Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998)

Fun times with Kajol!
I liked her better in this than K3G. I can see why this film was such a big hit. It's like The Parent Trap without the evil stepmother. Ok, or a twin, but you get what I mean...

The movie is fun if you can take it as "fun and fun only" without reading into the subconscious messages in the film like:

1. If you have short hair and sporty clothes, boys will never like you.
2. Unless you allow yourself to be "conquered" by the man of your interest, he, in fact, will not be interested. [I mean, seriously, what's up with trying to play basketball in a sari anyways AND when you're stupid boy-friend beats you, giving up because some kids laughed at you?! Did that much change in 8 years?! Arrgggh!]
3. If you are a really big Western designer, Sharukh Khan will wear your brand name on his chest.
   
4. A woman and a man can never be best friends because there's always something brewing beneath the surface. [Oh wait, 3 &4 are actually true...]

I like Kajol's character in the first half. She's a little over the top at times and remarkably awkward but face it, she gets her man in the end.

Somehow or another, this is the first film in which I've seen (noticed?) Salman Khan. Unfortunately, I have no frame of reference for this character or his acting so I shall maintain silence. Otherwise, I would probably say something along the lines of "unimpressive, vain performance" but that wouldn't be fair...

I have a question for those in the know: During the song Tujhe Yaad Na, I immediately had a flashback to Chaiya Chaiya from Dil Se. A couple of the dance moves looked remarkably familiar and the outfits do echo of similiarity. Was that merely a coincidence or a significant reference to a particular people group or region?