Dilwale (2015)

IMDb plot summary: The younger siblings of two estranged lovers fall for each other, unaware of the violent past that drove the elder ones apart.

Directed by Rohit Shetty. Stars Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, and Varun Dhawan.

Dilwale is a Bollywood musical movie about a couple that falls in love, only to find out that their older siblings are an estranged couple themselves, who were torn apart by gang rivalries. This reunites Kajol & Shah Rukh Khan from Dilwale Dilwale La Jahuenge, which I just saw and adored, but this one is a little less exciting. The generational aspect of this story is often a perk of Bollywood films, but here it makes the film feel a little bloated. There are some good individual songs -- I was familiar with "Janam Janam" and it's absolutely stunning context, and it's worth watching for that alone. But of all the Bollywood movies that I have been watching as part of my recent movie viewing, this is one that definitely is going to fade from my memory because it just didn't stand out. Not bad, but it pales in comparison to a lot of its better options.

How it entered my Flickchart:

🎥 Dilwale (2015)

📊 Ranked #2289/4233 on my Flickchart

🎯 Flickscore™: 49

lost to Celeste & Jesse Forever (#2197 → #2114)

beat Häxan (#3222 → #3229)

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