Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
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Directed by	Karan Johar
Produced by	Yash Johar Hiroo Johar
Written by	Karan Johar
Starring	Shah Rukh Khan Kajol Rani Mukherjee Salman Khan
Music by	Jatin-Lalit
Distributed by	Yash Raj Films
Release date(s)	October 16, 1998
Running time	185 min.
Language	Hindi
Budget	$1,843,742.82 (est.)
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Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (Hindi: कुछ कुछ होता है, Urdu: کچھ کچھ ہوتا ہے) is a Bollywood romantic comedy film, released in India and the United Kingdom on October 16, 1998. Translated, the title is "Something happens" - meaning (as described by the movie's tagline), "You know you're in love when Kuch Kuch Hota Hai". The title is often abbreviated as KKHH or K2H2. Image File history File links Kuch_Kuch_Hota_Hai_DVD_Cover. ... Karan Johar (born May 25, 1972 in India) is a son of the late Yash Johar and a popular Indian film director, producer, and TV celebrity. ... Yash Johar (September 6, 1929 - June 26, 2004) was an Indian Bollywood film producer. ... Karan Johar (born May 25, 1972 in India) is a son of the late Yash Johar and a popular Indian film director, producer, and TV celebrity. ... Shah Rukh Khan (Hindi: शाहरुख़ ख़ान, Urdu: شاه رخ خان), pronunciation: (also known as King Khan), is an Indian actor in Bollywood. ... Kajol Devgan, née Mukherjee (Bengali: কাজল দেবগন Kajol Debgôn, Marathi: काजोल देवगण, IPA: , ITRANS: kAjol), born August 5, 1975 in Mumbai, India) popularly known as Kajol, is a Bollywood actress. ... Rani Mukherjee (Bengali: , Hindi: ), also known as Rani Mukerji, born March 21, 1978 in Bengal, India) is a popular Bollywood actress. ... Salman Khan (born Abdul Rashid Salman Khan on December 27, 1965 Hindi: सलमान ख़ान, Urdu: سلمان خان, pronunciation: /sÉ™lmɑːn xɑːn/), is an Indian film actor who appears in Bollywood movies. ... Yash Raj Films is a company setup by Yash Chopra, an Indian film director and producer. ... October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in leap years). ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Hindi (Devanagari: हिन्दी or हिंदी; IPA: ), an Indo-European language spoken mainly in northern and central India, is the official language of the Union government of India [1][2]. It is part of a dialect continuum of the Indic family, bounded on the northwest and west by Punjabi, Sindhi, Urdu, and Gujarati... Hindi (Devanagari: हिन्दी or हिंदी; IPA: ), an Indo-European language spoken mainly in northern and central India, is the official language of the Union government of India [1][2]. It is part of a dialect continuum of the Indic family, bounded on the northwest and west by Punjabi, Sindhi, Urdu, and Gujarati... (اردو) is an Indo-Aryan language of the Indo-Iranian branch, belonging to Indo-European family of languages. ... Bollywood (DevanāgarÄ«: बॉलीवुड, Nastaliq: بالیوڈ) is the informal name given to the popular Mumbai-based Hindi-Urdu language film industry in India. ... Romantic comedy films are a sub-genre of comedy films as well as of romance films. ... October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in leap years). ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

The film was written and directed by the debuting Karan Johar and stars the popular on-screen pair of Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol in their fourth of five movies together. Rani Mukherjee features in a supporting role, while Salman Khan has an extended cameo appearance. The picture was extremely successful both in India and overseas. It won many of the major awards at 1999's Filmfare Award ceremony, the 'Indian Oscars'. Karan Johar (born May 25, 1972 in India) is a son of the late Yash Johar and a popular Indian film director, producer, and TV celebrity. ... Shah Rukh Khan (Hindi: शाहरुख़ ख़ान, Urdu: شاه رخ خان), pronunciation: , born November 2, 1965, is a prominent Bollywood actor and producer. ... Kajol Devgan, née Mukherjee (Bengali: কাজল দেবগন Kajol Debgôn, Marathi: काजोल देवगण, IPA: , ITRANS: kAjol), born August 5, 1975 in Mumbai, India) popularly known as Kajol, is a Bollywood actress. ... Rani Mukherjee (Bengali: , Hindi: ), also known as Rani Mukerji, born March 21, 1978 in Bengal, India) is a popular Bollywood actress. ... Salman Khan (born Abdul Rashid Salman Khan on December 27, 1965 Hindi: सलमान ख़ान, Urdu: سلمان خان, pronunciation: /səlmɑːn xɑːn/), is an Indian film actor who appears in Bollywood movies. ... The filmfare award. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ...

