Karan Johar’s 2006 movie Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna obtained blended evaluations upon launch, nevertheless it went on to grow to be a cult traditional. Because the movie completes 20 years since its launch, the filmmaker took to Instagram to touch upon the shocking reactions he obtained from viewers.
What Karan mentioned
Karan penned a protracted observe throughout a number of slides to recall reminiscences from its launch again within the day. He wrote within the caption, “On the eve of the twentieth anniversary of Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna…penning down some distinctive encounters & realisations I had, due to this movie!”
The primary slide confirmed Karan recalling when he needed to look at a movie preview in a theatre. At one level, when Shah Rukh Khan and Rani Mukerji‘s characters make love within the movie, viewers have been left in shock. “I used to be sitting behind a really historically dressed center aged couple (and for some motive they appeared offended and the anger was taken out on the poor popcorn they have been chomping on!)… When sir Kurta realised it wasn’t a dream sequence he checked out his spouse angrily and insinuated an instantaneous exit! They left the cinema and my coronary heart sank!”
Then one other lady who had come together with her daughter to see the movie confronted Karan for making such a movie. “I took my daughter to see a cheerful movie with songs and dances and household values as a result of it is YOUR movie. The DAY she obtained her DIVORCE and that is what I noticed!! Disgrace on you. I used to be nervous she might hit me so I scurried away from her and encountered some extra offended faces,” he added.
Karan admits that the movie was flawed
“The movie launched to massively polarising evaluations and viewers suggestions… From being referred to as courageous, my greatest work to anti ‘sanskaari’ values and immense hate – I heard all of it…” he added. Karan admitted that there have been flaws within the movie, that it was over bloated and had opulent songs, and he knew that the movie had its ‘coronary heart on the proper place.’ “The movie didn’t endorse infidelity (that was by no means ever my intention) nevertheless it did present that stepping out of the boundary of marriage to hunt love or need can destroy your very basis and household,” he added.
Karan concluded by saying that 20 years later, he nonetheless receives many fascinating views concerning the movie from viewers. He thanked the movie’s forged and crew for his or her ardour.
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna was Karan Johar’s third directorial enterprise after Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) and Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001). It marked KJo’s third movie with Rani and Shah Rukh. His final directorial enterprise was the 2023 launch Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahaani. It starred Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt, and fetched two Nationwide Awards.
