Have you seen this? Deleted scenes of DDLJ released

Also read: Why DDLJ should have flopped

The passion for DDLJ does not just sit with the fans who continue to show up for the film’s screenings at Maratha Mandir. There are many who love DDLJ – and this includes important critics (Anupama Chopra even wrote a monograph on the film, part of the British Film Institute’s Modern Classics series), who otherwise would question most of today’s Bollywood cinema. 

They would defend DDLJ at any cost. And sometimes it is understandable. Few people want to challenge their teenage years’ memories with Khan and Kajol lip-synching to one of the most romantic Bollywood songs of all times – "tujhe dekha to yeh jana sanam". 

But the romance, the songs, the sights and the charisma of Khan apart, DDLJ is a fairly old-fashioned regressive film that does nothing to change the society. Despite all its modern appearances – clothes, scenes of characters getting drunk, DDLJ’s message is clear – fall in love, dream for sure, but never challenge your parents and your elders. And even when they become totally unreasonable do not ever elope or run away. Because after all the worst parents are still your elders and they deserve respect no matter what may happen!

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