Kuch Kuch Hota Hai - wikipedia Kuch Kuch Hota Hai Kuch Kuch Hota Hai Directed by Karan Johar Produced by Yash Johar Hiroo Johar Written by Karan Johar Starring Shah Rukh Khan Kajol Salman Khan Rani Mukerji Sana Saeed Music by Jatin - Lalit Cinematography Santosh Thundiyil Edited by Sanjay Sankla Production company Dharma Productions Distributed by Yash Raj Films Release date 16 October 1998 ( 1998 - 10 - 16 ) Running time 185 minutes Country India Language Hindi Budget est. ₹ 100 million Box office est. ₹ 1.07 billion Kuch Kuch Hota Hai ( English : Something... Something Happens ) also known as KKHH, is a 1998 Indian Hindi coming - of - age romantic comedy drama film, released in India and the United Kingdom on 16 October 1998. It was written and directed by Karan Johar, and starred the popular on - screen pair of Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol in their fourth film together. Rani Mukerji featured in a supporting role, while Salman Khan also had an extended - cameo appearance. Sana Saeed, who was featured in a supporting role, made her film debut in this movie. Filmed in India, Mauritius, and Scotland, this was Karan Johar 's directorial debut. One of his goals for the film was to set a new level for style in Hindi cinema. 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 friend. The film was successful in India and abroad, becoming the highest - grossing Indian film of the year and the third highest - grossing Indian film ever behind Hum Aapke Hain Koun... ! and Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. Outside India, the film was the highest grossing Hindi film ever until its record was broken by Karan 's next directorial, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... ( 2001 ). Kuch Kuch Hota Hai received a positive reception from critics, with special praise directed to Kajol 's performance. The soundtrack also became the biggest seller of the year. The film won many major awards including the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment and the `` Best Film '' honor at the Filmfare Awards, Zee Cine Awards, Screen Awards, and Bollywood Movie Awards. The film won 8 Filmfare Awards and is the only film in history to win all the four acting category awards at the ceremony ( Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress ). Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 3.1 Story 3.2 Development 3.3 Filming 4 Soundtrack 5 Release 5.1 Critical reception 5.2 Box office 5.2. 1 India 5.2. 2 Overseas 5.3 Accolades 6 Post-release 7 See also 8 References 9 External links Plot The film begins with Rahul Khanna ( Shah Rukh Khan ) standing in front of the funeral pyre of his wife Tina ( Rani Mukerji ). Through a series of flashbacks we are shown Rahul and Tina 's marriage, their honeymoon, Tina 's pregnancy with their daughter and the child 's eventual birth. It is revealed that Tina was aware of complications in her pregnancy, during which only mother or child could be saved, but decided not to tell Rahul as she knew how much he wanted a child. During her pregnancy, Tina, who also loved the baby more than her own life, writes eight letters to her daughter ( one for each of her first eight birthdays ) and gives them to Rahul 's mother ( Farida Jalal ). Before dying, Tina asks Rahul to promise her to name their daughter Anjali. Eight years go by and Rahul is a single parent living with his daughter Anjali Khanna ( Sana Saeed ) and his mother. His mother worries that Rahul is lonely and that Anjali is missing out on a motherly figure in her life, but Rahul brushes it off saying that having him and his mother is enough. On her eighth birthday, Anjali reads the last and most important letter that her mother left her ; it tells the story of Rahul, Tina and Anjali. A flashback begins from St. Xavier 's College, where Rahul Khanna and his best friend, tomboy Anjali Sharma ( Kajol ) are popular students. The two are close friends but deny any romantic feelings for each other. The college principal Mr. Malhotra ( Anupam Kher ) states that his daughter Tina is coming to St. Xavier 's from London to finish her degree, and asks Anjali to be her guide and friend. Tina quickly becomes friends with Anjali and Rahul, and Rahul constantly flirts with Tina, trying to win her over. As time goes by, Anjali realises that she is in love with Rahul, and is encouraged by her motherly guardian Rifat Bi ( Himani Shivpuri ) to tell him. Before she is able to declare her feelings for him, Rahul instead tells Anjali that he is in love with Tina. Devastated, Anjali decides to leave college and shares a tearful goodbye with Rahul. Although she is in love with Rahul, Tina realises that she came between him and Anjali. Back in the present, Tina explains in her letter to her daughter Anjali Khanna that Rahul always said that love is friendship, and without friendship there can be no love. Rahul is a single parent and lacks a friend in his life, so Tina gives