i/c of Pakistani army at the Battle of Basantar
* Ishika Gagneja as Sukhminder Kaur — Nirmal's sister
* Hardip Gill as [[Flight lieutenant|Flt Lt]] Tarlochan Singh Sekhon ({{small|ret'd}}) — Nirmal's father
* Neeta Mohindra as Harbans Kaur Sekhon — Nirmal's mother
* Guneet Sandhu as [[Indian Army ranks and insignia#Commissioned Officers|Captain]] Angad Singh Kaler — Fateh's son, Indian Army officer from [[Sikh Regiment|7 Sikh]]
* Karan Mann as [[Pakistan Army]] officer
* Madhur Arora as [[General (Pakistan)|Gen.]] [[Yahya Khan]]
* Tejashwar Singh as Fg Offr Baldhir Singh Ghumman — Nirmal's wingman
* Sanjiv Chopra as [[Brigadier (India)|Brig.]] Gurbachan Singh Cheema — Fateh's [[Commanding officer|CO]]
* Ujjwal Gaurahha as Pashtun Rouhani — Pakistan Army soldier
* Pranav Vashisht as [[Indian Army ranks and insignia#Former ranks|2nd Lt]] Ajit Singh — Fateh's 2i/c
* Angad Singh as Sampooran Singh — JCO in 6 Sikh
* Azad Chauhan as Balam Singh — JCO in 3 Grenadiers
* Bhushan Vikas as Beniram Rao — JCO in 3 Grenadiers
* Kartik Phogat as Ashfaq Ali — Pakistan Army soldier
* Saad Baba as Lt Col [[Ved Prakash Airy]]
* Imran Farooq as Rasheed Gul
* Harwinder Aujla as Gurjeet Singh — Fateh's 3rd in command
* Pali Sandhu as Jagat Singh — JCO in 6 Sikh
* Bashir Lone as Basheer Sheikh — War refugee from Chak Peeran village
* Ajay Sharma as Sajjad Rashid
* Aadarsh Barik as Saurav Nathuram Pingle
* Sandeep Sharma as Hoshiar's father-in-law
* Ashwani Oberoi as Hoshiar's uncle
* Amit Bhardwaj as Rajnish Singh
* Sushil Singh as Ustaad Mangal Singh
* Atharva Bangale as [[Air traffic controller|ATC]] Officer
* Sabyasachi Misra as [[Indian Air Force|IAF]] [[Commander|CO]]
* Jasmine Khuranna as Sushma
* Harman Singh Lakhia as Cousin Billo
* Abhinav Ranga as Sagar Ranga — Rawat's junior officer
* Asif Rehman as Rawat's [[Captain (armed forces)|Captain]]
* Atul Singh as Ramesh Vijayan
* Variksh Mehta as Ajay Sinha
* Shahid Latif as [[Pakistan Navy ranks and insignia|Cdr]] [[Ahmad Tasnim]] — CO of [[Pakistan Navy]] submarine [[PNS Hangor (S131)|PNS Hangor]]
* Gaurav Puri as Sailor Rifat Jawed on PNS Hangor
* [[Vimarsh Roshan]] as Viper Pilot V. Mangate
* Ujjwal Gaurahha as Shamsheer
* Umar Sharif as Pashtun — Nirmal's opponent in the dogfight
* Heeral Bhojwani as Ameeta Rawat, Rawat's daughter
* [[Ali Reza (actor)|Ali Raza]] as Rawat's father
* [[Namrata Joshi]] as Rawat's mother
* Ajay Mehra as [[Air marshal (Pakistan)|Air Marshal]] [[Zafar Chaudhry|Zafar Ahmad Chaudhry]]
* Karan Chibber as [[Vice admiral (Pakistan)|Vice Admiral]] [[Muzaffar Hassan]]
* Soumyarka Gupta as [[General (Pakistan)|General]] [[Abdul Hamid Khan (general)|Abdul Hameed Khan]]
* Hari Om Kalra as [[Lieutenant general (Pakistan)|Lt. Gen.]] Sher Khan
* Umedh Singh as Randhir Singh — [[Army Postal Service (India)|Army Postman]]
* [[Karan Jotwani]] as Venkatesh
* [[Suniel Shetty]] ({{small|cameo}}) as [[Border Security Force#Officers|AC]] Bhairon Singh Rathore, {{Post-nominals|country=IND|SM}} — [[Border Security Force|BSF]] officer attached to the [[Punjab Regiment (India)#Units|Unit]] that fought the [[Battle of Longewala]]<ref name=cameo >{{Cite news |date=23 December 2025 |title=Akshaye Khanna, Suniel Shetty to make cameos in Border 2? Here's what we know!|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/akshaye-khanna-suniel-shetty-make-cameos-border-2-heres-know/ |access-date=23 December 2025 |work=Bollywood Hungama}}</ref>
* [[Akshaye Khanna]] ({{small|cameo}}) as 2nd Lt Dharamvir Bhakhri — [[Second-in-command|2i/c]] in the Unit that fought the Battle of Longewala<ref name=cameo />
* [[Puneet Issar]] ({{small|cameo}}) as Sub. Ratan Singh, {{Post-nominals|country=IND|VrC}} — [[Platoon#India|Platoon leader]] in Alpha Company<ref name=cameo />
* [[Sudesh Berry]] ({{small|cameo}}) as [[Indian Army ranks and insignia#Junior commissioned officer and non-commissioned ranks|Nb. Sub.]] Mathura Das, {{resize|85%|SM}} — [[Section (military unit)|Section leader]] in the Unit that fought the Battle of Longewala<ref name=cameo />
}}

