Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi

About the film

Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi (transl. A Little Sour, A Little Sweet) is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Rahul Rawail and starring Kajol in dual roles of estranged identical twins. The film also stars Sunil Shetty, Rishi Kapoor, Rati Agnihotri [ In Her Comeback ] and Pooja Batra.

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.

Soundtrack

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

"Tumko Sirf Tumko": Alka Yagnik & Kumar Sanu

"Neend Udh Rahi Hai": Alka Yagnik & Kumar Sanu

Reception

Suman Tarafdar of Filmfare 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 Rediff.com 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 [cold]. The parent-child reunion scenes—thanda.

Taran Adarsh of IndiaFM 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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