her daughter the mission of reuniting Rahul with Anjali and bringing back Rahul 's lost love and friend. The next day, Rahul, Anjali Khanna and his mom head to Faridabad where they meet Mr. Malhotra for Tina 's death anniversary, where Anjali shows them, except for Rahul, her mother 's letters... Anjali Sharma is no longer the tomboy she was in college, she has become a beautiful woman and is now engaged to Aman Mehra ( Salman Khan ), an NRI living in London. However, she explains to her mother ( Reema Lagoo ) that she does not really love him and is marrying him as a compromise as she feels she can never love again after losing Rahul. Aman also suspects that she does not really love him. Determined to reunite her father and his best friend, Anjali Khanna and her grandmother search for Anjali Sharma and soon learn that she is going to be working at a summer camp in Shimla. Rahul tells his daughter that she is not allowed to attend the summer camp and heads to a conference, only to find out that his mom and daughter went without telling him, having left a letter for him. They travel to the camp, with a plan to later lure Rahul to come as well, and the two Anjalis meet each other. One night while watching television, Anjali Sharma realizes she has met Rahul 's daughter, and that Tina is dead. Rahul soon arrives at Camp Sunshine, after his daughter fakes a fever, where he and Anjali Sharma are surprised and delighted to see each other again, sharing a sweet reunion. Throughout the days spent at the camp, Rahul and Anjali feel themselves falling in love. Just as they are about to share a heated moment, Anjali thinks about her upcoming engagement and feels guilty. She runs away in tears, after which Aman arrives and tells Rahul that he is Anjali 's fiancé. Rahul is heartbroken but congratulates Anjali. She takes this as him rejecting her again, so she leaves the summer camp and decides to get married to Aman as soon as possible. After seeing Tina in a dream, Rahul and his family go to Anjali 's wedding, where Rahul silently confesses to Anjali that he loves her, and watches in tears as she is brought forth for the wedding. Realising this, Anjali is hesitant to go on with the marriage, and stands weeping. Aman notices the tears in her eyes and realises that she has always been in love with Rahul. He releases Anjali from the engagement and tells her to marry Rahul. Rahul and Anjali have an emotional hug and as the two marry, little Anjali Khanna sees a vision of Tina, who is smiling and giving her the thumbs up. Rahul and Anjali Sharma get married. Cast Shah Rukh Khan as Rahul Khanna : A popular student at St. Xavier 's college and Anjali Sharma 's best friend. He falls in love with Tina Malhotra and marries her, after which they have a baby girl who is named Anjali. He has n't realised his love for Anjali Sharma, until he meets her again. Kajol as Anjali Sharma : The fun loving tomboy in college and the best friend of Rahul. Over time, she becomes friends with Tina but also falls in love with Rahul. Once she realises that Tina and Rahul love each other, she is devastated and decides to leave the college. Rani Mukerji as Tina Malhotra : The principal 's daughter, who is a transfer student from Oxford University. She is elegant and sophisticated and described as the most beautiful girl in college. She falls in love with Rahul and marries him, having a daughter with him, but has always felt guilty for coming between Anjali and Rahul. She passes away after giving birth, and her last wish is for Rahul to name their child Anjali. Sana Saeed as Anjali Khanna : Named after Anjali Sharma by Tina, she is Rahul and Tina 's daughter. She is independent and fun loving and her character mirrors that of Anjali Sharma during college days. She plays matchmaker between her father and his old college best friend, Anjali. Salman Khan as Aman Mehra : Anjali Sharma 's fiancé. Farida Jalal as Mrs. Khanna : Rahul 's mother, a widow, who is in devotion towards god and irritates Almeida. Anupam Kher as Principal Malhotra : Tina 's father. He is slightly infatuated with Ms. Briganza. Archana Puran Singh as Ms. Briganza : The college English teacher. She constantly flirts with Principal Malhotra. Reema Lagoo as Mrs. Sharma : She is Anjali Sharma 's mother and has doubts about her daughter 's motives for marrying Aman. Himani Shivpuri as Rifat Bi : St. Xavier 's girl 's hostel matron and motherly figure. Johnny Lever as Col. Almeida : The half - British manager of Camp Sunshine who is often irritated by Mrs. Khanna. Parzan Dastur as Silent Sardarji : A Sikh boy at Camp Sunshine who usually does n't speak, but begs Anjali Sharma not to go when she decides to leave the summer camp. He likes Anjali Khanna. Neelam Kothari as Neelam in a special appearance : She is the host of The Neelam Show, the television programme which Anjali Khanna loves. Nikhil Advani in cameo and extra appearances Manish Malhotra in cameo as college student Farah Khan in cameo and extra appearances. Geeta Kapoor in the song `` Tujhe Yaad Na Meri Aayee '' Production Story After the experience of assisting and acting in his cousin Aditya Chopra 's directorial debut, the romance film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, 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. 