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:

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

The movie that turned me to Bollywood films

I saw this film randomly the other day while at a friend's house. She comes from Indian decent and had always nagged me to watch Indian films with her but I always declined. Being a general film fanatic, I agreed to watch this film, not expecting much. But as soon as I got into the story (and got over the horrible and sometimes non-visible subtitles) I was completely hooked! Whether it was the directing or the wonderful screen presence of the actors, somethng about this film had the ability to capture the emotions of the viewer. I can say that having been used to watching generally American films, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai is a romance that stands out from the typical Hollywood love story -- paying attention to detail and character development in a way in which I've rarely seen before. Although I was quite new to Indian "musical numbers" in which they incorporate within their films and even found the performances in them a little bit on the cheesy side, I throroughly enjoyed some of the songs as well. Great melodies, especially the title song -- which added to the emotional impact of the movie itself. I wll definitely be looking out for more Indian films in the future.