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Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham review

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2001 · Hindi · 3h 29m · Comedy, Drama · CBFC U
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Exceptional
3 reviews · provisional
81
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Critics call it a lavishly staged, old-fashioned family melodrama with strong performances and standout moments that reliably bring viewers to tears, though some find the script sagging into formulaic soap opera by the final stretch.

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Summary

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 81 from 3 critic reviews, is rated 7+ by Filmi (CBFC: U), and streams on Netflix in the US.

Years after his father disowns his adopted brother for marrying a woman of lower social standing, a young man goes on a mission to reunite his family.

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Years after his father disowns his adopted brother for marrying a woman of lower social standing, a young man goes on a mission to reunite his family.

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 81 from 3 critic reviews, is rated 7+ by Filmi (CBFC: U), and streams on Netflix in the US.

What the critics said

3 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
The critic’s own number where they gave one
9/10, stated in the text — not a formal rating. Read it there →
Stated in text Filmi’s reading 90
90
Derek Elley · 21 Dec 2001
Elley calls K3G a highly enjoyable, dazzlingly staged crowd-pleaser, singling out a standout party number, confident performances and top-tier… Read it there →
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77
Ammar Kalia · 10 Jul 2020
Kalia frames K3G as gloriously kitsch, melodramatic comfort viewing rooted in personal nostalgia; despite calling the family narrative… Read it there →
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76
How this number was made. We read every review and derive a 0–100 reading from each — including where the critic printed a number, which stays first on its row, because it’s theirs. The Filmi Score is the mean of 3 readings; 1 of those rows also carry the critic’s own rating, shown beside ours. Rubric v2.1, computed 26 Oct 2026. Any critic can ask us to remove a derived reading.
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Where can I watch Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham?

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham is streaming on OTT: Netflix (India, the US, the UK and Canada) and Prime Video (India, the US, the UK and Canada). It can also be rented or bought on Apple TV (India, the US, the UK and Canada). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.

What did critics say about Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham?

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham has a Filmi Score of 81 (Exceptional), the mean of 3 readings of critic reviews, one per review. The score is provisional until at least five reviews are read. Readings run from 76 (The Guardian) to 90 (BBC Films). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.

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