Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006)


Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna Movie Trailer 2006
Crew

Directed by     Karan Johar
Produced by     Hiroo Yash Johar ,Karan Johar
Written by     Karan Johar,Shibani Bathija,Niranjan Iyengar
Music by     Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Cinematography     Anil Mehta
Editing by     Sanjay Sankla
Distributed by     Dharma Productions,Yash Raj Films

Cast

    Shahrukh Khan as Dev Saran
    Abhishek Bachchan as Rishi Talwar
    Rani Mukherjee as Maya Talwar
    Preity Zinta as Rhea Saran
    Amitabh Bachchan as Samarjit Singh Talwar
    Kirron Kher as Kamaljit Saran
    Arjun Rampal as Jai (special appearance)
    Ahsaas Channa as Arjun Saran (Rhea and Dev's son)
    Kajol as a special appearance in song "Rock 'n' Roll Soniye"
   John Abraham as a special appearance during song "Where's The Party Tonight?" as the DJ
    Karan Johar as a special appearance (train passenger in last sequence)

Story

Dev Saran (Shahrukh Khan) is a successful football player in the United States. He lives in New York with his wife Rhea (Preity Zinta), a fashion designer, his young son Arjun, and his mother Kamaljeet (Kirron Kher). Maya (Rani Mukherji) is an orphan who is to marry her closest childhood friend Rishi Talwar (Abhishek Bachchan). The two have been raised by Rishi's fun-loving father Samarjit a.k.a. Sam (Amitabh Bachchan). Dev encounters Maya moments before she is to marry Rishi, and the two have a deep conversation. Although Dev and Maya are strangers, they connect instantly. When Dev bids Maya goodbye, she tells him they should never say goodbye because they may meet again. Moments after they part, Dev is hit by a car and permanently injures his leg; as a result, he is no longer able to play football.

Four years later: Dev is now extremely bitter — first because of his inability to play football and second because Rhea is very successful in her career, making Dev feel inferior. Maya is in a similar situation: she has found that she is infertile and does not feel any love towards Rishi because she believes he is selfish. The two couples meet and quickly become friends. When Dev and Maya witness Sam and Kamaljeet embracing, they confront them about it. Sam and Kamaljeet explain that having both lost their spouses, they understand each other and have decided to help one another through their loneliness by means of friendship. Dev and Maya notice each other's marriages failing miserably and, taking into account what Sam and Kamaljeet said, they decide that they need to help each other save their marriages. They meet every day for coffee and discuss their situations. Eventually, Dev and Maya decide to take a break from the stress of their relationships and spend some quality time together. In doing so, they find themselves drawn to one another.

After celebrating their wedding anniversaries, both couples have an argument. Upset, Maya arrives at the train station and finds Dev, who finally confesses that he has fallen in love with Maya, and so has she. Rhea and Rishi talk with each other and realize they need to stop arguing with their spouses and reach out to them. For a while, both marriages seem to be fine; however, Dev and Maya begin an affair, as they are happier with each other. The two couples attend a ballet show, where Dev and Maya try making each other jealous by showing affection to their partners. The next day, they realize what they are doing is wrong but nevertheless give in to their love and sleep together.

Sam invites the Sarans to dinner to celebrate Kamaljeet's birthday. Here, Dev 'jokingly' admits he loves Maya; Sam is the only one who realizes that Dev was being serious. Shortly afterward, Dev and Maya are caught together by Sam and Kamaljeet. Sam has a heart attack; on his deathbed, he advises Maya to leave Rishi, as neither of them are happy in the relationship and never will be. After Sam's death, Dev and Maya decide they must end their relationship and go back to Rhea and Rishi, but must tell them the truth first about their extramarital affairs. Shocked and brokenhearted, Rhea and Rishi decide they have had enough and divorce their spouses. Dev and Maya lie to each other and say that they have managed to sort things out with their partners, believing they'll never meet again.

Three years later: Dev and Maya now live alone miserably, and have not seen each other since. Rishi visits Maya and says that he has fallen in love again and is remarrying, and wants Maya to be his best man, to which she agrees. Rhea, having also been invited, arrives at Rishi's wedding with her boss Jay (Arjun Rampal in a cameo), whom she is now dating. Rhea learns that Rishi and Maya are divorced — Rishi learns the same about Dev and Rhea. Maya is encouraged by Rishi and Rhea to go to Dev, who is leaving for Toronto by train, as they have both moved on and believe Maya should find her true love. At the station, Dev sees Maya but tries to avoid her, believing she is still with Rishi. However, Maya finds him just as the train leaves. Dev pulls the emergency stop and arrives back at the station. He learns that Maya has also been divorced and alone in these three years. They finally find happiness with their love and decide to start a new life together. At the end, Dev narrates that love should be the only foundation of marriage; otherwise it will never work out.

Did you know?
  1. Kajol was initially offered the lead role in this movie, but due to scheduling conflicts, since she was already cast in Fanaa, she had to refuse. She was originally going to play the role played by Rani Mukerji, and Rani was to play the role played by Preity Zinta.
  2. India's most expensive Hindi film, reportedly made for an astronomical Rs 70 crore (~US$15 million).
  3. Ritesh Deshmukh was cast for a guest role in the film. The stills were even on the publicity material of the film. However, Karan Johar cut the part out at the last minute.
  4. The film's shooting was delayed due to Amitabh Bachchan's illness. However, the team managed to get on track and the film was released on schedule.
  5. The makers of the film came up with T-shirts for the film's promotion. The T-shirts had the witty phrase "married or happy" on them.
  6. The idea of making this film struck Karan Johar while he was in London. During his trip, he saw the movie Before Sunset, based on a couple who meet after parting ways. After seeing that film, he was out at a restaurant where he overheard a married couple breaking up amicably. The incident moved him and he decided to explore the idea.
  7. The film was primarily shot in New York, where there was a 90-day schedule. The remaining scenes were completed in four of Mumbai's studios.
  8. Karan Johar asked Shah Rukh Khan, because he was busy elsewhere, to direct the controversial hotel scene himself. Khan then asked Amitabh Bachchan to direct the scene by phone because he was uncomfortable to do it.
  9. Ajay Devgn was the original choice for the role of Rishi, but he refused.
  10. Shah Rukh Khan promised Karan Johar that this is the first film he would complete after Yash Johar death. Due to other delays, Shah Rukh Khan ended up completing Paheli first.
  11. Director Cameo
  12. Karan Johar:  plays a man talking on a cell phone behind Shah Rukh Khan inside the train during film's climax.

No comments: