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Bollywood film: Iconic Indian movie ends record 20-year run | Bollywood film: Iconic Indian movie ends record 20-year run |
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An iconic Bollywood movie had its final showing at a Mumbai cinema on Thursday after a record-breaking uninterrupted 1,009-week run. | An iconic Bollywood movie had its final showing at a Mumbai cinema on Thursday after a record-breaking uninterrupted 1,009-week run. |
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, a romantic comedy, was first shown in 1995. | Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, a romantic comedy, was first shown in 1995. |
Translated as "The Brave-Hearted Will Take The Bride", it follows two Indian expatriates living in Britain and their travails as they fall in love. | Translated as "The Brave-Hearted Will Take The Bride", it follows two Indian expatriates living in Britain and their travails as they fall in love. |
The cinema where it was being shown decided that, almost 20 years on, the film is no longer commercially viable. | |
Featuring Indian stars Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol, the movie is one of the most popular in Bollywood history. | Featuring Indian stars Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol, the movie is one of the most popular in Bollywood history. |
The two expatriates featured in the story fall in love on a trip to mainland Europe, despite the young woman being betrothed to a man in India. | The two expatriates featured in the story fall in love on a trip to mainland Europe, despite the young woman being betrothed to a man in India. |
But eventually they managed to convince their families to allow the union to go ahead. | But eventually they managed to convince their families to allow the union to go ahead. |
The film trounced all other Bollywood records for long-running films. | The film trounced all other Bollywood records for long-running films. |
It is so widely regarded that US President Barack Obama quoted one of its lines during a speech in India last month. | It is so widely regarded that US President Barack Obama quoted one of its lines during a speech in India last month. |
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