Synopsis

Rahul (Shah Rukh Khan) and the tomboy Anjali (Kajol) are students at St. Xavier College. They are the best of friends. Shah Rukh Khan (Hindi: शाहरुख़ ख़ान, Urdu: شاه رخ خان), pronunciation: (also known as King Khan), is an Indian actor in Bollywood. ... Kajol Devgan, née Mukherjee (Bengali: কাজল দেবগন Kajol Debgôn, Marathi: काजोल देवगण, IPA: , ITRANS: kAjol), born August 5, 1975 in Mumbai, India) popularly known as Kajol, is a Bollywood actress. ...

Kajol and Rani (l-r) in a scene

Then Tina, (Rani Mukherjee), the principal's daughter, enrolls at St. Xavier. She is beautiful, feminine, and sophisticated -- the antithesis of Anjali. Rahul falls hard for Tina, just as Anjali is realizing that she has some feelings for Rahul. She awakens to those feelings just in time to see that it is hopeless. She leaves college suddenly, vowing to forget all. Image File history File links Kuchkuch. ... Image File history File links Kuchkuch. ... Rani Mukherjee (Bengali: , Hindi: ), also known as Rani Mukerji, born March 21, 1978 in Bengal, India) is a popular Bollywood actress. ...

Kajol, Shah Rukh & Rani (l-r) in the song Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

Tina and Rahul marry and have a child -- whom they name Anjali. Tina dies in childbirth, but previously writes a series of eight letters. Every year, on Anjali's birthday, she is given a letter and hears her mother's loving wishes for her. In the eighth and last letter, the little girl is told about her namesake. Where Rahul had been blind, Tina had noticed the older Anjali's change of heart, and pitied her deeply. If Rahul hasn't remarried, perhaps his first love could be the mother that the young Anjali needs and wants. Image File history File links Kkhh2. ... Image File history File links Kkhh2. ...

Rahul has refused to remarry; he has thrown himself into his work with the intensity of desperation. Anjali Jr. believes that the older Anjali can make her beloved father happy again, and decides to help her father reclaim his lost paramour. She soon recruits her doting grandmother (Rahul's mother played by Farida Jalal) and grandfather (Tina's father played by Anupam Kher) as accomplices. Farida Jalal in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) Farida Jalal (born May 20) is a Bollywood actress. ... Anupam Kher (Hindi: अनुपम खेर), born March 7, 1955, is an actor in Hindi films in India. ...

The unlikely conspirators locate Rahul's old flame and contrive to make Rahul and Anjali meet again. Rahul soon finds old feelings reviving. However, there is a complication. Anjali has bowed to her family's wishes and is engaged to another man, Aman (played by Salman Khan). Complications ensue, but all ends well as Aman steps aside to let the fated couple marry at last. Salman Khan (born Abdul Rashid Salman Khan on December 27, 1965 Hindi: सलमान ख़ान, Urdu: سلمان خان, pronunciation: /səlmɑːn xɑːn/), is an Indian film actor who appears in Bollywood movies. ...

