There are many iconic Bollywood movies and with them come iconic locations and set pieces that are forever linked together. One such film is . The movie did wonders for both Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol’s careers, bringing a whole new era of movies.
Anupam Kher also can’t let go of the movie and how much of an impact it has. When he revisited one of its recognisable locations, he only had one request from the government.
Anupam Kher Wants DDLJ’s Track to Become a Landmark
“I have come to a railway station, an iconic scene of an iconic film was shot here, it is an Indian cinema history that every Indian all over the world must have seen and remembered. The scene is from ‘Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge‘. It’s like going to Sicily for a sequence of ‘The Godfather’. These are iconic places…Thankful to Yash ji and Adi, for having me in an iconic film.”
To him, it didn’t feel as though so many decades had passed since the film had been released. Standing at again made him feel as though time had stilled and he could be transported back to that moment.
His awe didn’t end there, though. He went on to talk about how the movie wasn’t just a piece of media. He also urged the government to turn the station into a tourist spot that everyone could enjoy and relive. Cinema can often act as a reflection of time, and internationally too, there are times when film locations are turned into landmarks, so why should India miss out on the opportunity?
The station itself is just as iconic as the film, holding onto a part of what made it so good in the first place.