TV Times

Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna - (KANK) (Never Say Goodbye), another one of the big budgeted Bollywood movies made by Karan Johar who is famous for his previous direction , Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham and Kal Ho Naa Ho.

Coinciding with the world premiere the film was released here at Liberty cinema Colombo, Sigiri Katugastota and four other theatres around the country.

Staring Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Rani Mukerji, Preity Zinta, Abhishek Bachchan and Kiron Kher in pivotal roles, KANK centers on the budding romance between Dev and Maya, who are both married to different people. Settled into a life of domestic ritual, and convinced that they are happy in their respective relationships, the protagonists still yearn for something deeper and more meaningful, which is precisely what they find in each other.

From a relationship starting off in pleasant barbs, the two begin to develop and acknowledge the feelings they have beneath the surface. When their feelings come to the surface, what results is a collision of lives and emotions, affecting everyone involved and changing them forever.

Speaking about the film the director says "Human relationships have always perplexed me. These seemingly simple bonds between people can amount to so much and cause such upheaval that lives change drastically with a minute change in these equations. Especially in a fast changing world of today, such changes seem magnified hundred fold forcing us to question our age old definitions of relationships and commitment".

‘The seed for Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (KANK)’ was born somewhere out of these thoughts. The alarming statistics of failing marriages in recent times, often made me wonder about the relevance of the institutions to our society today. With men and women handling far more responsibilities than what was conventionally assigned to them centuries ago, it is natural for them to expect more from life for themselves. So in this complex scenario how much does one compromise on self-gratification for the sake of commitment? Or should one compromise at all?"

There are three kinds of married people in the world. First, those whose marriages are arranged. I've never quite understood that, but I'm sure they know what they are doing.

Then there are those who fall in love and marry their soul mates. These few, I believe, are the most fortunate people in the world.

And lastly, there are those couples that marry for their parents, for money or play it safe and marry a friend. These are the most unfortunate ones in the world…and they don't even know it. Until one day, riding the fast train of life they run into their soul mate, and are faced with the hardest question of all.

‘What do you do when you meet the love of your life and you are married to someone else? What do you do? What do you do?’, quarries Karan Johar.

KANA was filmed over a 90 day shooting period in the USA and a few scenes were shot on 4 large sets in Mumbai's studios. The film's score and soundtrack has been composed by the musical trio, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy with lyrics penned by Javed Akhtar. The film was reportedly made for an astronomical Rs 70 crore.
The film was imported and distributed by Janitha Marasinghe for Janitha Films.