India’s multiple time Grammy Award-winning music composer Ricky Kej isn’t particularly convinced by the iconic climax of Aditya Chopra’s 1995 romantic film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. The memorable scene involves Shah Rukh Khan’s Raj pulling his love interest, Kajol’s Simran, onto a moving train after she runs towards him following a go-ahead from her orthodox, stubborn father, late Amrish Puri’s Chaudhry Baldev Singh.
Kej reposted the scene shared by an X user on Wednesday, along with the caption, “If any of the film makers had ever been on a train in their lives.. they would have known that Kajol could have entered from any door, and would have been able to reach Shah Rukh Khan.” However, the internet went great lengths to counter Kej’s argument.
If any of the film makers had ever been on a train in their lives.. they would have known that Kajol could have entered from any door, and would have been able to reach Shah Rukh Khan. https://t.co/XqLANtUZ4c
— Ricky Kej (@rickykej) July 9, 2025
An X user commented on Kej’s post, “Nah she couldn’t. She was wearing a lehenga which can be heavy & doesn’t allow free movements. And the train was running, not just moving. If she tried to board the train without anyone pulling her up, she’d have been under the train. That’s why everyone in the train is seated. Director already thought what you are thinking now.” To which, Kej replied with, “Hahahaha.. true!”
Another user countered Kej by claiming that the sleeper coaches of Indian trains in 1995 weren’t really interconnected. “Most sleeper coaches of general category were not connected by vestibules in 90s and only Air Conditioned and reserved category coaches were. But, yeah she could have taken this door but would not have noticed it because she was focused on Raj,” they wrote. Kej responded, “Hahahahha.. thanks for the analysis!”
Ricky – Most sleeper coaches of general category were not connected by vestibules in 90s and only Air Conditioned and reserved category coaches were. But, yeah she could have taken this door but would not have noticed it because she was focused on Raj. pic.twitter.com/jPcGi6z4uy
— Vivek Shukla (@vivekshukla) July 9, 2025
Kej also agreed “absolutely” with a third user who compared the said flaw in DDLJ’s climax to the perennially debatable flaw in the climax of James Cameron’s 1997 iconic romance epic Titanic. For years, fans have argued that Leonardo DiCaprio’s Jack could’ve easily shared the plank with Kate Winslet’s Rose after the ship that they were on, Titanic, sank post a collision with an iceberg. The user pointed out with a meme, “This could be Bollywood’s version of “could Jack and Rose both fit on the door in Titanic?”
The romantics weren’t far behind as they urged Kej to invoke magic, and not logic. An X user addressed Kej, “Pls dont let logic spoil a good’ol live story!” He replied with a “Hahahaha.. sorry!!” Another commented, “Nah, she had blinkers on. All the emotion directed towards uniting with Raj. I don’t blame the dir here.” “No the romance in holding his hand and getting on to train has a different emotion. Dont shatter our utopia pls,” said a third one. Kej responded to both by laughing.
Another X user summed it up well: “Reaching Shah Rukh Khan wasn’t the only goal. Reaching Audience ≥ Reaching Shah Rukh Khan.” Kej agreed with them by replying, “Absolutely :).” Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, one of the most popular and successful Indian films of all time, is produced by Aditya Chopra’s Yash Raj Films. This year, it completes 30 years since its release on October 16, 1995.