== Production==
===Development===
''Border 2'' was officially announced by [[J. P. Dutta]], [[Bhushan Kumar]] and [[Sunny Deol]] on 13 June 2024 on the 27th anniversary of the [[Border (1997 film)|original film]]. Deol was retained from the original cast, although the makers did not reveal the other cast members.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sunny Deol officially announces Border 2, will return as fauji after 27 years.|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/sunny-deol-officially-announces-border-2-will-return-as-fauji-after-27-years-watch-101718256995777.html|work=HindustanTimes.com|date=13 June 2024|access-date=13 June 2024}}</ref>

===Casting===
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[[Sunny Deol]] was offered the lead role following the success of [[Gadar 2|''Gadar 2'']] (2023). While [[J. P. Dutta]] proposed the sequel to Deol back in 2015, the project was put on hold due to several of Deol’s films underperforming at the box-office.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sunny Deol reveals why Border 2 was shelved in 2015|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/sunny-deol-says-border-2-was-shelved-in-2015-because-of-this-reason-2429002-2023-08-31|work=IndiaToday.com|date=2023-08-31|access-date=2025-08-12}}</ref> Deol was also cautious about the sequel, wanting to ensure the story provided a natural evolution for the beloved original characters. He felt the script needed to justify a comeback to avoid disappointing fans who expect the same level of impact seen in ''Gadar 2''. Following the success of his recent films, Deol agreed to star in the project.<ref name=Fees/> He plays the role of [[Indian Army]] officer [[Lieutenant Colonel]] Fateh Singh Kaler (loosely based on [[Hardev Singh Kler|Brigadier Hardev Singh Kler]]).<ref name=":0" /><ref name=Kaler>{{Cite news |date=22 January 2026|title=Border 2 Cast: Real-Life Inspirations Behind The Film's Characters|url=https://www.news18.com/photogallery/movies/bollywood/border-2-cast-real-life-inspirations-behind-the-films-characters-ws-l-9849042.html|access-date=22 January 2026 |work=[[News18 India|News18]]}}</ref>

