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By: Shree1news, 06 NOV 2020
As cinema halls reopen in Mumbai after eight months, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (DDLJ) is about to return to iconic Maratha Mandir. The one-screen theatre had screened DDLJ each day for the previous 25 years, till the coronavirus-induced lockdown compelled the owner to pull down its shutters.
Written and directed by Aditya Chopra, DDLJ starred Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol within the lead roles. The cult romantic movie is the longest-running Hindi movie of all time with a historic 1,274-week run at Mumbai’s Maratha Mandir theatre.
“As cinemas have been permitted to reopen in Mumbai, Yash Raj Movies is thrilled to deliver the longest-running movie within the historical past of Indian Cinema, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge again to the silver display screen at Maratha Mandir, Mumbai. The movie has simply accomplished 25 years, and audiences can bank on the movie to entertain them in these unsure occasions by transporting them to the world of Raj & Simran,” Rohan Malhotra, Vice President Distribution, Yash Raj Movies mentioned.
Manoj Desai, the owner of Maratha Mandir, informed indianexpress that it was for the primary time in 25 years that DDLJ was not screened through the lockdown. He was additionally upset that they might not have a good time the movie’s silver jubilee anniversary.
“We’re in talks with YRF to see how we will have a good time the movie’s silver jubilee anniversary. It’s unhappy that we couldn’t display screen the movie for thus lengthy. It’s unhappy that we needed to hold our shutters down for nearly eight months,” Desai mentioned.
Including that the screening of DDLJ at Maratha Mandir will begin from November 13, Manoj Desai additional mentioned, “DDLJ will probably be one of many first movies to be screened at 11.30 am. The thrill will probably be like first day first present for all of us.”
Maratha Mandir screens DDLJ as their day by day matinee present at 11.30 am, with balcony tickets costing Rs 25, Gown Circle at Rs 20, and stall tickets costing Rs 15.
Not solely in Mumbai, DDLJ will even be re-released the world over to mark the movie’s 25th anniversary. YRF has plans to launch the movie in Germany, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, USA, UK, Canada, Mauritius, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Switzerland, Estonia and Finland.
Source: A-N
