Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998)

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Director:

Karan Johar

Writers:

Karan Johar (dialogue)
Karan Johar (screenplay)

Release Date:

16 October 1998 (India)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Musical | Romance

Tagline:

You know you're in LOVE when...

Plot:

Rahul and Anjali are students in a college in India, while Anjali is attracted to him, he only treats her as a close friend...

Plot Keywords:

Tomboy | Friendship | Train | Oxford | Basketball

Awards:

12 wins

Cast

Shahrukh Khan	...	Rahul Khanna
Kajol	...	Anjali Sharma
Rani Mukherjee	...	Tina Malhotra (as Rani Mukherji)
Farida Jalal	...	Mrs. Khanna
Reema Lagoo	...	Mrs. Sharma (as Reema)
Archana Puran Singh	...	Ms. Briganza
Himani Shivpuri	...	Rifat Bi
Johnny Lever	...	Col. Almeida, Camp Manager (as Johny Lever)
Anupam Kher	...	Principal Malhotra
Sana Saeed	...	Anjali Khanna
Parzan Dastur	...	Silent Sardarji (as Parzaan Dastur)
Salman Khan	...	Aman Mehra
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Farah Khan	...	Woman on the Neelam show

Also Known As:

KKHH (India: Hindi title) (informal short title)
Something Is Happening (UK)

Runtime:

177 min

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

India:U | UK:U

Filming Locations:

Blackrock Cottage, Glen Coe, Highland, Scotland, UK

Company:

Dharma Productions

Trivia:

Twinkle Khanna was who the role of Tina was written for. After she turned it down, other actresses such as Raveena Tandon, Aishwarya Rai, Tabu, Urmila Matondkar and Karisma Kapoor were offered the role of Tina Malhotra.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Anjali reads the letter from her birth mother, the writing on the letter disappears and reappears between shots.

Quotes:

Anjali Sharma: Why didn't you marry again?
Rahul Khanna: [jokingly] I didn't find you, did i? Otherwise I would have married you... Anjali, we get born once, we die once, we fall in love once, and we get married...
Anjali Sharma: [interrupting] ... once.
Rahul Khanna: well... why didn't you marry?
Anjali Sharma: I didn't find you, did I?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Billu (2009)

Soundtrack:

Ladki Badi Anjani Hai

A classic movie of the modern genre.

This movie is extra special for me, it marked the end of studying and walk into the real world, and what made it even more touching was that I had just completed a degree in University of Strathclyde and a lot of the outdoor and songs were shot on the University campus and surrounding Scottish locations that I could relate to.

This was the starting point of glitzy, orchestrated and professional movies in the Indian cinema. Attention was paid to the smallest of details as well as being the first to: bring designer clothes brought into the movies, modern dressing was addressed, sets were realistic and well created and most importantly the characters were well developed – we knew where they were coming from, where they were and where they were going.

SRK and Kajol are the best pairing in modern day's hero's and look wonderful together. They have the kind of chemistry that really complements each other and they know how to hold themselves against each other. Rani looks good in her role. It is clear to see that she has great potential and will accomplish a lot in the years ahead. Anupam Kher, Farida Jalal and Johnny Lever are great in their roles and really well suited.

The story is well developed with a great direction and writing credits, it can be seen that Karan Johar will be a milestone in Indian Cinema. It is really excellent the way the story in split into two halves and after the intermission one gets the feeling that they have been transported into a different world from the one we just saw before the break. I shall not indulge into the story too much but its is not your run of the mill love story.

All I really have to say is that I saw this movie again recently after a few years and it still looks fresh and modern and it still makes me laugh and cry.