![]() This is in large part due to Shahrukh Khan's and Kajol's performances as Raj and Simran. The plot is predictable, almost pedestrian-certainly not what you'd call "never done before," and yet I found myself completely absorbed in the story, and rooting for the main characters. It was sheer fun making the cultural adjustment. The Indian roots of the dance routines were at first almost unnerving-at once familiar yet bizarre, almost surreal (to my Western eyes). The choreography is simply amazing, and some of the most sheerly athletic I've seen. ![]() ![]() The Indian/Western pop structure of the songs was entertaining and infectious. I found the (rather oddly looped in places) mix of Hindi and English dialog to be a lot of fun to follow (as incomplete as the subtitles sometimes seemed). In many ways a totally Western film, it is yet completely un-Western, and absolutely invigorating. ![]() It is one of the most completely, openly joyful films I have ever seen. Dilwale made me glad to be a Westerner, just so I could experience the sheer rush in the glorious way this film simply throws its Indian sensibility in your face.
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