The Extended Canon
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...
कभी खुशी कभी ग़म · 2001
An adopted son marries below his father's expectations and is exiled to London. Ten years of family opera follow.
- Director
- Karan Johar
- Year
- 2001
- Genre
- Family · Drama
- Cast
- Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Hrithik Roshan, Kareena Kapoor
Why it's in the canon
The definitive diaspora blockbuster, maximalist to the point of becoming its own genre.
An adopted son marries below his father's expectations and is exiled to London. Ten years of family opera follow.
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... sits in the 2000s alongside Lagaan and Dil Chahta Hai — a decade this canon treats as formative.
The Bollywood 100The essentials
- Directed by Karan Johar — also responsible for Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Bombay Talkies.
- Released in 2001, in the 2000s — see everything else from that decade.
- Filed under Family, Drama.
- Read more on Wikipedia, check the full crew on IMDb, or find a legal stream via JustWatch.
Film record Wikipedia — Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001) · data last revised 9 August 2026 · title, year, director and cast are read from that article; this site keeps no independent print record and does not claim one
Editorial Inclusion in the extended canon, unranked — not a measurement · last revised 9 August 2026 · signed by Amit Sharma · the scoring is published in full so the machinery can be argued with, not just the result
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