DDLJ will still show at Mumbai cinema after 19-year run

The movie has been playing at Maratha Mandir since it was released on October 20, 1995.

A screening of Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (DDLJ) starring Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol at Maratha Mandir cinema in Mumbai. EPA
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Will Dilwale Duhania Le Jayenge (DDLJ) be removed from Mumbai's Maratha Mandir cinema in December after screening there for 19 years?
No, says the cinema's managing director Manoj Desai, adding that the news is "false".
Aditya Chopra's boy-meets-girl story starred Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol in the lead roles, and was a hit at the box office despite a predictable plotline.
The movie has been playing at Maratha Mandir since it was released on October 20, 1995. In 2007, it broke the record set by Sholay (1975) by a full seven years.
The movie buffs with a taste for romance are still coming in, notwithstanding its many re-runs on the TV channels, online viewing facilities as well as many DVDs floating around.
"We are not planning to remove the DDLJ show. It was a false report. In fact, this December DDLJ will be in its 1,000th week," said Desai.
A single screen theatre, Maratha Mandir runs other movies as well, but the matinee show has been booked for DDLJ.
"We have a DDLJ show daily at 11.30am and on weekdays there is 40 to 50 percent occupancy and on the weekend it runs houseful. Aditya Chopra and I will continue to show the film in Maratha Mandir as long as we want to," he added.