PROBASHI- A Cultural News Magazine Volume 2 Issue 1 | Page 19

Probashi- Cover Story

Probashi- Cover Story

Picture Abi Baaki Hai Mere Dost family movie appealing to both young and old alike . HAHK did the unexpected by becoming the highest grossing film ever in Hindi cinema with a revenue of over Rs . 3.1 billion ( after adjustment for inflation ). The film had no violence , no gore , no hulky villains no gut wrenching stunts or item numbers‐ movie it was clean family viewing bringing forth family ties , cultural values which is the bulwark of Indian family system . It brought back family audiences to cinema halls . HAHK producers ensured that the film was exhibited only in those theatres which were adequately upgraded for family viewing . It had 14 songs composed by Ramlaxman , which addedd to the entertainment quotient of the film . In the lead were Salman and Madhuri , and was Chinna Chinna
Aasai ( Choti Si Asha ) from the Film Roja‐ the song which got directed by Sooraj Barjatiya who Vairamuthu the National Film
Award for Best Lyrics ", while Minmini won the had made his debut with Maine Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Female Playback for the same song . The music is by AR Rehman . Seen in photo Madhoo and Arvind Swamy the lead pair
Pyaar Kiya , another film in our list of Roja . of Bollywood milestones . approve of Raj . The film is about that one can be hip and cool and still
Dil Wale Dhulaniya Le Jayenge how the two lovers are united be anchored to Indian traditions and
( 1995 ): This film holds a record within the framework of Indian values whether at home or abroad . which will be really difficult to family values . Raj resolutely refuses DLDJ was Aditya Chopra ’ s debut
break . Aditya Chopra ’ s Dilwale to elope with
Simran and insists directorial venture under the banner
Dulhania Le Jayenge has been that he will marry Simran only with of Yashraj films
. The first choice for running for last 17 years at Maratha the consent of her father‐ a very the role of Raj was Saif Ali Khan who Mandir Cinema hall in Mumbai and Indian take here . The film suggests however refused . When Shahrukh
still attracts 60‐70 % occupancy on an average . This is the longest running movie ever in Indian cinema history , eclipsing the previously record of longest theatrical run held by the film Sholay which ran at Mumbai ’ s Minerva theatre for five years . DLDJ started the trend of making a film positioned primarily for the NRI audience across the world . For the first time in Hindi cinema the main protagonists Raj ( Shahrukh Khan ) and Simran ( Kajol ) are NRIs . The film was extensively shot in Switzerland . Raj and Simran are in love but Simran ’ s family does not “ Didi tera deevar deewanaa , hai ram kudio ko daaley daana ” ‐ Madhuri and Salman in Hum Apke Hain Kaun