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Movie Review

Vivah - Revisiting Romance
Faridoon Shahryar, IndiaGlitz

The Great Indian Wedding is back. And it's packaged in wholesome courses. Lots of good people, lots of traditional bonding, elaborate ceremonies, feel-good romance, scenic Indian interiors and how can a wedding be complete without a fair amount of teary eyes. Sooraj Barjatya's ˜Vivah' is an ideal recipe for diabetes with a sweet-tooth script and handle-with-soft-gloves treatment meted out to this journey from engagement to marriage. But the belief, sincerity and conviction that he displays in Indian traditions, and the nascent charm of lead-pair of Shahid Kapoor-Amrita Rao melts your heart and you end up humming Ravindra Jain's melody....Mujhe Haq Hai...With a smile.

The maker of super hit family entertainers makes amends for the outlandish boldness of his last outing ˜Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon'. For ˜Vivah' transports you back to the jubilee days of ˜Hum Aapke Hain Kaun'. Or, in other words, Sooraj is back to his roots. And he is in control. Whether it will attain the same kind of success remains to be seen but this much is for sure that with the marriage season about to begin coupled with a touching storyline, there's every possibility of ˜Vivah' hitting the bull's eye at the Box Office.

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Firstly, there's no point in searching for realism out here. You have to look at it from the context that the film is set in (You don't have an option anyways dude) where Ram Rajya prevails. Prem (Shahid Kapoor) respects his father, rich businessman Harishchandra (Anupam Kher) while Poonam (Amrita Rao) is the prized possession of her chachaji Krishnakanth (Alok Nath) coming from an humble background. He is a city bred boy from Delhi while she is a homely girl from Madhupur near Mathura. Their love germinates after their engagement at her simple North Indian house. Poonam cares for him becoming his inspiration to become someone on his own. Prem reciprocates her love in a touching moment in the later part of the film and it's worth a gulp in your throat and handkerchief-friendly-moist-eyes.

If you are tired of superficiality of Ekta Kapoor's festival dance dramas on idiot box then the elaborate ornamentations, lavish preparation for wedding, the jalebis of North India, spicy eatables and designer costumes of ˜Vivah' will be a welcome change. But there's something more in this family drama that will be difficult for Balaji brand to emulate. There's a lot of purity and compassion in the relationship shared by Prem and Poonam. It's not a put-on. The comfort level shared by the two actors is fantastic and it reflects in their tantalizing chemistry on screen.

Shahid Kapoor as new age Prem is a welcome departure from Salman Khan, Hrithik Roshan and Abhishek Bachchan's brand of Prem. He is subtle, simple, willing-to-learn and deft in handling emotional situations with a competent ease. The maturity displayed by him in the climax scene reflects the kind of person he is. It can very well be a turning point in his career. But the one who is going to benefit the most from ˜Vivah' is the girl-next-door Amrita Rao who seems perfect to play Poonam. She looks gorgeously simple, pious, humble, dedicated and down to earth. She too handles the emotional content of her character with well-manicured-dexterity. Sooraj Barjatya brings out the best from Alok Nath for he performs brilliantly in all his films. Anupam Kher doesn't have any extraordinary scenes to portray while Seema Biswas as the jealous, smirking chaachi ji internalizes her complexes well.

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Ravindra Jain's music sounded ordinary while listening to it on the audio cd but almost all the songs are situation based and they successfully take the story forward in a musical format. Only one song ˜Mujhe Haq Hai' is a lip sync number while all the others play in the background. ˜Do Anjaane Ajnabi' and ˜O Jiji' go very well with the flow of the film. Usage of Hindi language (especially by Sameer Soni who plays Shahid's elder brother) is a pleasant delight (although that ˜Jal' for water gets a bit too much at times).

