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पिछले कुछ सालों से बॉलीवुड में सच्ची कहानियों और निजी जीवन पर आधारित फिल्मों की तादाद धीरे धीरे बढ़ती जा रही है। हालांकि बायोपिक श्रेणी के लिए 2015 बहुत विशेष नहीं रहा और 'मांझी-द माउंटेन मैन' और 'मैं और चार्ल्स' किसी भी तरह का जादू नहीं बिखेर पाईं।

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1,000 weeks on, DDLJ's romance with Bollywood lovers continues

It tugged at the heartstrings of the young, middle-aged and the old alike when it released way back in 1995. Even a thousand weeks after its run at the box office, Shah Rukh Khan-starrer romantic drama 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge' (DDLJ) continues to be "cherished" by youths, who consider it an 

"ideal love story".When the film, debut-directed by Aditya Chopra, released Oct 20, 1995,

 it came as a refreshing change as well as a clutter breaking and trend-making entertainer with all 

ingredients of a Bollywood masala potboiler -- love, romance, comedy, action, melodrama, thrills, songs and dance -- put together cohesively to tell a story of the victory of true love.DDLJ has a 

simple story -- a fun loving London-bred Punjabi boy Raj meets an NRI simpleton Simran (Kajol) during an European holiday. Love blossoms between them, but winning over the girl's conservative 

family is not a cakewalk for the hero, who then makes every effort to take his 'dulhania' (bride) with him. 

'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge' continues to be "cherished" by youths, who consider it an "ideal love story".Such was the film's effect that most young girls felt love was all about 'finding their Raj', boys idolised SRK's ways of fighting his way to get the love of his life, while the picture perfect family scenes reflected the fun and frolic of a typical Punjabi household -- whether it was Amrish Puri's 

strict yet loving father's character, Farida Jalal's emotional motherly act or Anupam Kher's goofy portrayal of the boy's 'Pops'.Muskan Agarwal, a 21-year-old, says "everything about the movie rocks"."Its filmy dialogues, beautiful outdoor shooting locales to superhit songs...it's great that the

  movie is completing 1,000 weeks. They should still make movies like DDLJ," said the Bollywood fanatic.The film's songs like "Tujhe dekha toh ye jaana sanam", "Mehndi lagaa ke rakhna", "Ruk ja oh dil deewane" and "Mere khwabon mein jo aaye" continue to be played even today. 

For 22-year-old Ranjeet Rajotia, the chemistry shared by SRK and Kajol -- one of Bollywood's best onscreen couples -- in DDLJ, surpasses their pairing in all their other films.

"SRK and Kajol have worked together in a lot of blockbusters but DDLJ will always be recognised as their best work till date," Ranjeet said about the film, which won 10 Filmfare Awards, including best film, best actor, best actress and best director at the 1996 edition of the ceremony. 

Produced by the late Yash Chopra, the film this year started its 20th year of uninterrupted run at the iconic Maratha Mandir cinema hall in Mumbai and it now holds the record of the longest running film in the history of Indian cinema.

While the youngsters have already seen the film enough times, watching it on the day it completes its 1,000 weeks is special in its own way for them. 

"Can't wait to watch 'DDLJ' at Maratha Mandir. I really want to blow whistles when SRK fights on screen and hoot when Kajol turns around during the famous 'palat' moment," said Meghna Mathur, who was perhaps only a year old when the movie released.

The theatre is fully booked for the special milestone screening, Manoj Desai, managing director, Maratha Mandir, told IANS. 

DDLJ even appealed to those who aren't particularly fond of Bollywood entertainers and prefer sci-fi Hollywood movies.

Said Gopal Rathore: "I'm not into Bollywood movies but DDLJ is something I've always cherished. It's an all-time classic. It's always good to watch an ordinary couple go through extraordinary lengths to be together in the end."

A lot of emotional viewers ended up shedding tears during the movie, and it hasn't been any different for the new generation.

"When I first saw 'DDLJ' it made me cry. After watching the movie, almost every girl started expecting some Raj to walk into her life and love her the same way that he did in the movie, at least I did," said Ashra Sachdeva. 

There are many unforgettable aspects of the film -- the plush yellow mustard fields, the Swiss cow bell, SRK's 'Senorita' and 'Bade bade shehron mein choti choti baatein hoti rehti hain" dialogues, Kajol's pristine white salwar suit and the famous climax, where Kajol runs towards her bruised lover, who's already aboard a moving train.

Gushes Ria Malhotra, a 26-year-old: "The scene was repeated with SRK and Deepika Padukone in 'Chennai Express', but nothing can beat the charm of DDLJ, where a father tells his daughter to go and live her life to the fullest with the love of her life."

Ranveer Singh thanks his fans

After his debut in Band Baaja Baaraat four years ago, actor Ranveer Singh has established himself as a dependable hero in Bollywood. With his boy-next-door image, Ranveer Singh has been part of many prestigious production houses including Yash Raj and Dharma Productions. 

