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My god, has it really been 10 years since I've been watching this film? I'm gonna turn 19 in a few months and I vividly remember when I first saw it when I was 9. I was playing Need for Speed II and I was somewhere in-between the North Country track when my elder sister hooked up the VCR cassette (nostalgia to the max!!). I remember pausing the game and asking my sister "is that Shah Rukh Khan?", because I used to like him when I was a kid but then again, kids are bound to like almost anything (LOL) and that's when I saw the film, the first of many times that would follow throughout the years. It surely was not the first Bollywood film I'd seen but it surely was the first college-themed film I'd seen and I liked the storyline. It was quite fresh back then (at least in Bollywood) and the jokes were funny and when it was time to be dramatic, it was good. The songs were OK, as most of them are, although the Koi Mil Gaya song/dance sequence is considered memorable.
Anyway, on to the film: (English translation: Something Happens). Shah Rukh Khan's role in this film is not unique. He has played this countless times but in this one he seemed kinda fresh. This is a frame narrative and the first half of the film is shown in flashbacks, occasionally punctuated with present-time. Then the second half is played in present-time. The first half is funny with little drama whereas the second half is more dramatic but offers comic relief through Salman Khan's character. I basically liked most performances, especially by Farida Jalal, Johnny Lever, Anupam Kher and Kajol, in one her best screen roles to date. I won't lie but I never really did like Rani Mukherji's performances. Not that I hate them, I just find them above average, that's all. Anyway, I've seen 3 of director Karan Johar's films and this is his second best (second to Kabhi Khushie Kabhie Gham)
I think this is a must-watch for you all out there and it remains as one of Bollywood's best known cult films. I suggest seeing this in single viewing!
8.5/10
