Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998)

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:

Saif Ali Khan turned down the role of Aman Mehra.

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:

Rahul Khanna: Eh! Don't call me cheater okay!
Anjali Sharma: That's what you are! Cheater, cheater, cheater.
Rahul Khanna: Anjali Cheater nay!
Everyone and Anjali: Rahul is a cheater! He is a cheater! He is a cheater! He is a cheater!
Rahul Khanna: Don't listen to her!
Anjali Sharma: CHEATER!
Rahul Khanna: I'm going to kill her!
[Rahul and Anjali start fighting]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya (2005)

Soundtrack:

Raghupati Raghav

Very good film.

I watched this film in my cinema history class. I have never really watched many Bollywood films, but I was really impressed what I saw. It was almost like an 80's pop culture musical, with a touch of Grease in it.

What makes the film so enjoyable is that it's not only colorful in it's style and environment, but all of the characters have very colorful personalities that make the film work. In the sense of the plot it is easy to predict what is going to happen, but the movie is so well made your not really occupied with that though. Another factor is that it also has very convincing emotional content. The movie starts off very emotional when Raoul loses his wife Tina. I even almost cried at the end when I saw how heart broken Anjali and Raoul were because she was getting married to Aman.

I give this film an 8.5 out of 10. Both Shahrukh Khan and Kajol both did an excellent job in this film. If your bored with the same old crap you watch all the time, then watch this. Just be warned it's a very long film, and remember to display your subtitle on your DVD player.