When Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge was released on October 20, 1995, it was clear that it was going to be rather popular. But no one could have predicted that it would become the longest-running movie in Indian cinema. On December 12, DDLJ, as the fans know it, will hit its 1000th week at the iconic Maratha Mandir cinema hall in Mumbai. From trains to mustard fields, this movie starring Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol still rakes in the audiences.
To celebrate this milestone, Yash Raj Films has a new trailer for everyone to get nostalgic about.
Have you ever thought about what would happen if the movie were to be played in reverse? Well, this is what happens
What if Twitter was around when DDLJ released?
Some Twitter fans instead created some hilarious alternate endings. From Flipkart to the Indian Railways and even Christopher Nolan, Twitter users came up with many unique alternate endings to the iconic movie.
Earlier this year, Imaan Sheikh created some must see spoofs and memes about the film.
To celebrate this milestone, Yash Raj Films has a new trailer for everyone to get nostalgic about.
DDLJ releases a new trailer for its 1000 weeks in theatres. Fantastic. It's the only way SRK could have one good release this year.
— Sorabh Pant (@hankypanty) November 26, 2014Have you ever thought about what would happen if the movie were to be played in reverse? Well, this is what happens
If u play DDLJ in reverse, it's abt a guy pushing a girl off a train, who then returns to her dad to migrate abroad & open a grocery store — Gabbbarsingh (@GabbbarSingh) November 26, 2014What if Twitter was around when DDLJ released?
So glad DDLJ released in a pre-Twitter era. Otherwise so many "send us a selfie of you missing a train" contests we would have had. — Rohan (@mojorojo) November 26, 2014Some Twitter fans instead created some hilarious alternate endings. From Flipkart to the Indian Railways and even Christopher Nolan, Twitter users came up with many unique alternate endings to the iconic movie.
In Flipkart's DDLJ, Raj couldn't catch Simran's hand on time and she misses the train. He mails her an apology the next day.
— Karthik Srinivasan (@beastoftraal) November 28, 2014In Christopher Nolan's DDLJ, Raj & Simran will be from different galaxies and in the end, Simran would board into a space craft
— Ra_Bies (@Ra_Bies) November 28, 2014In Christopher Nolan's DDLJ, Simran would find out in the end that her father is Raj who time travelled to stop her from marrying himself.
— Mohit (@HaramiParindey) November 27, 2014If Indian Railways had made #DDLJ, Simran would not need to run to catch the train. The train is 4 hrs late.
— Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt) November 28, 2014George R R martin's DDLJ: Everyone is killed on Simran and Raj's wedding.
— GRV (@MildlyClassic) November 28, 2014In Rohit Shetty's DDLJ, Raj stops the train with this brute strength, lifts a whole compartment up in air & throws it at Simran's cousins.
— Raheel Khursheed (@Raheelk) November 29, 2014In Ravi Shastri's #DDLJ it is railways which ultimately wins, whether Simran catches up or not.
— Nistula Hebbar (@nistula) November 28, 2014In Sunil Gavaskar's #DDLJ Amrish Puri tells Simran "Run faster, you have to convert the ones into twos and twos into threes"
— The-Lying-Lama (@KyaUkhaadLega) November 28, 2014In Modi's DDLJ, Raj extends his hand towrds a running Simran, suddenly withdraws & does a Namaste, remains single & tours multiple countries
— Gabbbarsingh (@GabbbarSingh) November 28, 2014Earlier this year, Imaan Sheikh created some must see spoofs and memes about the film.
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