

Karan's last film as a feature film director was Ae Dil Hai Mushkil in 2016, but he recently announced that he'd be making a comeback with Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahaani, starring Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt. While some scenes in the film are very strong, and impactful, others are perhaps catering, which they shouldn't have."Īlso read: Karan Johar recalls signing all K3G stars within 24 hours: Shah Rukh Khan didn't read script, Kajol cried The result is that it has a neither here nor there feeling. It took away the intimacy and paved the way for the mainstream. Some parts were over-cast, some parts were opulent for no reason. I think I let many moments of that film down. Like if you read the screenplay of Kabhi Alvida, it's infinitely superior to the film. The other thing is that I'd written the characters very differently and then stars stepped in, and I started adhering to star imagery and persona, over and above core content. Karan added, "The root of Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna was a relationship-based film it was an intimate film about two couples. And I think I should've just been one person, with one solid conviction." So just like my sun sign, which is Gemini, I became two people. I think I tried to do two things I tried to do something fresh, and interesting, and ground-breaking, but halfway through I also got scared. Well, this kid is not a boy in real life but a girl named Ahsaas Channa who played the. And I think the mistakes in that film are entirely mine. This kid played the role of Shahrukh Khans son in this movie. I think Kabhi Alvida has some of my favourite moments, personally, as a filmmaker. He said, "I will always regret some things. The film, starring Shah Rukh Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Rani Mukerji, Preity Zinta and Amitabh Bachchan, told the stories of two married couples.Īt a press event in 2016, Karan Johar said that he got swayed from the 'core content' of the story when stars came on board, and he got distracted by upholding their onscreen images. It bagged four Filmfare Awards.Karan Johar's Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna celebrated its 15th anniversary on Wednesday.
KABHI ALVIDA NAA KEHNA CAST PROFESSIONAL
Dev (Shah Rukh Khan) is a professional football player whose promising career. The film stars Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Fawad Khan. Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (KANK) is the story of Dev and Maya, both married to different people and completely convinced that they are happy, until they meet each other. Johar’s seventh film deals with one-sided, unreciprocated love and the expectations, sacrifices and heartbreaks associated with such relationships. The film also deals with autism through its lead character Rizwan Khan (Shah Rukh Khan). Karan Johar explored, in this film, the themes of racism, intolerance and the relationship between the state and its subjects, in a post 9/11 world, where Muslims were eyed with suspicion and subjected to racial hatred. Settled into a life of domestic ritual, and convinced that they are happy in their respective relationships, they still yearn for something deeper and more meaningful, which is precisely what they find in each other. The lead stars of the film, Shah Rukh Khan and Rani Mukerji and supporting cast member Abhishek Bachchan received praise for their performances. Dev and Maya are both married to different people. He received praise for the script of the film which he co-wrote with Shibani Bathija. Johar dealt with the theme of infidelity in marriage for his third film.
