But what do I know?! At least I liked and enjoyed it. But I don't, for the life of me, understand why it has as strong an appeal as it did in India. This is a tough balancing act because I've seen other Indian films with nearly identical plots where the guy is insufferable and easy to hate. But, it works better than it should because Shah Rukh Khan is very good as a likable sort of jerk. As I already mentioned a couple times, this film is very predictable and formulaic. Simran is supposed to get married to a man her father chose for her and she's supposed to head to India to marry once this vacation is complete. But, given the formula, the cannot get together.at least not yet. And you KNOW they are now in love because they take time to do musical interludes where they both talk about their love for each other. Because the movie is over three hours long, you know they cannot quickly fall for each other-and Raj's devil-may-care ways naturally rub Simran the wrong way.and they battle each other but always end up coming back to each other in the end. However, when they both go on vacations through Europe from their homes in the UK, you KNOW that soon they'll get together but the journey will, of course, be a rocky one. As for his soon to be lady love, Simran (Kajol) is quite the opposite-very responsible and dependable. When the film begins, Raj (Shah Rukh Khan) is supposed to be graduating from college but isn't because he's a bit of an irresponsible but likable rascal. It's a big case of 'been there/done that' as I watched.though the film is enjoyable and has its moments.
Since I am not Indian but love Indian films, I took the plot in stride and see this as a film that can be good but cannot be great simply because of the plot. After all, almost ten years AFTER this movie debuted it was STILL playing in some theaters-such is the love of this sort of film in its native land.
However, this familiarity is something the Indian audiences love and pay to see. Because of this, the plot to "Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge" is anything but original. The most common, it seems, are the two lovers who fall in love but one or both of them are already pledged by their parents to marry another. In Indian films, there are several plots which are practically clichés because they occur so regularly.
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