Kya Kehna dealt with the taboo issue of premarital pregnancy and society views on the same, and stars Preity Zinta in the central role as a single teenage mother, with Saif Ali Khan, Chandrachur Singh, Farida Jalal and Anupam Kher in supporting roles.

At the 46th Filmfare Awards, Irani won in the Best Story category, with Zinta and Singh receiving nominations for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor, respectively.

Priya enters her first year of university and quickly catches the eye of wealthy playboy Rahul, who becomes attracted to her.

However, he eventually realises that it's hard to live without Priya and agrees with their family to bring her back, supporting her during her pregnancy.

Rahul's mother, who is part of the university's board of directors, tries to convince the other parents that Priya should be expelled due to her character.

She tells the audience about how she isn't the only one to blame for her pregnancy, and how she decided to let her baby live and enjoy life.

Priya's water breaks before she can answer Ajay's proposal and she goes to the hospital to give birth, where she's joined by Rahul and her family.

At an event to celebrate the birth of Priya's baby, Rahul proposes to her, stating that he is ready for marriage and to raise their child.

According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, with around 20,00,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's seventh highest-selling.

[4][5][6] Vinayak Chakravorty of Hindustan Times gave the film 3 out of 5 stars, writing, "The basic premise of Kya Kehna!, then, definitely had the potential of being a gripping family entertainer.

The Indian tendency is to sweep uncomfortable issues under the carpet but if films like Kya Kehna!

[9] Filmfare, in a three-star review, wrote that the film is "worth a watch" and attributed its success to Zinta's "very convincing performance".

"[11] Namita Nivas of Screen shared similar sentiments, writing that "there is nothing unusual or different about Kya Kehna as the makers have been claiming for a long time", but she, too, praised Zinta for her "brilliant performance".