[[Ayushmann Khurrana]] was rumoured to have been offered the role of [[Hoshiar Singh Dahiya|Major Hoshiar Singh Dahiya]]. However, media reports indicated he was no longer part of the cast. There was no official confirmation as to whether he opted out or was dropped by the producers, leaving his exit a subject of speculation.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ayushmann Khurrana out of Border 2|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/ayushmann-khurrana-opts-out-of-sunny-deol-starrer-border-2-as-he-felt-unsure-of-his-positioning-report/articleshow/112336462.cms#|work=Indiatoday.com|access-date=2025-08-12}}</ref> [[Varun Dhawan]] was then cast to play the role. The makers announced his casting alongside Deol, Diljit Dosanjh, and Ahan Shetty.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sunny Deol starts the 3rd schedule of Border 2 at NDA; Diljit Dosanjh and Ahan Shetty join the war drama |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/sunny-deol-starts-the-3rd-schedule-of-border-2-at-nda-diljit-dosanjh-and-ahan-shetty-join-the-war-drama-directed-by-anurag-singh/articleshow/121903848.cms |work=The Times of India |access-date=2025-06-20}}</ref> Shortly thereafter, his role was cemented in the public eye as behind-the-scenes footage from the shoot emerged.<ref>{{cite web |title=Watch: Ahan Shetty joins cast of Border 2 with Sunny Deol, Varun Dhawan and Diljit Dosanjh |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/watch-ahan-shetty-joins-cast-of-border-2-with-sunny-deol-varun-dhawan-diljit-dosanjh-2610489-2024-10-03 |work=India Today |access-date=2024-10-05}}</ref> [[Diljit Dosanjh]] was signed to play the role of the [[Indian Air Force]] officer, [[Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon|Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Diljit Dosanjh, Ahan Shetty start shooting Border 2 with Sunny Deol, Varun Dhawan|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/diljit-dosanjh-ahan-shetty-start-shooting-border-2-with-sunny-deol-varun-dhawan-2741891-2025-06-17 |work=India Today |access-date=2025-06-18}}</ref> However, rumors surfaced that he had opted out of the film due to external project controversies.<ref>{{cite web|title=Diljit Dosanjh dropped from Border 2 amid casting row?|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/diljit-dosanjh-dropped-from-border-2-amid-row-over-casting-pakistani-actor-hania-amir-in-sardaar-ji-3-sources-2747180-2025-06-27|work=India Today |access-date=2025-06-28}}</ref> Despite the ambiguity that surrounded his status, it was later confirmed Dosanjh was firmly back on board and was set to star as one of the film's lead characters. [[Ahan Shetty]] joined the cast as a new recruit, a move that was officially announced by lead actor Deol.<ref>{{cite web |title=Watch: Ahan Shetty joins cast of Border 2 with Sunny Deol, Varun Dhawan and Diljit Dosanjh |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/watch-ahan-shetty-joins-cast-of-border-2-with-sunny-deol-varun-dhawan-diljit-dosanjh-2610489-2024-10-03 |work=India Today |access-date=2024-10-05}}</ref> Ahan played the role of the [[Indian Navy]] officer, [[Lieutenant Commander]] Mahendra Singh Rawat (character based on [[Mahendra Nath Mulla|Captain Mahendra Nath Mulla]]).<ref>{{cite web |title=After Varun Dhawan and Diljit Dosanjh, Sunny Deol welcomes Ahan Shetty onboard Border 2 |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/border-2-after-varun-dhawan-and-diljit-dosanjh-sunny-deol-welcomes-ahan-shetty-onboard-6707351 |work=NDTV |access-date=2024-10-06}}</ref>

[[Mona Singh]] was cast opposite Deol. She portrays the wife of Fateh Singh Kaler.<ref>{{cite web |title=Border 2: Cast additions revealed as shooting progresses |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/border-2-diljit-dosanjhs-fierce-first-look-unveiled-netizens-call-air-force-avatar-a-sardar/articleshow/125687907.cms |work=The Times of India |access-date=2025-07-12}}</ref> [[Sonam Bajwa]] was cast opposite Dosanjh. She portrays Manjit Kaur Sekhon, the wife of Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sonam Bajwa reveals 'Border' is one of her favourite films: 'Holds so many childhood memories'|url=https://ianslive.in/sonam-bajwa-reveals-border-is-one-of-her-favourite-films-holds-so-many-childhood-memories--20251223104559|work=[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]]|access-date=2025-12-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title='Border 2' cast fees revealed: Sunny Deol, Varun Dhawan, Diljit Dosanjh, or Ahan Shetty - know who took home the highest amount among these actors |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/border-2-cast-fees-revealed-sunny-deol-varun-dhawan-diljit-dosanjh-or-ahan-shetty-know-who-took-home-the-highest-amount-among-these-actors/articleshow/126065116.cms |website=The Times of India |date=19 December 2025}}</ref> Several media outlets reported actress [[Rashmika Mandanna]] was offered one of the other two female lead roles for a rumored ₹2–3 crore fee, although the casting was not confirmed.<ref name="Fees" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Border 2 Full Cast Fee, Release Date: Sunny Deol, Varun Dhawan, Diljit Dosanjh To Rashmika Mandanna's Whopping Salaries In Crores|url=https://zeenews.india.com/photos/entertainment/border-2-full-cast-fee-release-date-sunny-deol-varun-dhawan-diljit-dosanjh-to-rashmika-mandannas-whopping-salaries-in-crores-report-2994869|website=zeenews.india.com|date=2025|access-date=12 December 2025}}</ref> Medha Rana was cast opposite Dhawan.<ref>{{cite web |title=Border 2: Diljit Dosanjh debuts first look as fighter pilot |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/border-2-diljit-dosanjh-debuts-first-look-as-fighter-pilot-in-sunny-deol-and-varun-dhawan-starrer/articleshow/125686515.cms |work=The Times of India |access-date=2025-07-12}}</ref> She portrays Dhano Devi, the wife of Hoshiar Singh Dahiya.<ref>{{cite web |title=Border 2: Diljit Dosanjh's fierce first look unveiled; more cast members join |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/border-2-diljit-dosanjhs-fierce-first-look-unveiled-netizens-call-air-force-avatar-a-sardar/articleshow/125687907.cms |work=The Times of India |access-date=2025-07-12}}</ref> [[Anya Singh]] was cast opposite Ahan, portraying the role of Sudha, the wife of Mahendra Singh Rawat.<ref name=":0" />

