Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (Director : Karan Johar, Cast : Abhishek Bachhan, Shahrukh Khan, Pretty Zinta, Rani Mukherjee, Kirron Kher) review - 2006

Direction : 3/5 stars
Cast : 5/5 stars
Music / sound : 5/5 stars (Shankar Ehsan Loy)
Acting : 4/5 stars (Shahrukh brought this number down)
Characteristics : Drama, Comedy, Emotions, Relationships, Family, Fun, Dance
Genre : International : Bollywood : India : Hindi : Drama
Popularity : 5/5 stars (extremely popular)

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, also referred to as KANK (abbreviated) is a movie made with lots of bells and whistles. A musical, family drama with a great cast, revolving around relationships.

• An extremely bubbling and funny first half and a dull & devastating second half.
• Amitabh cracks few funny lines, which may hurt few too :-( , otherwise has serious short appearances in the movie. Anyway, Chandigarh has made its way to everybody's lips who knows about it ;-) .
• Abhishek is into his character very much and has kept up an appreciable level of performance. Shahrukh has a monotonous role with similar acting as in his other movies (except few like Swades). Many find it boring.
  
• Rani Mukherjee has played well as a dedicated wife, apparently confused lover, and a loner after divorce. Preity Zinta effuses spotaneity & excitement.
• The first half of the movie runs with continuously funny and energizing sequences, songs and dances. The relationships start twisting towards the end of first half.
  
• Shankar Ehsan Loy have created an impressive and long lasting music. The song "Where's The Party Tonight" is already a popular dance number. "Mitwa" & "Tum hi Dekho Na" are slower and sweet songs. Mitwaa has a faster version too - both are equally good ... mmmmmm :-)
  
• The film is made extra long - sometimes one feels that the director Karan Johar has unnecessarily stretched it too long. Everyone I spoke to, thinks that Karan Johar should stop thinking too much for some time - this is a movie with worst second half, which also hads an excellent first one. One feels like pulling their hair at times - thinking "where is the director trying to take the movie - so unrealistic !".
  
• I think I'm talking a lot about the halves of the film - I guess you'd understand the need too once you watch it. Weighing the worth of the movie - the first half should not be missed for a second ; the second half could be missed completely, assuming everybody lived happily ever after :-) ... somebody should have told me this - I wouldn't have changed my opinion about Karan Johar ;-)