Cast

• Shahrukh Khan as Rahul Khanna: A student at St. Xavier's college, Rahul is Anjali's first paramour and her best friend, but ultimately falls for and marries Tina. He is self-confident and extremely masculine.
• Kajol as Anjali Sharma: The college's tomboy and Rahul's best friend, who is secretly in love with him. She is a boyish and forthright girl who grows into a poised and lovely woman.
• Rani Mukherjee as Tina Malhotra: The principal's daughter, feminine, sophisticated, an alumnus from Oxford University. She is the woman Rahul eventually has a daughter with. She dies and sends her daughter to matchmake her widowed husband with Anjali through letters written before her death.
• Sana Saeed as Anjali Khanna: Anjali Khanna, named after Anjali Sharma, is Rahul's and Tina's daughter. She desparately wants to have a mother again and wants her father to have a loving wife.
• Farida Jalal as Mrs. Khanna: As Rahul's mother she wishes for her son's happiness and as little Anjali's grandmother she wishes for new mother.
• Anupam Kher as Principal Malhotra: As Tina's father and little Anjali's grandfather, he wishes for a new mother for little Anjali. He, along with Mrs. Khanna, seek to bring happiness back into Rahul's life. He is slightly infatuated with Mrs. Briganza.
• Archana Puran Singh as Ms. Briganza: A showy English teacher at St. Xavier's College. She is flirts with Principal Malhotra.
• Reema Lagoo as Mrs. Sharma: She is Anjali Sharma's mother and doubts her daughter's motives for marrying her fiancé Aman.
• Himani Shivpuri as Rifat Bi: St. Xavier's housekeeper and a motherly friend for Anjali Sharma. She helps little Anjali to prevent the marriage between the older Anjali and Amaan.
• Johnny Lever as Col. Almeida: He is the Camp Manager of Camp Sunshine, where Anjali Khanna works. He has a strong sense of admiration for the British Empire and finally finds his match in Mrs. Khanna's patriotism for India.
• Parzaan Dastur as Silent Sardarji: A little Sikh boy at Camp Sunshine. He never talks and always counts the stars. When Anjali leaves Camp Sunshine to marry Aman, he pleads with her to stay.
• Salman Khan as Aman Mehra in a special appearance: Aman is Anjali Sharma's loving fiancé, who finally understands her feelings for Rahul and lets her go.
• Neelam as Herself in a special appearance: She is the host of her own show, the Neelam Show, and little Anjali's role model. She involuntarily helps to matchmake Rahul and grown-up Anjali.

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Trivia

• Shah Rukh Khan quotes: "Very few people know this. Now that she’s successful, I can take credit for it. I spotted Rani in the promo of her first film Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat and recommended her to Karan (Johar) for Kuch Kuch Hota Hai."

• High-profile Bollywood actresses Twinkle Khanna, Tabu, Urmila Matondkar, Aishwarya Rai, Raveena Tandon and Karisma Kapoor were all offered the role of Tina, but turned it down. Rani Mukherjee, who accepted it, won her first Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for this role. ^{[citation needed]}

• During the bicycle sequence in the Yeh Ladki Hai Deewani song number, Kajol lost control of her bike, fell flat on her face and was knocked unconscious while also injuring her knee. Years later while discussing the incident with co-star Shah Rukh Khan and director Karan Johar on his talk show Koffee with Karan, both Khan and Johar joked that Kajol lost her memory upon awakening and was asking where she was and what her name is. During the promotional Making of Kuch Kuch Hota Hai TV special, Kajol stated that the accident was her most memorable part of shooting the film because she doesn't remember it.

• Shahrukh Khan and the child actress Sana Saeed (who played his daughter) reprise their roles as Rahul and Anjali in the 2000 Salman Khan-Preity Zinta-Rani Mukherjee starrer- Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega.

• Choreographer Farah Khan appears in two cameo appearances: in the beginning, shortly before Shahrukh Khan's character is late for a meeting with his daughter, you can see her arguing with a man and later during the Neelam Show where she plays the girlfriend of Nikhil Advani, the associate director, who dumps his previous girlfriend.

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Music

CD Cover for Kuch Kuch Hota Hai's original soundtrack

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Awards

1998 Filmfare Awards

• Best Movie - Yash Johar
• Best Director - Karan Johar
• Best Actor - Shahrukh Khan
• Best Actress - Kajol
• Best Supporting Actor - Salman Khan
• Best Supporting Actress - Rani Mukherjee
• Best Art Direction - Sharmishta Roy
• Best Screenplay - Karan Johar

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