Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna: Karan Johar

I believe this to be one of Karan Johar's best productions! Here's why:First a synopsis of the movie. We are first introduced to Dev (Shahrukh Khan) who just won a huge soccer game and is calling his wife, Rhea (Preity Zinta) to tell her. From their exchange we can tell there is tension between the two, with Dev mentioning that he now makes more than Rhea, and Rhea apologizing for not making it to the game. Then we are moved to Maya (Rani Mukerji) getting ready for her wedding. By the look on her face we can tell there are doubts. Then we meet Rishi (Abishek Bachchan) who is talking with his father, Sam (Amitabh Bachchan), about if Maya will really marry him. So we already know these two have some doubts. On Maya's wedding day she ends up meeting Dev and they have a conversation about marriage and love and happiness. Both part ways and Maya marries Rishi, and on his way out Dev is hit by a car.We then fast forward four years to Dev limping while he is waiting for Rhea to get done with her jog. From the dialogue that takes place in the next few scenes we see how cynical Dev has become and how irate he is towards not only Rhea but his son, Arjun. We also see Maya treating Rishi like a child because she cannot have any. Dev, Rhea, Maya, and Rishi all end up meeting each otehr through a hysterical misunderstanding involving a kidnapper named "Black Beast." I found the misunderstanding seriously funny, and the one liners that Dev gives are hysterical.Fast forward a few scenes (I don't want to give too much away!). We get a taste that the movie involves an affair of some sort when Dev and Maya find Rhea and Rishi hugging each other on a busy street. The following scenes where they confront their spouses without directly saying anything about an affair are hysterical. It is extremely funny to watch all four of their reactions to the accusation. Dev and Maya then begin to form a friendship and try to help each other fix their marriage. The massage scene between Dev and Rhea, as well as the cheap stripper scene between Rishi and Maya, are so funny to watch, as both are blundering their way through trying to be better spouses. This is followed by some serious scenes after both couples celebrate their wedding anniversary. Dev accuses Rhea of being selfish and heartless for never considering him in her decisions. And Rhea accuses Dev of being insecure in the fact that she is the bread winner in the family, and that he places his failures on her shoulders. Maya and Rishi argue of the lack of intimacy in their relationship, not only physically, but emotionally as well. Intermission is preceded by Dev telling Maya that he loves her, which is what we all have known and been waiting for to happen. After intermission we see Dev and Maya engage in a relationship with each other as they struggle with their spouses and with each other. I won't say anymore because it'll ruin the story but it is fantastic.Now performances! SRK did fabulous as the cynical husband with insecurities. He is wonderful in this role and is perfect for it. Preity Zinta did a wonderful job playing a character that is not bubbly, but rather more refined and career driven. She was perfect in this role. Rani Mukerji was great as Maya who is struggling with the inner conflict of loyalty to her husband and the only family she has and her own selfishness of wanting love. I haven't seen a lot of movies with Rani so I don't know how this performance compares to her other roles. Abhishek Bachchan is fabulous as Rishi the ultra loving husband who just wants to have sex every once in a while! He adds a dose of comic relief to this ultra serious topic. And we find a kind man who loves Maya desperatley. Amitabh Bachchan also adds great comic relief with his gallivanting ways! All four main characters were perfect for their roles and the chemistry between all four was perfect. And all four can seriously cry when it's called for! And they are believeable in their roles!What I like most about this film is that it take a serious topic and gives it the appropriate attention it needs but it also has some non-serious parts (especially in the beginning). This adds flavor to the movie, and it breaks up the seriousness of the film, which I think is important in order to keep the audiences attention. Karan Johar did a fabulous job making sure that the audience would sympathize with all characters. We symapthize with Dev because he was at the top of his game when he lost it all and finally finds joy with Maya, with Rhea because she wants her marriage to work but is also trying to provide a certain lifestyle for her family. With Maya we sympathize because she is lonely and misunderstood, and finally with Rishi because he so deparately loves Maya and wants it to be reciprocated. What I liked is all characters had a part in the deterioration of their marriage. There is no one bad guy who we can put all the blame on, every character has to take a share, and every character realizes their role in this destruction. As an audience there is equal share of anger for all characters, as well as sympathy for all. An example, we have anger for Dev and Maya for toying with their spouses emotions to make each other jealous during the theater scene. But sympathy when Dev and Maya are forced to leave their homes when their spouses find out about the affair. We also have anger for Rhea because she is not there for her son or husband because she is working, sympathy when she finds out about the affair and is crying in Dev's mothers arms. Anger for Rishi because he pushes Maya past her comfort zone and pressures her into feeling guilty about a lack of intamacy. Sympathy for him when he is crying asking Maya why she did this to him when he learns of the affair.Karan did a wonderful job portraying such a serious topic on screen with dignity, grace, and a little humor. It is a fantastic movie that makes you think when it's over. I highly recommend it.

