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

Top Rated Indian Movies #206 | 23 wins & 43 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Amitabh Bachchan	...	Yashvardhan Raichand
Jaya Bhaduri	...	Nandini Raichand (as Jaya Bachchan)
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

Details

Official Sites:

Dharma Productions KKKG site (english)

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi English

Release Date:

14 December 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...

Filming Locations:

Bahriya, Egypt

Box Office

Budget:

INR 350,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,010,000, 16 December 2001, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$2,902,000

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Most expensive Indian film released so far (December 2001).

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Goofs

Hrithik arrives in college in a red Lamborghini Countach, but is later shown driving a silver Mercedes.

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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

Deewana Hai Dekho
Written by Sameer
Composed by Sandesh Shandilya
Performed by Alka Yagnik, Sonu Nigam and Kareena Kapoor
Courtesy of Sony Music India

User Reviews

hoorah! for Bollywood!

I have never been a Bollywood-fan, believe me. Especially with all those movies full of cobra's, killing and corrupt policemen. But today I decided to go for a handsome face on the poster of the cinema, and sat down to watch about 3 hours of typical Bollywoodfun. No regrets! A modern story about conflicts between generations, growing up in different ages, with different traditions. A story that will make the audience in many countries feel could be their own story of life. Even the music was not disturbing, and the humor is refreshing at times. The music is even for a westerner like me something to ad to my collection of cd's, and the only minor thing for me was the sudden apearance of Egytian pyramids as background for a romantic song. After movies from Indonesia have won my heart earlier in 2001, and France with 'Amelie', Bollywood is the next, with Hollywood loosing ground.