Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

"Love is Friendship."

1998 3h 5m HI

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7.5

SOLID

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67%

FRESH

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7.5

IMDB

★7.5TMDB · 450🍅67%Rotten Tomatoes★7.5IMDB · 61,359

RomanceDramaComedy

Synopsis

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Per her mother's last wish, an 8 year old girl sets out to reunite her father with his college best friend who was in love with him.

“Love is Friendship.”

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Cast

Shah Rukh Khan
Rahul Khanna
Kajol
Anjali Sharma
Rani Mukerji
Tina Malhotra
Sana Saeed
Anjali Khanna
Farida Jalal
Mrs. Khanna
Salman Khan
Aman Mehra
Johny Lever
Col. Almeida
Archana Puran Singh
Ms. Briganza

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Karan Johar
Writers: Karan Johar, Karan Johar
Languages: Hindi
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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At 185 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.4M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Grossed $26M — a 10.6× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Karan Johar, shot by Santosh Thundiyil. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jatin Pandit. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Sanjay Sankla shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol and Rani Mukerji carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Karan Johar directs. Santosh Thundiyil behind the camera. Jatin Pandit scores. Sanjay Sankla cuts. A long sit — settle in. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1At 185 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.
2Shot for just $2.4M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Grossed $26M — a 10.6× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
428 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
5Directed by Karan Johar, shot by Santosh Thundiyil. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Jatin Pandit. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Sanjay Sankla shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol and Rani Mukerji carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Love is Friendship.".
10IMDB entry: tt0172684 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 8 themes, including "soulmates", "friendship bracelet", "love", "falling in love".

The technical file

Cinematography: Santosh Thundiyil
Original score: Jatin Pandit
Editing: Sanjay Sankla
VFX supervisor: Biju Dhanpalan
Runtime: 185 min · 3h 5m
Status: Released
Budget: $2,420,000
Box office: $25,690,000
Return: 1062% of budget
Original language: HI
IMDB: Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes: 67% 🍅 Fresh
IMDB rating: 7.5/10 · 61,359 votes
MPAA: Not Rated

Awards

32 wins & 6 nominations total

Zee Cine Award for Best Film
Filmfare Award for Best Film

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badelf2023-06-02
★ 8/10
This film is the epitome of BOLLYWOOD. The script is a cheesy and predictable love triangle. But OH, the production design! the colors! the dancing! the costumes! the singing! the sets! and the cinematography! This film screams visual. If you have 3 hours for a heart-warming, don't-have-to-think, purely passive experience, see Kuch Kuch Hota Hai on as big a screen as you can find.

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