===Filming===
[[Principal photography]] commenced in early 2025. To portray military environments, the crew filmed at several Indian defense installations as well as on constructed sets. During the first phase in [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Madhya Pradesh]] in January 2025, the production kicked off in [[Jhansi#Jhansi Cantonment|Jhansi Cantonment]] in UP and its adjoining bordering areas in MP, before proceeding to [[Babina, Uttar Pradesh|Babina Cantonment]] in UP. During this period, Sunny Deol and Varun Dhawan filmed pivotal sequences within these cantonment areas to establish a realistic setting for the film.<ref name=FS>{{cite news|title=Border 2 Filming Locations Across India: Jhansi, NDA Pune, Dehradun, Halduwala, Rishikesh, Almora, Amritsar, Rajasthan, And Jammu And Kashmir|work=[[Times Now]]|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/travel/border-2-filming-locations-across-india-jhansi-nda-pune-dehradun-halduwala-rishikesh-almora-amritsar-rajasthan-and-jammu-and-kashmir-article-153387817|access-date=2026-01-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Varun Dhawan starts filming for Border 2 in Madhya Pradesh |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/varun-dhawan-starts-filming-for-border-2-in-madhya-pradesh/articleshow/117288161.cms}}</ref> In the second phase, which took place in [[Maharashtra]] from early to June 2025, a major portion of the film was filmed at the [[National Defence Academy]] (NDA) in [[Khadakwasla]] near [[Pune]]. This filming schedule focused on the protagonists' introductory sequences and training. Sunny Deol, Varun Dhawan, [[Diljit Dosanjh]], and [[Ahan Shetty]] filmed scenes involving staged military drills, which included [[National_Cadet_Corps_(India)|NCC]] cadets as background extras.<ref>{{cite news |title=Border 2 shooting at NDA: Sunny Deol, Diljit Dosanjh, Varun Dhawan spotted in Pune |work=The Indian Express |date=2025 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/border-2-shooting-at-nda-video-shows-sunny-deol-diljit-dosanjh-and-other-stars-in-pune-10073407/}}</ref>

