Films:
Thursday 29 2.00pm
The Courtyard Hereford
Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (PG)
Director: Aditya Chopra
Starring: Shah Rukh, Kajol, Amrish Puri
India, 1995, 3 hours 12 minutes, subtitles
With it's gripping story, visual beauty, great locations and unforgettable music this became one of the most popular Hindi films of all time. Crucial to its success was the dynamic pairing of Shah Rukh and the gloriously sensual Kajol, the greatest screen couple seen in India for decades. The film's central theme is the hero's love for his heroine that transforms him from brat to responsible adult as he wins over her entire family through his relentless charm and good humour. It also marked the beginning of the diaspora film that reflects the experience of the new transnational Indian middle-class. While the nuclear family is the norm in cold, anonymous London, it is among the extended family and traditional hospitality of the Punjab that passion flourishes so reinforcing a belief in traditional Indianness. s gripping story, visual beauty, great locations and unforgettable music this became one of the most popular Hindi films of all time. Crucial to its success was the dynamic pairing of Shah Rukh and the gloriously sensual Kajol, the greatest screen couple seen in India for decades. The film's central theme is the hero's love for his heroine that transforms him from brat to responsible adult as he wins over her entire family through his relentless charm and good humour. It also marked the beginning of the diaspora film that reflects the experience of the new transnational Indian middle-class. While the nuclear family is the norm in cold, anonymous London, it is among the extended family and traditional hospitality of the Punjab that passion flourishes so reinforcing a belief in traditional Indianness.
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