Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna Movie Review

When the most awaited movie of the year, with a star cast as stellar as it gets, hit the theatres, expectations are naturally high. Karan Johar’s Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna partly lives up to the expectations. But watching the 3-plus hour movie, filled with emotional, tear-jerking moments from the first reel to its conclusion, is a tad tiresome.

Preity Zinta as Rhea Saran

KANK is a departure from Karan’s previous works in the sense that the film deals with a theme that is relatively bold in Indian context. The movie simply says that it is better to walk away from a marriage if it is not working.

This latest Karan Johar offering focuses on two different families who come together due to life’s circumstances.

Abhishek Bachchan plays Rishi Talwar

Dev Saran (Shah Rukh Khan) is married to Rhea (Preity Zinta). They have a volatile relationship. Dev strongly resents his wife’s career minded attitude and this makes him bitter.

Then we have the other couple - Maya (Rani Mukherji) and Rishi Talwar (Abhishek). Their relationship is plagued with doubts about their love for each other. This causes them to become alienated from one another.

Rani Mukherjee plays Maya Talwar

But one day, Dev and Maya come across each other and this sparks of a series of emotions affecting everyone all round.

The first half of the film is composed of lighter moments provided by veteran star Amitabh Bachchan. But it is the second half of the movie that really hits you hard as we witness the collapse of couples’ relationships.

Shah Rukh Khan

Kabhi Alivda Na Kehna is full of well directed sequences which will remain etched in your mind long after the movie has finished. It moves you deeply and that is a sign of a well crafted product by the master storyteller- Karan Johar.

Dev meeta Maya

Karan’s forte has always been the execution of a film’s climax. Once again he excels in the final reel as he brings out another twist just when we thought the couples have decided to go their separate ways. To date this is Karan’s finest work without a doubt both in the direction and technical departments.

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna

To cut to the chase, KANK is not a path-breaking film. It has a stellar cast, good music, good background score and some good performances. But the biggest flaw is the overblown sentimentality, the emotional outpouring which repeatedly fills the movie’s ever-stretching, never-ending 3.5-hour story that lives up to the film’s title.

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna

On the whole, Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna  is a film that will touch your heart the Karan Johar style. It has all the making of a mega box office hit.

Rani and Abhishek

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Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna Movie Review Written by nabiha on 2006-08-18 13:22:31 i think it's a nice movie

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna Movie Review Written by padam_production on 2006-08-18 17:03:27 i think not very well as aspect.......

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna Movie Review Written by shynee on 2006-08-18 20:41:49 I loved the movie in the very begining but the end was deceiving. I do agree its a mirror of what is hapening in the society n the producer beautifuly expressed that in the film. Despite being realistic the film is a BAD EXAMPLE!!!!!   Well done Rani, Well done Preety n Well done Abhi!

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna Movie Review Written by FRENISHE on 2006-08-18 22:23:10 good movie

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna Movie Review Written by zain321 on 2006-08-19 04:20:14 best

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna Movie Review Written by mischifmitesh on 2006-08-20 03:05:15 very very good movie  never say alvida! say phir milenge

A bad film on a very serious and sensitive subject (with a v Written by kedarkulkarni on 2006-08-21 09:50:12 First 2 hrs are Ok but last 1.5 hour is unbearable . Unfortunately Director has missed a point. Marriage is about adjustments and its the question of 2. Both Preity and Abhishek are trying hard to save their marriages but the others 2 dont care. Preity has shown to miss a good career opportunity for marriage. Abhishek wants to stay with Rani though she cant have a baby. But others are so deeply in a (blind) love that they dont care. Shahrukh is so dumb that neither he cares his wife nor his son but just wants to be with Rani.     Question : Can I be so insensitive when my family wants to stay with me, I have a good kid and a loving beutiful, career oriented (and sole bread earner for family) wife but I love one girl (have had s**ual relation out of marriage) and want to marry her (after 8+ years of my marriage). NO LOGIC.    Question : My husband loves me despite the fact that I can not be pregnant, but I don't care. I want to break a marriage and want to get involved in a person who has a kid. AGAIN NO LOGIC.    I think the movie should be looked from Preity and Abhisheks perspective. They are cheated by these 2. They have wasted their time with these 2 selfish people and now they are lonely or look forward to get married. I surely cant digest the logic.   Overall a bad film on a very serious subject. dont know if others agree?

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna Movie Review Written by shivsun on 2006-08-21 11:40:58 You can watch the movie ONCE.    But I strongly believe, this is not intended for the Indian Community. Aslo Indian Movie will have lot of Impact on the People. In this scenario these kind of movies some times will have a direct impact on the relationships of the Indian Traditional Life.     Getting a Partner in India is not a matter of CHOICE, but a CHANCE. This is a debatable Issue.    But DEFINITELY this is an ILLOGICAL MOVIE which is not suitable for INDIA.

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna Movie Review Written by jumbo on 2006-08-22 18:11:25 its just a fuzz movie n no one is so impressive in his work as Big B.....only he could give some relief to viewers...otherwise ulti bakwas movie....

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna Movie Review Written by dalip1002002 on 2006-08-28 10:45:53 it is really ery nice movie which can be worthseen.

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna Movie Review Written by afsar on 2006-09-02 14:13:54 only one word to say.    BAKWAS

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna Movie Review Written by rohit s on 2006-09-02 18:09:27 It was a good movie

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna Movie Review Written by NULL on 2006-09-03 16:48:33 IT'S A DAAAAMMMMMMMMM GUUD MOVIE

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna Movie Review Written by Pingu13 on 2006-09-04 15:48:24 the best eva film i hav eva sn!!!

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna Movie Review Written by ketal84 on 2006-09-07 23:37:43 same actors, same acting.. gets boring.. i didn't expect this from Karan Johar.....I hated the ending !!

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna Movie Review Written by vipingupta_9 on 2006-09-09 11:17:51

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna Movie Review Written by kangna on 2006-09-18 15:01:15 wat happnd to SRK...my Fav...

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna Movie Review Written by moji10 on 2006-09-18 23:10:37 srk is the best ---in hammming. u can really get pissed off seeing him doing his larger than life act all the time. the movie is a good departure from usual karan johar fantasyland but bad treatment of a sensitive theme. wish shyam benegal had made a movie on this and then see the treatment. only bright spot(s) are the bacchans. overall an average film made intolerable by srk.

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna Movie Review Written by mukesh anand on 2006-10-09 02:23:35 very bad movie

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna Movie Review Written by kumarraja_undru on 2006-10-19 11:47:50 just chill

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna Movie Review Written by mrjeeth on 2007-01-21 09:51:50 No word 2 say   JUZZ FEEL 2 BAD

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna Movie Review Written by Mary Franklin on 2007-02-02 16:05:28 Not again...damn boring...!!!

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna Movie Review Written by PRDESAIPUNE on 2007-06-23 17:00:13 SUPERB.UNFORTUNATELY OUR INDIAN VIEWERS WILL NOT APPRECIATE.THEY ARE USED TO HERO/HEROINES RUNNING BEHIND TREES WITH A LITTLE SEX/RAPE SCENES THROWN IN.THAT IS THEIR BREAD AND BUTTER.

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna Movie Review Written by karan_khadka10 on 2008-07-30 19:26:14 its a very bizzard movie of all time.....it doesnot show our indian culture at all

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