As production entered its third phase in [[Uttarakhand]] during mid - 2025, the focus shifted to the rugged terrain of Uttarakhand, which served as the primary backdrop for the film's combat sequences. Sunny Deol participated in this leg of the shoot, which combined constructed sets with natural landscapes to depict [[land warfare|land]] and [[mountain warfare|mountain]] warfare. In Halduwala, a village in [[Dehradun]] [[Dehradun district|district]], the production team built sets to replicate Kashmiri villages for the film's battle scenes. Additional filming occurred at Kimadi village and Santala Devi Temple. The production then expanded into [[Almora]] [[Almora district|district]], where scenes were filmed at historic sites including [[Jageshwar]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Sunny Deol shoots for Border 2 in Uttarakhand |work=The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/sunny-deol-shoots-for-border-2-in-uttarakhand-meets-uttarakhand-film-development-council-ceo-banshidhar-tiwari/articleshow/121289278.cms}}</ref> The fourth phase took place in [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]] from mid – late 2025, where filming was done in the state, primarily in [[Amritsar]] [[Amritsar district|district]]. Scenes were shot in local villages and on sets built to resemble [[military camp]]s.<ref>{{cite news |title=Varun Dhawan wraps Amritsar shoot of Border 2 |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/varun-dhawan-wraps-amritsar-shoot-of-border-2-visits-golden-temple-shares-village-moments-and-diljit-bond/articleshow/123140912.cms}}</ref> After individual character arcs were completed by mid-2025, a final production phase occurred in December 2025. This period focused on the film's climax, which featured several large-scale action sequences.<ref>{{cite news |title=Border 2 climax gets bigger with December shoot planned |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/border-2-climax-gets-bigger-sunny-deol-returns-to-battlefield-december-shoot-planned-for-high-octane-finale-reports/articleshow/125199232.cms}}</ref> Additional filming was done in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[Rajasthan]], and [[Military base|Military Bases]], following the initial schedule. In [[Srinagar]], scenes were filmed at the [[Khanqah-e-Moula]] shrine. The Rajasthan portion of the shoot utilized [[Thar desert|desert]] terrain for [[desert warfare]] conditions. Production also took place at undisclosed [[Air base|air]] and [[Naval base|naval]] bases for the sequences involving those military branches.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sunny Deol's 'Border 2' to go on floors in November in Jammu and Kashmir|work=[[Mid-Day]]|url=https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/sunny-deol-diljit-dosanjh-varun-dhawan-border-2-november-jammu-and-kashmir-23402377|date=2024-09-30}}</ref><ref name="FS" />

== Soundtrack ==
{{Main|Border 2 (soundtrack)}}

The film's [[Film score|background score]] is composed by John Stewart Eduri. The songs are composed by [[Anu Malik]], [[Mithoon]], [[Sachet–Parampara]], [[Vishal Mishra (composer)|Vishal Mishra]] and Gurmoh, with lyrics written by [[Javed Akhtar]], [[Manoj Muntashir]], [[Kausar Munir]], [[Kumaar]] and [[Anurag Singh (director)|Anurag Singh]].

The songs' rollout began with the lead single, "Ghar Kab Aaoge", on 2 January 2026,<ref name=GKA>{{cite web|access-date=4 January 2026|title=Whistles, cheers and kids on tiptoes: Inside BSF Jawans' love for Sunny Deol at Border 2's Ghar Kab Aaoge song launch. Sunny Deol's emotional connection with BSF jawans took centre stage, blending nostalgia and pride.|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/whistles-cheers-and-kids-on-tiptoes-inside-bsf-jawans-love-for-sunny-deol-at-border-2s-ghar-kab-aaoge-song-launch-101767509777303.html|work=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref> followed by "Ishq Da Chehra" on 9 January<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 January 2026 |title=Border 2 song 'Ishq Da Chehra' out: Diljit Dosanjh and Sachet-Parampara's track offers an emotional glimpse into soldiers' lives|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/border-2-song-ishq-da-chehra-diljit-dosanjh-sachet-paramparas-track-offers-emotional-glimpse-soldiers-lives/ |access-date=10 January 2026 |website=Bollywood Hungama}}</ref> and "Jaate Hue Lamhon" on 12 January.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=12 January 2026 |title=Border 2 unveils Jaate Hue Lamhon at special event with naval officers|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/jaate-hue-lamhon-song-launch-border-2-patriotism-soldier-sacrifice-2850844-2026-01-12 |work=India Today}}</ref> The remaining tracks in the collection were released on 14 January 2026.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=14 January 2026|title=Border 2: Sunny Deol, team honour Indian Navy at Karwar Naval Base|url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/entertainment/border-2-sunny-deol-team-honour-indian-navy-at-karwar-naval-base-articleshow-co9w8kp|work=AsiaNetNews}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=15 January 2026|title=Border 2: Sunny Deol, Varun Dhawan, Ahan Shetty honour Indian forces at Karwar Naval Base, launches film's music with real heroes|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-border-2-sunny-deol-varun-dhawan-ahan-shetty-honour-indian-forces-at-karwar-naval-base-launches-film-s-music-with-real-heroes-3197156|work=DNA India}}</ref>

