Movie Success
Made on a budget of INR400 million (US$6.7 million), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... emerged as a major commercial success, both domestically and internationally, with a lifetime gross of INR1.17 billion (US$20 million). Outside India, the film was the highest grossing Indian film ever, until its record was broken by Karan's next directorial, Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006). Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... won several awards at popular award ceremonies the following year, including five Filmfare Awards.Cast and Crew
Directed by Karan Johar
Produced by Yash Johar
Screenplay by Karan Johar
Sheena Parikh
Story by Karan Johar
Starring Amitabh Bachchan
Jaya Bachchan
Shahrukh Khan
Kajol
Hrithik Roshan
Kareena Kapoor
Music by Jatin Lalit
Sandesh Shandilya
Aadesh Shrivastava
Background score:
Babloo Chakravarty
Cinematography Kiran Deohans
Editing by Sanjay Sankla
Studio Dharma Productions
Distributed by Yash Raj Films
Release dates 14 December 2001
Running time 210 minutes
Country India
Language Hindi
Budget INR400 million (US$6.7 million)
Box office INR1.17 billion (US$20 million)
Cast
- Amitabh Bachchan as Yashvardhan "Yash" Raichand
- Jaya Bachchan as Nandini Raichand, Yash's wife.
- Shah Rukh Khan as Rahul Raichand, Yash and Nandini's adopted son
- Kajol as Anjali Sharma Raichand, Rahul's love-interest and later, wife.
- Hrithik Roshan as Rohan Raichand, Yash and Nandini's biological son.
- Kareena Kapoor as Pooja "Poo" Sharma, Anjali's younger sister
- Rani Mukerji as Naina Kapoor, a socialite girl who loves Rahul and wants to marry him
- Farida Jalal as Sayeeda / Daijan (DJ), Rahul and Rohan's nanny.
- Simone Singh as Rukhsaar, Anjali's best friend
- Alok Nath as Bauji Sharma, Anjali and Pooja's father
- Kavish Majmudar as the younger Rohan Raichand
- Malvika Raaj as the younger Pooja Sharma
- Aryan Khan (Shah Rukh Khan's real-life son) as the younger Rahul (special appearance)
- Jugal Hansraj as Rohan's friend (special appearance)
Movie Synopsis
Yashvardhan "Yash" Raichand (Amitabh Bachchan) is a rich businessman, living in India with his wife Nandini (Jaya Bachchan) and two sons Rahul and Rohan. Rahul is the elder son and was adopted by Yash and Nandini when he was first born. At the age of eight, he learns of this and as a result feels obliged to them. This truth is known to everyone in the Raichand household, with the exception of Rohan.
Years later, a grown Rahul (Shah Rukh Khan) comes across the beautiful and vivacious Punjabi-speaking Anjali Sharma (Kajol). The two become friends and eventually fall in love. However, their love is forbidden, because Anjali is from a working-class background. Yash and Nandini soon send Rohan off to Boarding School, somewhere all the males in their family have attended. Yash announces his desire for Rahul to marry Naina (Rani Mukherji), the daughter of his closest friend. Naina learns however that Rahul is in love with Anjali, and encourages him to follow his heart. When Yash comes to know of Rahul's love for Anjali, he is enraged and hurt. Rahul promises his father that he will not marry Anjali. When he goes to tell her that he cannot marry her, he is shocked to discover that her father (Alok Nath) has passed away. Unable to see the woman he loves in pain, he decides to marry her despite his father's hostility. Yash learns of the marriage and is furious. He disowns Rahul, saying he no longer considers him his son. Nandini and Rahul share a tearful goodbye. Nandini sends Sayeeda (Farida Jalal), Rahul and Rohan's nanny, to watch over her son so that he will never feel apart from a mother's love. Rahul visits Rohan in Boarding School and tells him that he is leaving home forever. He begs Rohan to never ask where he went or why he left and also asks that he take care of Nandini.
