There is no denying the fact that romantic longing and eternal love stories have provided Bollywood with its most idealistic films. And one film which the fans continue to watch multiple times is Aditya Chopra's directorial venture 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayengey'. It may have been released 19 years ago, but its impact stills remains deep-seated and relevance unchanged. While the nation celebrates the completion of 1000 weeks of the Bollywood blockbuster, actress Kajol tells IBNLive.com why 'DDLJ' has become the longest running film in Indian cinema and what made it sweep the viewers off their feet.
"The time has definitely changed; love has become instant these days. Now, it is all about why an SMS wasn't sent with a smiley. People instantly fall in and out of love. But the core message of 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge' hasn't changed. The film reiterates the thought that we should never compromise on love," Kajol explains.
No matter how much perspectives alter, differ and fluctuate, the idea of waiting for the perfect person remains important. "We all know we will wait for the 'right person' to arrive. We will wait for the person who fits us the best. And that's exactly what the film focused on. So yes, the message of the film remains the same and relevant even now. People still identify with what the film said. Nobody wants to get married for the heck of it. It isn't as if you don't have anything to do on a given day and you get married. I believe the film continues to be remembered because everybody still agrees with what it said. It will never lose its relevance," she explained.
And when it comes to a film like 'DDLJ' which is so perfect, so flawless and so impressive in its execution, there is no possible way that anybody should even think of remaking it. "There is nothing that I would like to change in the film. Everything about 'DDLJ' worked in its favour. That's why 'DDLJ' assumed a life of its own. The success of 'DDLJ' has nothing to do with us. It is the viewers who raised us to another level. But I honestly feel, that the film should never and not even be attempted to be remade. It just can't be duplicated," Kajol says.
Kajol may not be aware of the fact that the role of Raj was initially offered to Salman Khan, but she knows that the film has bits of her real life, which made the experience of filming it more memorable. "I don't even know if the role of Raj was earlier offered to Salman Khan. All I know is that I was only offered one choice - Shah Rukh Khan. There isn't any one particular moment or scene that has been special for me. The whole film has been special because there are series of memories and events from my life. I remember there was a shot where I had to run down the street wearing heels. It was a completely hysterical moment. I enjoyed filming 'DDLJ' because the film has a bit of my real life as well."
Kajol realized the success of 'DDLJ' only when a fan made her feel so. "It is a funny incident which happened right after a month of DDLJ's release. I had halted my car at a signal and I didn't even realize that there was a truck parked right next to my car. Those were the days when I would drive with my window rolled down. And suddenly I saw the truck driver grinning away. I could almost feel him say 'Yeh hai humari Simran'. That's when it really hit me that DDLJ was huge," she quips.
Kajol's kids, much like her husband Ajay Devgn hasn't watched the iconic film, but for different reasons. "My kids haven't watched the film. I don't even attempt to make them watch it. Any film which has a scene where I cry hasn't been watched by my daughter. So I don't know how they will react to my entire film history. I know Ajay hasn't watched the film. I made an attempt, but he said, "Even you haven't watched all my films," she laughs.
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