Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001)

After marrying a poor woman, rich Rahul is disowned by his father and moves to London to build a new life. Years later, his now grown up little brother Rohan embarks on a mission to bring Rahul back home and reunite the family again.

Director:

Karan Johar

Writers:

Karan Johar, Sheena Parikh (screenplay)

Stars:

Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Amitabh Bachchan

27 wins & 43 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Amitabh Bachchan	...	Yashvardhan Raichand
Jaya Bachchan	...	Nandini Raichand
Shah Rukh Khan	...	Rahul Raichand
Kajol	...	Anjali Sharma
Hrithik Roshan	...	Rohan Raichand
Kareena Kapoor	...	Pooja Sharma
Farida Jalal	...	Sayeeda
Jibraan Khan	...	Krishi Raichand
Rani Mukerji	...	Naina Kapoor (as Rani Mukherji)
Alok Nath	...	Bauji
Johnny Lever	...	Haldiram
Achala Sachdev	...	Daadi
Himani Shivpuri	...	Haldiram's wife
Aryan Khan	...	Young Rahul
Sushma Seth	...	Naani

Storyline

Yashvardhan Raichand lives a very wealthy lifestyle along with his wife, Nandini, and two sons, Rahul and Rohan. While Rahul has been adopted, Yashvardhan and Nandini treat him as their own. When their sons mature, they start to look for suitable brides for Rahul, and decide to get him married to a young woman named Naina. When Rahul is told about this, he tells them that he loves another woman by the name of Anjali Sharma. Yashvardhan decides to meet with the Sharma family, and finds out that they are middle-classed, unsophisticated, and will not be able to it into his family circle, as a result he refuses to permit Rahul to marry Anjali. A defiant Rahul decides to leave, gets married to Anjali, without his foster parents blessings, and re-locates to London, England, where Anjali's unmarried sister, Pooja, also lives. Rohan, who was studying in a hostel, returns home to find that Rahul is no longer living with them, and he also discovers that while outwardly his dad is not interested...

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Plot Keywords:

love | melodrama | marriage | funeral | wealth | 

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Taglines:

"It's all about loving your parents." - Karan Johar

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Genres:

Drama | Musical | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ajay devgan was also casted in the film but declined it for some reason

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Goofs

After Hrithik comes to stay at SRK's home in England, one morning Hrithik gives a lift to SRK to his office as his car tire is punctured. On the way, they put on a match commentary. The match is taking place in England (Oval) and it is morning. They say that only last over is remaining and after some time they declare that India has won. The match is ending around 9 - 10 AM so would have to have started around 2AM.

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Quotes

Rahul Raichand: In life, if you ever want to be something, win something, or get something, then always listen to your heart. But if you don't get a signal from your heart, then close your eyes and say your mom and dad's names, then watch, you will achieve every goal, every obstacle will become easy, and the victory will be yours... only yours..."

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Connections

References Aaj Ka Arjun (1990)

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Soundtracks

Soul of K3G (instrumental)
Composed by Sandesh Shandilya
Courtesy of Sony Music India

User Reviews

I adored this movie!

I absolutely adore this movie. I borrowed it from an Indian friend and first of all fell IN LOVE with Hrithrik Roshan. Not even the bootleg tape I had could hide his beauty. I think I watched the movie 3 times in one week! Seeing as how the film is 3 1/2 hours long, that's saying a lot.

As always, Sharukh Khan is a pleasant diversion on screen. Kajol's character was a lot of fun too. It's nice to see a girl with spunk get her man! Nearly all of the songs and choreography were stellar. I will most definitely buy this one.

Like some of the other reviewers mentioned, there is definitely some over-acting but those few moments of suffering are rewarded with a variety of eye-candy. This film is definitely worth watching.

Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi English

Release Date:

14 December 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...

Filming Locations:

City of London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$7,500,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$2,902,000

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$11,334,547

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dharma Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

210 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1