Rahul [Shahrukh Khan] is the adopted son of Yashvardhan "Yash" Raichand [Amitabh Bachchan] and his wife Nandini [Jaya Bachchan]. Their biological son, Rohan, is younger than Rahul by nine years. Yash is a rich and famous business man in India. He believes in keeping traditions, and is against love marriages. When Rahul returns home from his overseas university, however, he meets and falls in love with a poor girl from the Chandni Chowk region of Delhi named Anjali [Kajol]. Meanwhile, Rohan befriends Pooja, Anjalis younger sister. Yash decides to arrange Rahuls marriage to his friends daughter, Naina [Rani Mukerji]. Rahul, however, tells his father that he wants to marry Anjali; this angers Yash, who berates Rahul for not considering Anjalis social status. Rahul apologizes to Yash and promises to do whatever is asked of him. He goes to tell Anjali that he cannot marry her, only to find that her father has died suddenly. After seeing that Anjali and Pooja have no other family, he marries Anjali on the spot. When he brings her home, his enraged father disowns him, and says that, because he is adopted and not of Raichand blood originally, he did such an act. Rahul, shocked and hurt, shares an emotional goodbye with his mother; Nandini asks Rahuls and Rohans nanny, Sayeeda [Farida Jalal], to accompany Rahul wherever he goes so that he will always have a mothers love and care. After visiting Rohan at boarding school for the last time, he leaves with Anjali, Pooja, and Sayeeda. Rohan [played by Hrithik Roshan as an adult] is devastated by the split in the family, but has never learned why Rahul left because Rahul had made him promise never to ask. Ten years later, on his way home for the holidays, he stops to meet his maternal and paternal grandmothers and overhears them discussing the split; upon confrontation, they tell him the whole truth. When he goes to his parents home, he learns from a few friends of Anjalis that Rahul and Anjali have settled down in London. Vowing to bring Rahul and Anjali home, Rohan tells his parents that he wants to go to London to study; Yash reluctantly agrees. As soon as he arrives in London, he tracks Rahul down and learns his address. He enrolls at the university and finds that Pooja [Kareena Kapoor] happens to be a student there. He tells her who he is and asks her to help him bring the family back together. Meanwhile, Rahul has started his own business and is living comfortably with Anjali and their nine-year-old son, Krish, along with Pooja and Sayeeda. Pooja tells everyone that Rohan is her best friends brother who has come from India and needs a place to stay. Rahul and Anjali welcome him [grudgingly, on Rahuls part], and Rohan soon becomes a part of the family without revealing who he is. He reminds Rahul and Anjali of how much they miss India and their parents, drawing pangs of guilt in Rahul. Slowly, the truth comes out and he tries to convince Rahul to go back to India. He even goes so far as to convince Yash and Nandini to come to London with the hope that Yash will reunite with Rahul. His plan fails, but Rahul and Nandini share a joyful reunion. At this point Anjali, too, attempts to persuade Rahul to go back to India and reconcile with his father. Rahul, convinced that his father does not love him and wants nothing to do with him, remains adamant until they learn that Yashs mother has died, and that her last wish was for Rahul, Yash, and Rohan to light her funeral pyre together. Rahul goes back to India, but participates in the funeral without speaking to his father. Nandini confronts Yash and tells him, for the first time in ten years, that he was wrong in cutting ties with Rahul, whom he had brought into their home with such love and happiness. This leaves Yash stunned, and at odds with himself. Rohan finally manages to convince Rahul to visit home for Nandinis sake. They go with Anjali and Pooja, and find Yash humbled and sad. Yash apologizes to Rahul and berates him for believing that his father did not love him and for not returning home sooner. Things end happily, with Rohan and Poojas wedding and a belated celebration of Rahul and Anjalis wedding.

See also

*List of highest-grossing Bollywood films *List of highest-grossing Bollywood films in overseas markets *Hindi dance songs

Production

The film brings back the Kuch Kuch Hota Hai star cast comprising of Shahrukh Khan, Kajol and Rani Mukerji. The second half of the film is set principally in London, and many scenes were filmed there. The film was also shot in places like Egypt, Bicester Village Shopping Centre [on DVDs deleted scenes], Blenheim Palace [Kings College in the film], Bluewater Shopping Centre [the mall], Bond St., Kingsway Rd., Covent Garden, British Museum, Butlers Wharf, Heathrow Airport, Leicester Square, Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Piccadilly Circus, Stowe School, The Strand and Waddesdon Manor. The "e" added to the second Kabhi in the title was mainly because the director, Karan Johar believes in numerology. Shahrukh Khans son, Aryan Khan plays the young Rahul in the opening credits of the movie. Abhishek Bachchan initially had a cameo in this movie but it was later cut out. Karan Johar mentioned in the Deleted Scenes DVD that the legendary actress Waheeda Rahman was to play Amitabh Bachchans mother in the film. A few scenes were shot but her husband died and Waheeda Rahman was forced to opt out. In 2005 the movie was released on DVD in Poland as Czasem slonce, czasem deszcz [Sometimes sun, sometimes rain].

