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Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
2001
· Movie
· 210 min
B
MEANRANK
77/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1057
- IMDb #1124
- Google retired #593
- Rotten Tomatoes #167
- Letterboxd #732
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #779
Every rating
47–92
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 47, highest is Google on 92.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A wealthy family is torn apart when the patriarch disowns his adopted son for marrying a woman from a lower socioeconomic class. Years later, the younger biological son, who adored his older brother, devises a plan to reunite the fractured family and bring them all back together.
Details
- Director
- Karan Johar
- Writers
- Karan Johar, Sheena Parikh
- Released
- 14 December 2001
- Country
- India, United Kingdom
- Language
- Hindi, English, Punjabi, Urdu
- Runtime
- 210 min
- Budget
- $7.5M
- Box office
- $11.3M
- Awards
- 19 wins, 34 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (33) →
Awards & nominations
See all 53 →19 wins from 53 nominations across 6 ceremonies
| Bollywood Movie Awards 2002 | Best Actor (Critics) | Shah Rukh Khan | Nominee |
| Bollywood Movie Awards 2002 | Best Actor | Shah Rukh Khan | Nominee |
| Bollywood Movie Awards 2002 | Best Film | Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham | Winner |
| Bollywood Movie Awards 2002 | Best Sensational Role – Female | Kareena Kapoor | Nominee |
| Bollywood Movie Awards 2002 | Best Supporting Actor | Hrithik Roshan | Winner |
| Bollywood Movie Awards 2002 | Best Actress | Kajol | Winner |
| Filmfare Awards 2002 | Best Lyricist | Sameer for "Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham" | Nominee |
| Filmfare Awards 2002 | Best Lyricist | Anil Pandey for "Suraj Hua Maddham" | Nominee |
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Filmfare Awards
16 nominations, 5 won
| Best Actress | Kajol | Winner |
| Best Art Direction | Sharmishta Roy | Winner |
| Best Dialogue | Karan Johar | Winner |
| Best Scene of the Year | Family reunion at the Bluewater Shopping Centre | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Jaya Bachchan | Winner |
| Best Actor | Shah Rukh Khan | Nominee |
| Best Director | Karan Johar | Nominee |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Alka Yagnik for "Suraj Hua Maddham" | Nominee |
| Best Film | Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham | Nominee |
| Best Lyricist | Sameer for "Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham" | Nominee |
| Best Lyricist | Anil Pandey for "Suraj Hua Maddham" | Nominee |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Sonu Nigam for "Suraj Hua Maddham" | Nominee |
| Best Music Director | Jatin–Lalit | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Hrithik Roshan | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Amitabh Bachchan | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Kareena Kapoor | Nominee |
Valenciennes International Film Festival
5 nominations, 5 won
| Best Actress | Kajol | Winner |
| Best Film (Audience Jury Award) | Karan Johar | Winner |
| Best Film (Special Jury Award) | Karan Johar | Winner |
| Best Film (Student Jury Award) | Karan Johar | Winner |
| Bleu Nord Award | Jatin–Lalit, Sandesh Shandilya, Aadesh Shrivastava | Winner |
Bollywood Movie Awards
6 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actress | Kajol | Winner |
| Best Film | Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Hrithik Roshan | Winner |
| Best Actor | Shah Rukh Khan | Nominee |
| Best Actor (Critics) | Shah Rukh Khan | Nominee |
| Best Sensational Role – Female | Kareena Kapoor | Nominee |
Zee Cine Awards
12 nominations, 2 won
| Best Playback Singer – Male | Sonu Nigam for "Suraj Hua Maddham" | Winner |
| Outstanding Performance – Female | Kajol | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Male | Hrithik Roshan | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Male | Amitabh Bachchan | Nominee |
| Best Actor – Female | Kajol | Nominee |
| Best Actor – Male | Shah Rukh Khan | Nominee |
| Best Director | Karan Johar | Nominee |
| Best Film | Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham | Nominee |
| Best Lyricist | Anil Pandey for "Suraj Hua Maddham" | Nominee |
| Best Music Director | Jatin–Lalit, Sandesh Shandilya, Aadesh Shrivastava | Nominee |
| Best Playback Singer – Female | Lata Mangeshkar for "Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham" | Nominee |
| Best Playback Singer – Female | Alka Yagnik for "Suraj Hua Maddham" | Nominee |
Screen Awards
11 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Kajol | Winner |
| Jodi No. 1 | Shah Rukh Khan & Kajol | Winner |
| Best Actor | Shah Rukh Khan | Nominee |
| Best Art Direction | Sharmishta Roy | Nominee |
| Best Film | Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham | Nominee |
| Best Sound Recording | Anuj Mathur | Nominee |
| Best Special Effects | Pankaj Khandpur | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Hrithik Roshan | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Amitabh Bachchan | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Kareena Kapoor | Nominee |
| Jodi No. 1 | Hrithik Roshan & Kareena Kapoor | Nominee |
Sansui Viewers' Choice Movie Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Kajol | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Jaya Bachchan | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Kareena Kapoor | Nominee |