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Director Sooraj Barjatya has regained his lost touch. He is definitely relevant in this era of remakes and glitzy fare. He has got all the right ingredients for the family audience (especially the ladies of the house) to come and watch it in hordes. Yes, it moves at snail's pace at most times but then even ˜Hum Aapke Hain Kaun' was a long marriage video which was widely appreciated by masses. Somehow we Indians love to revisit our culture again and again. And ˜Vivah' offers that to a great extent. If you are a sucker for romantic ideals about love, marriage, joint families, good values and lots of music, then ˜Vivah' is for you. You shall emerge nice and happy out of the theatre. But please leave notions like realism, plausibility, practicality etc. outside and just have a good time.

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Storyline

Prem [Shahid Kapoor] may be an eligible bachelor, but he is not yet ready for marriage. He agrees to meet Poonam [Amrita Rao] just to please his dad [Anupam Kher] and finds a woman he can really grow to love.

An awkward, formal exchange of words grows into a deep, meaningful conversation as Prem and Poonam soon discover that they are soul mates. Poonam, an orphan, has grown up in a small town, where her Chacha [Alok Nath] has brought her up. Chachi [Seema Biswas], however, is jealous of Poonam's beauty, simplicity and charm, as her own daughter Chothi [Amrita Prakash] is overshadowed.

Gentle, soft-spoken Prem, the scion of one of Delhi's most prosperous business houses, may have studied abroad, but retains his respect for family traditions and values. Prem and Poonam are engaged and the marriage is scheduled to take place after six months.

Prem and Poonam now enter the most magical and romantic time of their lives. Just when everything is set for the wedding, a crisis puts their love through a trial by fire (penultimate reels as expected in Rajshri movies). Finally, everything gets sorted out and have happy ending.

The content and screenplay definitely is one of the major led down in this movie, but Sooraj is known for taking up movies on waferthin storyline like HAHK and HSSH. Another major setback for the movie was its not so happening music. The music has nothing special - none of the songs ligers in your mind or whisltes on your lips after the show. Music had always been one of the strongest point for Rajshri movies, even last time disaster - Mein Prem Ki Diwani had some good tunes.
Acting wise all have walked through the movie, fortunately Shahid doesn't ham much in this movie. The cow, village girl role has been tailor made for pettie - Amrita. All the remianing cast does justice to their roles

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ONE OF THE MANY SONGS THAT I ENJOYED FROM VIVAH:

I GUESS YOU WILL TOO AS THIS ONE IS VERY CATCHY:

MUJHAY HAQ HAI:

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ANOTHER OF VIVAH CATCHY TUNE:

Hamari Shaadi Mein

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"The shoot experience for Vivah was very touching"

She is bubbly, cheerful and yet intense and thoughtful in her own way. And what strikes you is that she is so essentially indian in her character and mannerisms. Actress Amrita Rao is the prefect choice to play the coy, shy Poonam in Sooraj Barjatya's Vivah. We catch up with the actress on the eve of her release and get her talking...

How does it feel to be a Rajshri heroine?

it is a privilege. My mother, in fact, always wanted my first film to be a Rajshri film. Today, i am playing the lead role in the film and am very excited about the same.

Tell us more about how you found the role...

Well, when i got a call from Rajshri, i was very excited. i met Soorajji and Raj Babuji (Sooraj Barjatya's father) and it was a simple introductory meeting. it lasted six hours and it was not even a narration. We bonded instantly. As for the role, it was every actress's dream role and yet, they wanted me to think and then say yes. i mean, i was given the choice to choose whether or not i wanted to do the film. And that by itself was a great honor.

What was most interesting about the meeting?

That Soorajji chose me after seeing my role in ˜The Legend of Bhagat Singh'. He said, he liked me in the film and wanted me to be the Poonam of Vivah.

How was it during the shoot of Vivah?

it was beautiful. Soorajji is a treat to work with. He does most of the preparation for us actors that we only need to go by his instinct and perform. He takes so much care of us that the last day of the shoot was a difficult one to believe.

Yes, we heard that you sang on the last day?