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. 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. '' 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. 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. It took longer to fill the role of Tina. The role was written with Twinkle Khanna in mind, but she turned it down. Other actresses such as Tabu, Shilpa Shetty, Urmila Matondkar, Aishwarya Rai, Raveena Tandon and Karisma Kapoor were offered the role but also turned it down. Aditya Chopra and Shah Rukh Khan noticed Rani Mukerji 's beauty and acting talent in Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat, and suggested her to Karan Johar. He thus signed her, giving a boost to her career. Saif Ali Khan, Ajay Devgan and Chandrachur Singh were initially offered the role of Aman, but they all turned it down, thus prompting Johar to rope in Salman Khan. 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 Polo. 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. Johar admitted that the look and feel of the college scenes in the film were patterned after Beverly Hills 90210, saying, `` The art, the costumes, tilt toward the West, but the soul of the film is Indian. '' 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, Rani Mukherji plays Veronica, and Kajol played Betty. It was exactly that. And the principal looked like Weatherbee, and Ms. Grundy was Archana Puran Singh. '' 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. Filming Filming began on 21 October 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. '' The entire film was shot in nine and half months with a substantial part of it shot in Mauritius. The title song was filmed over a ten - day period. in several picturesque locations in Scotland, including Eilean Donan, Glen Coe, Loch Lomond and Tantallon Castle with the nearby Bass Rock as a backdrop in one scene. During the bicycle sequence in the `` Yeh Ladka Hai Deewana '' song, 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 does n't remember it. 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 pleased with the result that it was put into the film. Soundtrack The Kuch Kuch Hota Hai soundtrack was composed by Jatin - Lalit and the lyrics were penned by Sameer. It was released by the Sony Music label on 13 August 1998. Mukul Deshpande of Planet Bollywood rated the soundtrack 8.5 out of 10 stars although he did not like all of the songs. The album became the best selling Bollywood soundtrack of the year. The title song remained on the Indian music charts for over a year, and the album peaked at number 2 on the Malaysian albums chart ( RIM ) in 1999. 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. While the film was still untitled, Javed Akhtar was signed to write the lyrics, and even wrote and recorded one song. 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 buzz - word, realizing that he was the only one who disliked the title. Kuch Kuch Hota Hai : Track listing No. Title Singer ( s ) Length 1. `` Kuch Kuch Hota Hai '' Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik, 4 : 56 2. `` Koi Mil Gaya '' Kavita Krishnamurthy, Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik 7 : 16 3. `` Saajanji Ghar Aaye '' Kavita Krishnamurthy, Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik, 7 : 14 4. `` Kuch Kuch Hota Hai ( Sad ) '' Alka Yagnik 1 : 26 5. `` Yeh Ladka Hai Deewana '' Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik 6 : 36 6. `` Tujhe Yaad Na Meri Aayee '' Alka Yagnik, Manpreet Akhtar, Udit Narayan 7 : 03 7. `` Raghupati Raghav '' Alka Yagnik, Shankar Mahadevan 2 : 05 8. `` Ladki Badi Anjaani Hai '' Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik 6 : 23 Total length : 42 : 59 Release Critical reception While comparing the film to Dil To Pagal Hai of 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 ambiance '' and `` Valentine 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. '' 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. '' In contrast to these views, the reaction of Sujata CJ, writing for Rediff.com, was that the film was very disappointing, with many cliches and a bad story line, though Santosh Thundiyil and Sharmishta Roy were praised for their camerawork and art direction, respectively. 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 ''. 