Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi

Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi
Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi
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Directed by	Rahul Rawail
Written by	Bholu Khan — Aman Jeffery (dialogues)
Screenplay by	Raju Saigal
Story by	Sudhir Mishra
Produced by	Rita Rawail; B.L. Saboo; Pritish Nandy; Rangita Pritish Nandy
Starring	Sunil Shetty; Kajol; Rishi Kapoor; Rati Agnihotri
Cinematography	Nirmal Jani
Edited by	Rahul Rawail
Music by	Anu Malik
Production; companies	Bharat Film Works; Saboo Films
Distributed by	Pritish Nandy Communications
Release date	19 January 2001;
Running time	139 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	Rs. 6,00,00,000
Box office	Rs. 10,55,25,000

Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi (transl. A Little Sour, A Little Sweet) is a 2001 Indian film directed by Rahul Rawail and starring Kajol in a double role as two estranged identical twins. The storyline follows the general theme of its 1961 Hollywood counterpart The Parent Trap, which is based on the 1949 novel Lottie and Lisa, but with the added melodrama and slight-changed storyline of a Bollywood movie. The film also stars Sunil Shetty, Rishi Kapoor, Rati Agnihotri and Pooja Batra. This is the second time that Kajol played a dual role after Dushman. The rights to this film are owned by Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment.

Plot[]

Raj Khanna (Rishi Kapoor) is a wealthy and eligible businessman who is married to Archana (Rati Agnihotri). Since Raj’s evil step sister Devyani (Mita Vashishth) wants his wealth, she informs Raj that his wife is having an affair with another person. They both decide to separate. Shortly before separating she gives birth to twins, one of which is taken away from her and given to Raj. Sweety (Kajol) grows up with her father. On the other hand Archana shifts to London with the other twin named Tina (Kajol). Sweety refuses to marry the man of her father’s choice and runs away to London. The twins meet through a series of coincidences and decides to switch places. Both the twin sisters decide to reunite their family again. When Tina meets Raj she finds out that he is having an affair with Savitri (Pooja Batra). Tina’s boyfriend Samir (Sunil Shetty) also helps both the twins to unite their parents. In the end Raj and Archana finally meet and they consider living together again.

Cast[]

Kajol as Tina Khanna and Twins Daughter Sweety Anjali Khanna - Raj and Archana's twin daughters
Rishi Kapoor as Raj Khanna
Sunil Shetty as Sameer
Rati Agnihotri as Archana Khanna
Mita Vasisht as Devyani Anjali Reborn , Raj's stepsister
Razzak Khan as Baloo
Pooja Batra as Savitri
Pramod Moutho as Doctor, Devyani's lover
Dinesh Hingoo as Sweety Anjali's prospective father-in-law
Parmeet Sethi as Uncle Ranjit

Production and reception[]

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was considered for the role of Tina/Sweety. Rati Agnihotri returned to acting with this film after a 16-year break for marriage and motherhood. Suman Tarafdar of Filmfare rated the film two stars and gave a critical review of both the film and Kajol's performance.^[3] According to critic Arati Koppar (also writing for the same publication), the film's ending was borrowed from "some low-budget" Telugu-language films.^[4]

Soundtrack[]

The film soundtrack contains 8 songs composed by Anu Malik and lyrics penned by Sameer.

"Ab Nahi To Kab": Anu Malik & Sunidhi Chauhan
"Band Kamre Mein": Anuradha Sriram
"Khud Bhi Nachungi": Alka Yagnik
"Kuch Kuch Khatti": Alka Yagnik
"Neend Udh Rahi Hai": Alka Yagnik & Kumar Sanu
"Saamne Baith Kar": Alka Yagnik & Kumar Sanu
"Tumko Sirf Tumko I": Kumar Sanu& Alka Yagnik
"Tumko Sirf Tumko II": Kumar Sanu

References[]

^ "Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi". boxofficeindia. BOI. Retrieved 3 August 2017. Budget: 6,00,00,000
^ "Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi". boxofficeindia. BOI. Retrieved 3 August 2017. Worldwide Gross: 10,55,25,000
^ Tarafdar, Suman (2001). "Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi". Filmfare. The Times Group. Indiatimes Movies. Archived from the original on 23 October 2001. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
^ Koppar, Arati (20 January 2001). "Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi". Filmfare. Archived from the original on 15 February 2001. Retrieved 11 January 2021.

External links[]

Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi at IMDb

[1] "Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi". boxofficeindia. BOI. Retrieved 3 August 2017. Budget: 6,00,00,000

[2] "Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi". boxofficeindia. BOI. Retrieved 3 August 2017. Worldwide Gross: 10,55,25,000

[3] Tarafdar, Suman (2001). "Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi". Filmfare. The Times Group. Indiatimes Movies. Archived from the original on 23 October 2001. Retrieved 13 October 2020.

[4] Koppar, Arati (20 January 2001). "Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi". Filmfare. Archived from the original on 15 February 2001. Retrieved 11 January 2021.

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v t Erich Kästner's Lottie and Lisa
Films	Two Times Lotte Hibari no komoriuta Twice Upon a Time Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum Leta Manasulu Do Kaliyaan Sethubandhanam Charlie & Louise – Das doppelte Lottchen It Takes Two Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi
Plays	Identical (upcoming)
The Parent Trap franchise	The Parent Trap (1961) The Parent Trap II Parent Trap III Parent Trap: Hawaiian Honeymoon The Parent Trap (1998)
Music	"The Parent Trap" (1961 song) "For Now, For Always" (1961 song) "Let's Get Together" (1961 song)

v t Works of Rahul Rawail
Feature films	(1980) (1981) Love Story (1981) Betaab (1983) Arjun (1985) Samundar (1986) Dacait (1987) Jeevan Ek Sanghursh (1990) Mast Kalandar (1991) Yodha (1991) Bekhudi (1992) Anjaam (1994) Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya (1997) Arjun Pandit (1999) Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi (2001) Jo Bole So Nihaal (2005) Buddha Mar Gaya (2007)
TV series	(1988) (1988)