Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

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{{Infobox film
| name = Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
| image = Kuch Kuch Hota Hai poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Karan Johar]]
| producer = [[Yash Johar]]
| writer = Karan Johar
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Shah Rukh Khan]]
*[[Kajol]]
*[[Rani Mukerji]]
}}
| music = [[Jatin–Lalit]]
| cinematography = [[Santosh Thundiyil]]
| editing = Sanjay Sankla
| studio = [[Dharma Productions]]
| distributor = [[Yash Raj Films]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1998|10|16|ref1=<ref name=Runtime/>}}
| runtime = 185 minutes<ref name=Runtime>{{cite web|title=Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) – British Board of Film Classification |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/kuch-kuch-hota-hai-1999 |access-date=27 November 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107154022/http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/kuch-kuch-hota-hai-1999 |archive-date= 7 January 2016 }}</ref>
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INR}}100 million<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 July 2000 |title=Bollywood goes global, powered by diaspora dollar |last1=Aiyar |first1=Shankkar |last2=Unnithan |first2=Sandeep |work=[[India Today]] |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20030113-bollywood-goes-global-powered-by-diaspora-dollar-793552-2003-01-13 |access-date=14 May 2021}}</ref>
| gross = {{Estimation}}{{INR}}1.07 billion<ref name="Kuch Kuch Hota Hai Box office">{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Movies/movie_detail/kuch_kuch_hota_hai#.VvRYkbtei1t |title=Kuch Kuch Hota Hai Box office |publisher=Box Office India |date=22 July 2015 |access-date=22 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005021943/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Movies/movie_detail/kuch_kuch_hota_hai |archive-date= 5 October 2015 }}</ref>
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'''''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai''''' ({{translation|''Some Things Happen''}}) also known as '''''KKHH''''' or '''''K2H2''''', is a 1998 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[Musical romance|musical romance film]] written and directed by [[Karan Johar]] and produced under [[Dharma Productions]]. It stars the popular on-screen pair of [[Shah Rukh Khan]] and [[Kajol]] in lead roles, along with [[Rani Mukerji]] and [[Salman Khan]]. It also features [[Sana Saeed]] in a supporting role. The plot combines two love triangles set years apart. The first half covers friends on a college campus, while the second tells the story of a widower's young daughter who tries to reunite her dad with his old best friend.

Filmed in [[India]], [[Mauritius]] and [[Scotland]], this was Johar's directorial debut. One of his goals for the film was to set a new level for style in [[Hindi cinema]]. The music was composed by [[Jatin–Lalit]], which was the biggest seller of the year. ''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'' was released on 16 October 1998, in India and [[United Kingdom]] and received positive reviews from critics who praised the setting, music, direction, cinematography, screenplay, performances and overall presentation. The film was successful in India and abroad, becoming the highest-grossing Indian film of the year and the third highest-grossing Indian film at that time. Outside India, the film was the highest-grossing Hindi film ever until its record was broken by Karan Johar's next directorial, ''[[Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...]]'' (2001).

The film received various accolades, including the [[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment]] and Best Film at the [[Filmfare Awards]], [[Screen Awards]], [[Zee Cine Awards]] and [[Bollywood Movie Awards]]. ''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'' won 8 Filmfare Awards and was the only film to win all four acting awards (Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress) until ''[[Gully Boy]]'' (2019).

== Plot ==

Rahul Khanna and Anjali Sharma are best friends in [[college]] who frequently spend time together and play [[basketball]]. Anjali Sharma, a [[tomboy]], is much better at the game than Rahul who wins occasionally by cheating. Their friendship is tested by the arrival of Tina Malhotra, the attractive daughter of college principal Ravikant Malhotra who has come from [[London]]. Rahul is immediately smitten and starts [[hazing]] her as a means to grab attention. The two grow attracted to each other, leading Anjali Sharma to feel jealous and lonely. She realizes she is in love with Rahul and cannot stand seeing him get closer to Tina. Matters get worse, when Rahul admits to Anjali that he loves Tina, on the day Anjali decides to confess her love for Rahul, leaving her heartbroken. She changes colleges, leaves town, and breaks off all ties with Rahul. After college, Rahul marries Tina and they are blessed with a daughter who is also named Anjali. Unfortunately, Tina dies due to the delivery complications but not before writing eight letters for Anjali Khanna to read on her subsequent birthdays.

Eight years later, widower Rahul is shown as a [[single parent]] to his 8-year-old daughter Anjali Khanna. On her birthday, Tina's eighth letter introduces Anjali Khanna to Rahul's college friend by the same name. In the letter, Tina asks Anjali Khanna to reunite Rahul with Anjali Sharma, having always been aware of her feelings for Rahul. At a camp for children in [[Shimla]], Anjali Sharma is a facilitator who teaches music and dance. Against Rahul, Anjali Khanna enrolls in the camp and goes to Shimla along with Rahul's mother Savita Khanna. Over there, she meets her namesake for the first time and tricks Rahul into visiting the camp, reuniting him with Anjali Sharma after many years. Using her mother's descriptions of their college days in the letter, Anjali Khanna recreates familiar situations that enable Rahul and Anjali Sharma to rekindle their friendship. They eventually find love again with each other, but this time, are interrupted by the arrival of Anjali Sharma's fiancé Aman Mehra. Finally snapping back to reality, Anjali Sharma leaves the camp midway to return home and marry Aman.

On the day of the wedding, Anjali Khanna lets Aman know of her mother's letter and her quest to unite Rahul with Anjali Sharma. Meanwhile, Rahul stumbles into Anjali Sharma at an upstairs balcony and finally expresses his love for her. At the wedding hall downstairs, Aman and the guests are awaiting Anjali Sharma to make her way to the wedding alter for the final ritual. She walks down the stairs but stops after seeing Rahul. Aman, realizing that Anjali Sharma will always be in love with Rahul, calls off their engagement. He asks Rahul to marry her in his stead, joining in the celebration. Rahul and Anjali Sharma are finally united and Anjali Khanna is beset with emotion at having fulfilled Tina's last wish expressed in her letter.