The story is mixture of simple and complication because it's story of relationship.One of the thing I like about film is that not too much exaggeration, the live in pretty big house but other than that it's not shown that they are super rich and have everything. Acting is kept simple and great. There are few moments where actor's eyes depict their emotion perfectly which is one the definition for perfect acting like where SRK asks Rani - "Tumhara Pati bhi ?(Your husband also ?)".Secondly, dialogues and their delivery. Some of the dialogues are heavy but actors don't scream at each other while delivering them.I also don't observe too much of make on actor's or actresses's faces, maybe because movie is not in 4k :) but I don't think that's it because having soft hand on face makeup is really great sometime because that shows the character. Close up of Shahrukh khan and you'll see some even though minor amount of dark shadow under the eyes because his character is not mentally healthy and happy. Close up of Rani, and you won't see shadow because even though she is unhappy she is trying her hard to be.One other thing I like is that many scenes, at-least those scenes where dialogue is sensitive and need to be heard right, are shoot in house or in silent areas like fight scenes, SRK admitting his love for Rani.One other great thing movie did is that, it shows many phases and not directly conclusion like - SRK and Rani friendship, their attempts to fix their marriages, some fail, some passed, SRK's jokes as - "Donoko chod dete. Sabase achha surprise rahega. (Let's leave them. That'll be great surprise.)", SRK complains and Rani listens and jokes about it - "Jahatak muje pata hai, Log tumhe bhi kuch jyada pasand nahi karate (As far I know, People don't much like you either)".I really like since it doesn't jump to conclusion - two people who are unhappy with their marriage meet and fall in love. It show every stage, and even though few scenes are pretty dramatic but most of the time it feels real.Additionally, actors are pretty stick to their characters, Preity zinta, Amitabh, these guys are taking backseat knowing the limitation of their characters and not overpowering any scenes which I see sometimes in movies that some Big actor is casted as side-character and he/she tries to show something extra just because is Big actor and not because character requires it.With that said, enjoy the movie when you have a full 2-3 hours to kill. Please don't watch it in parts, because that'll kill all the fun.

I've watched the film twice. It features one of my favourite Bollywood songs (Rock'n'Roll Soniye).Like with pretty much all Bollywood films, it's definitely a commitment to watch. However, I enjoyed it throughout. It's a great film about marriage and love - the typical Bollywood mainstays. It's definitely a film I would recommend watching if you have the time.

Stellar cast and lots of heart tugging emotion you’d expect from this sort of film. Ok a few cliches, as usual, but one of my top favourite Bollywood films. Good sound track and I love the title track ( means “ never say goodbye”).SRK and Rani M are fantastic with all the predictable twists and turns. Very enjoyable film.

This HIndi Film comes with english subtitles and concerns two couples living in USA who are married to the wrong people and how they divorce and re-marry or continue life. The productions standards are high as are the quality of the songs with Shah Rukh Khan and Rani Mukerji acting to their usual high standards and careful nuances of emotions as we watch their voyage towards happiness interrupted by rocks on their path ably supported by other titans of India cinema

This was a truly gripping film which captivated me - almost - from start to finish. In the beginning I found it rather frivolous at times and doubted I could see it through. However, by the end, I shed a few tears. Well worth seeing, great acting, music and fantastic dance scenes.

Good movie, great actors.Abhishek Bachchan is perfect in dramatic scenes.Amithab Bachchan doesn't need to speak: his gaze tell everything much better than words.Bel film con ottimi attori.Abhishek Bachchan è così realistico nelle scene drammatiche e suo padre, Amithab Bachchan, riesce con un solo sguardo a trasmettere molto più di quanto possono fare le parole.