Yes, i did. it was one of Soorajji's favorite songs. i did not want the moment or the shoot to end. The shoot was a beautiful experience. in fact, most of the days, even if none of us had any shoot, we would still go and sit on the sets.

This is your second love story with Shahid after ishq Vishk...

i would say this is my first. in ishq Vishq, he discovers in the end that he loves me, while in Vivah, our relationship grows with the love that blossoms between us post-engagement. Vivah is a beautiful classic love story tracing the sanctity of arranged marriage. And yet, it is so much a film of today. That is what i love about Vivah.

How was the shoot experience?

As i said, it was very touching. in fact, when i skipped meals and felt ill, Soorajji saw to it that i was eating every time with them there was a break. i got so much to learn from Raj Babuji. it was a beautiful experience. What do you like the most about Vivah?

Vivah is a film of beautiful moments. And there is so much intensity in the interaction between the two characters that comes out. Only Soorajji could have made Vivah.


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Vivah- A Good movie to watch

Vivah is the latest movie from Sooraj Barjatya. Sooraj Barjatya is known to make films oriented to Indian values. This movie is also a step in the same direction. This movie has tried to portray a simple Indian marriage and specially a time from engagement to marriage. This movie could be a great watch to the unmarried couple who are going to married soon. This is equally well for all of us also because this movie shows a beautiful presentations of Indian values. The main thing admirable about this film is beautiful presentations of girl's emotions before marriage.

This movie has really shown a great respect towards women and a way to treat them respectfully in all the situations. Today when girls Child are becoming burden for most of the parents, this movie shows an encouraging sign. Both the actors Shahid Kapoor and Amrita Rao are perfect in their roles. This is a simple movie and based on simple principles. This movie is full of lot of good characters which are very less to find in today's world. In India we are forgetting our most of values and becoming a part of rat race and in this rat race ultimately our relations are suffering. If we can make our life simple like this movie and accept the good values of this movie, then this world will definitely become a heaven.

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Like other movies this movie has lot of shortcomings like it is too simple and based on lot presumed perceptions like people in small cities are better than the people in big cities. Film becomes weak in the middle and songs are ordinary. However still this is a good movie to watch because it has lot to say, lot to tell. The climax in the movie is wonderful; the scenes like marring in the burning ward and supporting your partner in all situations are some of the key points of this movie. For Indians who are running away from their traditions, this movie provides a chance to rediscover the truth hidden in simple living and high thinking.

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ANOTHER SCENE FROM VIVAH:

Vivah milan abhi adha adhoora hai

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Poonam (Amrita Rao) lost her parents, when she was very young. She was brought up by her uncle Krishna Kant (Alok Nath) and her aunt Rama (Seema Biswas). However, Rama is jealous of her and barely talks to her, since Poonam is more beautiful than her own daughter Rajni (Amrita Prakash), who is lively and friendly, but lacks Poonam's elegance. Bhagat-ji (Manoj Joshi), a jeweller, and a friend of Krishna Kant, likes Poonam very much and decides to matchmake her with Prem (Shahid Kapoor), Mr. Harish Chandra's (Anupam Kher) son, as Bhagat-ji is friends with Mr. Harichandra.

Mr. Harichandra informs Prem of his plans to matchmake him, as he believes Prem is of proper age, young enough to adapt to someone else, and, Prem's brother, Sunil (Samir Soni), was about the same age when he married Bhavna (Lata Sabharwal). Prem, however, is hesitant to marry, since he thinks himself to be too young and wants to focus on his career first. Harichandra convinces him to meet Poonam first. They visit Poonam's family and let Prem and Poonam to get to know each other. Though their first conversation is awkward, Prem and Poonam decide to get married, as they are instantly attracted to each other. The two families agree to meet each other again, so Prem and Poonam get the opportunity to know each other better. Krishna Kant invites Prem's family to their summer residence in Som Sarovar and Harishchandra accepts.