== Cast ==

* [[Shah Rukh Khan]] as Rahul Khanna
* [[Kajol]] as Anjali Sharma
* [[Rani Mukerji]] as Tina Malhotra
* [[Sana Saeed]] as Anjali Khanna
* [[Farida Jalal]] as Savita Devi
* [[Anupam Kher]] as Ravikant Malhotra
* [[Reema Lagoo]] as Ramnika Sharma
* [[Archana Puran Singh]] as Ms. Braganza
* [[Himani Shivpuri]] as Rifat Qazi
* [[Johnny Lever]] as Colonel Almeida
* [[Parzan Dastur]] as Jasdeep Singh
* [[Salman Khan]] as Aman Mehra (special appearance)
* [[Neelam Kothari]] as Neelam Sharma (special appearance)
* [[Nikkhil Advani]] in Neelam's talk show segment (special appearance)
* [[Manish Malhotra]] as a college student sitting on the steps of college when Anjali Sharma wears feminine clothing (special appearance)
* [[Farah Khan]] in Neelam's talk show and sitting on the steps of college when Anjali wears feminine clothing (special appearance)
* [[Geeta Kapoor]] in the song "Tujhe Yaad Na Meri Aayee" (special appearance)
* [[Hiroo Johar]] as Professor Madhavi Goenka, walking down the steps of college when Anjali wears feminine clothing (special appearance)

==Production==

===Story===
After the experience of assisting and acting in [[Aditya Chopra]]'s directorial debut, the romantic drama ''[[Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge]]'' (1995), Karan Johar was encouraged to try his own hand at directing. With ''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'', he chose to pair up the same lead actors, Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol, for his own romance film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-vote-the-best-karan-johar-ilm/20120525.htm |title=Birthday Special: The Best Karan Johar Film? VOTE! |work=Rediff.com |date=25 May 2012 |access-date=9 October 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120808011859/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-vote-the-best-karan-johar-ilm/20120525.htm |archive-date= 8 August 2012 }}</ref> During the filming of ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'', Khan had also encouraged Johar to make his own film, and said that he would be willing to star in it.<ref name=rediff1>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/1998/dec/09kuch.htm |title=Rediff On The NeT, Movies: An exclusive interview with director Karan Johar |work=Rediff.com |access-date=21 March 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112073546/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/1998/dec/09kuch.htm |archive-date=12 January 2012 }}</ref> They were signed by producer and his father [[Yash Johar]] in early 1997.<ref>{{cite web |title=Shah Rukh-Kajol teamed |url=http://www.expressindia.com/screen/bolly.htm |access-date=13 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970419144950/http://www.expressindia.com/screen/bolly.htm |archive-date=19 April 1997}}</ref> Yash Johar officially announced the film in October 1997 at [[Mehboob Studios]] in [[Bandra]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/an-unholy-row-at-mehboob-studios-over-shah-rukh-film/ |title=An "unholy" row at Mehboob Studios over Shah Rukh film |last=Desai |first=MSM |work=The Indian Express |access-date=17 March 2021 |date=8 December 1997 }}</ref>

Johar first wrote a story, which was a love triangle between a tomboy, a very pretty girl, and a slightly insensitive boy, but he shelved the idea because he was not very satisfied with it. Then he wrote another plot about a widower and his child, which he shelved as well. Eventually, he decided to merge the two stories into one. He explained in an interview with ''[[Rediff.com]]'': "It was about the trauma of a widower and his little child. How the child really wants a mother and how she brings her mother into her father's life. Then I thought: Why not bring a youth aspect to the story? Why not a flashback? That's how the story got made."<ref name=rediff1/> The story also includes a "personal desires vs. parental loyalties" theme and has some "East meets West" themes, but instead of the characters going abroad, it creates a virtual West inside India.<ref name="CunninghamSinclair2000">{{Cite book|author1=Stuart Cunningham|author2=John Sinclair|title=Floating Lives: The Media and Asian Diasporas|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XVLmHk-_VbYC&pg=PA177|access-date=8 October 2012|year=2000|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=978-0-7425-1136-1|page=177}}</ref>

===Development===
Karan Johar was certain from the beginning that he wanted to cast Shah Rukh Khan in the lead role, having observed him during the making of ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/1998/oct/15joh.htm |title=Rediff On The NeT, Movies: An interview with Karan Johar |work=Rediff.com |date=15 October 1998 |access-date=9 October 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025113044/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/1998/oct/15joh.htm |archive-date=25 October 2012 }}</ref> It took longer to fill the role of Tina. The role was written with [[Twinkle Khanna]] in mind, but she turned it down.<ref name=rq/> Other actresses such as [[Urmila Matondkar]], [[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]], [[Shilpa Shetty]], [[Aishwarya Rai]], [[Raveena Tandon]] and [[Karisma Kapoor]] were offered the role but also turned it down.<ref name=rq>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/did-you-know-/Rani-the-replacing-queen/articleshow/7302820.cms |title=Rani, the 'replacing' queen! |work=The Times of India |date=17 January 2011 |access-date=17 October 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140501021750/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/did-you-know-/Rani-the-replacing-queen/articleshow/7302820.cms |archive-date= 1 May 2014 }}</ref> Aditya Chopra and Shah Rukh Khan noticed Rani Mukerji's acting in ''[[Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat]]'' (1996), and suggested her to Karan Johar. He thus signed her, giving a boost to her career.<ref>{{cite news|author=India Times Movies |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Karan-Johar-to-direct-Aishwarya-Ranbir-and-Anushka-in-Ae-Dil-Hai-Mushkil/articleshow/45325296.cms |title=Karan Johar to direct Aishwarya, Ranbir and Anushka in 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil' |work=The Times of India |date=1 December 2014 |access-date=23 October 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151220044951/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Karan-Johar-to-direct-Aishwarya-Ranbir-and-Anushka-in-Ae-Dil-Hai-Mushkil/articleshow/45325296.cms |archive-date=20 December 2015 }}</ref><ref name=sk>{{cite news|author=India Times Movies |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/When-Karan-had-to-beg-Salman-Rani-for-Kuch-Kuch-Hota-Hai/articleshow/53156257.cms |title=When Karan Johar had to beg Salman Khan, Rani Mukerji for 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai' |work=The Times of India |date=11 July 2016 |access-date=23 October 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808091807/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/When-Karan-had-to-beg-Salman-Rani-for-Kuch-Kuch-Hota-Hai/articleshow/53156257.cms |archive-date= 8 August 2016 }}</ref> [[Saif Ali Khan]] and [[Chandrachur Singh]] were initially offered the role of Aman, but they both turned it down, thus prompting Johar to rope in Salman Khan.<ref name=sk/>