After his debut in Band Baaja Baaraat four years ago, actor Ranveer Singh has established himself as a dependable hero in Bollywood. With his boy-next-door image, Ranveer Singh has been part of many prestigious production houses including Yash Raj and Dharma Productions.Initially written off as a hyperactive actor, Ranveer Singh channelised all his energy in presenting himself as a bankable actor. 

 An outsider to the industry, bagging a role in Sanjay Leela Bhanbsali’s Ram-Leela is a commendable feat.Though Ranveer Singh has had a spooky dressing sense in initial days of his career, he is being counted among the best dressed actors now.

 With a raw sex appeal, Ranveer Singh has also ventured into an area which was never trod by any other actor – an add for a contraceptive company.The actor, who has completed four years of his journey in Bollywood, is also posting a series of pics on Instagram with hashtag 

Bollywood Actress who can't speak Hindi

When Hema Malini and Sridevi came from the South to Bollywood, clueless about the stree-ling and pul-ling of the Hindi language, they worked on their Hindi to become no.1. Katrina Kaif got there without making an effort to master the language. That's a bit like batting for India without knowing how to hold the bat...Or doing an item song without knowing how to wriggle and pout. But Katrina has managed it. She isn't alone. Here's looking at other shuddh-angrezi memsahibs of Bollywood.

Bang Bang! enters the Rs 100 cr club

Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif starrer Bang Bang! has grossed Rs 109. 49 crore in just five days in the domestic market. Reportedly, this makes Bang Bangthe fourth film on All Time Top 25 Opening Weekend's list. While these might be good reasons for the cast and crew of the film to rejoice and media outlets to go gaga, the truth of the matter is a little more complicated.

Shraddha Kapoor to turn item girl for Karan Johar in 'Ungli'

Actress Shraddha Kapoor, who was last seen in Vishal Bhardwaj's Haider, seems to have jumped on the 'item girl' bandwagon. If reports are true, the Aashiqui 2 girl will be seen grooving in an item song in Karan Johar's production venture Ungli.

"Rs.100 crore is too less. To think of it is a limitation by itself," says actor Shah Rukh Khan

Indian filmmakers often go gaga when their movies cross the Rs.100 crore benchmark, but Bollywood's blockbuster hero Shah Rukh Khan believes that the industry needs bigger dreams.

Alia Bhatt Launches Her Clothesline

Alia Bhatt launched her clothesline in collaboration with the online shopping portal jabong.com at Four Seasons in Mumbai recently. She was the showstopper as she walked the ramp in her own best fall winter collection.

Today's Big Releases: Bang Bang, Haider

It's a movie weekend fans have been waiting for quite some time. Two films, two male superstars, Bollywood's reigning actress vs an up and coming sweetheart, a gutsy remake versus an intriguing adaptation - Bang Bang vs Haider promises to be a weekend to remember.

Bang Bang scores huge, set to arrive on 5100+ screens worldwide

Bang Bang has managed to score a huge victory even as the first show of the film is less than 20 hours away. In an ongoing battle of screens, the Hrithik Roshan-Katrina Kaif starrer is stepping into the arena on a high, what with FOX confirming its release on over 5100 screens. 

‘Bang Bang’ a very difficult film for Katrina Kaif

From shooting in seven different locations across the globe to performing strenuous stunts, Katrina Kaif has done it all in action thriller 'Bang Bang' which the actress says was the most difficult film to work on.

Kriti Sanon being considered for Half Girlfriend?

Ever since writer Chetan Bhagat has started writing for his next novel Half Girlfriend, which will be made into a film, a string of names has cropped up for the female lead in its big screen adaptation.
Ekta Kapoor will produce the film, while Mohit Suri will direct it.

How Hrithik-Katrina's Bang Bang turned into Rs. 140 crore affair - The Lowdown

It is now confirmed, and comes straight from the horse's mouth. Fox Star Studios has produced Bang Bang for a whopping budget of Rs. 140 crores (including Prints & Advertising), hence giving it the status of one of the costliest films ever made in Bollywood.

Salman Khan offers role to wrestler Varinder Singh Ghuman in Gama Pehlwan biopic

Earlier we had reported that Salman Khan will be producing the Gama Pehlwan biopic and now, we get to hear that the superstar has apparently offered a prominent role to popular wrestler Varinder Singh Ghuman in the film. With many sports biopics from Bhaag Milkha Bhaag to Mary Kom tasting success commercially, we hear that this time around, Salman Khan has decided to encourage wrestling through his film.

Producers demand Rs. 32 crores for Sunny Leone's

Sunny Leone's next film Mastizaade, which the porn star turned actress recently started shooting for, has been in the news since it went on floor. Now we hear that the producers of the film, Pritish Nandy Communication, are planning on selling the distribution rights for a whopping Rs. 32 crores.