Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa (1994)

A dreamer falls for a girl who is in love with someone else and tries to create a rift between her and the man she loves.

Director:

Kundan Shah

Writers:

Pankaj Advani (screenplay), Pankaj Advani (story)

Stars:

Shah Rukh Khan, Suchitra Krishnamoorthi, Deepak Tijori

Top Rated Indian Movies #218 | 2 wins.

Cast

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

Storyline

Sunil and some of his friends start a band and perform at weddings and special occasions. Sunil is in love with Aana but Aana loves Chris; when Sunil finds out about this he decides to utilize the best of his powers to prevent the couple from meeting only to stand exposed in the eyes of Aana who throws him out from the music band. He finds an opportunity coming his way when Chris' parents arrange his marriage elsewhere but another calamity occurs when when Chris finds out that he failed his exam forcing him to forge a certificate which states that he is successful at the exam in the eyes of his parents.

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Plot Keywords:

love | music group | lie | wedding party | unrequited love | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Music | Musical | Romance

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Did You Know?

Trivia

During one of this film's showings in Hyderabad, the director and Shah Rukh Khan went to the theater, stopped the show and interacted with the audience. They spoke to them for 10 minutes, and then watched the rest of the film with the audience.

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Quotes

Saimon: [to Sunil after having entered Saimon's house] I am so glad that you chose to come in through the door and no the window!

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Connections

References Enter the Dragon (1973)

User Reviews

Delightful

Being such huge fans of 'Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron' I still remember the excitement when we (some friends and I) went to watch this movie. It was after a gap of 10 years that Kundan Shah had come out with a movie and we couldn't wait to watch it. Though we found 'Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naan' to be OK but were disappointed as it was nothing like 'Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron'. But I give credit to Kundan Shah for his judgment on not trying to repeat 'Jaane Bhi Do Yaron' again because it is difficult to recreate magic.

Caught 'Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naan' on cable couple of years later and since this time I knew what to expect, I quite enjoyed the film. I watched it again and this time I enjoyed it more. That's the thing about this movie; it grows on you. It's like a friendly face in the neighborhood that the more you see the more you like. Now I consider this as one of my favorite movies that I can watch from any point and enjoy it.

It's the story of youth with all its elements; the unrequited love, the ambition to do something different, the generation gap etc. But it is the characters and situations that are so real and so delightful that you can identify with most of them from your own personal life. The humor is subtle and will make you smile and at the most chuckle. Performance wise everyone does a fine job. Jatin Lalit's music is melodious and pleasant, but I must admit that I have a bias against Kumar Sanu's voice so I would have preferred someone else to sing the songs.

Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

25 February 1994 (India)

Also Known As:

Sometimes Yes, Sometimes No

Filming Locations:

Film City, Goregaon, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Company Credits

Production Co:

Legend Films, legend Film

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1