Ten years later, Rohan (Hrithik Roshan) returns home from Boarding School. He learns from his grandmothers (Achala Sachdev and Sushma Seth) that Rahul was adopted, and the reason why Rahul left the house. Rohan vows to reunite the family. He travels to Chandini Chowk, where Anjali used to live and learns that Rahul, Anjali, and her younger sister Pooja moved to London. He tells his parents that he wishes to do some further studies in London; his parents agree to let him go. In London, Rahul is now a wealthy businessman. He and Anjali now have their own son, Krish. Pooja (Kareena Kapoor) now a popular fashion-obsessed diva, is a student at King's College London. Rohan enrolls there too. He and Pooja meet again and he tells her that he has come to London to bring his brother and sister-in-law back home. Pooja tells Rahul that Rohan is her friend's brother who currently has nowhere to stay. After some persuasion, Rahul agrees to let Rohan stay. Rohan constantly drops the family hints as to who he is. At Krish's school function he leads his class in singing the Indian National Anthem. Later, Krish recites advice which Rohan had given him. Rahul had given Rohan this advice 10 years back, so he now realises that he has been reunited with his brother all this time.
Rohan begs Rahul to come back home, but he refuses as he believes his father will never accept him. Pooja convinces Rohan to invite his parents to London and have them meet Rahul, hoping this will encourage them to patch things up. Rahul and Nandini are overjoyed to see one another, however Rahul still refuses to talk to his father. Yash learns about Rohan's true intentions and is livid. Soon, Yash receives a phone call and learns that his mother is on her death bed; her last wish being for Yash, Rahul and Rohan to light her funeral pyre together. Although Yash does not want this, all the family attend the funeral together. Nandini now plucks up the courage to tell Yash that she thought he was wrong for disowning Rahul, whom he had brought up with so much love. Rohan and Pooja now talk to Rahul and convince him to talk to Yash. Yash now acknowledges his mistake and shares tearful greetings to Rahul and allows him and Anjali to come back to the house. With the family reunited, Rohan and Pooja get married and the family also have a belated celebration of Rahul and Anjali's wedding.
Years later, a grown Rahul (Shah Rukh Khan) comes across the beautiful and vivacious Punjabi-speaking Anjali Sharma (Kajol). The two become friends and eventually fall in love. However, their love is forbidden, because Anjali is from a working-class background. Yash and Nandini soon send Rohan off to Boarding School, somewhere all the males in their family have attended. Yash announces his desire for Rahul to marry Naina (Rani Mukherji), the daughter of his closest friend. Naina learns however that Rahul is in love with Anjali, and encourages him to follow his heart. When Yash comes to know of Rahul's love for Anjali, he is enraged and hurt. Rahul promises his father that he will not marry Anjali. When he goes to tell her that he cannot marry her, he is shocked to discover that her father (Alok Nath) has passed away. Unable to see the woman he loves in pain, he decides to marry her despite his father's hostility. Yash learns of the marriage and is furious. He disowns Rahul, saying he no longer considers him his son. Nandini and Rahul share a tearful goodbye. Nandini sends Sayeeda (Farida Jalal), Rahul and Rohan's nanny, to watch over her son so that he will never feel apart from a mother's love. Rahul visits Rohan in Boarding School and tells him that he is leaving home forever. He begs Rohan to never ask where he went or why he left and also asks that he take care of Nandini.
Ten years later, Rohan (Hrithik Roshan) returns home from Boarding School. He learns from his grandmothers (Achala Sachdev and Sushma Seth) that Rahul was adopted, and the reason why Rahul left the house. Rohan vows to reunite the family. He travels to Chandini Chowk, where Anjali used to live and learns that Rahul, Anjali, and her younger sister Pooja moved to London. He tells his parents that he wishes to do some further studies in London; his parents agree to let him go. In London, Rahul is now a wealthy businessman. He and Anjali now have their own son, Krish. Pooja (Kareena Kapoor) now a popular fashion-obsessed diva, is a student at King's College London. Rohan enrolls there too. He and Pooja meet again and he tells her that he has come to London to bring his brother and sister-in-law back home. Pooja tells Rahul that Rohan is her friend's brother who currently has nowhere to stay. After some persuasion, Rahul agrees to let Rohan stay. Rohan constantly drops the family hints as to who he is. At Krish's school function he leads his class in singing the Indian National Anthem. Later, Krish recites advice which Rohan had given him. Rahul had given Rohan this advice 10 years back, so he now realises that he has been reunited with his brother all this time.
