Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi

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name = Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi


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director = Rahul Rawail
producer = Rita Rawail
B.L. Saboo
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starring = Kajol
Rishi Kapoor
Rati Agnihotri
Sunil Shetty
music = Anu Malik
cinematography = Nirmal Jani
lyrics = Sameer
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released = 19 January, 2001
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country = India
language = Hindi
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imdb_id = 0271604

Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi (English: "Something sour, something sweet") is a 2001 Indian film directed by Rahul Rawail and starring Kajol in a double role as two estranged identical twins. The storyline follows the general theme of its Hollywood counterpart "The Parent Trap", but with the added melodrama and slight-changed storyline of a Bollywood movie. The film also stars Suniel Shetty, Rishi Kapoor, Rati Agnihotri and Pooja Batra.

Plot

Raj Khanna is a wealthy businessman who lives with his wife Archana; step-sister Devyani; her spouse; and her son, Teddy, in a mansion. Raj and Archana's lives are marred by marital discord, so much that they decide to separate. Shortly before separating, Archana gives birth to identical twins. One of these is taken by Devyani and handed over to Raj without Archana's knowledge. This infant subsequently grows up to be an embittered young woman sentimentially named Sweety. Raj becomes a helpless addict to alcohol. Archana has moved to London with the other daughter, Tina. In contrast to Sweety's ferocity, Tina is a meek, compassionate, sympathetic, demure person as a rule. Each year, Archana buys two identical presents and gives one to Tina on her birthday, locking the other into a closet to symbolize giving to Sweety, whom she believes is dead.

Sweety is of marriageable age, but refuses to marry the man of her aunt's choice, and runs away to London. Once there, she is mistaken for her sister by Archana. Later, when the twins meet, befriend each other, and realize that Devyani has been scheming to keep Raj under her control, exchange places in hope of freeing Raj and reuniting their family. Tina goes to India, where she works over a long elapsement of time to cure Raj of his alcoholism and remove Devyani's influence on him. Sweety remains in England, where she surprises her mother by acting according to her own personality. The sisters have assumed each other's names, so as to keep their operation secret.

When Tina meets with Raj, she finds out that he is having a sexual affair with a young woman named Savitri, who was introduced to him by Devyani. When Savitri attempts to drug Raj so as to seduce him, in hope of having him impregnate her (and so bind himself to her), Tina gives the drug to Raj's aged, faithful, comical servant Ballu Mamaji, who responds to the seduction instead of Raj. Savitri becomes pregnant with Ballu Mamji's child; later, Sweety and Tina marry her off to a wealthy man whom they know, bribing her to agree by having this man throw money onto her. Ballu Mamaji attempts to counter this with his own offer, but is refused. Eventually, through a series of tricks, the twins fool Raj and Archana into reconciling. Devyani's plots to gain power are exposed. Ultimately Raj, of his own will, urges Archana to stay.

Trivia

*Aishwarya Rai was considered for the role of Tina/Sweety.

*Rati Agnihotri returned to acting with this film after a 16 year break for marriage and motherhood.

*Kajol played a double role as twin sisters for the second time after the 1998 film "Dushman".

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