Kyon Ki (English: Because) is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Priyadarshan starring Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Rimi Sen, Jackie Shroff, Om Puri and Sunil Shetty. The film is a remake of the 1986 Malayalam film Thalavattam (directed by Priyadarshan himself) which itself draws inspiration from the English novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.