
The climax sounded too much like another successful film, Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin ( The Heart Does Not Listen, 1991), in which the father encourages his daughter to run away from her own wedding and marry another man. Others thought there wasn’t enough intensity in the story – why does the boy follow the girl to India when he doesn’t even know if she loves him. In May 1994, cinematographer Manmohan Singh, art director Sharmishtha Roy, dialogue writer Javed Siddiqui and family friend Deven Varma gathered in the Chopras’ gadda room (cushion room) to hear what Aditya had in mind. But his energy doesn’t flag.But Aditya’s ardour failed to enthuse the Yash Raj Films unit. Sometimes, in the emotional scenes, his stammer worsens. The film runs in his head, frame by frame, and he describes what he sees, for more than three hours – the running time of the film.
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Hope this helps and always feel free to reach us through Instagram if you need more suggestions or if you have any doubts. Both are easily reachable from Interlaken. There are two more locations which will need another day or two but you can reach them too with the public transport - Jungraujoch and Lake Lungern. They have it quite often and they sell it for CHF 45. Always check in the website of Coop, which is a supermarket if they have the Swiss pass on sale. Any kind of Swiss day pass will cover all the trains and buses mentioned in this itinerary. The cheapest way to travel to all the locations mentioned would be to take a day pass. This will be a perfect ending to the long day of DDLJ. Also the scene where Shah Rukh Khan gives the prank red rose to Kajol was shot in a park in Interlaken. It is a 10 minute walk from the Interlaken Ost railway station to the statue. In Interlaken check out the Statue of Yash Chopra in the Kursaal garden who rightly holds honorary title of “Ambassador of Interlaken”. If you are visiting in Summer, there would be still daylight when you reach back to Interlaken. A walk around the lake would take around 1 hour.ĭeparture Station & time: Montbovon, 18:28 with TrainĪrrival Station & Time: Interlaken Ost, 21:40 You can relax by the lake and can have your packed lunch or at the restaurant by the lake. Even though it is not a DDLJ location, you wouldn't regret this small detour. It would be a shame to have reached so close to this beautiful lake and have not visited it. Moreover this lake is popularly known as Chopra lake after Yash Chopra.
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Highlight: This place is not in the movie but the waterfall that you see in may of the scenes is located here. Gstaad, Rohrbrücke, 11:58 AM with PostbusĪrrival Station & Time: Launensee, 12:11 PM Stop 5: Launenseeĭeparture Station & time: Lauenen b. You will have a total of around 1 hour to spend near this location. Even though you dont get the same view as in the movie since the trees have grown around the bridge, the view is still breathtaking. Walk along this path for around 10 minutes to reach the famous wooden bridge of DDLJ. On the left side of the hotel, there is a small walkway along the river. From the bus stop walk backwards in the direction in which you came and then turn left to a hotel named Alpenland. It is a 15 minute walk from the bus stop to the bridge.
