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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 Rani Mukerji Abhishek Bachchan Preity Zinta Kirron Kher |
Narrated by | Shah Rukh Khan |
Music by | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy |
Cinematography | Anil Mehta |
Edited by | Sanjay Sankla |
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Distributed by | Dharma Productions Yash Raj Films |
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192 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi English |
Budget | ₹500 million (US$7.7 million) |
Box office | ₹1.13 billion (US$17 million) |
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Soundtrack album by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy | ||||
Released | 12 June 2006 (UK) 16 June 2006 (India) |
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Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
Length | 42:07 | |||
Label | Sony BMG | |||
Producer | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy | |||
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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 Mukerji, 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 Mukerji) 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.