Three cheers for Karan

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna

Cast: Shahrukh Khan, Preity Zinta, Abhishek Bachchan, Rani Mukherjee, Amitabh Bavhchan, Kirron Kher.

Director: Karan Johar

Karan Johar’s much awaited film ‘Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna’ hit the screens on Friday. In the past, Karan has come up with mind blowing films and he doesn’t leave the audience thwarted this time also.

What do you do if you find your soul mate after marriage? This is the central theme of ‘Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna’.

The movie is set in Manhattan, New York and is a good song and dance flick, packed with emotions, humour and much much much more.

Shahrukh plays the role of Dev, a footballer, whose career is nipped in the bud after an accident. He is married to Rhea (Preity Zinta). Rhea is a working women and her career is doing great and is on an upswing.

They have a son, Arjun, and Dev’s mother, Kamaljit (Kirron Kher) lives with them. Maya (Rani Mukherji) teaches at a nursery and has married her closest friend Rishi (Abhishek Bachchan), a PR consultant. Maya feels little passion towards Rishi, although he is crazy about her.

Rishi’s father, Samarjit Singh aka Sam (Amitabh Bachchan) is a, fun-loving man whose life revolves around the happiness of his son and daughter-in-law.

The two couples seem happy on the surface despite the tension and dissatisfaction in the inner level. Dev and Maya have a brief encounter and feel drawn towards each other. They have certain type of connectivity between them which makes them come closer.

The closeness soon blossoms into love and they venture upon an affair that leave many people tattered. Their time together soon causes complications. This new-found friendship between Dev and Maya causes them to look into their marriages with a new perspective and face up to issues that they hadn’t before.

The central comedy character is played by Amitabh Bachchan. Samarjit Singh is flamboyant and uses racy dialogues that will surely make you laugh.

The whole cast has done justice with their respective roles. The music is rocking too and so is the story and screenplay.

This three hour and ten minutes flick, is a pure Bollywood entertainer with just the right ingredients for the movie to become a super hit.