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. The film grossed ₹ 80.12 crore ( US $12 million ) in India and $6.3 million ( ₹ 26.61 crore ) in other countries, for a worldwide total of ₹ 1.06 billion ( US $16 million ), against its ₹ 10 crore ( US $1.5 million ) budget, and became the third film to gross over ₹ 1 billion ( US $15 million ) worldwide after Hum Aapke Hain Koun... ! and Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. It had a worldwide opening weekend of ₹ 8.06 crore ( US $1.2 million ), and grossed ₹ 15.13 crore ( US $2.3 million ) in its first week. It is the highest - grossing Bollywood film of 1998 worldwide. India It opened on Friday, 16 October 1998, across 240 screens, along with Bade Miyan Chote Miyan and earned ₹ 87 lakh ( US $130,000 ) nett on its opening day. It grossed ₹ 2.74 crore ( US $410,000 ) nett in its opening weekend, and went on to record the second highest first week of the year with collections around ₹ 5.64 crore ( US $840,000 ) nett after Bade Miyan Chote Miyan which grossed ₹ 6.33 crore ( US $940,000 ) nett. The film earned a total of ₹ 46.86 crore ( US $7.0 million ) nett, plus a distributor share of ₹ 29.88 crore ( US $4.5 million ), and was declared an `` All Time Blockbuster '' by Box Office India. It is the highest - grossing film of 1998 in India. Overseas It had an opening weekend of $800,000 ( ₹ 3.38 crore ) and went on to gross $1.3 million ( ₹ 5.49 crore ) in its first week. It became the first film to cross $5 million mark outside India, and became the highest grosser ever that time. The film earned a total of $6.3 million ( ₹ 26.61 crore ) at the end of its theatrical run. It became the second Bollywood film to break into the UK cinema top 10 after Dil Se... which released the same year. It was a bigger box office success than Titanic when it was screened in Indonesia. Overseas, It is the highest - grossing film of 1998. Accolades Kuch Kuch Hota Hai won many awards, including sweeping all the major categories at the year 's Filmfare Awards, held on 21 February 1999. 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 ( 1966 ), Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge ( 1995 ) ( also starring Shahrukh Khan and Kajol ), Devdas ( 2002 ) and Black ( 2005 ). Award Recipient ( s ) 46th National Film Awards Best Film For Providing Wholesome Entertainment Yash Johar Karan Johar Best Female Playback Singer Alka Yagnik - `` Kuch Kuch Hota Hai '' 44th Filmfare Awards Best Film Yash Johar Best Director Karan Johar Best Actor Shahrukh Khan Best Actress Kajol Best Supporting Actor Salman Khan Best Supporting Actress Rani Mukerji Best Art Direction Sharmishta Roy Best Screenplay Karan Johar Star Screen Awards Best Film Yash Johar Best Director Karan Johar Best Music Director Jatin Lalit Best Comedian Archana Puran Singh Zee Cine Awards Best Film Yash Johar Best Director Karan Johar Best Actor -- Male Shahrukh Khan Best Actor -- Female Kajol Best Actor in a Supporting Role -- Female Rani Mukerji Best Music Director Jatin Lalit Best Playback Singer -- Female Alka Yagnik - `` Kuch Kuch Hota Hai '' Best Lyricist Sameer - `` Kuch Kuch Hota Hai '' Best Story Karan Johar Lux Face of the Year Rani Mukerji ( for KKHH and Ghulam ) Bollywood Movie Awards Best Film Yash Johar Best Director Karan Johar Best Actor Shahrukh Khan Best Actress Kajol Best Music Director Jatin Lalit Best Playback Singer Male Udit Narayan -- `` Kuch Kuch Hota Hai '' Best Playback Singer Female Alka Yagnik -- `` Kuch Kuch Hota Hai '' Best Costume Designer Manish Malhotra Best Choreography Farah Khan Best Screenplay Karan Johar Post-release Kuch Kuch Hota Hai was the subject of reviews and critical analysis following its initial release. Fuad Omar called it a phenomenal debut for director Karan Johar ; he said that the film has a memorable `` feelgood factor ''. 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. 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. '' 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. The film has also been criticized for creating unreal worlds and characters, to which Johar has said that this was part of his vision of escapism. A few years after its release, Sony purchased satellite rights for the film for ₹ 4 crore. The film was also released on VHS, DVD, and eventually Blu - ray. Now Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, along with Johar 's second film Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham..., 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. '' 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, and also paid homage in one of the songs, `` Ramba Mein Samba ''. In 2010, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai was selected by Time as one of their `` Five Essential Bollywood movies to Netflix ''. Koochie Koochie Hota Hai is an animated remake of the original, directed by Tarun Mansukhani. Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, Rani Mukherjee, Anupam Kher are reprising their roles as Rahul aka Rocky, Anjali aka Angie, Tina, and the Principal. New cast members include Uday Chopra, Ritesh Deshmukh, Sanjay Dutt and Simi Garewal. 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Question: who sang the song kuch kuch hota hai
Answer: Udit Narayan