Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998)

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Director:

Karan Johar

Writers:

Karan Johar (dialogue)
Karan Johar (screenplay)
(more)

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
Chetan Motiwalla	...	Hippie - Lead Singer (uncredited)
Neelam	...	Neelam the VJ (uncredited)

Directed by
Karan Johar

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Karan Johar		dialogue
Karan Johar		screenplay
Karan Johar		story

Produced by
Hiroo Johar	....	associate producer
Yash Johar	....	producer

Original Music by
Jatin Pandit		(as Jatin)
Lalit Pandit		(as Lalit)

Cinematography by
Santosh Thundiiayil		(as Santosh C. Thundiyil)

Film Editing by
Sanjay Sankla

Art Direction by
Sharmishta Roy

Set Decoration by
Ajay Bhatia

Makeup Department
M. Amir	....	makeup in-charge
Praveen Bhate	....	makeup artist: Sana Saeed
Mickey Contractor	....	hair stylist: Kajol and Rani Mukherji
Mickey Contractor	....	makeup artist: Kajol and Rani Mukherji
Mangesh Desai	....	makeup artist: Anupam Kher
Rita D'Souza	....	hair stylist: Kajol (as Rita F. D'Souza)
Bharat Godambe	....	additional makeup artist: Rani Mukherji
Mahendra Gupta	....	makeup artist: Rani Mukherji
Ravi Indulkar	....	makeup artist: Shahrukh Khan
Shivaji Jhadhav	....	assistant makeup artist
Raju Naag	....	makeup artist: Salman Khan
Raju C. Orpe	....	makeup artist: Farida Jalal
Vinod Rathod	....	makeup artist: Kajol
Rekha	....	hair stylist
Bhavna Shah	....	hair stylist: Rani Mukherji
C.K. Shetty	....	makeup artist: Johny Lever
Farida Siraj	....	hair stylist: Farida Jalal

Production Management
Ravi Gupta	....	production manager
Manoj Mittra	....	production manager
Chetan Motiwalla	....	production manager
Sharad Rane	....	production manager
Kali Sharma	....	production manager
Vivek Sharma	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Anjali Bhushan Nugyal	....	assistant director
Tarun Mansukhani	....	assistant director
Mamta Murthy	....	assistant director
Nikhil Advani	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Mohammed Kasam Sayyad	....	assistant art director (as Mohammad Kasam)
Shakir	....	assistant art director

Sound Department
Adil Ali	....	assistant sound
Sajjan Choudhary	....	sync effects (as Sajjan Chowdhary)
Anup Dev	....	sound re-recordist
Rajendra Gupta	....	sync effects (as Rajan Gupta)
Uday Inamati	....	audiographer
Nilesh Oza	....	sound assistant
Karnail Singh	....	sync effects

Special Effects by
Francis Fernandes	....	opticals (as Francis)
Praful Katdare	....	title designer
Suresh Naik	....	opticals

Stunts
Shahrukh Khan	....	stunt director: thrills

Camera and Electrical Department
Raiz Ali	....	light boy
Anwar Ansari	....	light boy
Imtiaz Ansari	....	chief electrician
Bala	....	light boy
Ratan Bhatia	....	additional still photographer
Dinesh Govre	....	spot boy: Salman Khan
Shankar Kanchare	....	spot boy: Johny Lever
Shiv Karal	....	assistant camera
Sachin K. Krishn	....	assistant camera (as Sachin Kumar)
Mohan Mishra	....	light boy (as Mohan Misra)
Raju Mishra	....	spot boy: Farida Jalal
Ayesha Monani	....	still photographer: publicity stills
Jailesh Oberoi	....	assistant camera (as Jalesh Oberoi)
Subhash Patekar	....	spot boy: Shahrukh Khan
Gautam Rajadhyaksha	....	still photographer: special publicity stills
Dattu Sawant	....	spot boy: Anupam Kher
Sujit Sen	....	Steadicam operator
Ram Narayan Singh	....	spot boy: Kajol (as Ram Narayan)
Sethu Sriram	....	assistant camera (as S. Sriram)
Upender	....	spot boy: Rani Mukherji
Anand Prakash Verma	....	additional still photographer (as Anand Verma)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Milind Kamble	....	assistant wardrobe
Shabina Khan	....	costumes: Shahrukh Khan, Anupam Kher and Johny Lever
Anja San	....	wardrobe
Pravin Uttekar	....	wardrobe in charge
Chandrakant Waradkar	....	assistant wardrobe

