Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
2001 3h 29m movie Film India

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham

कभी ख़ुशी कभी ग़म

“It's all about loving your parents.”

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham sits in the top 3% of India films on this catalog — ranked #62 of 1,983 by TMDB audience score.

Synopsis

कभी ख़ुशी कभी ग़म

“It's all about loving your parents.”

Years after his father disowns his adopted brother for marrying a woman of lower social standing, a young man goes on a mission to reunite his family.

Reception Benchmarks

7.8
TMDB Rating
490
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #62 of 1,983 India films indexed here (97th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +1.4 points above the India average of 6.4/10.

Among India Comedy productions specifically: #16 of 648 (top 2%).

Audience Engagement

490
Reviews
98th
Review-volume percentile
97th
Popularity percentile

490 audience reviews — more than 98% of India films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 97th percentile among India films.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Other Titles From Dharma Productions

Comedy + Drama in India

292 India titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham itself).

The 2000–2002 India Window

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham tops the 101 India films we index from this three-year window. Cards below list the runners-up in descending audience order.

  1. Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
    #1

    Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham

    ★ 7.8 · 2001
  2. Rhythm
    #2

    Rhythm

    ★ 7.7 · 2000
  3. Kannathil Muthamittal
    #3

    Kannathil Muthamittal

    ★ 7.6 · 2002
  4. Meesa Madhavan
    #4

    Meesa Madhavan

    ★ 7.6 · 2002
  5. Thenkasipattanam
    #5

    Thenkasipattanam

    ★ 7.6 · 2000
  6. Devdas
    #6

    Devdas

    ★ 7.5 · 2002
  7. Narasimham
    #7

    Narasimham

    ★ 7.5 · 2000
  8. Tum Bin
    #8

    Tum Bin

    ★ 7.4 · 2001

The 2000s India Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in India, 454 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham premiered alongside 34 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 34 other India films in 2001.

The 350th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).

Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • reunion · 3
  • watch on youtalkies · 3
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • england · 21
  • forbidden love · 19
  • london · 17
  • delhi · 10
  • family conflict · 8
  • adoption · 7
  • class differences · 7
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • india · 84
  • parent child relationship · 46

Production Details

Primary CountryIndia
Original LanguageHindi
Spoken LanguagesEnglish, Hindi
Production CompaniesDharma Productions
Runtime3h 29m
Release DateDecember 14, 2001
IMDbtt0248126