Rohan begs Rahul to come back home, but he refuses as he believes his father will never accept him. Pooja convinces Rohan to invite his parents to London and have them meet Rahul, hoping this will encourage them to patch things up. Rahul and Nandini are overjoyed to see one another, however Rahul still refuses to talk to his father. Yash learns about Rohan's true intentions and is livid. Soon, Yash receives a phone call and learns that his mother is on her death bed; her last wish being for Yash, Rahul and Rohan to light her funeral pyre together. Although Yash does not want this, all the family attend the funeral together. Nandini now plucks up the courage to tell Yash that she thought he was wrong for disowning Rahul, whom he had brought up with so much love. Rohan and Pooja now talk to Rahul and convince him to talk to Yash. Yash now acknowledges his mistake and shares tearful greetings to Rahul and allows him and Anjali to come back to the house. With the family reunited, Rohan and Pooja get married and the family also have a belated celebration of Rahul and Anjali's wedding.
Critical Reception
India
In India, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... met with polarised reactions from film critics. While certain critics praised the visual richness and the performances of the cast, certain others were negative about the lengthy run time and criticised the script strength and inconsistencies. Khalid Mohamed of The Times of India applauded the film and reviewed, "K3G is the complete commercial banquet delivered with fabulous finesse by Karan Johar. So, go indulge yourself. Cry your heart out and surprisingly, you'll feel life's finally alive and kicking in Mumbai's dream world."Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave the film 4.5 out of 5 stars. He praised the emotional sequences, as well as the choreography, production design, costumes, and cinematography. He added that Karan Johar was the real star, for creating many memorable sequences. Rakesh Budhu of Planet Bollywood gave the film 8 out of 10 stars, saying "Dharma Productions has kept its promise in giving us a lovable film to remember in coming times." He pointed out several flaws in the script, but added that the positive aspects of the film managed to outweigh the negative ones. He quoted, "K3G is one heck of an entertainer and was worth the wait". In the film review section of his book Bollywood: An Insider's Guide, Fuad Omar showered overwhelming praise on the film and called it a "masterpiece from the first frame to the last". In summary he said, "Overall Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... is without a doubt the most enthralling, entertaining, emotional and complete vision and definition of Hindi cinema I have ever seen. It is simply the perfect Hindi film."
Overseas
Overseas too, the reviews were mostly mixed, with several critics praising the technical production details of the film, while being somewhat less enthusiastic about the story line. Shamaila Khan of BBC gave the film 9 out of 10 stars and praised the performances of Khan, Kajol and Kapoor. She summed up by saying, "(K3G is) a well made film, with some magical moments (hilarious and weepy) and possibly the world's best looking family!" Derek Elley of Variety said that it "is a highly enjoyable, often dazzlingly staged vehicle dragged down by a sluggish final half-hour". He also praised the cinematography, and the picturisation of the song, "Say Shava Shava".[56] Corey K. Creekmur, of the University of Iowa, said that there were many ignored or illogical plot points and inconsistencies between the moral messages meant to be portrayed and the manner in which they came off on screen. Overall, he called the film a letdown
Box Office
Upon release, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... broke all opening records. The film opened to around INR60 million (US$1.0 million) net collections in its first weekend in India, with the first week total at around INR130 million (US$2.2 million). The domestic opening week collections were 70% higher than the previous record and never before had opening records been eclipsed by such large margins. It also set new records for the second and third weeks, by collecting INR105 million (US$1.8 million) and INR80 million (US$1.3 million) respectively. The film went on to become the second highest grosser of 2001 domestically, netting INR470 million (US$7.8 million) in India, and earning "Blockbuster" status.
