''Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi'' () is a 2001 Indian

Hindi Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...

-language

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Rahul Rawail Rahul Rawail is an Indian film director and editor in Bollywood known for his films like ''Love Story (1981 film), Love Story'' (1981), ''Betaab'' (1983), ''Arjun (1985 film), Arjun'' (1985), ''Dacait'' (1987), ''Anjaam'' (1994), ''Arjun Pandit ...

and starring

Kajol Kajol Devgan (née Mukherjee) (; born 5 August 1974), known mononymously as Kajol, is an Indian actress. Described in the media as one of the most successful actresses of Hindi cinema, she is the recipient of numerous accolades, such as six ...

in dual roles of estranged identical twins. The film also stars

Sunil Shetty Suniel Shetty (born Sunil V. Shetty; 11 August 1961) is an Indian actor, film producer, television host, and entrepreneur, primarily known for his work in Hindi cinema, with appearances in Tamil cinema, Tamil films. Nicknamed as Anna, Shetty ha ...

Rishi Kapoor Rishi Kapoor (4 September 1952 – 30 April 2020) was an Indian actor, film director, and producer who worked in Hindi films. In a career spanning 50 years, he is regarded as one of the most successful and accomplished actors in Hindi cinema. ...

Rati Agnihotri Rati Agnihotri (born 10 December 1960) is an Indian actress, known for acting in Hindi, as well as in Telugu and Tamil language films. Her roles in the cult-tragedy film '' Ek Duuje Ke Liye'' (1981) and the drama film '' Tawaif'' (1985) earne ...

and

Pooja Batra Pooja Batra Shah (born 27 October 1975) is an Indian-American actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She primarily works in Hindi films. She won the runner-up title at the Femina Miss India contest in 1993 and was crowned Femina Miss ...

Plot

Raj Khanna is a wealthy businessman who is married to Archana. Since Raj’s evil stepsister, Devyani, wants his wealth, she informs Raj that his wife is having an affair with another man. Due to this misunderstanding, they both decide to separate. Shortly before separating, Archana gives birth to twin girls, one of whom is taken from her and given to Raj. Sweety grows up with her father. Archana shifts to London with the other twin named Tina. 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 decide to switch places. Both the sisters decide to reunite with their parents. When Tina meets Raj, she finds out that he is having an affair with Savitri. Tina’s boyfriend Samir also helps the twins unite their parents. Raj and Archana finally meet, and they consider living together again.

Cast

as Tina and Sweety Khanna, Raj and Archana's twin daughters *

as Raj Khanna *

as Archana Khanna *

as Sameer *

Parmeet Sethi Parmeet Sethi is an Indian actor. He is best known for portraying Kuljeet Singh in his debut in Aditya Chopra's directorial debut ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' (1995). Sethi has also acted in films such as '' Dhadkan'' (2000), '' Om Jai Jaga ...

as Ranjeet Ahuja *

Mita Vasisht Mita Vashisht (born 2 November 1967) is an Indian actress. Known for her work on screen, stage and television, she has played a wide range of roles. Her most prominent appearances includes; sci-fi television series '' Space City Sigma'' (1989- ...

as Devyani *

Razzak Khan Abdur Razak Khan (28 March 1951 – 1 June 2016) was an Indian actor who has worked in Bollywood films. Khan was noted for supporting and comic roles. He was known for his comic role of Manikchand in the 1999 Abbas–Mustan directed film '' Baa ...

as Balu *

as Savitri *

Pramod Moutho Pramod Moutho (Pramod Sharma; born 7 May 1955) is an Indian film and television actor. He has appeared as a villain in number of noted Bollywood films, like '' Khalnayak'' (1993), '' Dilwale'' (1994), ''Raja Hindustani'' (1996), ''Mehndi'' (19 ...

as Doctor *

Dinesh Hingoo Dinesh Hingoo (born 13 April 1940) is an Indian actor who played comic and supporting roles in Hindi films. He has appeared in over 300 films, from ''Taqdeer (1967)'' to ''Be Careful (film), Be Careful (2011)'', and is known for his laughter an ...

as Sweety's prospective father-in-law

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack contains 8 songs composed by

Anu Malik Anwar Sardar "Anu" Malik (born 2 November 1960) is an Indian music composer, singer, music arranger and score composer. He is the recipient of a National Film Award and three Filmfare Awards, who primarily composes music for the Hindi film ...

and lyrics penned by Sameer. # "Tumko Sirf Tumko":

Alka Yagnik Alka Yagnik (born 20 March 1966) is an Indian playback singer who works predominantly in Hindi cinema. One of the most prominent singers of 1990s era Bollywood, she has received several accolades, including two National Film Awards, two Ben ...

Kumar Sanu Kedarnath Bhattacharya (born 20 October 1957), professionally known as Kumar Sanu, is a leading Indian playback singer who primarily sings in Hindi film songs. He is widely regarded as the Melody King of Bollywood. He holds the record for winn ...

# "Neend Udh Rahi Hai": Alka Yagnik & Kumar Sanu # "Saamne Baith Kar": Alka Yagnik & Kumar Sanu # "Ab Nahi To Kabh":

Sunidhi Chauhan Sunidhi Chauhan (pronounced ; born Nidhi Chauhan, 14 August 1983) is an Indian playback singer. Known for her Bold vocal range, she has recorded songs for films in several Indian languages and List of awards and nominations received by Sunidhi ...

# "Tumko Sirf Tumko": Kumar Sanu # "Khud Bhi Nachungi": Alka Yagnik # "Bandh Kamare Mein":

Anuradha Sriram Anuradha Sriram (' Mohan; born 9 July 1970) is an Indian carnatic and playback singer and child actress who hails from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. She has sung more than 3500 songs in Tamil, Telugu, Sinhala, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali ...

# "Kuch Kuch Khatti, Kuch Kuch Meethi": Alka Yagnik

Reception

Suman Tarafdar of ''

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'' rated the film two stars and gave a critical review of both the film and Kajol's performance. According to critic Arati Koppar, writing for the same publication, the film's ending was borrowed from "some low-budget" Telugu-language films. Savera R Someshwar of

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stated ″Most films have their moments. This one, sadly, doesn't. Everything is forced. There is not one moment in the film that I could call funny, or touching. Or anything. The twins meeting each other for the first time—thanda old The parent-child reunion scenes—thanda.

Taran Adarsh Taran Adarsh (born 13 June 1965) is an Indian film critic and trade analyst. He is best known for giving trade figures and box office updates on social media, as well as his reviews for Bollywood Hungama. Career Taran Adarsh started his journ ...

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rated the film 2/5, writing "On the whole, KUCH KHATTI KUCH MEETHI is a welcome change from the usual bang, bang, shoot'em up flicks produced in the recent times. The film has its share of flaws, but the fact cannot be ruled out that it is a feel-good film. The film has a genuine buoyancy that leaves a viewer happy."

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* {{Rahul Rawail 2001 films Films based on Lottie and Lisa 2000s Hindi-language films 2001 drama films Twins in Indian films Films directed by Rahul Rawail Indian drama films Films scored by Anu Malik Hindi-language drama films