Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
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Hindi	कभी अलविदा ना कहना
Directed by	Karan Johar
Produced by	Hiroo Yash Johar Karan Johar
Written by	Karan Johar Shibani Bathija Niranjan Iyengar
Starring	Amitabh Bachchan Shah Rukh Khan Abhishek Bachchan Rani Mukherji Preity Zinta Kirron Kher
Narrated by	Shah Rukh Khan
Music by	Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Cinematography	Anil Mehta
Edited by	Sanjay Sankla
Production company	Dharma Productions
Distributed by	Dharma Productions Yash Raj Films
Release date	11 August 2006 (2006-08-11)
Running time	192 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi English
Budget	₹500 million (US$7.4 million)
Box office	₹1.13 billion (US$17 million)

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Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (English: Never Say Good Bye), also known as KANK, is a 2006 Indian musical romantic drama film directed by Karan Johar and produced under the Dharma Productions banner. Released on 11 August 2006 in India and North America, it stars Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukherji, Abhishek Bachchan and Preity Zinta in the lead roles, while Amitabh Bachchan and Kirron Kher play pivotal supporting roles. Arjun Rampal also makes a special appearance in the film.

Set and mostly taking place in New York City, Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna explores themes of adultery and extramarital affairs. Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna was promoted with the tag-line, "A Love.... That Broke All Relationships". It was a success internationally especially in the United States. 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, grossing a worldwide total of ₹1.13 billion (US$17 million).

It was screened at the Tokyo International Film Festival. The script received recognition by a number of critics and was invited to be included in the library of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

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 Samarjeet a.k.a. Sam (Amitabh Bachchan). Dev Saran (Shah Rukh Khan) is a "successful soccer player" in the United States. He lives in New York with his wife Rhea (Preity Zinta), a fashion magazine editor, his young son Arjun (Ahsaas Channa) and his mother Kamaljeet a.k.a. Kamal (Kirron Kher). Dev encounters Maya moments before she is to marry Rishi, and the two have a deep conversation about love, life and happiness. Although Dev and Maya are strangers, they connect instantly. When Dev bids Maya goodbye, she tells him they should never say goodbye because it kills the possibility of meeting 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 soccer.