![]() This movie has instantly become one of my favorite musicals, and I look forward to finding more films from Chopra, Khan, and Kajol. Director Aditya Chopra was, I understand, only 24 when he made Dilwale, and the film was so successful its Indian first run lasted a world-record 11 years (and may still be going on, as far as I know). It was, simply put, fun to watch them having so much fun. He is totally endearing, and she is totally hot!, and their on screen chemistry is as cute & perky and smoldering & steamy as Fred and Ginger at their peak. This is in large part due to Shahrukh Khan's and Kajol's performances as Raj and Simran. The plot is predictable, almost pedestrian-certainly not what you'd call "never done before," and yet I found myself completely absorbed in the story, and rooting for the main characters. It was sheer fun making the cultural adjustment. The Indian roots of the dance routines were at first almost unnerving-at once familiar yet bizarre, almost surreal (to my Western eyes). The choreography is simply amazing, and some of the most sheerly athletic I've seen. The Indian/Western pop structure of the songs was entertaining and infectious. I found the (rather oddly looped in places) mix of Hindi and English dialog to be a lot of fun to follow (as incomplete as the subtitles sometimes seemed). In many ways a totally Western film, it is yet completely un-Western, and absolutely invigorating. ![]() ![]() ![]() It is one of the most completely, openly joyful films I have ever seen. With embraces, caresses and intense gazes, Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol display their love and affection for each other in Dilwales first song Gerua. Dilwale made me glad to be a Westerner, just so I could experience the sheer rush in the glorious way this film simply throws its Indian sensibility in your face. ![]()
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