Poonam anxiously awaits Prem to come to Som Sarovar, however, until Bhavna arranges a meeting between the two, they barely have the chance to talk to each other. After several carefree days, Harichandra and his family has to leave again because of the family business, which leaves Poonam and Prem only the opportunity to communicate via telephone, internet or letter. Despite the distance between them, they grow closer and Prem, before going to a business trip to Japan, tells Poonam on the phone that he has fallen in love with her. When Prem comes back from Japan, Poonam is there to greet him on the airport, gets to spend some time at his house and finally returns to her own family on order to prepare for the wedding.

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However, two days before the actual wedding, a fire emerges at Krishna Kant's house. Poonam gets heavily burned, because she saves Rajni. Prem, occupied with his own wedding preparations, is informed by Bhavna of Poonam's accident and goes to see his fiancé at the hospital. She is very unsure if Prem will marry her, now that she has been scarred. The doctor (Mohnish Behl) informs the family that there is hope, however the operation to save Poonam may be dangerous and Poonam will take much time to recover. Harichandra arranges for specialists to be flown in from Dehli and Prem, despite her injury, still wishes to marry her and accepts her as a wife by bringing sindhoor to her at the hospital. The operation is successful and the wedding commences.
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Indian Custom: Family get together at the inception of discussing the arrangement, then they meet as picture depicts: Awaiting the entry of the intended Doolahin:

Vivah's biggest selling point is its performances. Alok Nath is back as the ever-suffering, reservoir of love and gentleness that has come to be associated with this old Sooraj Barjatya favourite"”– it is almost impossible to think of this man as a softcore pornstar which is how he started his career in the movie "Kamagni" opposite Ms. Ambani, the then Tina Munim. After playing Phoolan Devi in "Bandit Queen" where she was subject to the most horrible degradation, Seema Biswas ups the pain in ˜Vivah'"”playing the role of Alok Nath's wife. They have two daughters"”-1) the "fair and beautiful" adopted daughter is Poonam (Amrita Rao) whose demure whisperings and downcast eyes show a reassuring understanding of the Barjatya ethos and 2) the biological daughter (Chote) who bears her darkness and the sooty, black makeup she is plastered with throughout the movie with uncommon dignity. Anupam Kher is as brilliant as usual playing the golden-hearted, saintly tycoon and Shahid Kapoor takes a break from smooching women in public to essay the righteous, virginal son-and-husband (Prem) fitting into the role like a right hand into a left-handed glove. And then of course the force of nature otherwise known as Monish Behl who plays, in my opinion, the most brutal doctor ever seen on screen, comforting a father whose daughter has been burnt in an accidental fire a few hours before her marriage: "Marriage? Out of the question. She is so badly burnt even her very own will wash their hands off her. Forget about her in-laws." (Such charming bed-side manners) and then instructing his orderlies, in all seriousness "Nayee dulhan ko operation main laiye please".

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Cine goer review:

It is an excellent movie. It is really nice to see a clean movie with no sex or violence. Rajshri Productions has again come up with a great movie. The actors are all brilliant, and the story is also good.

What I liked about the movie:
The fact that it is a believable movie, the fact that there are no unimaginable or other worldly stunts or song sequences introduced in the movie.

What I didn't like about the movie:
It could have been a bit shorter, but to be truthful I personally didn't find any major fault in the movie. Though it can be said that the music at best is mediocre.

Favorite Scene:
In the hospital, when Prem marries Poonam. Brilliantly executed.

Would you recommend this movie to your friend: Yes

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The Sacred Bond

Unlike his earlier films, 'Vivah' is not so much about the celebrations surrounding a wedding, but more about the definitions and dynamics of a marriage. The filmmaker who produced such big romantic hits like 'Maine Pyar Kiya' and 'Hum Aapke Hain Koun' in the 1990s is now approaching middle-age, and in a position to treat the man-woman relationship with a certain detachment.
As he himself expressed in an interview, "Once that engagement ring is exchanged, you suddenly become so important to someone else. I feel today's youngsters are losing touch with the beauty and relevance of such a relationship."