Johar, who is also a [[costume designer]], wanted to set a new level for style in Hindi cinema with this film. He and his friend [[Manish Malhotra]], the film's costume designer, made trips to London for costumes, much to the chagrin of his father and producer Yash Johar, who was concerned about the budget. Many of the costumes in the film prominently displayed logos from designers such as [[DKNY]] and [[Ralph Lauren Corporation|Polo]].<ref name="Chopra2007">{{Cite book|author=Anupama Chopra |title=King of Bollywood: Shah Rukh Khan and the Seductive World of Indian Cinema |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RPEIlUESZCUC&pg=PT96 |access-date=8 October 2012 |date=2 August 2007 |publisher=Hachette Digital, Inc. |isbn=978-0-446-57858-5 |pages=146–152 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140105065100/http://books.google.com/books?id=RPEIlUESZCUC&pg=PT96 |archive-date= 5 January 2014 }}</ref> In addition to the designer fashions, Johar also created a somewhat fantastical world where the students speak [[Hinglish]] and enjoy a pristine college campus, where there is no crime or hate, and traditional Hindu values are pervasive.<ref name=reality/> Johar admitted that the look and feel of the college scenes in the film were patterned after ''[[Beverly Hills, 90210|Beverly Hills 90210]]'', saying, "The art, the costumes, tilt toward the West, but the soul of the film is Indian."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-56647736.html |title=Hooray for Bollywood's tales of love.(World)(Romance 24/7) |work=[[The Christian Science Monitor]] |date=20 October 1999 |access-date=14 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107154022/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-56647736.html |archive-date=7 January 2016 }}{{subscription required|via=Highbeam}}</ref> He hired Sharmishta Roy as art director, and told her to produce something similar to Riverdale High School of the [[Archie Comics]], with some ''90210'' influence as well. Johar said of the outcome, "If you see ''KKHH'', Shahrukh plays [[Archie Andrews (comics)|Archie]], Rani Mukherji plays [[Veronica Lodge|Veronica]], and Kajol played [[Betty Cooper|Betty]]. It was exactly that. And the principal looked like [[Mr. Weatherbee|Weatherbee]], and [[Miss Grundy|Ms. Grundy]] was Archana Puran Singh."<ref name="PrakashKruse2008">{{cite book|author1=Gyan Prakash|author2=Kevin Michael Kruse|title=The Spaces of the Modern City: Imaginaries, Politics, and Everyday Life|url=https://archive.org/details/spacesofmodernci00gyan|url-access=registration|access-date=25 October 2012|year=2008|publisher=Princeton University Press|isbn=978-0-691-13343-0|pages=[https://archive.org/details/spacesofmodernci00gyan/page/409 409]–414}}</ref> Johar also hired [[Farah Khan]] to do the choreography, [[Jatin–Lalit]] to provide the music, [[Santosh Thundiyil]] as cinematographer, and [[Nikhil Advani]] as his associate director. Shabina Khan assisted Manish Malhotra with costume design.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}

===Filming===
Filming began on 21 August 1997. The crew was young and inexperienced to the point where [[Shah Rukh Khan]] had to explain basic technicalities of filming. Khan later said, "Karan makes no bones of the fact that his technical knowledge of filmmaking was not at its peak when he made the biggest hit of the decade."<ref name="Chopra2007"/> The entire film was shot in nine and half months<ref name=rediff1/> with a substantial part of it shot in [[Mauritius]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/f.a.l.t.u.-has-a-kuch-kuch-hota-hai-connection/707854/ |title=F.A.L.T.U. has a Kuch Kuch Hota Hai connection |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=7 November 2010 |access-date=7 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101210161852/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/f.a.l.t.u.-has-a-kuch-kuch-hota-hai-connection/707854 |archive-date=10 December 2010 }}</ref><ref name=itr>{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/movie-review-kuch-kuch-hota-hai-starring-shah-rukh-khan-kajol-rani-mukherjee/1/265174.html |author=Chowdhury, Nandita |title=Three is company Movie review: 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai', starring Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Rani Mukherjee |work=[[India Today]] |date=26 October 1998 |access-date=4 February 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130805224035/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/movie-review-kuch-kuch-hota-hai-starring-shah-rukh-khan-kajol-rani-mukherjee/1/265174.html |archive-date=5 August 2013 }}</ref> The title song was filmed over a ten-day period.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-18751074.html |title=Indian summer |work=[[The Scotsman]] |author=Emma Cowing |date=20 July 2000 |access-date=7 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611031012/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-18751074.html |archive-date=11 June 2014 }}{{subscription required|via=Highbeam}}</ref> in several picturesque locations in [[Scotland]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Qureshi |first=Irna |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/the-northerner/2012/jul/26/olympics-2012-bollywood-amitabh-bachchan-torch-visitbritain-tourism |title=Bollywood's go with the Olympic torch could light up UK tourism |publisher=[[guardian.co.uk]] |date=26 July 2012 |access-date=9 October 2012 |location=London |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228084006/http://www.theguardian.com/uk/the-northerner/2012/jul/26/olympics-2012-bollywood-amitabh-bachchan-torch-visitbritain-tourism |archive-date=28 February 2014 }}</ref> including [[Eilean Donan]], [[Glen Coe]], [[Loch Lomond]] and [[Tantallon Castle]] with the nearby [[Bass Rock]] as a backdrop in one scene.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/wealth-of-fans-to-locate-1-623013 |title=Wealth of fans to locate |work=[[The Scotsman]] |date=28 September 2002 |access-date=27 December 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102235518/http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/wealth-of-fans-to-locate-1-623013 |archive-date= 2 January 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/culture/film/ticket-tout-fears-over-bollywood-star-1-849939 |title=Ticket tout fears over Bollywood star |work=[[The Scotsman]] |date=8 August 2002 |access-date=27 December 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102235518/http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/culture/film/ticket-tout-fears-over-bollywood-star-1-849939 |archive-date= 2 January 2016 }}</ref> The scenes from the summer camp in Shimla were filmed at Wenlock Downs in Ooty, Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://awaradiaries.com/kkhh-filming-locations/|title=KKHH Filming Locations|publisher=awaradiaries.com |date=7 October 2018 |access-date=8 October 2018}}</ref>

