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Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham Review

Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham
Smriti Kashyap / fullhyd.com
EDITOR RATING
6.0
Performances
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NA
NA
NA
NA
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Can watch again
NA
Good for kids
NA
Good for dates
NA
Wait for OTT
NA
Now here's a movie that has more stars than the American flag does, and is so imaginative that you could let your brains take a walk in the garden and return after an hour only to discover you didn't need them at all in the first place.

Unlike its rather promising title, Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham has just a little khushi and a great deal of gham. The flick takes lengths to new lengths, as we first deal with the ghastly long title and then, the ominous length of the flick - about 3 hours and 59 minutes.

The movie starts to assault our senses right from the word Kabhi. The Raichands are one big happy family, comprising of Pa Raichand (the Big B), Ma Raichand (Mrs. Big B), and betas Rahul (SRK) and soon to be 'Muscleflex Man' Rohan (Hrithik). They all live together in utter harmony in a house that seems to be the Parliament of some country. And when they are not hopping in and out of helicopters, they sing and dance in huge banquet halls with a certain Naina (Rani Mukherji), who Pa Raichand wants to make a bahu of the house.

But beta Rahul has plans of his own as he meets and falls in love with a girl from Chandini Chowk - the vivacious Anjali (Kajol). Like we all know, he marries Anjali against his father's wishes, and gets booted out of the house by Dad who wants to know exactly how this girl would be able to uphold the family's sanskaar, parampara and the rest of the soap tripe. Going by the movie, the only parampara that comes to rather vivid light is this partying business. Hell, anybody could, that. You don't need a master's in international business to know how to wear a ghaghra and prance about. That Big B is a bit too much to take.

Anyway, the family gets torn apart, and li'l brother Hrithik decides that it is up to him to get them all back again. That's the second half, of course. This is also when Kareena, Kajol's sister in the flick, begins to show up on screen with most of her clothes missing.

That's the movie, and the saddest part is that there isn't an iota of originality in the flick. Each bit of screen time seems to have been borrowed from some place else. If it isn't the same dumb huge house from a hajaar other movies, then it's the kids' studies in a 'Gurukul' (Mohabbatein, anyone?), and then that Kuch Kuch Hota Hai music and stuff, that dumb Sardar kid from KKHH, and the list goes on and on.

The film does have some great acting by Shahrukh, and like good wine, he seems to be getting better and much much sexier with age. His onscreen chemistry with Kajol is brilliant, and they sizzle till they can sizzle no more. Jaya Bachchan looks like her eyebrows were just electrocuted - but then she does a great job of the sad Ma and makes liberal use of the film's unending supply of glycerin. Big B as the patriarch of the family is good, but it looks like he shot the movie between his KBC shoots.

Kareena bares and unbares till we can bear no more, as she does an Alicia Silverstone from 'Clueless'. And Hrithik looks absolutely cute, sobbing, sobbing and sobbing some more. Check out his pictures on the film's official website - sobsobsob.com.

The film is huuuuuuge, in an elaborate sort of way. Director Johar seems to have gone to great lengths to ensure that there is ample coverage of the palatial house, the inbuilt helipad, some football fields and the 24x7 operational mandir, apart from the thirty odd people who always seem to be on screen. He also seems to have spent at least some thirty kilograms of Kumkum and Camphor - watch the flick to know what I'm ranting about. For chrissakes, cut us some slack, guys!

In sum, the film demands too much of your time and intelligence, and it should be made into a twenty part miniseries and aired on HBO, just so that we can digest whatever has been thrown our way.
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Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham (hindi) reviews
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  • Cast
    Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Jaya Bachchan, Kajol, Kareena Kapoor
  • Director
    Karan Johar
  • Theatres
    Not screening currently in any theatres in Hyderabad.
KABHI KHUSHI KABHI GHAM USER REVIEWS
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Prathap on 23rd Dec 2001, 6:34pm | Permalink
excellent review man. too good
RATING
4
Rk P on 21st Dec 2001, 7:54pm | Permalink
fine
RATING
6
Tallben on 21st Dec 2001, 10:27am | Permalink
more stars than the american flag, laughs.
RATING
2
Shoeb Khan on 21st Dec 2001, 12:12am | Permalink
i enjoy shahrukh acting in each different style the one and only shahrukh after dilip and amitabh ,the only actor which i find acting in him may god bless his success and his fans.
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10
Porn King on 20th Dec 2001, 9:43pm | Permalink
Pls to forgive the rating kishore and SK...missed my dad too much and love Shah Rukh. And no, Im NOT gay, just happy! You got the SRK part spot on, SK. Kudos...
RATING
8
Kishen Rao on 19th Dec 2001, 11:31pm | Permalink
it is very excellent movie again Sharukh acting is supurb no one can beat him. Kajol and sharukh pair is excellent.
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10
Shouri Shrikanth on 19th Dec 2001, 6:49pm | Permalink
kajol is simply superb
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8
Syed Jaleel on 19th Dec 2001, 12:45pm | Permalink
sharukh is a fabulous acter
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10
Girish A on 19th Dec 2001, 3:48am | Permalink
absolute tear jerker! a big hullaho about nothing.only exception is KAJOL
RATING
4
Raghu on 18th Dec 2001, 2:18pm | Permalink
ok great action by sharukh and amitabh
RATING
6
Janakiram Rao on 17th Dec 2001, 3:18pm | Permalink
a so so tear jerker
RATING
4
Madhu K on 17th Dec 2001, 8:26am | Permalink
thought of seeing this movie when i come India, god the leght of the movie is too much to take..however good it may be ...better not see it...
RATING
2
Akbar on 17th Dec 2001, 3:48am | Permalink
3 hrs and 59 mins?I cant believe this!Can anybody take that stuff?
RATING
4
Rajesh on 16th Dec 2001, 10:29am | Permalink
Excellent movie....brilliant acting by all...srk and kajol are magic....really great
RATING
10
Rahul Reddy on 14th Dec 2001, 11:44pm | Permalink
great
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10
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