Editorial Department
Brijesh	....	film post-production: Western Outdoor
Qasir Ahmed Hashmi	....	film post-production: Studio Mirage
D.G. Kamat	....	negative in charge
Pankaj Khandpur	....	film post-production: Western Outdoor
Manoj Sankla	....	assistant editor
Taranjeet	....	film post-production: Western Outdoor

Music Department
Manpreet Akhtar	....	playback singer
Babloo Chakravorty	....	music arranger
Subash Gawde	....	song recordist (as Subhash Gawde)
Kashinath Kashyap	....	music assistant
Kavita Krishnamurthy	....	playback singer
Shankar Mahadevan	....	playback singer
Richard Mithra	....	music assistant
Udit Narayan	....	playback singer
Avinash Oak	....	song recordist
Kumar Sanu	....	playback singer
Daman Sood	....	song recordist
Alka Yagnik	....	playback singer

Other crew
Rashid Abbasi	....	production controller
Nikhil Advani	....	associate director
Annabel	....	junior artiste and model supplier
Imtiaz Ansari	....	production controller
Ashok	....	production boy
Campbell Atkinson	....	location manager: Scotland
Aziz	....	production boy
Anjali Bhushan Nugyal	....	assistant to director
Eknath Chalke	....	production assistant (as Eknath)
Corrine	....	junior artiste and model supplier
Damana	....	production boy
Durga	....	production boy
Mona Irani	....	junior artiste and model supplier
Yash Johar	....	presenter
Geeta Kapoor	....	assistant choreographer (as Geeta Kapur)
Anwar Khan	....	production coordinator
Farah Khan	....	choreographer
Kutti	....	production boy
Tarun Mansukhani	....	assistant to director
Piya Mirajkar	....	production executive
Mukesh	....	production boy
Mamta Murthy	....	assistant to director
Himanshu Nanda	....	publicity designer (as Himanshu)
Rahul Nanda	....	publicity designer
Gopal Pandey	....	public relations officer
Ramesh Parab	....	chief accountant
Anup Poddar	....	accounting assistant
Prakash	....	production boy
Raju	....	production boy
Zaur Shaikh	....	assistant choreographer
Madan Sharma	....	production boy
Trilok	....	production boy

Thanks
Mithun Chakravarthy	....	grateful acknowledgments
Pamela Chopra	....	thanks (as Pam Aunty)
Yash Chopra	....	thanks (as Yash Uncle)
Kevin Cowle	....	grateful acknowledgments: Scottish Screen
Ros Davis	....	grateful acknowledgments: The Edinburgh & Lothian Screen Industries Office
Jugal Hansraj	....	thanks
Tsan Mang Kin	....	grateful acknowledgments: The Republic of Mauritius (as Hon. Minister Tsang Mang Kin)
Devendra Mauloo	....	grateful acknowledgments: Mauritius Film Develpment Corporation
Sudh Mulloo	....	grateful acknowledgments: Mauritius Air
Neelam	....	thanks
Ismail Patel	....	grateful acknowledgments: Saltours
Chaitanya Prakash	....	grateful acknowledgments
A. Rehman	....	grateful acknowledgments
Gautam Ruhl	....	grateful acknowledgments: University of Mauritius
Prem Sabramaniam	....	grateful acknowledgments: British Tourism Authority
Nadeem Salehjaee	....	grateful acknowledgments: Saltours
Ouma Seebaluck	....	grateful acknowledgments: Mauritius Air
Suresh Seegobin	....	grateful acknowledgments: Mauritius Air
Romesh Sharma	....	grateful acknowledgments: Cloud 9 Studios
Santosh Sivan	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Dharma Productions