During the bicycle sequence in the song "Yeh Ladka Hai Deewana", Kajol lost control of her bike, fell flat on her face, and was knocked unconscious while also injuring her knee. 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.<ref>'' Making of Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'' – Event occurs from 15:55 to 16:25</ref> During preparation for the reunion scene where the two leads met after more than 8 years apart, the director told them to improvise and rehearse the reactions that they might use, but he secretly taped them and was so happy with the result that it was put into the film.<ref>{{cite news|author=Bhattacharya, Roshmila |author-link=Roshmila Bhattacharya |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Student-Of-The-Year-is-not-Kuch-Kuch-Hota-Hai/Article1-654446.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121094358/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Student-Of-The-Year-is-not-Kuch-Kuch-Hota-Hai/Article1-654446.aspx |archive-date=21 January 2012 |title=Student Of The Year is not Kuch Kuch Hota Hai |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=26 January 2001 |access-date=7 November 2012}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
The soundtrack for ''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'' was composed by [[Jatin–Lalit]] and the lyrics were penned by [[Sameer (lyricist)|Sameer]]. This is the first collaboration of the duo with [[Karan Johar]]. It was released by the [[Sony Music India|Sony Music]] label on 12 August 1998.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kuch Kuch Hota Hai Various Artists |website=[[iTunes]] |date=8 January 1999 |url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/kuch-kuch-hota-hai/id300388319 |access-date=9 October 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610183056/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/kuch-kuch-hota-hai/id300388319 |archive-date=10 June 2015 }}</ref> While the film was still untitled, [[Javed Akhtar]] was signed to write the lyrics, and even wrote and recorded one song(koi mil gaya). However, when the movie was titled ''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'', he found the title mediocre, obscene, and vulgar and decided to quit the project. Akhtar later regretted leaving the film, as he found it decent and could see that the title has become quite a buzzword, realizing that he was the only one who disliked the title.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Javed Akhtar Chat |url=http://www.rediff.com/chat/javechat.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107060748/http://www.rediff.com/chat/javechat.htm |archive-date=7 November 2017 |access-date=6 November 2017 |work=[[Rediff]]}}</ref>

The album became the best-selling [[Bollywood soundtrack]] of the year, with {{nowrap|8 million}} units sold in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=284&catName=MTk5MC0xOTk5 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080215081552/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=284&catName=MTk5MC0xOTk5&PHPSESSID=108b9056cd4ca14236f9c6119d34dcce |archive-date=15 February 2008 |title=Music Hits 1990–1999 (Figures in Units) |publisher=Box Office India |date=22 January 2009 |access-date=9 May 2012}}</ref> The title song remained on the Indian music charts for over a year,<ref name="Morcom2007">{{cite book|author=Anna Morcom |title=Hindi film songs and the cinema |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kfVdxiSm-aYC&pg=PA212 |access-date=12 April 2013 |year=2007 |publisher=Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. |isbn=978-0-7546-5198-7 |page=212 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101062418/http://books.google.com/books?id=kfVdxiSm-aYC&pg=PA212 |archive-date= 1 January 2014 }}</ref> and the album peaked at number #2 on the Malaysian albums chart ([[Recording Industry Association of Malaysia|RIM]]) in 1999.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kAgEAAAAMBAJ&q=kuch+kuch+hota+hai+Malaysia+albums+chart&pg=PA67|title=Hits of the World|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=17 July 1999|access-date=9 June 2015}}</ref> [[Sony Music Indonesia]] also sold 300,000 copies in Indonesia,<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=McClure |first1=Steve |title=Asian Acts Cross Cultural and National Boundaries |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=8 April 2000 |volume=112 |issue=15 |pages=49, 54 (54) |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0A4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA54 |access-date=26 March 2022 |publisher=[[Nielsen Business Media, Inc.]]}}</ref> for a combined {{nowrap|{{#expr:8+0.3}} million}} copies sold in India and [[Indonesia]].

Mukul Deshpande of ''Planet Bollywood'' rated the soundtrack 8.5 out of 10 stars, although he did not like all of the songs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kuch Kuch Hota Hai Music Review |url=http://www.planetbollywood.com/music/kkhh.html |publisher=Planet Bollywood |access-date=17 October 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111115095305/http://planetbollywood.com/Music/kkhh.html |archive-date=15 November 2011 }}</ref> In 2012, it was voted as the most popular film song of the previous decade by ''[[NDTV]]''. The full soundtrack came in second place in a similar poll conducted by the ''[[BBC]]'', the first place being taken by ''[[Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge]]'', an album which was also composed by Jatin–Lalit.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lalit Pandit's Kuch Kuch Hota Hai track voted most popular |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/lalit-pandit-s-kuch-kuch-hota-hai--track-voted-most-popular-/997181/0 |author=Reagan Gavin Rasquinha |work=The Indian Express |date=7 September 2012 |access-date=7 November 2012 }}</ref>

{{tracklist
| headline =
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 42:59
| title1 = Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
| extra1 = [[Udit Narayan]], [[Alka Yagnik]],
| length1 = 4:56
| title2 = Koi Mil Gaya
| extra2 = [[Kavita Krishnamurthy]], Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik
| length2 = 7:16
| title3 = Saajanji Ghar Aaye
| extra3 = Kavita Krishnamurthy, [[Kumar Sanu]], Alka Yagnik,
| length3 = 7:14
| title4 = Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (Sad)
| extra4 = Alka Yagnik
| length4 = 1:26
| title8 = Yeh Ladka Hai Deewana
| extra8 = Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik
| length8 = 6:36
| title6 = Tujhe Yaad Na Meri Aayee
| extra6 = Alka Yagnik, [[Manpreet Akhtar]], Udit Narayan
| length6 = 7:05
| title5 = Raghupati Raghav
| extra5 = Alka Yagnik, [[Shankar Mahadevan]]
| length5 = 2:05
| title7 = Ladki Badi Anjaani Hai
| extra7 = Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik
| length7 = 6:23
}}On 2002, Sony Music India also released Kuch Kuch Hota Hai in Telugu version.<ref>{{Citation |title=Kuch Kuch Hota Hai |date=2002 |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/0mg6xo6J5iMEteQjXYpcjE |language=en |access-date=2022-05-31}}</ref>
{{Tracklisting
| headline =
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Thummansaledi
| note1 = Kuch Kuch Hota Hai - Title Track
| length1 = 4:57
| extra1 = Mohini Singh, Noel Raj
| title2 = Pemphata Pura
| note2 = Koi Mil Gaya
| length2 = 7:17
| extra2 = Anuradha Sri Ram, Noel Raj
| title3 = Banda Thoran Ran
| note3 = Saaanji Ghar Aaye
| extra3 = Anuradha Perera, Sangeeth Wijesooriya
| title4 = Thummansaledi
| note4 = Sad Version
| length4 = 1:26
| extra4 = Champa Kalhari
| title5 = Hangila Ara Moko
| note5 = Yeh Ladka Hai Deewana
| length5 = 6:38
| extra5 = Anuradha Perera, Sangeeth Wijesooriya
| title6 = Me Jeewithayen Pala Ne
| note6 = Tujhe Yaad Na Meri Aaye
| length6 = 6:06
| extra6 = Anuradha Perera, Sangeeth Wijesooriya
| title7 = Khsithija Ime
| note7 = Ladki Badi Anjaani Hai
| length7 = 5:55
| extra7 = Anuradha Perera, Noel Raj
| total_length = 39:37
}}

