| Kucch To Hai | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Anurag Basu Anil V. Kumar |
| Written by | Dialogues: Umesh Shukla Anuraag Parparna |
| Screenplay by | Rajeev Jhaveri |
| Story by | Rajeev Jhaveri |
| Based on | I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) directed by Jim Gillespie[1] |
| Produced by | Ekta Kapoor Shobha Kapoor |
| Starring | Tusshar Kapoor Esha Deol Anita Hassanandani Yash Tonk |
| Cinematography | Johny Lal Fowzia Fathima |
| Edited by | Anurag Basu |
| Music by | Anu Malik |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Disney UTV |
Release date |
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Running time | 142 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | INR ₹ 7 crore |
| Box office | INR ₹ 7 crore |
Kucch To Hai (transl. Something is there) is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language slasher film written by Rajeev Jhaveri and directed by Anurag Basu and Anil V. Kumar. The film stars Tusshar Kapoor, Esha Deol, Anita Hassanandani, Yash Tonk, Rishi Kapoor, Jeetendra and Moonmoon Sen. The film was produced under the banner of Balaji Motion Pictures. It is an unofficial remake of the Hollywood slasher film I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997).[1]
Plot
Karan (Tusshar Kapoor) and Natasha (Anita Hassanandani) are childhood friends. Natasha has always loved Karan, albeit secretly and wanted to marry him. Karan, however, falls for Tanya (Esha Deol), the new admission in college. Meanwhile, Professor Bakshi (Rishi Kapoor), who is rumoured to have murdered his wife and hidden her body, is reinstated at the college. A playboy named Yash (Yash Tonk) befriends Karan and helps his way through Tanya's heart. To impress Tanya, Karan promises her that he will steal the exam answers from Professor Bakshi's house so that Tanya would pass easily.
Together Karan, Natasha and Yash along with two other friends, Pat and Kush, sneak inside Professor Bakshi's house to retrieve the exam papers for Tanya. When they find a woman's dead body there, they try to run away but are chased by Professor Bakshi. Their car accidentally hits Professor Bakshi and he falls down the cliff. Fearing arrest, they run away. Tanya is traumatized by these events, and leaves to start a new life.
Years later, Tanya, Karan and their group have a reunion at the wedding of one of their friends. However, a killer is lurking somewhere nearby and is waiting to strike. And one by one they start to die: Dolly, Pat and Kush are all killed, while Yash is attacked, but miraculously survives. Eventually, only three are left.
When Yash is attacked again, Karan follows who appears to be Professor Bakshi, only to find someone else being attacked while Bakshi is with him. He leaves to find Khush attacked, and Khush says "Tanya" as he holds a piece of red fabric.
Karan follows a car which has Natasha and Tanya in it to a cliff, and finds Natasha injured. She tells him that Professor Bakshi had brought her and Tanya here. Karan realises she is lying, as Professor Bakshi was with him, and also realises the piece of fabric Khush had in his hand came off Natasha's scarf. He asks Natasha why she attacked everyone, and she claims it is because she loves him. She begs him to forgive her, but he is speechless. She says that after finding this out, he won't forgive her, so she walks backwards in the snow and falls off the edge, yelling Karan's name. He runs to save her, but is unsuccessful, and her scarf blows into his face.
On the first day of college, Karan remembers each of his friends who died, including Natasha. While on the plane back to Delhi, he meets Tanya again, and they decide to be with each other, while they find Yash in the back seat.
Cast
- Tusshar Kapoor as Karan
- Esha Deol as Tanya Oberoi
- Rishi Kapoor as Professor Bakshi
- Johnny Lever as Popatlal
- Anita Hassanandani as Natasha aka Tashu
- Vrajesh Hirjee as Pat
- Yash Tonk as Yash
- Manoj Pahwa as Professor Bhalla; Dolly's father
- Moon Moon Sen as Madam Saxena
- Jeetendra as Ravi, Karan's father
- Kusumit Sana as Dolly
- Akshay as Kush
Reception
The film's reviews were generally unfavorable, the film was declared a flop by boxofficeindia.com. Critic Taran Adarsh gave it 1.5 star out of 5 and commented: "A poor remake of the Hollywood flick I Know What You Did Last Summer, Kucch To Hai hardly offers much to the audience with a few chills and thrills."[2]
Tusshar Kapoor denied that they copied 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' and said he did not see the original film yet.[3]
Times of India gave it 2.5 stars out of five.[4]
Music
The film's soundtrack contains 8 songs, all composed by Anu Malik and written by Sameer. According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, with around 9,00,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's fourteenth highest-selling.[5]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Aisa Kyun Hota Hai I" | Sunidhi Chauhan, K.K. | 4:58 |
| 2. | "Aisa Kyun Hota Hai II" | Sunidhi Chauhan, KK | 2:01 |
| 3. | "Ding Dong" | Sunidhi Chauhan, KK | 4:52 |
| 4. | "Hai Rey" | Babul Supriyo, Sadhana Sargam | 5:03 |
| 5. | "Pyaar Pyaar Mein" | Sonu Nigam | 5:45 |
| 6. | "Hone Laga" | Sunidhi Chauhan, Priya Bhattacharya | 6:03 |
| 7. | "Kya Pyaar Karoge Mujhse" | Sadhana Sargam, Alka Yagnik, Sonu Nigam | 5:33 |
| 8. | "Yeh Mera Dil" | Sunidhi Chauhan, Shaan | 4:45 |
See also
References
- 1 2 Unnithan, Sandeep (20 January 2003). "Bollywood spews host of new genres, thrillers and their sub-genres". India Today. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ↑ "Kucch To Hai Review by Taran Adarsh". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 2 June 2014. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
- ↑ "Tusshar Kapoor chat". Hindustan Times. 11 February 2003. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ↑ "Kucch To Hai Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos", The Times of India, retrieved 4 December 2021
- ↑ "Music Hits 2000–2009 (Figures in Units)". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 15 February 2008.
External links
- Kucch To Hai at IMDb