Shah Rukh Khan’s DDLJ: How the Director Sparked On-Screen Romance

Shahrukh Khan Birthday: Shahrukh Khan is not only the king of Bollywood but also the king of the hearts of his fans. Let us tell you that the actor's birthday is on 2nd November. This time the actor is going to celebrate his 58th birthday. If we talk about the film career of the actor, then any Shahrukh Khan fan will be asked which one of Shahrukh's favorite films is the most they liked. Most people will tell you the name of Shahrukh Khan's film Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge. Shahrukh Khan started being called the King of Romance only after working in the film Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge. Somewhere this tag is given only to Shahrukh Khan who was seen in a romantic style in the film.

Raj-Simran's love story is evergreen (DDLJ)

The audience liked the love story of Shahrukh-Kajol i.e. Raj-Simran in the film. Fans still remember the love story of Raj-Simran. The songs, dialogues, and scenes of the film had a special place in the hearts of the audience. Shahrukh had played many characters before DDLJ, but the love that the role of Raj received was not received by any of Shahrukh's characters to date.

King of Romance (DDLJ) did not want to do romance on screen

But do you know that Shahrukh Khan did not want to do the film DDLJ, there is also news that Shahrukh Khan had clearly refused Aditya Chopra to do DDLJ. Aditya Chopra had to persuade Shahrukh Khan to agree to the film. A famous journalist has shared the incident related to 'Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge' in his book. He shared that Shahrukh Khan did not want to participate in the film because he found his role in the film too girlish. Romancing on screen, and singing songs for girls, Shahrukh Khan never showed much interest in all these things.

Aditya Chopra had accepted defeat

Shahrukh Khan believed that Salman and Aamir Khan were already doing such films, hence he wanted to do something different from both the Khans. The actor wanted that he would get a different identity in the industry by doing different roles in films. Many big actors had already refused Aditya Chopra for the film DDLJ. According to the information, Aditya Chopra met Shahrukh Khan for 3 consecutive weeks to convince him. But Shahrukh Khan was still not giving much response to Aditya Chopra. Aditya Chopra had accepted till the end that Shahrukh Khan would not do the film but Shahrukh suddenly felt like doing the film, after which everyone knows what a miracle the film did.