Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
I just finished watching a Two-In-One Movies Hindi DVD. The first movie I watched was the 2nd feature, which translates to something like ‘Rain or Shine’ (well, actually it doesn’t, it is more like ‘Through Tears and Smiles’ but if you watch the movie, you’ll see that this is the closest thing we have for translating the title into English).
Shah Rukh Khan stars as an adopted son that grows up to be any parent’s dream child, and along him stars Kajol, a sweet but accident-prone girl from a lower caste. Why did I buy this DVD? ‘cause Shah Rukh Khan stars in both movies. :D I love that guy. He’s not the most handsome, nor the best of actors, but you may be able to compare him to Jackie Chan in the way that when you see him… you just fall in love with him. No and I don’t mean the action either! He’s just… loveable. Oh, but where he lacks kick-butt moves that Jackie Chan has, he excels in Dancing moves (which Jackie lacks. ^_^ ).
Shah Rukh Khan
Hindi movies are musicals… and if you want to enjoy a Hindi musical, you better rent one with Shah Rukh Khan while your western brain get used to this very culturally-oriented style with the lots of colors, sounds, and extreme family-oriented, tradition-based situations. Shah Rukh Khan just makes the dance scenes fly by. Quite entertaining man.
Okay so on to Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham. This is the story of a rich Indian businessman that has everything he could want. A loving wife, great children, and a very prosperous business. He is a man of high standards and very deep-rooted traditions and he tries to pass all that was given to him onto his two sons. It is all tradition-tradition-tradition with him and whatever his grandfather, father, and he did, he wants his sons to do. Mommy, however, understands that times are changing and she sees no wrong in their children starting up their own traditions. We start the actual story-telling when the youngest of the sons, Rohan (played by Mission Kashmir’s hottie, Hrithik Roshan) returns home and finds his grandmothers whispering about the pain they are going through for not having their family together, it is here that he learns that his older brother, Rahul (Shah Rukh Khan) is adopted and that before he [young Rohit] left for boarding school 10 years ago, Rahul the older brother was banned from the house by his father. He demands to know the truth and so we have the flashback.
All is well and great and the family is celebrating one of India’s holidays when Rahul finally makes it home after several years of studying overseas. Happy-happy joy-joy. He have lots of speeches and dances, everyone from the young ones to the mature parents have a go at the very energetic moves. Now, the kids have a Nana (not a grandmother, but a lady that has taken care of them and that is almost considered family by them) and she gets ill, so older brother Rahul takes his pudgy little brother (who grows up to be yum yum) to the Nana’s house to give her some medicine and say hi… *swoosh* Rahul lays eyes on Anjali (Kajol) and is love at first sight for him. A series of accidents and misunderstandings take place and the two begin getting to know each other
Anjali being shy while Rahul flirts with her at a party
Now, Rahul knew since the young age of 8 that he had been adopted, but it was learned by mere accident and when that happened his father, Mr. Raichand (Amitabh Bachchan) told him that no matter what he was his true son and no more would be spoken of the matter. This basically makes the boy love his father even more and now Mr. Raichand’s word is sole rule and command. A command that he never breaks until he falls in love with Anjali. Rahul refuses to marry the girl that his father has chosen for him and he explains it is because he is in love, but his father demands that tradition states that he must marry into the family chosen for him so he orders Rahul to break off any ties with the lower caste girl. Rahul sadly goes to break off with Anjali but upon his arrival he learns that Anjali’s father has just died and that Anjali and her little sister are left alone and with nothing. He marries her immediately and it is this what causes his father to kick him out of the house, and prohibitn anyone from ever mentioning the young man’s name. Rahul would be his son no more and the marriage would not have his blessings. Young Rohit had been sent out to boarding school a couple of days earlier so he never learned of this tragedy until when he returns home, 10 years later (where our story begins). So then Rohit makes a promise to reunite the family and bring back the happiness they once had.
Intermission. Yeah… INTERMISSION. These movies are long! It’s because of the music scenes. ^_^
The 2nd part involves the young brother’s acts to try to get his family together again. I won’t say anymore, but there are some tear-jerkers and well, a happy ending. ^_^
Shah Rukh Khan [Rahul], Kajol [Anjali], Amitabh Bachchan [Dad], Jaya Bachchan [Mom], Kareena Kapoor [Anjali's sister], Hrithik Roshan [Rohan]
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