Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
Shah Rukh Khan - revered by every Bollywood fan of this generation, and the name non-Bollywood fans take as a symbol of the booming Indian Film industry.
With my first entry of a Bollywood film, and in the exciting wake of SRK's latest film, Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, let's take a re-look at one of my favourite SRK films - Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai in Hindi means "Something happens"...and that forms the theme of the story.
The movie starts off introducing Anjali, Rahul's(SRK)daughter who celebrates her eighth birthday, and rushing off to read the birthday letter that her mum Tina (Rani Mukherjee)had written to her. Here it is revealed that Tina had died of birth complications, shortly after Anjali was born, and had written a letter to be opened by her daughter at every birthday.
This year was to be the last, and Tina has tasked Anjali to look for her father, Rahul's best friend, Anjali(Kajol),whom she was named after. It is explained in this letter that Anjali has to find the older Anjali, in the hope that a flame will be rekindled between Rahul and her.
Flashback....
Rahul and Anjali always hung out with each other in college. Rahul's playfulness and spontaneity, coupled with Anjali's tomboy antics made them buddies. Perhaps if they weren't such buddies, they would have fallen in love. Love never came to mind, until Tina came into the picture. Beautiful and sexy in short skirts, and exuding feminity, Rahul was love struck...
Anjali who had no idea that Rahul was in love with Tina, had also started having feelings for him, and wondering if he could ever feel the same way for her...them being such close friends. So, encouraged by the school caretaker, she sets off to meet Rahul, who was also excited to tell her something...
Then comes the dramatics...they run towards each other as it starts to pour, each unable to contain their excitement, and just before she says that she's in love with him, he tells her that he's in love with Tina. You can literally hear her heart break. Yet, she still had to forget her shock and sadness, and be happy for him.
So that was the end of Anjali's love story before it could even begin... until young Anjali sets about her plan to match her father and Anjali together again. And that's what the rest of the movie is about...
Well, I don't have the trailer for this movie. But this song holds a special meaning for me... and it captures that moment of heartbreak.
With my first entry of a Bollywood film, and in the exciting wake of SRK's latest film, Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, let's take a re-look at one of my favourite SRK films - Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai in Hindi means "Something happens"...and that forms the theme of the story.
The movie starts off introducing Anjali, Rahul's(SRK)daughter who celebrates her eighth birthday, and rushing off to read the birthday letter that her mum Tina (Rani Mukherjee)had written to her. Here it is revealed that Tina had died of birth complications, shortly after Anjali was born, and had written a letter to be opened by her daughter at every birthday.
This year was to be the last, and Tina has tasked Anjali to look for her father, Rahul's best friend, Anjali(Kajol),whom she was named after. It is explained in this letter that Anjali has to find the older Anjali, in the hope that a flame will be rekindled between Rahul and her.
Flashback....
Rahul and Anjali always hung out with each other in college. Rahul's playfulness and spontaneity, coupled with Anjali's tomboy antics made them buddies. Perhaps if they weren't such buddies, they would have fallen in love. Love never came to mind, until Tina came into the picture. Beautiful and sexy in short skirts, and exuding feminity, Rahul was love struck...
Anjali who had no idea that Rahul was in love with Tina, had also started having feelings for him, and wondering if he could ever feel the same way for her...them being such close friends. So, encouraged by the school caretaker, she sets off to meet Rahul, who was also excited to tell her something...
Then comes the dramatics...they run towards each other as it starts to pour, each unable to contain their excitement, and just before she says that she's in love with him, he tells her that he's in love with Tina. You can literally hear her heart break. Yet, she still had to forget her shock and sadness, and be happy for him.
So that was the end of Anjali's love story before it could even begin... until young Anjali sets about her plan to match her father and Anjali together again. And that's what the rest of the movie is about...
Well, I don't have the trailer for this movie. But this song holds a special meaning for me... and it captures that moment of heartbreak.
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