Yash did not want to, and tried to persuade Aditya to do it himself.
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The Wayback Machine - https://web.archive.org/web/20150530022747/http://www.filmfare.com/features/i-was-keen-to-do-ddlj-with-newcomers-7936-3.html FILMFARE. com Features | Leave your comment below 3 # "I was keen to do DDLJ with newcomers" Here's presenting a rare interview of Aditya Chopra after his DDLJ's big win at the Filmfare Awards More on: Filmfare, Dilwale Dulhaniya Le jayenge, DDLJ 1000 weeks, Aditya Chopra, Kajol, Shah Rukh Khan Written By Written By Filmfare Posted Wed, Dec 10, 2014 Rate Story Aren't you pretty close to Shah Rukh Khan?I can't claim to be his best friend. But I can sense that there is mutual respect for each other's work… which is a good thing. Tell me, did you or your parents have any other career options for you?No, my decisions to be associated with the movies was taken very, very early. I didn't have even half-a-doubt that I would become a film-maker. Mum was keen that I should go abroad for further studies… in business management or whatever. But since I was sure that it was Hindi films for me, I felt the years abroad would have made me somewhat westernized. That stint would have removed me from the Indian way of thinking which I wanted to hold on to at any cost. But aren't you a bit westernized?Not at all… well maybe I'm a blend. Like my film… or the character of Raj… my exterior may seem westernized but my inner thoughts and beliefs are absolutely Indian. Would you say that you cut your teeth by assisting on Lamhe and Darr?As I said , I came in half-way through Chandni. Gradually, I became well-versed with what goes on. I was also involved in one major schedule of Aaina. I didn't concentrate on the technical side of things though. Direction cant be taught, you have to acquire whatever you can by observing the entire process of film-making on the sets. So far, I've paid more attention on character development and performances. I have to become more proficient in camera angles and the lenses, which must be used for particular shots. After the apprenticeship, were you ready or did you have to be goaded to direct a film independently? I had to be goaded. Because I'm lazy, I don't like working. I have to be pushed. I guess the fact that I'd nurtured the idea of DDLJ for two three years, set me off on the road. The original intention was to do a love story as an English language film. I wanted to show the international audience that India isn't a country of snake charmers. Rather I wanted too acquaint them with how we Indians live, love, think and react today. Maybe I could still do this kind of international project someday. After Darr, I was trying to find a story for dad. When I told him the basic premise of DDLJ, he didn't react immediately. But while I was narrating it to him, the visuals started evolving in my mind… so I thought, okay I'll give the story a shot myself. Something about it excited me. 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Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
Production.:Origin and scripting.
Aditya Chopra assisted his father, director and producer Yash Chopra, during the making of "Chandni" (1989), "Lamhe" (1991) and "Darr" (1993). During this time, Aditya wrote several of his own scripts, including one he assumed would be his first film, but eventually became his second, "Mohabbatein" (2000). For three years, he worked on the story that would become "Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge" before approaching his father to direct it.