==Reception==

===Critical reception===
While comparing the film to ''[[Dil To Pagal Hai]]'' (1997), [[Nikhat Kazmi]] of ''[[The Times of India]]'' gave ''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'' 3.5 out of 5 stars. She especially liked the performance of Kajol, and thought that the film would appeal to young and romantic viewers primarily for its "MTV ambience" and "Valentine's Day flavours". On the negative side, she said "The second half, however, gets drowned in a sea of emotions. Too many people begin to cry a bit too much."<ref>{{Cite news|author=Kazmi, Nikhat|work=The Times of India|title=Friendship or Love |year=1998 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990502211518/http://www.indiatimes.com/bollywood/filmrev/kuch.htm|url=http://www.indiatimes.com/bollywood/filmrev/kuch.htm|archive-date=2 May 1999|access-date=6 January 2012}}</ref> Anish Khanna of ''Planet Bollywood'' rated the film 9.5 out of 10 stars, calling it "pure escapist cinema at its best." He praised the cinematography, choreography, set decoration, and also raved over Kajol's performance, along with her onscreen chemistry with Shah Rukh Khan. Overall, he said, "Karan Johar makes an impressive directorial debut, has a good script sense, and knows how to make a film with S-T-Y-L-E."<ref name=pbf>{{cite web|url=http://www.planetbollywood.com/Film/kkhh.html |title=Film Review: Kuch Kuch Hota Hai |publisher=Planet Bollywood |date=16 October 1998 |access-date=9 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120813080020/http://www.planetbollywood.com/Film/kkhh.html |archive-date=13 August 2012 }}</ref> In contrast to these views, the reaction of Sujata C J, writing for ''Rediff.com'', was that the film was very disappointing, with many cliches and a bad storyline, though Santosh Thundiyil and Sharmishta Roy were praised for their camerawork and art direction, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1998/oct/16kuch.htm |title=Rediff On The Net, Movies: The Kuch Kuch Hota Hai review |work=Rediff.com |date=16 October 1998 |access-date=9 October 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120921083302/http://www.rediff.com/movies/1998/oct/16kuch.htm |archive-date=21 September 2012 }}</ref> Nandita Chowdhury in a review for ''India Today'', said that Karan Johar was almost able to rekindle the Khan-Kajol magic of ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'', and that overall the film was "a good distraction".<ref name=itr/>

In January 2023, ''[[IndieWire]]'' ranked ''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'' as the world's best [[romantic comedy]] (rom-com) on [[Netflix]], above ''[[Scott Pilgrim vs. the World]]'' (2010) at number two and ''[[Notting Hill (film)|Notting Hill]]'' (1999) at number three. ''IndieWire'' writers Kate Erbland and Alison Foreman called ''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'' "a love triangle for the ages" and said it is "a bittersweet and bubbly story of young love, missed opportunity, and female friendship" with "what’s quite possibly the most romantic [[gazebo]] scene of all time."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Foreman |first1=Kate Erbland,Alison |last2=Erbland |first2=Kate |last3=Foreman |first3=Alison |title=The 14 Best Rom-Coms on Netflix Right Now, from 'Notting Hill' to 'Duck Butter' |url=https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/best-rom-coms-netflix-right-now/mcdhaof-zx008/ |access-date=8 February 2023 |work=[[IndieWire]] |date=11 January 2023}}</ref>

===Box office===
There were great expectations for ''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'' leading up to its premiere, because it re-united the ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' team of Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol, and specifically concerning the debut of Karan Johar, whether he would be in the same league as [[Aditya Chopra]] as a first-time writer/director.<ref name=pbf/>

According to [[Box Office India]], the film grossed {{INRConvert|80.12|c|year=1998|mode=historical}} in India and $6.3 million ({{INR|link=Indian rupee}}26.61 [[crore]]) in other countries, for a worldwide total of {{INRConvert|1.06|b|year=1998|mode=historical}}, against its {{INRConvert|10|c|year=1998|mode=historical}} budget. It became the third film to gross over {{INRConvert|1|b|year=1998|mode=historical}} worldwide in the 1990s, after ''[[Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!]]'' (1994) and ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3826&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107201741/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3826&nCat=|archive-date=7 January 2012|title=The 100 Crore Worldwide Grossers: 34 Films Since 1994|publisher=Box Office India|access-date=19 December 2011}}</ref> It had a worldwide opening weekend of {{INRConvert|8.06|c|year=1998|mode=historical}}, and grossed {{INRConvert|15.13|c|year=1998|mode=historical}} in its first week.<ref name="Kuch Kuch Hota Hai Box office" /> It is the [[List of Bollywood films of 1998|highest-grossing Bollywood film of 1998]] worldwide. It also became the third highest-grossing Indian film then, behind ''Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!'' and ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge''.<ref>url=https://boxofficeindia.com/hit-down.php?txtYearlyData=1990-1999</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Years/year_world_total/1998#.VbxZD9xViko |title=Top Worldwide Grossers 1998 |publisher=Box Office India |date=22 July 2015 |access-date=22 July 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150802055656/http://boxofficeindia.com/Years/year_world_total/1998 |archive-date= 2 August 2015 }}</ref>

