Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham

2001 • 3h 29m •

Comedy Drama

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★ 7.7/10

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Years after his father disowns his adopted brother for marrying a woman of lower social standing, a young man goes on a mission to reunite his family.

"It's all about loving your parents."

Top Billed Cast

Amitabh Bachchan

Yashvardhan “Yash” Raichand

Shah Rukh Khan

Rahul Raichand

Hrithik Roshan

Rohan Raichand

Kajol

Anjali Sharma Raichand

Jaya Bachchan

Nandini Chandran Raichand

Kareena Kapoor Khan

Pooja “Poo” Sharma Raichand

Rani Mukerji

Naina Kapoor

Farida Jalal

Sayeeda “Daijaan / DJ” Naaz

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2026-09-18

# **Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...**

**Directed by**
Karan Johar

**Written by**

- Karan Johar
- Sheena Parikh

**Produced by**
Yash Johar

**Starring**

- Amitabh Bachchan
- Jaya Bachchan
- Shah Rukh Khan
- Kajol
- Hrithik Roshan
- Kareena Kapoor
- Rani Mukerji

**Review by: Dr Usman Latif Khawaja**

Karan Johar’s *Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...* (2001) stands as the most shamelessly overacted movie in the history of Bollywood—a hyper-saturated, 210-minute consumerist carnival that completely distorts the language of cinema into a loud, empty comic circus. Johar r...