Updated On: 20 March, 2020 11:25 AM IST | Mumbai | The Hitlist Team
The American media house was astounded to know the film still manages to pull in people to the theatre

Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol in a still from Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jaayenge. Image sourced from mid-day archives
Aditya Chopra's Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) is still a favourite of cine-goers. It clocks 25 years in October. Reason enough for a celebration. Recently, CNN's youth outlet, Great Big Story, were in India to shoot a digital show on the impact of the Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol-starrer. They compared DDLJ to Titanic (1997) because of the love that both films received. The American media house was astounded to know the film still manages to pull in people to the theatre. It also reflects on how it became a reference point for Bollywood's love stories.
They compared DDLJ to Hollywood's epic romance Titanic because of the love and adulation that both films received and catapulted the leading actors to instant stardom. Catch the insightful coverage of Great Big Story here: