History Film / KuchKuchHotaHai

It is thematically similar to the Creator/RyanReynolds film Film/DefinitelyMaybe but it predates that movie by a decade.

* DeathOfTheHypotenuse: The LoveTriangle between Anjali-Rahul-Tina ends after Tina's death. Rahul was initially reluctant to remarry due to his principal to marry only once in a lifetime. However, upon meeting Anjali again after losing contact for years and eventually realized to have fallen genuinely in love with her, he pursues her again. After heartbroken twice when Anjali almost marries her fiancé, Aman, Rahul and Anjali could eventually get together when Aman gives his blessing for their marriage.
* DownerBeginning: The film starts with Rahul staring at Tina's funeral pyre as he remembers their time together, along with Tina's dying wish.

* HowDadMetMom: The first half of the film is mainly dominated by a flashback showing how Rahul and Tina meet, as well as their friendship with Anjali.

''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'' (or ''Something Happens'') is Karan Johar's debut film starring Creator/ShahRukhKhan, Creator/{{Kajol}} and Creator/RaniMukherji, released in 1998. It was seen as a rebuttal to another popular hit named ''Film/DilToPagalHai'' that contended that friendship and love were different and could never overlap. This movie's main message, in contrast, was that love can blossom from friendship. Known for its catchy music, [[ThoseTwoActors hit jodi]] of Creator/ShahRukhKhan and Creator/{{Kajol}} and being very very sappy.

Rahul (Khan) and Anjali (Kajol) are best friends in St Xavier's College. Tina (Mukherji), a transfer student from Oxford, arrives and being very beautiful, catches Rahul's attention. Anjali starts to get jealous and realizes that she is falling in love. But unfortunately for her, Rahul has eyes only for Tina and she leaves in the middle of the term, unable to take it. Rahul and Tina get married and have a kid. Tina dies after the pregnancy and leaves a set of letters that reveal what happened to the eight year old daughter who vows to fix up her father with his long lost best friend.

* BeautifulAllAlong: Zigzagged. Anjali is regarded as a tomboy, and her first attempt at dressing up turns her into a laughingstock. But both Rahul and Tina admit that she is pretty and merely has a bad fashion sense. Of course, years later, Anjali has graduated into a breathtaking beauty.

* DeathByChildbirth: Tina dies shortly after giving birth to her daughter with Rahul. She survives long enough to name her, as well writing eight letters to be given to her daughter during her first eight birthdays.
* DeathOfTheHypotenuse: The [[LoveTriangle love triangle]] between Anjali-Rahul-Tina ends after Tina's death. Rahul was initially reluctant to remarry due to his principal to marry only once in a lifetime. However, upon meeting Anjali again after losing contact for years and eventually realized to have fallen genuinely in love with her, he pursues her again. After heartbroken twice when Anjali almost marries her fiancé, Aman, Rahul and Anjali could eventually get together when Aman gives his blessing for their marriage.
* DownerBeginning: The film starts with Rahul staring at Tina's funeral pyre as he remembers their time together along with Tina's dying wish.

** There's a required WetSariScene, with a girl dressed in her soaking wet sari.

* GirlinessUpgrade: Happens to Anjali. Her first attempt is disastrous, but she has gotten better years later.

* GrayRainOfDepression: It starts to rain when Rahul reveals to Anjali that he is going to confess to Tina.

* HighSchoolRocks: Technically they're supposed to be at a college, but otherwise they fit.
* HotForTeacher: Mrs Braganza.

* NewOldFlame: Despite Anjali is already engaged to Aman, by the time she and his long lost best friend, Rahul, meet again after being estranged for years, she comes to love Rahul again.
* NiceGuy: Aman. He even [[spoiler: makes Anjali marry Rahul instead of him on ''his supposed-wedding day'', because he knows that Anjali loves Rahul, even though he himself loves Anjali a lot.]]
* OneSteveLimit: Averted. There is Anjali Khanna, Rahul's and Tina's daughter, and Anjali Sharma, their friend and the former's namesake. One scene in the film is about a telephone miscommunication that leads to the former conversing with the latter's fiance, Aman, while the latter converses with Rahul, both unknowingly.

* PapaWolf: [[ExploitedTrope Exploited]]. Anjali pretends to be ill in order to lure Rahul to the camp she is staying.

* PowerOfLove: Movie ends happily because of this.

* SecondLove: Following his wife, Tina's, death, Rahul eventually finds love again in his longtime best friend, Anjali.

** [[PuppyLove Sardarji kisses Anjali Khanna on the cheek]] when she arrives at the summer camp. He does this again in the ending.

* WhyWasteAWedding: [[spoiler: When Aman realizes that Anjali is in love with Rahul, he makes them marry in the same wedding ceremony that was supposed to be his and Anjali's wedding.]]

* BareYourMidriff: Anjali's sari features this.