The songs "Ghar Kab Aaoge", "Jaate Hue Lamhon", "Hindustan Meri Jaan", and "Mohabbat Ho Gayi Hai" are remixed versions of "[[Sandese Aate Hai]]", "To Chalun", "Hindustan Hindustan", and "Hamen Jab Se Mohabbat", respectively, from the [[Border (1997 film)|first film]].<ref name=GKA/><ref>{{cite web |access-date=27 December 2025 |title=Scoop: 'Sandese Aate Hain' gets retitled as 'Ghar Kab Aaoge' in Sunny Deol starrer Border 2 |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/scoop-sandese-aate-hain-gets-retitled-ghar-kab-aaoge-sunny-deol-starrer-border-2/ |work=Bollywood Hungama}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=12 January 2026 |title=Suniel Shetty to launch 'Jaate Hue Lamhon' from Border 2 at Mumbai's Navy Nagar|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/suniel-shetty-launch-jaate-hue-lamhon-border-2-mumbais-navy-nagar-report/ |access-date=12 January 2026 |website=Bollywood Hungama}}</ref>

== Release ==
=== Theatrical ===
''Border 2'' was theatrically released on 23 January 2026, aligning with India's [[Republic Day (India)|Republic Day]] weekend.<ref>{{cite web |title=Border 2 release date gets locked; Sunny Deol starrer to hit the theatres in January 2026 |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/border-2-release-date-gets-locked-sunny-deol-starrer-hit-theatres-january-2026/ |work=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=14 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Sunny Deol's 'Border 2' release date out, film to hit the screens in 2026 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/sunny-deol-border-2-release-date-january-2026-2553201-2024-06-14 |work=India Today |access-date=14 June 2024}}</ref> The first poster and the release date were unveiled on the 79th [[Independence Day (India)|Indian Independence Day]], with the film's tagline "Hindustan ke liye ladenge... phir ek baar!" (We will fight for India… once again!) prominently featured to evoke patriotic sentiment.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=15 August 2025 |title='Border 2' first look reactions: Sunny Deol's soldier avatar sparks fan frenzy; netizens hail it as an all-time blockbuster |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/border-2-first-look-reactions-sunny-deols-soldier-avatar-sparks-fan-frenzy-netizens-hail-it-as-an-all-time-blockbuster/articleshow/123318420.cms |website=Times of India}}</ref>

The film was banned in various [[Gulf Cooperation Council|GCC]] countries as it was perceived as having 'anti-Pakistan' content.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=22 January 2026 |title=After Dhurandhar, Sunny Deol's Border 2 Release Banned In Gulf Countries |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/after-dhurandhar-sunny-deols-border-2-release-banned-in-gulf-countries-10827329 |website=NDTV}}</ref>

=== Home media ===
The film's post-theatrical digital streaming rights were acquired by [[Netflix]] for a reported {{INR|225}} crore.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Amena |first1=Rasti |title=Border 2 OTT release date: Netflix buys Sunny Deol's film for Rs... |url=https://www.siasat.com/border-2-ott-release-when-and-where-to-watch-sunny-deols-hit-3336827/ |access-date=10 March 2026 |work=[[The Siasat Daily]] |date=5 February 2026 |language=en}}</ref> The film began streaming on the platform from 20 March 2026.<ref>{{cite news |title=Border 2 OTT release: When and where to watch Sunny Deol, Varun Dhawan, Diljit Dosanjh's ₹400 crore hit |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/border-2-ott-release-when-and-where-to-watch-sunny-deol-varun-dhawan-diljit-dosanjh-400-crore-hit-ahan-shetty-101773900159372.html |access-date=19 March 2026 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=19 March 2026}}</ref>

==Reception==
===Critical reception===
''Border 2'' received positive reviews from critics and audiences alike, with many hailing it as a thunderous war epic that perfectly honours the legacy of the 1997 original. {{Rotten Tomatoes prose|69||13|access-date={{RT data|access date}}|archive-url=}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Border 2 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/border_2 |access-date=30 January 2026 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |language=en}}</ref>