The film was released in around 125 prints in the overseas markets, grossing a total of $8 million at the end of its theatrical run there. It performed very well in the United Kingdom, with a gross of $689,000 in its opening weekend. It thus debuted at the third position at the British box-office.The total earnings of the film reached over $3.2 million in the UK.The film also had the biggest opening ever for a Bollywood film in North America, with a gross of $1.1 million in 73 screens. However, according to a report by Rediff, the numbers were so high that the official reporting agency did not believe it, and asked for evidence that could not be furnished until after the reporting deadline had passed. If reported on time, the film would have opened at the number 10 spot in the North American box-office. However, according to figures from Box Office Mojo, the film debuted at the 32nd place at the American box office during the week of 4 January 2002. It eventually gathered a total of $2.9 million there. Additionally, in 2003, the film became the first from India to be given a theatrical release in Germany.
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... earned a worldwide gross of INR1.17 billion (US$20 million).Internationally, the film was the highest grossing Indian film ever, until its record was broken by Johar's next directorial, Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006). When adjusted for inflation, the film is the fifth highest grosser worldwide, with an adjusted gross of INR2.24 billion (US$37 million).[64] Box Office India called it "one of the true worldwide blockbusters of Hindi cinema".
The film was released in around 125 prints in the overseas markets, grossing a total of $8 million at the end of its theatrical run there. It performed very well in the United Kingdom, with a gross of $689,000 in its opening weekend. It thus debuted at the third position at the British box-office.The total earnings of the film reached over $3.2 million in the UK.The film also had the biggest opening ever for a Bollywood film in North America, with a gross of $1.1 million in 73 screens. However, according to a report by Rediff, the numbers were so high that the official reporting agency did not believe it, and asked for evidence that could not be furnished until after the reporting deadline had passed. If reported on time, the film would have opened at the number 10 spot in the North American box-office. However, according to figures from Box Office Mojo, the film debuted at the 32nd place at the American box office during the week of 4 January 2002. It eventually gathered a total of $2.9 million there. Additionally, in 2003, the film became the first from India to be given a theatrical release in Germany.
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... earned a worldwide gross of INR1.17 billion (US$20 million).Internationally, the film was the highest grossing Indian film ever, until its record was broken by Johar's next directorial, Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006). When adjusted for inflation, the film is the fifth highest grosser worldwide, with an adjusted gross of INR2.24 billion (US$37 million).[64] Box Office India called it "one of the true worldwide blockbusters of Hindi cinema".
Awards
Filmfare Awards
Best Actress Kajol
Best Supporting Actress Jaya Bachchan
Best Dialogue Karan Johar
Best Art Direction Sharmishtha Roy
Best Scene of the Year Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...
Best Supporting Actress Jaya Bachchan
Best Dialogue Karan Johar
Best Art Direction Sharmishtha Roy
Best Scene of the Year Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...
Screen Awards
Best Actress Kajol
Jodi No.1 Sharukh Khan & Kajol
Valenciennes International Film Festival
Best Film (Special Jury Award) Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...
Best Film (Audience Jury Award) Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...
Best Film (Student Jury Award) Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...
Best Actress Kajol
Bleu Nord Award Jatin Lalit, Sandesh Shandilya, Aadesh Shrivastava
IIFA Awards Best Supporting Actress Jaya Bachchan
Best Film (Audience Jury Award) Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...
Best Film (Student Jury Award) Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...
Best Actress Kajol
Bleu Nord Award Jatin Lalit, Sandesh Shandilya, Aadesh Shrivastava
IIFA Awards Best Supporting Actress Jaya Bachchan
IIFA Awards
Best Supporting Actress Jaya Bachchan
Best Male Playback Sonu Nigam ("Suraj Hua Maddham")
Best Dialogue Karan Johar
Best Art Direction Sharmishta Roy
Best Background Score Babloo Chakravarty
Best Sound Recording Anil Mathur and Nakul Kante
Best Costume Design Manish Malhotra
Best Makeup Mikey Contractor
Best Male Playback Sonu Nigam ("Suraj Hua Maddham")
Best Dialogue Karan Johar
Best Art Direction Sharmishta Roy
Best Background Score Babloo Chakravarty
Best Sound Recording Anil Mathur and Nakul Kante
Best Costume Design Manish Malhotra
Best Makeup Mikey Contractor
Zee Cine Awards
Best Playback Singer – Male Sonu Nigam ("Suraj Hua Maddham")
Zee Cine Special Award for Kajol
Zee Cine Special Award for Kajol
Outstanding Performance(Female)
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