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Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol unveiled a bronze DDLJ statue in London’s Leicester Square
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The statue marks the first Indian movie honored in the Scenes in the Square trail
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DDLJ’s 30th anniversary is on October 20, 2025, celebrating its lasting legacy
Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol together unveiled a bronze statue of their striking a pose from their 1995 superhit 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'. The statue was unveiled at Leicester Square in London, in a first for an Indian movie.
The statue has joined the Scenes in the Square movie trail in Leicester Square, the Heart of London Business Alliance.
This comes after of its 30th release anniversary on Oct. 20, 2025. DDLJ had marked the directorial debut of Aditya Chopra and was produced by his filmmaker-father Yash Chopra. The movie comes under the Yash Raj Films banner.
The film, which was prominently shot in the UK, follows the love story of two young non-resident Indians Raj and Simran who fall in love during a vacation through Europe with their friends. It's around Leicester Square in the film where Raj and Simran first cross paths, without being known to each other.
According to an press release, the statue is positioned along the eastern terrace, outside the Odeon cinema, honouring the scene from the film. Other London locations featured in 'DDLJ' include Horseguards Avenue, Hyde Park, Tower Bridge and King's Cross Station.
Mark Williams, deputy chief executive at the Heart of London Business Alliance, had earlier this year commented that its fantastic to have the opportunity to add "titans of international cinema" Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol to their trail, as per PTI reports.
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge is one of the most successful and important Bollywood films of all time and has garnered much love from fans over the years. The pop culture phenomenon, has a new musical based on the film, "Come Fall In Love: The DDLJ Musical" that premiere in the Manchester Opera House in May.