[[Taran Adarsh]] gave ''Border 2'' a highly positive review, awarding the film 4.5 out of 5 stars and labelling it "OUTSTANDING". Writing for his social media platform upon its release on January 23, 2026, Adarsh described the film as a "thunderous, emotionally charged war epic" that successfully honors the legacy of the 1997 original. He praised director Anurag Singh for balancing large-scale spectacle with deep sentiment. Adarsh lauded Sunny Deol as the "beating heart" of the film, noting his "commanding and righteous" presence.<ref>{{cite web|last=Adarsh |first=Taran|authorlink=Taran Adarsh|url=https://x.com/taran_adarsh/status/2014397165154840920|title=#OneWordReview... #Border2: OUTSTANDING|website=[[X (social network)|X]]|date=22 January 2026|access-date=23 January 2026}}{{rating|4.5|5}}</ref> [[Bollywood Hungama]] gave the film 4.5 stars out of 5, praising the writing, direction, emotional quotient, performances and action sequences, while feeling some visual effects could have been better and the length, a little shorter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/border-2/critic-review/border-2-movie-review/border-2-delivers-a-stirring-big-screen-war-spectacle/|title=Border 2 Movie Review: BORDER 2 delivers a stirring, bigscreen war spectacle|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|access-date=23 January 2026}}{{rating|4.5|5}}</ref> Simran Singh from [[Daily News and Analysis]] similarly gave it 4.5 stars out of 5 and described it as one of the best war films. She wrote "The makers of ''Border 2'' are in sync with the sentiments of the audience, and thus, they delivered one of the best war dramas of this decade. A film that will become a classic, and a textbook for future generations on how to up the ante and deliver the next-to-impossible task."<ref>{{cite web|first=Simran|last=Singh|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-border-2-movie-review-sunny-deol-varun-dhawan-diljit-dosanjh-ahan-shetty-s-epic-exceeds-expectations-give-out-best-war-film-of-the-deacde-3197956|title=Border 2 Movie Review: Sunny Deol, Varun Dhawan, Diljit Dosanjh, Ahan Shetty's epic exceeds expectations, give out best war film of the decade|website=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|access-date=23 January 2026}}{{rating|4.5|5}}</ref> [[CNN-News18|News18]] gave the film 4 out of 5 stars. Grace Cyril, writing for the news channel, praised the film's pacing, noting its refusal to "rush into war" allowed for significant character development. She highlighted the focus on the soldiers' domestic lives, training, and interpersonal bonds, arguing this emotional groundwork prevents the characters from appearing as "faceless soldiers" and heightens the narrative impact of the ensuing conflict.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/movies/reviews/border-2-movie-review-sunny-deol-diljit-dosanjh-varun-dhawan-make-this-patriotic-ride-totally-worth-it-ws-kl-9851584.html|title=Border 2 Movie Review: Sunny Deol, Diljit Dosanjh, Varun Dhawan, Make This Patriotic Ride Totally Worth It|website=[[CNN-News18|News18]]|date=22 January 2026|access-date=23 January 2026}}{{rating|4|5}}</ref> Devesh Sharma of [[Filmfare]] rated it 3.5/5 stars and wrote "Ultimately, Border 2 works best as a tribute, not a reinvention. It honours real heroes, celebrates inter-service unity, delivers rousing action and solid performances, and provides audiences with the comforting familiarity of patriotic spectacle".<ref>{{cite web|first=Devesh|last=Sharma|url=https://www.filmfare.com/reviews/bollywood-movies/border-2-review-patriotism-revisited-81130.html|title=Border 2 Review: Patriotism Revisited|website=Filmfare|access-date=23 January 2026}}</ref> [[Deepa Gahlot]] of [[Rediff.com]] rated it 3.5/5 stars and observed "''Border 2'' stands out because it treats soldiers not as killing machines, but as human beings first."<ref>{{cite web|first=Deepa|last=Gahlot|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/border-2-review/20260123.htm|title=Border 2 Review: Overdramatic But Watchable|website=[[Rediff.com]]|access-date=23 January 2026}}</ref> Rishabh Suri of [[Hindustan Times]] gave 3.5 stars out of 5 and said "Overall, ''Border 2'' is not content with being just another sequel. It wants to make you sit up and salute. While its excesses are hard to ignore, so is its sincerity."<ref>{{cite web|first=Rishabh|last=Suri|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/border-2-review-sunny-deol-varun-dhawan-diljit-dosanjh-s-gripping-war-drama-entertains-despite-its-length-101769161778028.html|title=Border 2 review: Sunny Deol, Varun Dhawan, Diljit Dosanjh's gripping war drama entertains, despite its length|website=Hindustan Times|access-date=23 January 2026}}</ref>