CINE GOER REVIEW: VIVAH

Hearty Congratulations for making such a wonderful film like 'Vivah'.
I watched the Internet premiere of the movie and liked it to the core. After watching this movie, my belief in the institution of 'Marriage' has definitely grown much more stronger. Bachelors like me who are away from home always miss their families, relatives and friends. We always want to watch, hear, taste and feel something that reminds us of our country and the dear ones that we miss so much. The characters and emotions portrayed in 'Vivah' are so pure that I was in tears. Every moment in the film touched my heart.

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Sooraj ji, please continue to make such films based upon our culture and family values. In our fast paced lives we sometimes tend to ignore and hurt the people whom we love the most. We need such movies to constantly remind us of who we are and how we should be. Thank you once again for giving us another beautiful movie..

M F Hussain to paint Amrita & Vivah


News – After Madhuri Dixit now it's Amrita Rao's turn to be immortalized in M F Hussain's paintings. His love for Sooraj Barjatya and his actresses have made him more popular. Bowled by the Amrita's look in Sooraj Barjatya film Vivah, M F Hussain has plans to start a series of paintings inspired by Vivah and Amrita Rao.

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BOLLYWOOD MOVIE REVIEWS:PAGE 10: KABHI KHUSHI KABHI GHAM:


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This is an oldie, not so old but it carries a great message, this film was a hit on it opening date, and it continues to be a hit even to this day:

Star Cast
Amitabh Bachchan...... Yashovardhan
Jaya Bachchan...... Nandini Raichand (as Jaya Bachchan)
Shahrukh Khan...... Rahul Raichand (as Shah Rukh Khan)
Kajol...... Anjali Sharma Raichand
Hrithik Roshan...... Rohan Raichand
Kareena Kapoor...... Pooja
Alok Nath...... Bauji
Rani Mukherjee...... Naina
Johny Lever
Farida Jalal...... Sayeeda

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham

SYNOPSIS

Yashovardhan Raichand (Amitabh Bachchan) and his wife Nandini (Jaya Bachchan) have raised their sons Rahul (Shah Rukh Khan) and Rohan (Hrithik Roshan) showering them with love and affection. Yash has tried to pass on to his sons the values, the heritage and the rich traditions of his family.

Nandini on the other hand has different dreams and aspirations for her sons. Her own dreams of love which she would like her sons to experience. Both her sons, but more so Rahul as she shares a special bond with him. An unusual bond that enables her to feel him even when he is not around and which will help her live through the torturous years when he leaves the house. Once that has been cultivated with love for a child that was not meant to be and who brought laughter and happiness into her empty world. A child who was adopted.

Rahul's adoption has always been kept a secret. A topic that was forbidden to be discussed in the Raichand household. But ever since Rahul himself found out at the tender age of 8 years it has been the reason for his unending devotion and gratitude for his parents - especially his father. His father's every word, every wish becomes an unwritten commandment for him. From that he would never break, but unfortunately does. Because Rahul falls in love.

Rahul falls in love with Anjali (Kajol) a bubbly girl from Delhi's Chandni Chowk, who dotes on her little sister Pooja (Kareena Kapoor) and cares madly about her ailing father Bauji (Alok Nath). A simple girl whom Rahul marries and brings home. A girl whom his father will never approve off. A girl that makes a proud stubborn man forgets that he is a father and reminds a son that he is adopted.

Rahul decides to leave the mother who taught and encouraged him to fall in love and whose every waking moment henceforth will be spent waiting eagerly for her eldest son to return home. A mother whose younger son Rohan (Hrithik Roshan) makes a promise to reunite a family. Who seeks out his elder brother and tries to remind him that

It's all about loving your parents......