Soundtrack

The music of the film was done by Jatin Lalit, Sandesh Shandilya and Aadesh Shrivastava as a special guest music director. Lyrics were provided by Sameer and Anil Pandey. There are total 11 tracks in the album. Singers such as Lata Mangeshkar, Alka Yagnik, Kavita Subramaniam, Udit Narayan, Sonu Nigam, Amit Kumar, Sudesh Bhonsle, Sunidhi Chauhan and Usha Uthup were selected for singing.

Track #	Song	Singer[s]	Duration
1	Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham	Lata Mangeshkar	7:55
2	Bole Chudiyan	Kavita Subramaniam, Alka Yagnik, Sonu Nigam, Udit Narayan, Amit Kumar	6:50
3	You Are My Soniya	Alka Yagnik, Sonu Nigam	5:45
4	Suraj Hua Madham	Alka Yagnik, Sonu Nigam	7:08
5	Say Shava Shava	Alka Yagnik, Udit Narayan, Sudesh Bhosle, Aadesh Shrivastava, Sunidhi Chauhan, Amitabh Bachchan	6:50
6	Yeh Ladki Hai Allah	Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik	5:28
7	Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham - Sad [Part 1]	Sonu Nigam	1:53
8	Deewana Hai Dekho	Kareena Kapoor, Alka Yagnik, Sonu Nigam	5:46
9	Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham - Sad [Part 2]	Lata Mangeshkar	1:53
10	Soul of K3G	Instrumental	2:18
11	Vande Mataram	Usha Uthup, Kavita Subramaniam	4:15

* Although the film was the musical blockbuster of the year, it didnt win any award for Best Music Director, but it won for Best Background Score at the IIFA Awards. * Sonu Nigam won 2 awards for the songs Suraj Hua Madham and one for You Are My Soniya. * SonyBMG released an album called Klub K3G featuring remixes by young Indian electronic music producer Akshai Sarin, London-based Partners in Rhyme and more.

Filmfare awards

= The film received fifteen nominations at the Filmfare Awards and ultimately won five awards. The awards it won are highlighted in bold. * Best Director - Karan Johar * Best Movie - Yash Johar * Best Actor - Shahrukh Khan * Best Actress - Kajol * Best Supporting Actor - Amitabh Bachchan * Best Supporting Actor - Hrithik Roshan * Best Supporting Actress - Jaya Bachchan * Best Supporting Actress - Kareena Kapoor * Best Music Director - Jatin-Lalit * Best Lyricist - Anil Pandey for "Suraj Hua Madham" * Best Lyricist - Sameer for "Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham" * Best Male Playback - Sonu Nigam for "Suraj Hua Madham" * Best Dialogue - Karan Johar * Best Art Direction - Sharmishta Roy * Best Scene of the Year

Iifa

= The awards won are highlighed in bold. * IIFA Best Male Playback Award - Sonu Nigam for Suraj Hua Maddham * IIFA Best Supporting Actress Award - Jaya Bachchan

Zee cine awards

= The awards won are highlighed in bold. * Zee Cine Award for Best Film - Yash Johar * Zee Cine Award for Best Actor - Male - Shahrukh Khan * Zee Cine Award for Best Actor - Female - Kajol * Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Male - Amitabh Bacchan * Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Male - Hrithik Roshan * Zee Cine Award for Best Director - Karan Johar * Zee Cine Award for Best Music Director - Jatin-Lalit * Zee Cine Award for Best Lyricist - Anil Pandey for Suraj Hua Maddham * Zee Cine Award for Best Playback Singer - Female - Lata Mangeshkar for title song * Zee Cine Award for Best Playback Singer - Female - Alka Yagnik for Suraj Hua Maddham * Zee Cine Special Award for Outstanding Performance - Female - Kajol * Zee Cine Award for Best Playback Singer - Male - Sonu Nigam for Suraj Hua Maddham