![]() 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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