K3G -

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham.. (General Movie ,2001)

Starring

Amitabh Bachchan	.... Yashovardhan Raichand
Jaya Bachchan	.... Nandini
Shah Rukh Khan	.... Rahul
Hrithik Roshan	.... Rohan
Kajol	.... Anjali
Kareena Kapoor	.... Pooja

Director : Karan Johar

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. One 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. One 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 of. A girl that makes a proud stubborn man forget that he is a father and reminds a son that he is adopted.

Review
The much-awaited K3G may not boast of thematic novelty, but certainly stands out for the manner of its presentation, and array of the cream of Bollywood.

Of course, Karan has become a better director since his “Kuch Kuch Hota Hai” days. The maturity shows in K3G, which is polished in its look, richer in content and has an engaging plot.

With the most attractive starcast in the Bollywood, Karan delineates a typical happy Indian family where parents are not prejudiced between their adopted son and their own son. Perhaps, Karan could have tried to prevent it from becoming a bit too mushy.

The scintillating pair of Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan (onscreen after such a long gap) engages the viewer considerably.

While Jaya Bachchan looks unmatchable in the role in which she has seldom been seen, Amitabh’s role of a stern patriarch (who demands strict principles and morals from his children) is reminiscent of the one he did in “Ek Rishta” and “Mohabbatein”.

On the same footing are the Shah Rukh Khan-Kajol jodi, who reminds one of the successful pairings of films like “Baazigar”, “DDLJ” and “KKHH”. On the other hand, the romance between Anjali and Rahul lacked freshness.

The Hrithik-Kareena pair also revives the images from the Subhash Ghai’s “Yaadein”. Hrithik looks handsome and plays the emotive Rohan with ease. Kareena too is convincing playing a high-on-attitude, MTV bred yuppie.

However, talented Rani Mukherji almost goes unnoticed with a low-profile role.

Adding to K3G’s strength is its mellifluous music score by three different music directors Jatin-Lalit duo, Sandesh Shandiliya and Aadesh Shrivastava.

Rani World