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Daily at the Maratha Mandir, Mumbai, since 20 October 1995

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

The front of a Mumbai cinema with a Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge show board
The Maratha Mandir in Mumbai during the 26th year of the film's daily run there. Cinzia007 · CC BY-SA 4.0

The film was shot in London, Switzerland and India. One Mumbai cinema has shown it every day since it opened. This page is that cinema’s board, and the line its audience rode.

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The run

Keep the film on

Slide the board through seven stops of the run. Where a source gives a week count, the counter shows it.

Stop 1 of 7 · 20 October 1995

Week 1

Opening night

The cinema has 1,000 seats. The run begins here.

Opening night, 20 October 1995: Week 1. Wikipedia’s page on the cinema says it has shown the film daily since its release on 20 October 1995, and that the run was ongoing as of 2026.

The cinema opened on 16 October 1945 and has 1,000 seats. In later years the cinema ran one matinee a day at reduced prices, averaging about 50% occupancy.

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The line

Ride the line

Eight stops in the order the film visits them. Pick a stop to see what its sources say. Distances are straight lines between the stops.

1 of 8 stops · 0 km ridden in a straight line

A wide London square with a tall column, fountains and a portico church
Trafalgar Square with St Martin-in-the-Fields at the top right. Diliff · CC BY-SA 3.0

London · Trafalgar Square and St Martin-in-the-Fields, Westminster

Trafalgar Square

The opening: Mr Singh among the pigeons.

The film’s Wikipedia article says the opening sequence featuring Amrish Puri was filmed in Trafalgar Square.

movie-locations.com says Mr Singh is first seen feeding pigeons here, a practice it notes is now discouraged.

It says the bells of St Martin-in-the-Fields, on the square’s north-east corner, bring him out of his reverie.

A public square in central London. The church on its north-east corner is open to visitors; check its hours.

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  • 1. Trafalgar Square. The opening: Mr Singh among the pigeons.

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  • 2. King’s Cross station. Raj and Simran leave for Europe.

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  • 3. Zweisimmen station. Missing the Zurich train.

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  • 4. Gstaad Promenade. A tipsy song along the Promenade.

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  • 5. Saanen church and station. The steeple, and the news at the station.

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  • 6. Church of Saint Grat, Montbovon. Simran prays in the church.

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  • 7. Jungfraujoch. The snow dance.

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  • 8. Apta railway station. The last train.

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Last show

Go and find the stops

Every place is a public street, station, church or cinema. The pin for the Maratha Mandir marks its street, not the building. Where sources disagree about a scene, the card says whose page it rests on.

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Where it is now

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Pins mark public places; private homes are named but not pinned.

  • Site reference · Public access · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. A public square in central London. The church on its north-east corner is open to visitors; check its hours.

  • Building reference · Public access · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. A working mainline station. The concourse is open to everyone.

  1. A wide London square with a tall column, fountains and a portico church
    Trafalgar Square with St Martin-in-the-Fields at the top right. Diliff · CC BY-SA 3.0

    London · Trafalgar Square and St Martin-in-the-Fields, Westminster

    Trafalgar Square

    The film’s Wikipedia article says the opening sequence featuring Amrish Puri was filmed in Trafalgar Square.

    A public square in central London. The church on its north-east corner is open to visitors; check its hours.

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  2. The brick twin-arched front of a London railway terminus
    The Euston Road front of King's Cross station. Txllxt TxllxT · CC BY-SA 4.0

    London · Euston Road, King’s Cross, London

    King’s Cross station

    movie-locations.com says Raj and Simran depart from King’s Cross station for their European trip.

    A working mainline station. The concourse is open to everyone.

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Stay

A room in Gstaad.

A hotel a short way from the Promenade.

Gstaad Palace

Gstaad Palace

Gstaad, Switzerland

A family-owned five-star hotel at Palacestrasse 28, Gstaad, a short way from the Promenade. Pictured: the village street, mid-twentieth century.

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Go there

Take the train.

The mountain station, and tours in Mumbai and London.

Jungfrau Railways

Jungfraujoch by rail

Bernese Oberland, Switzerland

The mountain station at 3,454 m. The railways’ page shows a return ticket from CHF 129.60; the price varies, so check it when you book. Pictured: the station, 2022.

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What’s on

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The archive

Every place and moment behind this page, with sources.

9 of 9 places · 13 of 13 stories

  • Maratha Mandir

    Maratha Mandir Marg, Byculla, Mumbai

    • The long run

      The film opens at the Maratha Mandir on 20 October 1995 and is shown daily afterwards.

    • Past Sholay

      In 2001 the run overtakes Sholay as the longest in Indian cinema history.

    • A thousand weeks

      The run reaches 1,000 weeks in December 2014.

    • The notice

      An end is announced after 1,009 weeks; a last show of 210 viewers; fans and the producers bring the film back.

    • Eight months dark

      A COVID-19 lockdown closes the cinema for eight months; screenings resume in November 2020.

  • Gstaad Promenade

    The Promenade, Gstaad, canton Bern

    • The tipsy song

      A song is mostly filmed along the Gstaad Promenade.

  • Saanen church and station

    Chilchgasse, Saanen, canton Bern

    • The steeple

      The steeple of St Mauritius entrances Simran; at the station she learns of the marriage planned for her.

  • Church of Saint Grat, Montbovon

    Route du Lac, Montbovon, canton Fribourg

    • Praying

      Simran prays in the church at Montbovon.

  • Zweisimmen station

    Bahnhofstrasse, Zweisimmen, canton Bern

    • Missing the train

      The pair miss the Zurich train and are stranded at Zweisimmen.

  • Jungfraujoch

    Jungfraujoch, Bernese Alps

    • The snow dance

      Simran dances in the snow at Jungfraujoch.

  • Trafalgar Square

    Trafalgar Square and St Martin-in-the-Fields, Westminster

    • The opening in the square

      Mr Singh feeds the pigeons in Trafalgar Square as the film begins.

  • King’s Cross station

    Euston Road, King’s Cross, London

    • Departure

      Raj and Simran leave King’s Cross for their European trip.

  • Apta railway station

    Apta, Raigad district, Maharashtra

    • The last train

      The film ends at Apta station; each retake meant a 20-minute wait for the train.

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