

He learns that Rahul, Anjali, and her younger sister Pooja moved to London, and tells his parents that he wishes further studies in London. Ten years later, Rohan ( Hrithik Roshan) returns home from the Boarding School, and accidentally overhears a conversation from his grandmothers ( Achala Sachdev and Sushma Seth) that Rahul was adopted, and then the reason why Rahul left home, whereupon Rohan vows to reunite the family. Rahul visits Rohan in the Boarding School and begs of Rohan never to ask where he went or why he left, and asks that he take care of Nandini.

Nandini sends Sayeeda ( Farida Jalal) (Rohan's nanny) to watch over him. Yash learns of the marriage and disowns Rahul, whereupon Nandini and Rahul share a tearful goodbye. En route to tell her of his promise, he discovers that her father ( Alok Nath) has died, and decides to marry her despite his father's hostility. When Yash comes to know of this, he is enraged, and Rahul promises not to marry Anjali. Yash announces his desire for Rahul to marry Naina ( Rani Mukherji), but Naina learns that Rahul is in love with Anjali, and encourages him to pursue her. Yash and Nandini soon send Rohan to a Boarding School, which all the males in their family have attended.

When grown up, Rahul ( Shahrukh Khan) comes across the vivacious Punjabi-speaking Anjali Sharma ( Kajol), and they eventually fall in love, but their love is forbidden, because Anjali is from a working-class background. This is known to everyone in the Raichand household, except Rohan. Rahul is the elder son and was adopted by Yash and Nandini at birth. Yashvardhan "Yash" Raichand ( Amitabh Bachchan) is a rich businessman living in India with his wife Nandini ( Jaya Bachchan) and two sons Rahul and Rohan. won several awards at popular award ceremonies the following year, including five Filmfare Awards. Outside India, the film was the highest grossing Indian film ever, until its record was broken by Karan's next directorial, Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006). emerged as a major commercial success, both domestically and internationally, with a lifetime gross of ₹1.35 billion (US$20 million). Made on a budget of ₹400 million (US$5.9 million), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham.

Upon release, the film met with mixed reviews from film critics and received polarising reactions to Karan Johar's "larger-than-life" directorial style, some seeing it as an "oddly hollow film". In 2003, it became the first Indian film to be given a theatrical release in Germany. Initially scheduled to release during the Diwali festivities of 2001, the film eventually released in India, United Kingdom and North America on 14 December 2001. was promoted with the tag-line "It's All About Loving Your Parents". Principal photography began on 16 October 2000 in Mumbai and continued in London and Egypt. The film tells the story of an Indian family, which faces troubles and misunderstandings over their adopted son's marriage to a girl belonging to a lower socio-economic group than them.ĭevelopment of the film began in 1998, soon after the release of Karan's debut film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998). The background score was composed by Babloo Chakravarty. The music was composed by Jatin Lalit, Sandesh Shandilya and Aadesh Shrivastava, with lyrics penned by Sameer and Anil Pandey. Written specifically to evoke nostalgia among the expatriate Indian audiences, the film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Hrithik Roshan and Kareena Kapoor in leading roles, with Rani Mukerji appearing in an extended cameo appearance. (English: Sometimes there's Happiness, Sometimes there's Sorrow), also known as K3G, is a 2001 Indian drama film written and directed by Karan Johar and produced by his father, Yash Johar.
