Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- colorful
- sentimental
- playful
- bollywood movie night
- romantic movie night
What critics said
Critics generally found the film colorful, musical, and entertaining for its star chemistry and spectacle, but predictable and overly dependent on formula.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Raj and Meera fall in love despite belonging to opposing mafia families, making family allegiance the central obstacle to their relationship.
The film combines romance, orchestrated car chases, comic situations, bright locations, music, and melodramatic reversals in a deliberately crowd-pleasing register.
Veer and Ishita's love story brings Raj and Meera back into contact after years of separation.
The production foregrounds colorful imagery, breathtaking Icelandic and Bulgarian locations, and choreographed automotive action.
Films like Dilwale, and why
Chennai Express
glamorous bollywood romance combining family conflict, action spectacle, comedy, and star chemistry
Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
large-scale romantic action comedy built around playful banter, family complications, and crowd-pleasing set pieces
Karan Arjun
melodramatic lovers separated by criminal-family conflict and reunited through romance, music, and emotional spectacle
Om Shanti Om
colorful mainstream romance centered on star chemistry, mistaken identity, family ties, and comic action
Movie Details
- Director
- Rohit Shetty
- Release Date
- 2015-12-18
- Runtime
- 158 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (356)
Cast
- Shah Rukh Khan
- Kajol
- Varun Dhawan
- Kriti Sanon
- Boman Irani
- Johny Lever
- Sanjay Mishra
- Kabir Bedi
- Mukesh Tiwari
- Vinod Khanna
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
- Rent
- Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Dilwale about?
- A star-powered Bollywood romance turns rival mafia families, wounded lovers, sibling matchmaking, and flamboyant action into a colorful masala entertainer.
- What is Dilwale like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Dilwale as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Dilwale violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Dilwale as moderate.
- What did critics think of Dilwale?
- Critics generally found the film colorful, musical, and entertaining for its star chemistry and spectacle, but predictable and overly dependent on formula.
- Which films are like Dilwale?
- Films with a similar feel include Chennai Express, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, Karan Arjun, and Om Shanti Om.
- How long is Dilwale?
- Dilwale runs 158 minutes.
- Where can I watch Dilwale?
- In United States, Dilwale streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