====India====
It opened on Friday, 16 October 1998, across 240 screens, along with ''[[Bade Miyan Chote Miyan]]'', and earned {{INRConvert|87|l|year=1998|mode=historical}} nett on its opening day. It grossed {{INRConvert|2.74|c|year=1998|mode=historical}} nett in its opening weekend, and went on to record the second-highest first week of the year with collections around {{INRConvert|5.64|c|year=1998|mode=historical}} nett, after ''Bade Miyan Chote Miyan'' which grossed {{INRConvert|6.33|c|year=1998|mode=historical}} nett.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Years/opening_week/1998#.Vbx-PtxViko |title=TTop India First Week 1998 |publisher=Box Office India |date=22 July 2015 |access-date=22 July 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150802055551/http://boxofficeindia.com/Years/opening_week/1998 |archive-date= 2 August 2015 }}</ref> The film earned a total of {{INRConvert|46.86|c|year=1998|mode=historical}} nett, plus a distributor share of {{INRConvert|29.88|c|year=1998|mode=historical}}, and was declared an "All-Time Blockbuster" by ''[[Box Office India]]''.<ref name="Kuch Kuch Hota Hai Box office"/> It is the [[List of Bollywood films of 1998|highest-grossing film of 1998]] in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Years/year_gross_boxoffice/1998#.VbxZEdxViko |title=Top India Total Nett Gross 1998 |publisher=Box Office India |date=22 July 2015 |access-date=22 July 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150802055626/http://boxofficeindia.com/Years/year_gross_boxoffice/1998 |archive-date= 2 August 2015 }}</ref>

====Overseas====
It had an opening weekend of $800,000 ({{INR|link=Indian rupee}}3.38 [[crore]]) and went on to gross $1.3 million ({{INR|link=Indian rupee}}5.49 [[crore]]) in its first week. It became the first film to cross $5 million mark outside India, and became the highest grosser at that time. According to Box Office India, the film earned a total of $6.3 million ({{INR|link=Indian rupee}}26.61 [[crore]]) overseas.<ref name="Kuch Kuch Hota Hai Box office"/> According to the book ''Global Bollywood'', the film grossed {{US$|8 million|long=no}} in overseas markets outside India.<ref name=":17">{{Cite book |last1=Kavoori |first1=Anandam P. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eNIVCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA93 |title=Global Bollywood |last2=Punathambekar |first2=Aswin |date=August 2008 |publisher=[[New York University Press]] (NYU Press) |isbn=978-0-8147-4799-5 |pages=93}}</ref> It became the second [[Bollywood]] film to break into the UK cinema top 10 after ''[[Dil Se..]]'' which released the same year.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/1999/may/28/features?INTCMP=SRCH |title=Bollywood films are worshipped in India and are now appearing in the UK top 10 |publisher=theguardian |date=27 May 1999 |access-date=9 October 2012 |location=London |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029083953/http://www.theguardian.com/film/1999/may/28/features?INTCMP=SRCH |archive-date=29 October 2014 }}</ref> It was a bigger box office success than ''[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]'' when it was screened in Indonesia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theweekendleader.com/Culture/1468/bollywood-ripples.html |title=Bollywood's defining moment In Indonesia |publisher=The Weekend Leader |date=22 December 2012 |access-date=2 January 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150102115326/http://www.theweekendleader.com/Culture/1468/bollywood-ripples.html |archive-date= 2 January 2015 }}</ref> Overseas, It is the [[List of Bollywood films of 1998|highest-grossing Bollywood film of 1998]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Years/year_over_total/1998#.VbxZFNxViko |title=Top Overseas Gross 1998 |publisher=Box Office India |date=22 July 2015 |access-date=22 July 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150802055646/http://boxofficeindia.com/Years/year_over_total/1998 |archive-date= 2 August 2015 }}</ref>

