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{{Infobox film
| name = Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa
| image = Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Kundan Shah]]
| producer = Vikram Mehrotra
| story = Pankaj Advani Kundan Shah
| screenplay = [[Pankaj Advani (director)|Pankaj Advani]] Kundan Shah
| starring = [[Shah Rukh Khan]] [[Suchitra Krishnamoorthi]] [[Deepak Tijori]] [[Naseeruddin Shah]]
| music = [[Jatin-Lalit]]
| cinematography = Virendra Saini
| editing = [[Renu Saluja]]
| distributor = [[Shemaroo Video Pvt. Ltd.]]
| released = 25 February 1994 (India)
| runtime = 158 min.
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INR|14 million}}<ref name="boi" />
| gross = {{INR|55 million}}<ref name="boi" />
}}
'''''Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa''''' ({{trans|Sometimes yes, Sometimes no}}) is a 1994 [[Hindi]]-language Indian [[coming-of-age]] [[romantic comedy]] film directed by [[Kundan Shah]], starring [[Shah Rukh Khan]], [[Suchitra Krishnamurthy]], [[Deepak Tijori]] and [[Naseeruddin Shah]]. This is one of the rare mainstream [[Hindi movie]]s in which the hero plays the role of a loser. It is widely considered to be one of Shah Rukh Khan's best performances, and he has said that it is his favourite film.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 November 2006 |title=Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa is special: SRK |language=en |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/kabhi-haan-kabhi-naa-is-special-srk/story-V0WY6NDGl39ksjsnt17SBK.html |access-date=29 March 2018}}</ref> Produced on a budget of {{INR|14 million}}, the film grossed {{INRConvert|55|m|year=1995|mode=historical}}, equivalent to {{INRConvert|{{#expr:55*(590676140/38750000) round 0}}|m}} adjusted for inflation.<ref name="boi">{{Cite web |title=Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa - Movie |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3169 |access-date=2 December 2018 |website=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref> At the [[39th Filmfare Awards]], it won the [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Film|Critics Award for Best Film]] and the [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor|Critics Award for Best Actor]] for Shah Rukh Khan, who also won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] award for ''[[Baazigar]]'' at the same ceremony.

The film was remade in Telugu as ''Swapnalokam'' (1999).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Arunachalam |first=Param |title=BollySwar: 1991–2000 |publisher=Mavrix Infotech |year=2020 |pages=491}}</ref> Shah Rukh Khan has bought the rights to the film under his banner, [[Red Chillies Entertainment]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Red Chillies Entertainments |url=http://www.redchillies.com/movies/movie-rights.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006020052/http://redchillies.com/movies/movie-rights.aspx |archive-date=6 October 2016 |access-date=30 September 2016 |website=www.redchillies.com}}</ref> ''Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa'' has also drawn comparisons to the later Hollywood film ''[[500 Days of Summer]]'' (2009).<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 April 2018 |title=8 Bollywood Films That Beautifully Captured The Pain Of Unrequited Love |work=iDiva |publisher=[[Times Internet]] |agency=[[The Times Group]] |url=https://www.idiva.com/news-entertainment/8-bollywood-films-that-beautifully-captured-the-pain-of-unrequited-love/17075732 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423172524/https://www.idiva.com/news-entertainment/8-bollywood-films-that-beautifully-captured-the-pain-of-unrequited-love/17075732 |archive-date=23 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=28 August 2016 |title=11 Movies That Make You Feel Better About Being Single In No Time |work=[[India Times]] |url=http://www.indiatimes.com/lifestyle/self/11-movies-that-make-you-feel-better-about-being-single-in-no-time-260418.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828090606/http://www.indiatimes.com/lifestyle/self/11-movies-that-make-you-feel-better-about-being-single-in-no-time-260418.html |archive-date=28 August 2016}}</ref>

== Plot ==

Sunil ([[Shah Rukh Khan]]) is woken up from his dream of marrying the girl he loves, Anna ([[Suchitra Krishnamurthy]]), by his sister ([[Sadiya Siddiqui]]).

Sunil is a happy-go-lucky scamp who loves music and is not interested in studies, which bothers his father, Vinayak ([[Anjan Srivastav]]). Everyone has given up on Sunil and thinks he is good for nothing except for Father Braganza ([[Naseeruddin Shah]]) who believes Sunil is pure at heart.

Sunil, Anna, and Chris ([[Deepak Tijori]]) are 3 members of a 6-person music band, who are looking to make it big. Anna rejoins the group after being away for a while, which makes Chris happy as he loves Anna. After Anna reenters his life, Sunil begins to try and change his ways in order to get Anna to fall in love with him.

During a performance at a friend's wedding, Sunil notices the closeness between Anna and Chris. Devastated, he decides to create a rift between them. Sunil eventually gets caught in his own web of lies. A furious Anna slaps him and decides to never talk to him again. Sunil is thrown out of the band. However, fortune favors Sunil who saves the band from being heckled at a local club by putting on a stellar show; the entire band forgives and forgets.

Sunil thinks he has won Anna back but finds out that Anna and Chris love each other and want to be married. Crushed to pieces, Sunil accepts he has lost in love.

