Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa (1993)

Sunil belongs to a middle-class family, and is intent in pursuing his career with a music group, despite of his dad disapproval. Sunil is also in love with Anna, but Anna does not really ... See full summary »

Director:

Kundan Shah

Writers:

Pankaj Advani (screenplay), Pankaj Advani (story),

Stars:

Shah Rukh Khan, Suchitra Krishnamoorthi, Deepak Tijori

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Shah Rukh Khan	...	Sunil
Suchitra Krishnamoorthi	...	Aana
Deepak Tijori	...	Chris (as Depak Tijori)
Rita Bhaduri	...	Mary Sullivan
Satish Shah	...	Saimon (Aana's Father)
Anjan Srivastav	...	Vinayak
Goga Kapoor	...	Anthony Gomez, The Don
Tiku Talsania	...	Mr. Patel
Ravi Baswani	...	Albert Sullivan
Naseeruddin Shah	...	Father Breganza
Juhi Chawla	...	Special Apperance
Kurush Deboo	...	Yezdi
Aditya Lakhia
Shashi Sahay
Jyothi Nathani

Storyline

Sunil belongs to a middle-class family, and is intent in pursuing his career with a music group, despite of his dad disapproval. Sunil is also in love with Anna, but Anna does not really love him, but likes him as a friend. Sunil is persistent, but instead Anna openly declares her love for Chris. In order to impress his dad, Sunil forges his examination results, but then later confesses to his family, who receive this news in utter dismay. Will this change Sunil's ways? Will Anna change her mind about Sunil or will she get married to Chris?

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Plot Keywords:

love | music group | song | church | confession | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Music | Romance

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi English

Release Date:

10 July 2007 (Poland)

Also Known As:

Sometimes Yes, Sometimes No

Filming Locations:

Film City, Goregaon, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

158 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Shah Rukh Khan started a new trend at the advance booking window at Gaiety cinema, Bombay, where the film was scheduled to release. He sat and signed autographs on tickets that were being bought by viewers.

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Connections

References Enter the Dragon (1973)

User Reviews

One of SRK's most underrated movies.

Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa is the story of Sunil (Shahrukh Khan), the girl he loves, Anna (Suchitra Krishnamurty) and the guy she loves, Chris (Deepak Tijori). Sunil, realizing the budding relationship between Anna and Chris decides to take things into his own hands by trying to create rifts between the two and taking advantage of the situations to woo Anna himself. Supporting these three are Sunil's family, his musical friends (look a little closer and you'll see Ashutosh Gowarikar among them) and also the local Father (Naseeruddin Shah) who acts as Sunil's mentor.

This may sound like a very simple and typical love triangle, which it is. What makes it different is Sunil. His character is one that is rarely seen in Indian cinema, yet not unfamiliar to us because we've met hundreds of Sunils in our lifetime. We ourselves might be a Sunil. He is that real. He has no great physical strength (Shahrukh in 93? puny!), or great intelligence (he failed the same class several times)or great wealth (his father is a mechanic). He is a regular Joe trying to get the girl he loves.

Sunil happens to be Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa's greatest asset. We see everything and everyone through his eyes which makes his world real to us. The things he does are things we might do when in love. What he ultimately does in the end might reflect on who many of us really are on the inside: simple people who love their family and friends.

A lot of people believe Shahrukh Khan became an actor with Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jaayenge in '95. The truth is that he was well on his way to becoming a legend in Indian cinema with this movie. He IS Sunil. He breathes life into the role making it much more than just a character in a story, he brings Sunil to life, he brings Sunil to us. He is brilliant. Just watch the film.