== Accolades ==
''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'' received a leading 18 nominations at the [[44th Filmfare Awards]] and won a leading 8 awards, including a sweep in all the major categories.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-23055646.html |title='Kuch Kuch Hota Hai' wins all top Filmfare honors |work=India Abroad |date=26 February 1999 |access-date=14 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140608083928/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-23055646.html |archive-date=8 June 2014 }}{{subscription required|via=Highbeam}}</ref> It was the third film to win the four major awards (Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress) at Filmfare. Others include ''[[Guide (film)|Guide]]'' (1965), ''[[Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge]]'' (1995) (also starring Shah Rukh Khan & Kajol), ''[[Devdas (2002 Hindi film)|Devdas]]'' (2002), ''[[Black (2005 film)|Black]]'' (2005) and ''[[Gully Boy]]'' (2019).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/site/deep750/FilmfareAwards.pdf?attredirects=0 |title=Filmfare Nominees and Winners |publisher=Deep750.googlepages.com |access-date=10 October 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019034032/https://sites.google.com/site/deep750/FilmfareAwards.pdf?attredirects=0 |archive-date=19 October 2015 }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Award || Category || Recipient(s) || Results
|-
| rowspan="2"|[[46th National Film Awards]] || [[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment|Best Film For Providing Wholesome Entertainment]] || [[Yash Johar]], [[Karan Johar]]<ref>{{cite news|author=K. Hariharan |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/gilding-the-golden-lotus/article2981150.ece |title=Arts / Cinema : Gilding the golden lotus |work=The Hindu |date=10 March 2012 |access-date=9 October 2012 |location=Chennai, India}}</ref>|| rowspan="34" {{won}}
|-
| [[National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Best Female Playback Singer]] || [[Alka Yagnik]] for "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai"<ref name="46thAwardsPDF">{{cite web |url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm46NFAAward.aspx?PdfName=46NFA.pdf |title=46th National Film Awards |publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]] |access-date=22 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130130000622/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm46NFAAward.aspx?PdfName=46NFA.pdf |archive-date=30 January 2013 }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="8"|[[44th Filmfare Awards]] || [[Filmfare Best Film Award|Best Film]] || Yash Johar
|-
| [[Filmfare Best Director Award|Best Director]] || Karan Johar
|-
| [[Filmfare Best Actor Award|Best Actor]] || [[Shah Rukh Khan]]
|-
| [[Filmfare Best Actress Award|Best Actress]] || [[Kajol]]
|-
| [[Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award|Best Supporting Actor]] || [[Salman Khan]]
|-
| [[Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award|Best Supporting Actress]] || [[Rani Mukerji]]
|-
|[[Filmfare Best Screenplay Award|Best Screenplay]]|| Karan Johar
|-
|[[Filmfare Best Art Direction|Best Art Direction]]|| Sharmishta Roy
|-
| rowspan="4"| [[Screen Awards]]|| [[Star Screen Award for Best Film|Best Film]] || Yash Johar
|-
| [[Star Screen Award for Best Director|Best Director]] || Karan Johar
|-
| [[Screen Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]]|| [[Jatin–Lalit]]
|-
| [[Screen Award for Best Comedian|Best Comedian]] || [[Archana Puran Singh]]
|-
| rowspan="10"|[[Zee Cine Awards]] || [[Zee Cine Award for Best Film|Best Film]] || Yash Johar
|-
| [[Zee Cine Award for Best Director|Best Director]] || Karan Johar
|-
| [[Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Male|Best Actor – Male]] || Shah Rukh Khan
|-
| [[Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Female|Best Actor – Female]] || Kajol
|-
| [[Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Female|Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Female]] || Rani Mukerji
|-
| [[Zee Cine Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]] || Jatin–Lalit
|-
|[[Zee Cine Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]]|| Sameer for "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai"
|-
|[[Zee Cine Award for Best Playback Singer – Female|Best Playback Singer – Female]]|| Alka Yagnik for "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai"
|-
|[[Zee Cine Award Lux Face of the Year|Lux Face of the Year]]|| Rani Mukerji (for ''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'' & ''[[Ghulam (film)|Ghulam]]'')
|-
|[[Zee Cine Award for Best Story|Best Story]] || Karan Johar<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/lux-zee-cine-awards-1999-444.html |title=Lux Zee Cine Awards 1999 – 2nd Zee Cine Awards |publisher=Awardsandshows.com |date=14 March 1999 |access-date=9 October 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120807193754/http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/lux-zee-cine-awards-1999-444.html |archive-date= 7 August 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindilyrics.net/awards/zee-cine-awards-1999.html |title=Zee Cine Awards 1999 |publisher=HindiLyrics.net |access-date=23 April 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130310185549/http://hindilyrics.net/awards/zee-cine-awards-1999.html |archive-date=10 March 2013 }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="10"| [[Bollywood Movie Awards]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cscsarchive.org/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/18F2332AB16593336525694000570F6A?OpenDocument |title=KKHH bags seven awards at NY ceremony |last=[[Press Trust of India]] |date=4 May 1999 |work=[[The Economic Times]] |location=New York, United States |access-date=29 December 2020 }}</ref> || [[Bollywood Movie Award - Best Film|Best Film]] || Yash Johar
|-
| [[Bollywood Movie Award - Best Director|Best Director]] || Karan Johar
|-
| [[Bollywood Movie Award - Best Actor|Best Actor]] || Shah Rukh Khan
|-
| [[Bollywood Movie Award - Best Actress|Best Actress]] || Kajol
|-
| [[Bollywood Movie Award – Best Music Director|Best Music Director]] || Jatin–Lalit
|-
| [[Bollywood Movie Award – Best Playback Singer Male|Best Male Playback Singer]]|| [[Udit Narayan]] for "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai"
|-
| [[Bollywood Movie Award – Best Playback Singer Female|Best Female Playback Singer]]|| Alka Yagnik for "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai"
|-
|[[Bollywood Movie Award – Best Story|Best Screenplay]]|| Karan Johar
|-
| [[Bollywood Movie Award - Best Choreography|Best Choreography]] || [[Farah Khan]]
|-
|[[Bollywood Movie Award - Best Costume Designer|Best Costume Design]] ||[[Manish Malhotra]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodawards.com/winba9.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102124901/http://www.bollywoodawards.com/winba9.php|archive-date=2 November 2013 |title=Bollywood Fashion Awards | Bollywood Music Awards |publisher=Bollywood Awards |access-date=9 October 2012}}</ref>
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== Home media ==
A few years after its release, Sony purchased satellite rights for the film for {{INR|4 crore}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.indiatoday.in/story/as-film-music-industry-struggles-bollywood-goes-for-rightsizing-of-copyright-price-tags/1/219922.html|title=As film music industry struggles, Bollywood goes for rightsizing of copyright price tags|publisher=India Today|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107154022/http://m.indiatoday.in/story/as-film-music-industry-struggles-bollywood-goes-for-rightsizing-of-copyright-price-tags/1/219922.html|archive-date=7 January 2016|access-date=28 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-10-02/news/34218040_1_satellite-rights-big-films-medium-budget-films|title=Sony bags TV rights of two films from Dharma Productions for Rs 50 crore — Economic Times|author=Nandini Raghavendra, ET Bureau 2 October 2012, 06.42AM IST|date=2 October 2012|access-date=28 March 2013|publisher=Economic Times}}</ref> The film was also released on VHS, DVD, and eventually Blu-ray.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Kuch+Kuch+Hota+Hai|title=Kuch Kuch Hota Hai|publisher=Amazon.com|access-date=28 March 2013}}</ref> Now ''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'', along with Johar's second film ''[[Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...]]'' (2001), often play on television to consistently high ratings. Johar said, "It's gratifying to know that they've aged well and passed the test of time."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Can-t-remake-Kuch-Kuch-Hota-Hai-Karan-Johar/Article1-733562.aspx|title=Can't remake Kuch Kuch Hota Hai: Karan Johar|date=16 August 2011|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=28 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617082415/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Can-t-remake-Kuch-Kuch-Hota-Hai-Karan-Johar/Article1-733562.aspx|archive-date=17 June 2013}}</ref>

