Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham fingerprintBig heart, strong craft.
Spectacular
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply romantic and deeply moving
Much of it is about family.
Some situational comedy and sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Family and everyday modern life
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout performances, direction, and dialogue
Standout score
Spectacular
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham is spectacular. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply romantic and deeply moving
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's deeply romantic, deeply moving, and hopeful. Much of it is about family.
Some situational comedy and sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some situational comedy and sharp wit.
Family and everyday modern life
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around family and everyday modern life. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout performances, direction, and dialogue
The performances, direction, and dialogue stand out.
Standout score
Look and sound: the score stand out.
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Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 90/100 (IMDb 7.5 and Rotten Tomatoes 100%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
3 h 29 min
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham runs 3 h 29 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham higher (100) than audiences (82). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $8 million to make and earned $11 million worldwide, 1.5 times its budget.
It was made in Hindi, with some English. Produced in India, United Kingdom.
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TV Tropes lists 40 storytelling tropes for Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, including Production Throwback, Impossibly Cool Clothes, Like a Daughter to Me.
7.5