Distributors

• Yash Raj Films

Special Effects

• CMM Studios (special effects)

Other Companies

• The Government & People of The Republic of Mauritius  grateful acknowledgements
• Air Mauritius  grateful acknowledgements
• Mauritius Film Development Corporation  grateful acknowledgements
• University of Mauritius  grateful acknowledgements
• Hotel Maritim  grateful acknowledgements
• Cloud 9 Studios  grateful acknowledgements
• Monarch Hotel, Ooty  grateful acknowledgements
• Hindustan Photo Films, Ooty  grateful acknowledgements
• Air India  grateful acknowledgements
• Saltours  grateful acknowledgements
• British Tourism Authority  grateful acknowledgements
• The Edinburgh & Lothian Screen Industries Office  grateful acknowledgements
• Sony Music  CDs and cassettes
• Western Outdoor  songs recorded at
• Pragati Art Printers  publicity printing
• Trimurti Films Pvt. Ltd.  film post-production (as Trimurti Films)
• PLUS Films  film post-production
• Studio Mirage  film post-production
• Western Outdoor  film post-production
• Empire Audio Center Pvt. Ltd.  audio post-production
• Western Outdoor  non-sync effects
• Yash Raj Films  equipment supplied by (as Yashraj Films)
• Mukta Arts  equipment supplied by (as Mukta Arts)
• Ansari Bros.  equipment supplied by
• Zen Films  equipment supplied by
• S.M. Film Power  equipment supplied by
• Moonlight  equipment supplied by
• V.R. Vision  equipment supplied by
• Cloud 9 Studios  equipment supplied by
• Lee & Co, Glasgow  equipment supplied by
• Grip House  equipment supplied by
• Adamji Mohammedally  set decoration
• Shah Decorators  set decoration
• Art House  set decoration
• Evergreen Decorators  set decoration
• Pappu & Co.  junior artiste and model supply
• Model Plus  junior artiste and model supply
• Kasbar Dance Academy  junior artiste and model supply
• Stina Mulloo  junior artiste and model supply
• Standard Chartered Bank  banking services
• The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation  banking services
• Sandhu Roadways  transportation
• S.L. Travels  transportation
• Aggarwal Traders  setting material supplied by
• Lachmi Glassworks  setting material supplied by
• M.A. Planks  setting material supplied by
• Sahayog Traders  setting material supplied by
• Himalaya Timber N' Plywood  setting material supplied by
• Purshottam Parekh & Co.  setting material supplied by
• R.P. Enterprises  setting material supplied by
• Supreme Corporation  setting material supplied by
• The A & S Store  wardrobe
• Star Cine Caterers  catering
• Rose Travels  travel agency
• Anil Sekhri & Co.  auditor
• Gabbana Fashion  wardrobe
• Gabbana Fashion  wardrobe (as Gabbana)
• Manish Malhotra & Co.  costumes
• Yash Raj Music  original soundtrack album released by

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:

Director Karan Johar never considered his good friend Rani Mukherjee for the role of Tina. In fact, Rani read the script herself and went up to Karan saying, "I'm the only one able to do this role."

Goofs:

Continuity: In one scene where Anjali and Rahul are talking at school, Anjali is leaning on a phone booth. When she moves away, the receiver falls, In the next shot, it's in its place again.

Quotes:

Aman Mehra: [complaining about the various wedding rituals and prayers] I can't handle all this anymore.
Anjali Sharma: Why, don't you have anything you want to ask from god?
Aman Mehra: Ask for what? I've got you. Now I'm thinking about having three or four kids. And i'm afraid god's no help there, whatever has to be done will have to be by me
Anjali Sharma: Behave yourself!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Bride & Prejudice (2004)

Soundtrack:

Koi Mil Gaya

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.