Relive Romance. Review on Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

Summer of 1998 was special for the Indian Film Industry. That year the winds

changed their course forever, the Indian Youth was transformed, romance became

the buzz of the nation, the effect was so tremendous that – even the toughest of

the hearts cried in the theatres; when a movie called KUCH KUCH HOTA HAIhit

the big screen.

‘kuch kuch hota hai’ is a journey. Journey to the good old

days, when love was the flavor of the season, when every colour you saw was

more beautiful, when music was the fragrance of air.

Watching this movie again brought back the memories of the

time when I was perhaps 12-13 year old. Akin to millions I was also bowled over

by this impeccable and dazzling masterpiece. The music engendered a feel which flew

me to that era.

Like that time I still got swooped away by numerous scenes.

When Anjali(Kajol) leaves the college – the scene at the station, when little

Anjali gets an extempore on ‘Maa’ in a competition, when Rahul(Shahrukh) and

Anjali meet again at the Summer camp – that particular scene is beyond words to

be described(no doubt it had won the Filmfare Award that year for ‘the scene of

the year’), when Rahul proposes Tina(Rani Mukherji) – saying ‘ek mard ka sir

sirf teen aurton ke age jhukta hai’, the fights between Rahul and Anjali in the

college, the Scene where Tina is asked to sing a song in Hindi(Ragging, may be!),

and she sings the Aarti – Om Jai Jagdish Hare – making Rahul & gang(and

Anjali) speechless.

‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ is a gem. A gem that’ll shine forever among

the Indian Films. Powerpacked performance from both Shahrukh and Kajol, superb

storytelling and direction from Karan Johar, mesmerizing music by Jatin-Lalit,

sharp editing, nice cinematography and everything else gave this movie a status,

very few movies can achieve.

Some of the remarkable dialogues from the movie are:

Some funny ones first:

“Yeh joke tha. tha to?

I dont like jokes.

I dont like u.”

“I love u

sry

but I m not

exuse me

no squese me.”

“Rahul is a Cheater, Rahul is a cheater.”

Now some serious stuff –

“Pyar kya hai?

Pyar dosti hai. Agar woh meri sabse acchi dost ban sakti,

to main pyar kar hi nahi sakta.”

“Tum nahi samjhogi Anjali – kuch kuch hota hai!”

“Hum ek baar jeetay hain.ek baar martay hain.aur pyar

bhi ek baar hota hai.”

Another fabulous dialouge is - when they play dumbshrads and

SRK fails to convey the movie.

ultimately kajol guesses the movie'i love you' and says.

“tum itna nahi kar paye. kar pate to hum jeet jate na.”

When Kajol is going home and SRK says:

“BUT I WILL MISS U YAAR.”

“Tussi ja rahe ho tussi na jao.”

“Tumhara naam kya hai?

anjali, ey ye to mera naam hai

Aapka naam anjali kyon hai

shayad mere mummy dady ko ye naam pasand hai isliye.

Tumhara naam anjali kyon hai, shayad mere mumy dady ko aap ache lage isliye.”

“Maa.Maa wo hai ho humko itna pyaar karti hai ki kabhi

kabhi hum khud us pyaar ko samajh nahin paate, Maa wo hai to humko ehsaas dilate

hai ki hum kitne achche hain, humse achcha aur koi hai hi nahin, Maa wo hai

jiski khushi hamari khushi se, jiska dukh hamare dukh se hai, Maa wo hai jiske

bina hum ji nahi sakte, Maa. Maa sab kuch hai, bas hamare paas hi nahin hai,

Lekin hamare paas Papa hai aur wo bhi kaafi achche hain .”