Happy Family in 3KG

Rahul (Shahrukh Khan) is the adopted son of Yashvardhan "Yash" Raichand (Amitabh Bachchan) and his wife Nandini (Jaya Bachchan). Both of them love Rahul as if he were their biological son. However, family ties fray when Rahul falls in love with Anjali (Kajol) and refuses an arranged marriage. Rahul is disinherited. Upon hearing this, Rahul marries Anjali and the couple move to the UK, taking Anjali's little sister Pooja with them.

Rahul's much younger stepbrother Rohan (Hrithik Roshan) is devastated by the split in the family when he accidentally comes to know about it from the family elders. Once Rohan has graduated from college, he moves to London and manages to make his way into Rahul's family under an assumed name. He managed to reconcile the divided family. He also wins Pooja's love and turns the sassy mini-skirted Pooja into a dutiful sari-clad Indian maiden. All ends happily.

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== Filming Locations ====

The second half of the film is set principally in [[London]], and many scenes were filmed there.

Filming locations included: [[Egypt]], [[Bicester Village Shopping Centre]] (on DVD's deleted scenes), [[Blenheim Palace]] (King's College in the film), [[Bluewater|Bluewater Shopping Centre]] (the mall), Bond St., Kingsway Rd., [[Covent Garden]], [[British Museum]], [[Butler's Wharf]], [[Heathrow Airport]], [[Leicester Square]], [[Millennium Stadium]] in [[Cardiff]], [[Piccadilly Circus]], [[Stowe School]], [[Strand, London|The Strand]] and [[Waddesdon Manor]].
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2001 Filmfare Awards

The film received fifteen nominations at the Filmfare Awards. It ultimately won awards for Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Art Direction, Best Dialogue and Best Scene of the Year. The awards it won and was nominated for are listed below:

Won
Best Actress - Kajol
Best Supporting Actress - Jaya Bachchan
Best Dialogue - Karan Johar
Best Art Direction - Sharmishta Roy
Best Scene of the Year

Nominated
Best Director - Karan Johar
Best Movie - Yash Johar
Best Actor - Shahrukh Khan
Best Supporting Actor - Amitabh Bachchan
Best Supporting Actor - Hrithik Roshan
Best Supporting Actress - Kareena Kapoor
Best Lyricist - Anil Pandey for "Suraj Hua Madham"
Best Lyricist - Sameer for "Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham"
Best Male Playback - Sonu Nigam for "Suraj Hua Madham"
Best Music Director - Jatin-Lalit

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TRIVIA:

1)Kajol fell on her face by slipping on a rock while shooting the song Suraj Hua

2)The young Rahul in the beginning of the movie is played by Shahrukh Khan's son, Aryan Khan.

3)The movie held the record for highest opening week gross in India for 124 weeks. It was finally overtaken by Main Hoon Na (2004).

4)Hrithik Roshan was intimidated by acting in front of Bollywood great, Amitabh Bachchan. Bachchan had to calm Roshan down before Roshan could act in the final scene.

5)This movie was heavily pirated, likely cutting down on royalties and profits. This led to Yash Raj films issuing a warning against pirating before releasing Mujhse Dosti Karoge!.

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Soundtrack

The music of Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham was given by Jatin Lalit, Sandesh Shandilya and Aadesh Shrivastava as a special guest music director. Lyrics were provided by Sameer and Anil Pandey. There are total 11 tracks in the album. Singers such as Lata Mangeshkar, Alka Yagnik, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Udit Narayan, Sonu Nigam, Amit Kumar, Sudesh Bhonsle, Sunidhi Chauhan and Usha Uthap were selected for singing.


