Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKaran Johar
Written byScreenplay:
Karan Johar
Shibani Bathija
Dialogues:
Niranjan Iyengar
Story byKaran Johar
Produced byHiroo Yash Johar
Starring
CinematographyAnil Mehta
Edited bySanjay Sankla
Music byShankar–Ehsaan–Loy
Production
company
Release date
  • 11 August 2006 (2006-08-11)
Running time
192 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹50 crore[2]
Box office₹113 crore [3][4]

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (transl. Never Say Goodbye), also abbreviated as KANK, is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama directed by Karan Johar, who also wrote it with Shibani Bathija, and produced by his mother Hiroo Yash Johar under the Dharma Productions banner. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Rani Mukherji, Preity Zinta and Kirron Kher. The film explores themes of marital infidelity and dysfunctional relationships, and was promoted with the tag-line "A Love... That Broke All Relationships".[5]

Set largely in New York City, Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna follows the story of Dev and Maya, who fall in love with each other, despite being married to different people. It was shot over a 90-day period in the United States. The cinematography of the film was handled by Anil Mehta. Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy composed the music while the lyrics were penned by Javed Akhtar.[4]

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna was released worldwide on 11 August 2006 to mixed reviews from critics, with criticism on its subject matter and screenplay, and praise for its dialogues, soundtrack, humor, costumes, cinematography and performances of the cast. The film emerged as a major commercial success at the box-office, ranking as the fourth highest-grossing Hindi film of the year. It became the highest-grossing Indian film of all time overseas at the time of its release. The film was screened in over 1,200 cinemas worldwide,[6] grossing a total of ₹1.13 billion ($37 million).[4][7] It was also screened at the 31st Toronto International Film Festival and the 19th Tokyo International Film Festival.[8][9]

A recipient of several accolades, Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna led the 52nd Filmfare Awards with 23 nominations, including Best Film, Best Director (for Johar), Best Actor (for Khan), Best Actress (for Mukherji) and Best Supporting Actress (for Zinta), and won Best Supporting Actor (for Abhishek Bachchan).[10]

  1. ^ "Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  2. ^ "A Rs 150 cr question". The Financial Express. 12 February 2006. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna". Box Office India.
  4. ^ a b c Bamzai, Kaveree (30 October 2006). "Bollywood hits overseas box office in 2006". India Today. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  5. ^ "Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006)". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  6. ^ "KANK opens in 1,200 screens". sify.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 24 August 2007.
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  8. ^ "KANK, Kabul Express to glow in Toronto". Hindustan Times. 24 August 2006. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  9. ^ Indo-Asian News Service (21 September 2006). "KANK chosen for Tokyo film festival". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  10. ^ Dhirad, Sandeep (2006). "Filmfare Nominees and Winners" (PDF). Filmfare. pp. 116–119. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2021.