To mark the 25th anniversary of the film, ‘Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge’ or ‘DDLJ’ starring Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol on October 20, a bronze statue of the iconic on-screen couple is set to be unveiled at Leicester Square in London. According to the reports, the statue will be a part of ‘Scenes in the Square’ movie trail.
Taking to his Twitter trade analyst Taran Adarsh wrote, “UPDATE… Bronze statue of #SRK and #Kajol to be unveiled at #London’s #LeicesterSquare to mark 25th anniversary of #DDLJ… Will be unveiled in Spring 2021… The first-ever #Bollywood movie statue erected in #UK… #DDLJ is directed by #AdityaChopra.”
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The statue is going to be the latest addition to the ‘Scenes in the Square’ movie trail that has installations of Harry Potter, Laurel and Hardy, Gene Kelly in Singin’ in the Rain, Mary Poppins, Mr Bean, Paddington, Batman and Wonder Woman among others. Andrzej Szymczyk is the talent behind all the statues.
Helmed by Aditya Chopra, the film was released in 1995, the story chronicles around the characters, Raj and Simran, who meet each other during a trip across Europe and eventually fell in love.