Songs

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (Title song) (Lata Mangeshkar)
Bole Chudiyan (Kavita Krishnamurthy, Alka Yagnik, Sonu Nigam, Udit Narayan, & Amit Kumar)
You Are My Soniya (Alka Yagnik & Sonu Nigam)
Suraj Hua Madham (Alka Yagnik & Sonu Nigam)
Say Shava Shava (Alka Yagnik, Udit Narayan, Sudesh Bhosle, Aadesh Shrivastava & Amitabh Bachchan)
Yeh Larki Hai Allah (Udit Narayan & Alka Yagnik)
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham Sad Part 1 (Sonu Nigam)
Deewana Hai Dekho (Kareena Kapoor, Alka Yagnik & Sonu Nigam)
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham Sad Part 2 (Lata Mangeshkar)
Soul of K3G
Vande Mataram (Usha Uthup)

Will listen to some of the songs next:

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the chubby boy?

I think Hritick was Chubby as well, eating so much ladoo.

The tagline of the story is: "It's all about your parents." The story basically revolves around two families, and the love and respect, which the children have for their parents sets the tone for the decisions they make in their lives. However, when one son {Rahul} and one daughter (Anjali} from each family meet and fall in love, their whole world and that of their families comes crashing down around them.

The Raichand family, headed by Yashovardhan "Yash" is very influential in the community. As culture usually dictates, the children of this type of family, more often than not, marry someone of the same status. When you add to the equation that Yash is still of the belief that the father of the family chooses who his sons will marry, frustration for the sons is sure to occur, especially when one of them has already fallen in love with someone else.

The dilemma for Rahul is whether to marry Naina, the girl of his father's choosing and make everyone except himself happy or go against all the principles his father has taught him and marry Anjali, the girl from a village town that he loves.

Originally, when his father finds out he wants to marry Anjali, he is outraged. He can't imagine how anyone who is "ordinary" in his eyes could understand their traditions, values and ethics. Seeing her only as a hurdle, he asks Rahul, "How did you even dare to think that she could be part of our family ... my family?"

To which Rahul responds, "I didn't think at all. I just loved." After being lambasted by Yash, Rahul realizes how much he has hurt him, asks for forgiveness and vows to do whatever his father wants. When he goes to tell Anjali, the situation at hand changes his mind. With his father's words thundering in his head, he goes against all reason and makes his decision to marry Anjali anyway.

Yash's answer to this union is his banishment of Rahul not only from the house but also from the family. With only his mother's blessings, Rahul and Anjali leave. Before leaving, Rahul goes to talk to his brother Rohan, who is now in boarding school and makes him promise never to ask why he left or where he went. Then he and Anjali, along with her sister Pooja and their aunt move away.

Ten years later, in the second half of the film, Rohan finds out the whys and wherefores of his brother and sister-in-law's disappearance and sets out in search of them, hoping to bring them home again. In doing so, the story switches from India to London.

Now with a school age son and Pooja in college, it looks like the family has carved out a happy life in their new "world", but a closer look tells a different story. Not having seen Rohan in all these years growing up, the family doesn't recognize him. He reveals himself only to Pooja and they make a plan to unite the family. Rohan poses as a brother of one of Pooja's college girlfriends, fresh from India who needs a place to stay. Rahul is talked into allowing him to stay with them and the masquerade begins.

Eventually, through a series of events Rohan's identity is revealed to each of the family members, one by one, with Rahul being the last to find out. Refusing to return home until his father calls for him, Rahul tells Rohan to go back without him. Not being able to take no for an answer, Rohan devises a plan, which will get Rahul and Yash to meet in London. The meeting doesn't go well, but an unforeseen circumstance has the entire family flying back to India. Once there, Rahul is talked into going back home one last time before returning to London.

The emotional meeting between father and son is overwhelming and forgiveness is exchanged between them. The entire family is reunited, with all members being accepted and blessed. The wedding of Rohan and Pooja solidify the bonds that tie the family together and everything turns out for the best in the end. After all, "it's all about loving your parents."


K3G won 22 awards (Filmfare, IIFA, Sansui and Valenciennes International Film Festival)It was nominated for 43 Awards.It was one of the first Indian films that had a "making-of" book written for it.Up until December 2001, it was the most expensive Indian film

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