==Legacy==
''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'' was the subject of reviews and critical analysis following its initial release. Subhash K Jha called the film "a simple stylish, sensuous and ambrosial love story," further adding that the chemistry between the lead pair was unbeatable.<ref name="Jha2005">{{Cite book|author=Subhash K Jha |title=The Essential Guide to Bollywood |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s1mVuJJPm3UC&pg=PA1998-IA1 |access-date=8 October 2012 |date=1 November 2005 |publisher=Roli Books Private Limited |isbn=978-81-7436-378-7 |page=86 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114185639/http://books.google.com/books?id=s1mVuJJPm3UC |archive-date=14 November 2012 }}</ref> A reviewer for ''Timeout Film Guide'', while commenting that the second love triangle went on too long, liked most of the film, saying that "its performances, camerawork, storytelling and extensive musical numbers [are] all energetically colourful."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeout.com/london/film/kuch-kuch-hota-hai |title=Kuch Kuch Hota Hai Review |publisher=Time Out London |access-date=12 October 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150312005946/http://www.timeout.com/london/film/kuch-kuch-hota-hai |archive-date=12 March 2015 }}</ref> In 2004, Meor Shariman of ''[[The Malay Mail]]'' called the film a "must-watch" for Bollywood fans, and also for those seeking an introduction to Bollywood.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-10393390.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111044534/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-10393390.html |archive-date=11 November 2013 |title=Re-viewing Bollywood classics |work=[[The Malay Mail]] |author=Shariman, Meor |date=5 August 2004 |access-date=25 April 2013 |quote=Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge are 'must watch' for every Bollywood fan. In fact, viewers seeking an introduction to Bollywood should also check them out.}}{{subscription required|via=Highbeam}}</ref> The film has also been criticized for creating unreal worlds and characters,<ref name=reality>{{cite news |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-53967586.html |title=Indian cinema : Shading out reality. |newspaper=The Economist |date=27 February 1999 |access-date=14 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107154022/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-53967586.html |archive-date=7 January 2016 }}{{subscription required|via=Highbeam}}</ref> to which Johar has said that this was part of his vision of escapism.<ref>{{Cite news|author=Shandilya, Vikrant|title=My office is my marriage : Karan Johar |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-26/news-interviews/34083818_1_karan-johar-varun-dhawan-directorial-venture|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103204601/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-26/news-interviews/34083818_1_karan-johar-varun-dhawan-directorial-venture|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2013|date=26 September 2012|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=10 October 2012}}</ref>

One of the best examples of the iconic status of ''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'' was the 2012 film ''[[Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi]]''. [[Farah Khan]] and [[Boman Irani]] re-created scenes and characters from ''KKHH'' for posters to promote their film,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xs8mky_karan-johar-cheers-for-kuch-kuch-hota-hai-rip-off-by-farah-khan-and-boman-irani-bollywood-news_shortfilms#.UU-cNBxcgk8 |title=Karan Johar Cheers For Kuch Kuch Hota Hai Rip Off By Farah Khan And Boman Irani — Bollywood News — Video Dailymotion |publisher=Daily Motion |date=18 July 2012 |access-date=28 March 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107154022/http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xs8mky_karan-johar-cheers-for-kuch-kuch-hota-hai-rip-off-by-farah-khan-and-boman-irani-bollywood-news_shortfilms |archive-date= 7 January 2016 }}</ref> and also paid homage in one of the songs, "Ramba Mein Samba".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-shirin-farhad-ki-toh-nikal-padi/20120824.htm |title=Shirin Farhad... review: Forty, fabulous and feel good! |work=Rediff.com |date=24 August 2012 |access-date=23 April 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120906063827/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-shirin-farhad-ki-toh-nikal-padi/20120824.htm |archive-date= 6 September 2012 }}</ref> In 2010, ''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'' was selected by ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' as one of their "Five Essential Bollywood movies to Netflix".<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Sattar |first=Miral |url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2022076_2022068_2022063,00.html |title=Kuch Kuch Hota Hai – 1998 – Best of Bollywood |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=27 October 2010 |access-date=28 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403235034/http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0%2C28804%2C2022076_2022068_2022063%2C00.html |archive-date= 3 April 2013 }}</ref> It was also mentioned in critic and author Shubhra Gupta's book, ''50 Films That Changed Bollywood, 1995–2015''.<ref>{{cite book|title=50 Films That Changed Bollywood, 1995–2015|last=Gupta|first=Shubhra|publisher=Harper Collins|year=2016|isbn=9789351778486}}</ref> In 2018, Johar celebrated the 20-year anniversary of the film by hosting an event with the lead cast.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latestly.com/entertainment/bollywood/cuteness-overload-shah-rukh-khan-gets-kisses-from-kajol-and-rani-mukerji-at-20-years-of-kuch-kuch-hota-hai-celebrations-440461.html|title=Cuteness Overload: Shah Rukh Khan Gets Kisses From Kajol and Rani Mukerji at 20 Years Of Kuch Kuch Hota Hai Celebrations! View Pics|date=16 October 2018|access-date=17 October 2018}}</ref>

''Koochie Koochie Hota Hai'' is an animated remake of the original, directed by [[Tarun Mansukhani]]. [[Shah Rukh Khan]], [[Kajol]], [[Rani Mukerji]], [[Anupam Kher]] are reprising their roles as Rahul a.k.a. Rocky, Anjali a.k.a. Angie, Tina, and the Principal. New cast members include [[Uday Chopra]], [[Riteish Deshmukh]], [[Sanjay Dutt]] and [[Simi Garewal]]. The story will have an [[anthropomorphism|anthropomorphic]] animal cast.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.moviewood.net/bollywood/upcoming-movies/koochie-koochie-hota-hai |title=Koochie Koochie Hota Hai Preview |publisher=Moviewood.net |date=15 August 2010 |access-date=9 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626150207/http://www.moviewood.net/bollywood/upcoming-movies/koochie-koochie-hota-hai |archive-date=26 June 2012 }}</ref> As of October 2012, Karan Johar has placed the project on permanent hold. He said, "Animation films are not working nowadays, so as of now I have kept it on stand-by."<ref>{{cite news|author=IANS |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/283846/kuch-kuch-hota-hai-animated.html |title='Kuch Kuch Hota Hai' animated version on hold |work=[[Deccan Herald]] |date=8 October 2012 |access-date=9 October 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009215500/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/283846/kuch-kuch-hota-hai-animated.html |archive-date= 9 October 2012 }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of highest-grossing Indian films in overseas markets]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120108192505/http://www.dharma-production.com/Movies/kkhh.aspx ''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai''] site at [[Dharma Productions]]
* [http://www.yashrajfilms.com/Movies/MovieIndividual.aspx?MovieID=41974cae-0d7e-4d01-84ec-c53ab5920d78 ''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai''] site at [[Yash Raj Films]]
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|kuch-kuch-hota-hai|Kuch Kuch Hota Hai}}
* {{AllRovi movie|id=290290|title=Kuch Kuch Hota Hai}}
* [http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/201863 ''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai''] at [[Bollywood Hungama]]

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