Leicester Square: In 1995 Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge produced history by gaining multiple honors while breaking numerous records.
Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol will receive a bronze statue in London’s Leicester Square for their performance in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. The honor granted by Leicester Square’s Scenes in the Square movie trail represents a significant landmark because DDLJ is the initial Indian film to receive this recognition at the famous location.
The commemorative statue will honor a spectacular film scene from the 30-year anniversary celebration of the movie. Even after many years since its release DDLJ continues to stand as a lasting cultural milestone under the direction of Aditya Chopra in his first film.
Through a partnership between Yash Raj Films and the Heart of London Business Alliance the tribute made its way possible. Deputy chief executive Mark Williams from the Alliance described the event as “fantastic” while welcoming the “international cinema titans” to join the movie trail. He explained that Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge represents an unprecedented triumphant milestone among all time Indian films.
Leicester Square in DDLJ
The love story between Simran and Raj starts when they accidentally meet on a King’s Cross Station train as non-resident Indians while it departs.
Both characters share their first chance encounter while unaware of each other in the middle of London when they meet at Leicester Square. The statue displays Raj Khan standing near Vue Cinema as a different figure named Simran Kajol walks past the nearby Odeon Leicester Square during the pivotal beginning of their tale.
The location for the statue stands at the eastern terrace beside Odeon Cinema according to Yash Raj Films (YRF).
The sculpture will join figures of Harry Potter Harry Potter, Gene Kelly in Singin’ in the Rain, Mary Poppins and Batman to form Leicester Square’s Scenes in the Square trail.
Deputy Chief Executive Mark Williams of Heart of London Business Alliance declared his support for the “titans of international cinema” joining the trail as an exciting development.
‘International appeal’
The director respected “Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge as one of the most successful Bollywood masterpieces in history.”
The trail included this film as the inaugural entry showing Leicester Square as a filming location.
The story of love between Raj and Simran begins at King’s Cross station when they meet on a train which serves as the opening scene of this celebrated Bollywood romantic film.
Yash Raj Films CEO Akshaye Widhani affirmed that this statue would function as an outstanding method for demonstrating Indian cinema’s universal attraction and generate cultural bonds through filmmaking.
Director Yash Raj Films Akshaye Widhani runs the Scenes in the Square trail through the Heart of London Business Alliance with support from Westminster City Council.
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