Kuch Kuch Hota Hai 1998

College days spark a love triangle

Rahul, a college student, becomes the center of a love triangle with his best friend Anjali Sharma and exchange student Tina Malhotra. Rahul's reserved, emotionally mature side begins to show, which Tina responds to with interest while Anjali grows increasingly dismayed. The trio's dynamic sets the stage for heartbreak as Anjali watches Rahul grow closer to Tina.

Rahul reveals his emotional side; Anjali withdraws

Rahul opens up about a more emotional, mature self to Tina, deepening their connection and complicating Anjali's feelings. Anjali Sharma feels sidelined and heartbroken as Rahul's attention shifts toward Tina. Unable to cope with the evolving situation, she leaves the college midway through the semester.

Tina and Rahul marry; Tina dies in childbirth

Several years pass and Tina and Rahul marry and start a family. Tina experiences life-threatening complications during childbirth and does not survive, naming their newborn daughter Anjali. Rahul raises Anjali as a single father and clings to Tina's letters to keep her memory alive.

Eight years later: Anjali (the daughter) learns Tina's final letter

Eight years after Tina's death, Rahul's daughter Anjali discovers Tina's final letter describing Rahul and Anjali Sharma as meant to be together. The letter reveals Tina's hope that Anjali would help reunite the estranged friends. The message sets Anjali (the daughter) on a mission to fulfill her mother's wish.

Anjali (the daughter) enrolls in Shimla dance camp

Anjali (the daughter) enrolls in a dance summer camp in Shimla where Anjali Sharma is the instructor. To bring Rahul to the camp, she feigns illness, triggering an emotional reunion with the man who once cared for Tina. The camp becomes the catalyst for reopening old wounds and memories.

Rahul reconnects with Anjali Sharma at the camp

Rahul travels to Shimla and meets Anjali Sharma again after nearly a decade. The encounter rekindles their bond as old friends and perhaps something more, while Anjali Sharma begins to understand Tina's last wish. She offers sympathy for Tina's loss and helps ease the tension between Rahul and her.

Aman arrives; old secrets surface

Anjali Sharma arrives with fiancé Aman; Rahul and Aman strike up a friendship when Aman learns Rahul had known his fiancée in college. The revelation complicates Anjali Sharma's feelings and introduces a new dynamic to the triangle. Tension grows as loyalties and futures hang in the balance.

Anjali Sharma torn between Aman and Rahul

Anjali Sharma wrestles with her loyalty to Aman and her deepening connection to Rahul. She chooses to proceed with the wedding as planned, yet the sense of unresolved love lingers. The dilemma drives her to question what she really wants from life and love.

Anjali Sharma and Aman leave the camp to return home

Anjali Sharma leaves the camp with Aman to return home, continuing with the wedding arrangements in the background. Rahul and Anjali continue to reconnect, but the path to a union remains uncertain. The separation intensifies the emotional stakes as the ceremony nears.

Wedding day twist: Rahul becomes groom

At Anjali Sharma's wedding, Rahul and Anjali attend as guests. Anjali falters at the altar, overwhelmed by emotion and the realization of what she cannot commit to. Aman realizes she won't love him in the same way and steps down as groom, and Rahul steps in to marry Anjali Sharma in the same hall.