* NewOldFlame: Despite Anjali is already engaged to Aman, by the time she and his long lost best friend, Rahul, meet again after being estranged for years, she realizes to still love Rahul.
* NiceGuy: Aman. He even [[spoiler: makes Anjali marry Rahul instead of him on ''his wedding day'', because he knows that Anjali loves Rahul, even though he himself loves Anjali a lot.]]

* NewOldFlame: Despite Anjali is already engaged to Aman, by the time she and his long lost best friend, Rahul, meet again after being estranged for years, she realizes to still love Rahul.

* NiceGuy: Aman. He even [[spoiler: makes Anjali marry Rahul instead of him on ''his wedding day'' even though he loves Anjali a lot because he knows that Anjali loves Rahul.]]

* SecondLove: Following his wife, Tina's, death, Rahul eventually finds love again in his best friend, Anjali.

* DeathOfTheHypotenuse: The [[LoveTriangle love triangle]] between Anjali-Rahul-Tina ends after Tina's death. Rahul was initially reluctant to remarry due to his principal to marry only once in a lifetime. However, upon meeting Anjali again after losing contact for years and eventually realized to have fallen genuinely in love with her, he pursues her again.

* SecondLove: Following his wife, Tina's, death, Rahul eventually finds love again in his childhood best friend, Anjali.

* DeathOfTheHypotenuse: The [[LoveTriangle love triangle]] between Anjali-Rahul-Tina ends after Tina's death. Despite Rahul was initially reluctant to remarry due to his principal, but he eventually falls genuinely in love with Anjali and is heartbroken when Anjali (almost) marries her fiancé.

* DeathOfTheHypotenous: The [[LoveTriangle love triangle]] between Anjali-Rahul-Tina ends after Tina's death. Despite Rahul was initially reluctant to remarry due to his principal, but he eventually falls genuinely in love with Anjali and is heartbroken when Anjali (almost) marries her fiancé.

* PowerOfLove: Movie ends happily because of this

Rahul (Khan) and Anjali (Kajol) are best friends in St Xavier's College. Tina (Creator/RaniMukherji), a transfer student from Oxford, arrives and being very beautiful, catches Rahul's attention. Anjali starts to get jealous and realizes that she is falling in love. But unfortunately for her, Rahul has eyes only for Tina and she leaves in the middle of the term, unable to take it. Rahul and Tina get married and have a kid. Tina dies after the pregnancy and leaves a set of letters that reveal what happened to the eight year old daughter who vows to fix up her father with his long lost best friend.

''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'' (or ''Something Happens'') is Karan Johar's debut film starring Creator/ShahRukhKhan, Creator/{{Kajol}} and Creator/RaniMukherji. It was seen as a rebuttal to another popular hit named ''Film/DilToPagalHai'' that contended that friendship and love were different and could never overlap. This movie's main message, in contrast, was that love can blossom from friendship. Known for its catchy music, [[ThoseTwoActors hit jodi]] of Creator/ShahRukhKhan and Creator/{{Kajol}} and being very very sappy.

Rahul and Anjali are best friends in St Xavier's College. Tina, a transfer student from Oxford, arrives and being very beautiful, catches Rahul's attention. Anjali starts to get jealous and realizes that she is falling in love. But unfortunately for her, Rahul has eyes only for Tina and she leaves in the middle of the term, unable to take it. Rahul and Tina get married and have a kid. Tina dies after the pregnancy and leaves a set of letters that reveal what happened to the eight year old daughter who vows to fix up her father with his long lost best friend.

* AlmostKiss: Happens with Rahul and Tina
* BareYourMidriff
* BeautifulAllAlong: Anjali.
* BettyAndVeronica: Anjali is the Betty and Tina is the Veronica to Rahul's Archie.

* BreakUpSong: Cue "Tujhe Yaad Na Meri Aayi"

* FirstLove: Rahul for Anjali and Tina for Rahul
* GirlinessUpgrade: Happens to Anjali.
* GratuitousEnglish: Hoo boy...

* HotForTeacher: Mrs Briganza.

* LoveHurts: And how! Cue Song ''Tujhe Yaad Na Meri Aayi, Kissi Se Aab Kya Kehna'' roughly translated as ''You did not remember me, what's left for me to say?''

* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Anjali and Tina

* TwoGirlsAndAGuy: Tina, Anjali, and Rahul

''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'' (or ''Something Happens'') is Karan Johar's debut film starring Creator/ShahRukhKhan, Creator/{{Kajol}} and Creator/RaniMukherji. It was seen as a rebuttal to another popular hit named ''Bollywood/DilToPagalHai'' that contended that friendship and love were different and could never overlap. This movie's main message, in contrast, was that love can blossom from friendship. Known for its catchy music, [[ThoseTwoActors hit jodi]] of Creator/ShahRukhKhan and Creator/{{Kajol}} and being very very sappy.