25 years of DDLJ: SRK-Kajol’s bronze statue to be unveiled at Leicester Square, London

Marking the 25th anniversary of Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge or DDLJ featuring Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol on October 20, Tuesday, a bronze statue of Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol is set to be unveiled at Leicester Square in London. The statue will be a part of 'Scenes in the Square' movie trail.

Making the announcement, Taran Adarsh tweeted, "UPDATE... Bronze statue of #SRK and #Kajol to be unveiled at #London’s #LeicesterSquare to mark 25th anniversary of #DDLJ... Will be unveiled in Spring 2021... The first-ever #Bollywood movie statue erected in #UK... #DDLJ is directed by #AdityaChopra."

UPDATE... Bronze statue of #SRK and #Kajol to be unveiled at #London’s #LeicesterSquare to mark 25th anniversary of #DDLJ... Will be unveiled in Spring 2021... The first ever #Bollywood movie statue erected in #UK... #DDLJ is directed by #AdityaChopra. pic.twitter.com/qqDgrnMipU

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) October 19, 2020

The statue will be the latest addition to the 'Scenes in the Square' movie trail that includes installations of Harry Potter, Laurel and Hardy, Gene Kelly in Singin' in the Rain, Mary Poppins, Mr Bean, Paddington, Batman and Wonder Woman. Andrzej Szymczyk is the sculptor behind the life-size statues. 

Directed by Aditya Chopra and released in 1995, the story revolves around the characters Raj and Simran, who meet during a trip across Europe and fall in love.