Archika Khurana of [[The Times of India]] gave 3 stars out of 5 and said "''Border 2'' is a solid, emotionally resonant, and technically accomplished war film that honours its legacy without being shackled by it. It may not redefine the genre, but it confidently reinforces the enduring power of big-screen patriotic cinema. Watch it for Sunny Deol’s roaring presence, its rousing spirit, and the emotion it wears proudly on its sleeve."<ref>{{cite web|first=Archika|last=Khurana|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/border-2/movie-review/127259423.cms|title=Border 2 Movie Review: Sunny Deol roars while Diljit Dosanjh shines in a war drama that doesn't redefine the genre|website=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=23 January 2026}}</ref> [[Shubhra Gupta]] of [[The Indian Express]] gave 3 stars out of 5 and wrote "''Border 2'' makes sure our intrepid soldiers let the enemy jawans off when the latter remind them of their humanity even if that humanity is reserved only for ‘our’ men, theirs are full of bombast and pettiness, and only capable of using words like ‘[[Halal|halaal]]’, and calling Indians ‘[[wikt:बुज़दिल|buzdil]]’.<ref>{{cite web|first=Shubhra|last=Gupta|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/border-2-movie-review-sunny-deol-varun-dhawan-diljit-dosanjh-film-keeps-the-flag-flying-high-10490696/|title=Border 2 movie review: Sunny Deol-Varun Dhawan-Diljit Dosanjh film keeps the flag flying high|website=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=23 January 2026}}</ref> [[Saibal Chatterjee]] of [[NDTV]] awarded 3 stars out of 5 and commented that "''Border 2'' has come at a time when Hindi movies embrace jingoism with all their might. Although clearly mindful of what might work and what might not in the current climate, the film walks a tightrope that is often in danger of flying off its tether. If it doesn't, it is solely because ''Border 2'' retains some remnants of the principles of yore".<ref>{{cite web|first=Saibal|last=Chatterjee|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/border-2-review-sunny-deols-war-film-lies-between-dhurandhar-and-ikkis-3-stars-10856783|title=Border 2 Review: Sunny Deol's War Film Lies Between Dhurandhar And Ikkis|website=[[NDTV]]|access-date=23 January 2026}}</ref> Lachmi Deb Roy of [[Firstpost]] gave 2 stars out of 5 and said "''Border 2'' could have emphasised on the inner battles that each of the soldiers’ fight, but I guess it relies entirely on its previous glory. Out of due respect to each of the soldiers who fought for our country, I sat through the entire film."<ref>{{cite web|first=Lachmi Deb|last=Roy|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/border-2-movie-review-sunny-deol-varun-dhawan-diljit-dosanjh-thats-it-13971714.html|title='Border 2' Movie Review: Sunny Deol, Varun Dhawan, Diljit Dosanjh & Ahaan Shetty's film thrives on pure nostalgia; that's it|website=Firstpost|access-date=23 January 2026}}</ref>

=== Box office ===
''Border 2'' grossed {{INRConvert|406.79|c}} in India and {{INRConvert|57.71|c}} in other territories for a worldwide total of {{INRConvert|464.5|c}}.<ref name="bo"/>

==Sequel==
Following the film's commercial success, producer [[Bhushan Kumar]] announced that a sequel, ''Border 3'', will soon enter development. A joint production between [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]] and J. P. Films, the film will be directed by [[Anurag Singh (director)|Anurag Singh]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Adarsh |first=Taran |authorlink=Taran Adarsh |date=27 January 2026 |title=Bhushan Kumar - Nidhi Dutta join forces for 'Border 3' |url=https://x.com/taran_adarsh/status/2016126613986091366 |access-date=27 January 2026 |website=[[X (social network)|X]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/bhushan-kumar-confirms-border-3-t-series-continue-franchise-nidhi-duttas-jp-films/|title=Bhushan Kumar confirms Border 3: T-Series to continue franchise with JP Films|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|date=27 January 2026|access-date=27 January 2026}}</ref> and star [[Sunny Deol]] in the lead role.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/gallery/entertainment/border-3-update-bhushan-kumar-gives-update-on-sunny-deol-starrer-lar4d1r|title=Border 3 update: Bhushan Kumar gives update on Sunny Deol starrer|website=[[Asianet News]]|date=13 February 2026|access-date=13 February 2026}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|30387012}}
* [https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/border-2/ ''Border 2''] at [[Bollywood Hungama]]

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