It details the production of and analysing the plot and well commercial performance of Aditya Chopra's 1995 romantic drama of the same name, the longest-running film in Indian cinema history.

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge was released by the British Film Institute in the United Kingdom in December 2002, while HarperCollins in India in the next year.

Starring Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol, it focuses on two young non-resident Indians who fall for each other during a trip across Europe with their friends.

In a review for The Hindu, Paresh C. Palicha praised it for "[staying] clear of the gossip mill stuff, but touches on the famous spats over the credits for story and dialogues".

"[4] Joginder Tuteja from Bollywood Hungama rated the book two-and-a-half stars and spoke of how it "successfully living its life" and "without much of an influence from the external factors".