1The scene where Simran (Kajol) and her sister Chutki (Pooja Ruparel) play music loudly when dad Baldev Singh (Amrish Puri) isn’t at home — with mom Lajwanti (Farida Jalal) also grooving to it in the kitchen. But the moment the bell rings, out goes the loud music and old Hindi film numbers come right on!

2The fun interactions between Raj (Shah Rukh Khan) and his daddy cool Dharamveer Malhotra (Anupam Kher). The one scene that every student loved? When Raj fails to clear his graduation exams and his father proudly shows him the pictures of his ancestors who also either didn’t go to school or didn’t pass. “Fail hona aur padhai na karna hamare khandaan ki parampara rahi hai aur mujhe khushi hai ki tooney iss parampara ko kaayam rakha hai. Balki tu toh humse do kadam aage nikal gaya — hum to sirf Hindustan mein fail huey thhey aur tu toh poore London mein fail ho gaya!” We also loved the fact that Raj was a rascal who went for his graduation late!

3 The train scene — Simran running to catch hold of Raj’s outstretched hand, both towards the beginning and at the end of the film. And remember the “open the door darling, open the door” sequence and Raj wickedly crooning Hum tum ek dibbe mein bandh ho?

4 How Raj brags about knowing how to play the piano to score Brownie points with the girls. His deliberate madness atop the piano when asked to play and how he effortlessly transforms into a pro. The fun doesn’t end there. Remember how he unceremoniously drops Simran in a sexy number with a thud after the song? ROFL!

5 “Bade bade deshon mein aisi chhoti chhoti baatein hoti rehti hai Senorita”. How many times have you said that? “Senorita” still has a DDLJ connect despite having a full song to its credit in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara. Also, for an entire generation of teenage boys it became the cult line to use on every girl they spoke to.

6 They don’t make them like Raj and Simran anymore. The way they fought even as they fell in love. The intense Raj when he stares into Simran’s eyes and tells her that ‘nothing’ happened the night before, even as he suggestively pulls down his shirt zipper! Remember the behind-the-scenes footage shown on good ol’ Doordarshan where Kajol actually would start laughing in the scene instead of crying? Even in the final edit, Kajol bursts into a bout of giggles and then finally hides her face with her hand!

7 If she loves you she will turn around and look back — the iconic “Palat palat” scene that so many Bolly romances have copy-pasted but never managed to quite match up. And who can forget Raj struggling with his dhoti and going “Aaao aao” trying to feed the pigeons in the morning?

8 The mustard field scene where Raj meets Simran and they break into Tujhe dekha toh — without a doubt, one of the most romantic scenes in a Bolly film. We were even willing to overlook the fact that there was a Jersey cow right in the middle of a mustard field in Punjab!

9 The pre-Karva Chauth sequence atop the terrace where Raj goes: “Hi Simran, main tumahara honewaala patidev hoon... yeh lo paani pee lo”. Funny but oh-so-romantic.

10 The emotional exchange between Raj and Simran’s mother when she comes to know of their affair. She urges them to elope; he gently holds her hand and says that he will not do so and will win over Simran’s father. Brings a lump to the throat even now.

11 The climax in which Simran’s father suddenly lets go of the daughter’s hand with “Jee le apni zindagi”. Every young lover wanted to break free!

Bolly had been there before but no film showcased Switzerland — from Interlaken to Gstaad, from Zurich to Basel — as beautifully as DDLJ.

DDLJ set new standards in film fashion — from Kajol’s chunky earrings, long tunics and single-toned chiffon saris to SRK’s lived-in denims, oversized flannel checked shirts and leather jackets. Kajol’s “bookworm” glasses were a huge hit.

And the songs! From the abandon of Mere khwabon mein to the soulful strains of Tujhe dekha toh, from the teasing Na jaane mere to the rollicking Ruk jaa, from the poignant Ghar aaja pardesi to the quintessential wedding number Mehndi laga ke rakhna, Jatin-Lalit were in fine form.