Meanwhile, Anna's father decides that Chris is worthy of marrying her. He makes his intentions known but Chris' parents have other ideas and decide Chris's marriage to their friend's daughter. Anna and her family are dejected.

Sunil consoles Anna and the tide slowly turns in his favor. Anna's father, having realized that Sunil will love and take care of her, convinces Anna to marry Sunil. Sunil is overjoyed until he realizes Anna still loves Chris. Sunil decides to reunite the two and get them married. On their wedding day, as Chris and Anna are about to exchange rings, Chris drops his ring and it rolls out of sight. Sunil spots the ring but feigns ignorance, even as his younger sister gazes at him with a heavy heart. Eventually, Chris locates the ring and the couple gets married.

Just after the wedding, Sunil is shown sitting on the sidewalk, dejected, and heartbroken. By happenstance, a random girl ([[Juhi Chawla]]), who is lost and is seeking directions, approaches Sunil. Sometime later, Sunil and the girl are seen walking in the moonlight and talking merrily.

Anthony and Vasco, two criminals who are a part of the story, see Sunil with the new girl and break the [[fourth wall]], saying that Sunil will be alright. The criminals hear the police siren and immediately scamper away as the credits roll.

== Cast ==
* [[Shah Rukh Khan]] as Sunil
* [[Suchitra Krishnamurthy]] as Anna
* [[Deepak Tijori]] as Chris
* [[Naseeruddin Shah]] as Father Braganza
* [[Ashutosh Gowarikar]] as Imran
* [[Kurush Deboo]] as Yezdi, Sunil's best friend
* [[Aditya Lakhia]] as Tony
* [[Satish Shah]] as Simon, Anna's father
* [[Anita Kanwal]] as Chris's mother
* [[Rita Bhaduri]] as Mary Gonsalves
* [[Ravi Baswani]] as Albert Gonsalves
* [[Anjan Srivastav]] as Vinayak, Sunil's father
* Shashi Sahay as Prabha, Sunil's mother
* [[Sadiya Siddiqui]] as Nikki, Sunil's sister
* [[Ajit Vachani]] as Charles, Chris's father
* [[Goga Kapoor]] as Anthony Gomes, the Don
* [[Virendra Saxena]] as Vasco, Anthony's Right-hand man
* [[Tiku Talsania]] as Patel, the bar owner
* [[Juhi Chawla]] (special appearance)

== Music ==
The music was composed by [[Jatin–Lalit]], while the lyrics were penned by [[Majrooh Sultanpuri]]. The song "Sachi Ye Kahani Hai" derives from two songs: [[Boney M.]]'s "[[Rasputin (song)|Rasputin]]" (1978),<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.in/2016/11/22/28-bollywood-songs-that-you-didnt-know-were-copied-or-inspired_a_21612426/ |title=28 Bollywood Songs That You Didn't Know Were Copied Or 'Inspired' |last=Verma |first=Anurag |date=23 November 2016 |work=[[HuffPost]] |access-date=29 March 2018 |location=India}}</ref> and [[Johnny Wakelin]]'s "In Zaire".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/muhammad-ali-kabhi-haan-kabhi-naa-song-inspired |title=How Muhammad Ali Inspired 'Sachi Yeh Kahani Hai' From Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa |last=Srinivasan |first=Karthik |date=14 May 2019 |website=[[Film Companion]] |access-date=14 May 2019}}</ref> ''Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa'' sold over 800,000 [[soundtrack album]]s in India.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19940615-the-return-of-melody-754919-1994-06-15 |title=The Return of Melody |last=Chopra |first=Anupama |date=1994 |work=[[India Today]] |access-date=14 May 2019 |publisher=[[Living Media]] |author-link=Anupama Chopra}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Ae Kaash Ke Hum | extra1 = [[Kumar Sanu]] | length1 = 05:10
| title2 = Aana Mere Pyar Ko Na Tum | extra2 = Kumar Sanu & [[Alka Yagnik]] | length2 = 03:59
| title3 = Deewana Dil Deewana | extra3 = [[Amit Kumar (singer)|Amit Kumar]] & [[Udit Narayan]] | length3 = 07:37
| title4 = Woh Toh Hai Albela | extra4 = Kumar Sanu & [[Devaki Pandit]] | length4 = 05:09
| title5 = Sachi Yeh Kahani Hai | extra5 = Amit Kumar & Alka Yagnik| length5 = 06:30
| title6 = Kyon Na Hum Milke Pyar | extra6 = Amit Kumar, Udit Narayan & Vijayeta Pandit | length6 = 04:21
}}

== Accolades ==
===Filmfare Awards===
* [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie|Critics Award Best Movie]] – [[Kundan Shah]]
* [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor|Critics Award for Best Actor]] – [[Shah Rukh Khan]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0110222}}

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[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1990s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Jatin–Lalit]]
[[Category:1994 films]]
[[Category:Hindi films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Films shot in Goa]]
[[Category:Films directed by Kundan Shah]]
[[Category:Indian coming-of-age films]]

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