Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
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50 free Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham trivia questions with answers — trivia quiz, new questions added Oct 2026.
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, known to fans as K3G, is the Bollywood family drama that a generation can recite from memory. Karan Johar's 2001 film follows the Raichands of Delhi through a rift between a proud patriarch and his elder son, a decade of separation in London, and a younger brother's plan to bring everyone home. This quiz covers the whole film: the story of Rahul, Anjali, Rohan and Pooja, the stars who played them, the songs and the people who wrote them, where the big scenes were shot, how the film fared at the box office and at awards night, and what it went on to inspire. It is written for anyone who grew up with the film, and for newer viewers who found it on streaming. Every answer comes with a short explanation, so you will pick up a few behind-the-scenes stories even on the questions you miss.
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Q 01On its release in December 2001, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham held which production record among Indian films?
Most expensive film
Most expensive film made in India up to then, it reportedly sold its music, overseas and television rights for about 35 crore rupees before it even opened.
Q 02The boy playing young Rahul in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham is the real-life son of which Bollywood superstar?
Shah Rukh Khan
Shah Rukh Khan's eldest son, Aryan, appears in a single scene as the child version of his father's character.
Q 03Which romantic song from Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham was filmed in front of the Pyramids of Giza?
Suraj Hua Maddham
Suraj Hua Maddham could only be shot in the early morning because of the light, so the sequence took several days to finish.
Q 04Why does the title Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham spell its second 'Kabhie' with an extra letter e?
Numerology
Numerology guided the spelling, and Karan Johar went on favouring four-word titles that begin with the letter K.
Q 05Which family-owned vehicle carries Rahul around town in the early scenes of Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham?
A helicopter
A helicopter is the Raichand family runabout, while the exterior of their mansion was really filmed at an English country house.
Q 06Which real-life married couple play Yash and Nandini Raichand, the parents in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham?
Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan
Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan had last shared the screen in Silsila in 1981, two decades before reuniting as the Raichand parents.
Q 07In 2021, Elle India hailed which Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham character as Bollywood's original Gen Z icon?
Poo
Poo, the fashion-obsessed younger sister of Anjali, has also been likened by Vogue India to Elle Woods and Cher Horowitz.
Q 08Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham was Karan Johar's second film as director; which 1998 hit was his debut?
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai won Johar the Filmfare Awards for Best Director and Best Screenplay at his first attempt.
Q 09Anjali, the lively heroine of Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, comes from which Delhi neighbourhood?
Chandni Chowk
Chandni Chowk was not filmed on location: its lanes were rebuilt as studio sets after the designers photographed and shopped in the real ones.
Q 10What does the Hindi title Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham mean when translated into English?
Sometimes happiness, sometimes sadness
Sometimes happiness, sometimes sadness sums up a plot in which a family quarrel keeps the Raichands apart for ten years.
Q 11Which actress won her third Filmfare Best Actress award for playing Anjali in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham?
Kajol
Kajol then stepped back from full-time acting, taking a sabbatical after the film and working only occasionally for years.
Q 12Which actor was cast as Rohan in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham after Karan Johar saw a rough cut of his debut film?
Hrithik Roshan
Hrithik Roshan was signed before Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai had made him a star, and he described Rohan as a buffer in the story.
Q 13Which actress did Karan Johar cast as the glamorous Pooja in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham after spotting her at a party?
Kareena Kapoor
Kareena Kapoor worked hard on her dancing for the part because she did not want audiences to notice that she could not dance well.
Q 21In Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, where is young Rohan sent soon after Rahul leaves the family home?
Boarding school
Boarding school keeps Rohan away for ten years, and he comes home with no idea why his brother left.
Q 22What does Rohan claim he wants to pursue in London as cover for finding Rahul in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham?
An MBA degree
An MBA degree gives Rohan a plausible reason to travel; once in London he moves in with Rahul as a lodger under a false name.
Q 23In Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, what family event finally brings Rahul back to India from London?
A grandmother's funeral
Q 14Which actress makes an extended guest appearance in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham as the socialite Yash picks for Rahul?
Rani Mukerji
Rani Mukerji's casting was meant to be a surprise, but a slip during the music promotions revealed her before release.
Q 15What does Rahul, the elder Raichand son in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, learn about himself at the age of eight?
He is adopted
He is adopted, and Rahul grows up determined to repay his parents by living up to their every expectation.
Q 16Which dance number was the first sequence shot for Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, with Karan Johar fainting on set?
Bole Chudiyan
Bole Chudiyan opened the shoot in October 2000, and Johar, overwhelmed by the pressure of his star cast, directed the rest of it lying in bed.
Q 17Which legendary playback singer performed the title song of Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham?
Lata Mangeshkar
Lata Mangeshkar sings the main version of the title song and one of its two short sad reprises on the album.
Q 18Which company, founded by Yash Johar in 1976, produced Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham?
Dharma Productions
Dharma Productions made it a father-and-son project: Yash Johar produced while his son Karan wrote and directed.
Q 19Which festival opens Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham and was also meant to be its 2001 release window?
Diwali
Diwali, which the Raichands celebrate in the first scenes, was the original target, but the film was delayed and opened on 14 December instead.
Q 20In Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, which family friend does Yash want Rahul to marry instead of Anjali?
Naina
Naina quietly loves Rahul herself, yet steps aside once she understands how he feels about Anjali.
A grandmother's funeral, for Yash's mother, draws Rahul to India, and Rohan and Pooja then persuade him to visit the family house for Nandini's sake.
Q 24What is the name of Rahul and Anjali's young son, who is raised in London in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham?
Krish
Krish becomes Rohan's way into the household: the visiting stranger bonds with his nephew long before Rahul learns who he really is.
Q 25Rohan, a rotund child early in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, answers to which sweet as his family nickname?
Laddu
Laddu, a ball-shaped Indian sweet, suits the plump boy, who reappears ten years later as a gym-toned adult.
Q 26The reunion named Filmfare's Best Scene of the Year in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham was shot at which English mall?
Bluewater
Bluewater, in Kent, drew such crowds during the shoot that officials asked the crew to finish within two hours.
Q 27Which English country house supplied the exterior of the Raichand family mansion in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham?
Waddesdon Manor
Waddesdon Manor, built in Buckinghamshire for a Rothschild baron, was later a location for The Queen and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.
Q 28Scenes for Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham were shot at the Millennium Stadium, a rugby ground in which British city?
Cardiff
Cardiff took the crew well beyond the story's London setting; other British shoots included Blenheim Palace and St Paul's Cathedral.
Q 29The studio sets of Anjali's Old Delhi neighbourhood in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham were built at Film City in which city?
Mumbai
Mumbai's Film City also housed the interior of the Raichand mansion, built from scratch and hung with valuable paintings.
Q 30Which choreographer of Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham later made her directing debut with Main Hoon Na?
Farah Khan
Farah Khan staged the film's song sequences three years before Main Hoon Na launched her second career as a director.