Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006)

Director:

Karan Johar

Writers:

Karan Johar (story)
Shibani Bathija (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

11 August 2006 (Australia)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Dev lives in the United States of America and is a foot ball player. He is married to Riya, who works and models for a magazine...

Plot Keywords:

Sex Scene | Sex | Slap In The Face | Fashion Magazine Editor | Soccer Player

Awards:

3 wins & 12 nominations

Cast

Amitabh Bachchan	...	Samarjit 'Sam' Talwar
Shahrukh Khan	...	Dev Saran
Rani Mukherjee	...	Maya Talwar (as Rani Mukerji)
Preity Zinta	...	Riya Saran
Abhishek Bachchan	...	Rishi Talwar
Kiron Kher	...	Kamaljit 'Kamal' Saran (as Kirron Kher)
Arjun Rampal	...	Jay
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Abraham	...	DJ at club
Beth Erin Anderson	...	Receptionist
Jarett Armstrong	...	Train Station Patron 1
Patrick Armstrong	...	Train Station Patron 2
Diane Baisley	...	Nurse
Tomm Bauer	...	Co-Worker
Himad Beg	...	Wedding Guest
Whit Blanchard	...	Chris - Waiter
Kristen Bough	...	Little girl on slide
Matt Brandstein	...	CIA Operative
Adrianna Bremont	...	Receptionist
Tracey Brennan	...	Dr. Anna
Arthur S. Brown	...	Reporter
Ahsaas Channa	...	Arjun D. Saran
Bob Connelly	...	Father of The Bride
Greg D'Agostino	...	Coach George Push
Michael C. Davis	...	Male Nurse #2
Manish Dayal	...	Reporter
Peter Defeo	...	Commuter
Pat Dempsey	...	Soccer Player
Brian Ferrari	...	Sound guy
Kathryn Gerhardt	...	Hysterical Nurse
Nick Gjoka	...	Flyer Boy
Andrew Hillmedo Jr.	...	Background
Allen Ioccarino	...	Soccer Fan
Shobhit Jain	...	Extra / Kid
Matthew Joseff	...	Extra
Larissa Kohler	...	Extra
Ginger Kroll	...	Bridesmaid
Rithear Len	...	Soccer Fan
Oliver Martin	...	Street Guy
Madalyn McKay	...	Announcer
Saira Mohan	...	Catherine Cooper / Catherine R. Talwar
Moniere	...	Soccer Player
Omar Mora	...	Spanish Reporter
Carmel Navé	...	Secretary / Receptionist
Joel Ney	...	Annoying Man
Christine Lisa Racinez	...	Soccer Fan
Alyssa Ritch	...	Office Assistant
Robert Gordon Spencer	...	ER Doctor
Kali Stivison	...	Receptionist #2
Tibor Taylor	...	Party Guest
Christopher Wilford	...	Soccer Goalie (Dallas)

Also Known As:

Kank (India: Hindi title) (informal short title)
Never Say Goodbye (USA) (informal English title)

Runtime:

193 min

Country:

India

Language:

English | Hindi

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

India:UA | USA:R (original rating) | Germany:6 | Singapore:PG | Ireland:12A | USA:PG-13 (re-rating on appeal) | UK:15 | Malaysia:U

Filming Locations:

30th Street Station - 3001 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

Dharma Productions

Trivia:

Ritesh Deshmukh was cast for a guest role in the film. The stills were even on the publicity material of the film. However, Karan Johar cut the part out at the last minute.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Dev converts the penalty shot, the long shot reveals a player going on his knees, pulling his shirt over his face, with his bare chest visible. In the next shot, a close-up shot repeats the exact same thing - only this time the actor is wearing a vest beneath his shirt.

Quotes:

Dev Saran: What are your intentions?
Samarjit Singh Talwar aka Sam: My intentions are honorable, but I do not want a dowry, I am anti dowry.

Movie Connections:

References Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001)

Karan Johar's best film!

I don't really like any of Karan Johar's films especially "Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham" they are all slow, boring and a complete show off but not "Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna". The film was so nice, funny, peaceful and emotional about a love between 2 people that broke all relationships; it is a completely different love story that is so much based on reality. The story is quite similar to "Humko Deewana Kar Gaye" but that was awful. Songs are amazing and the song "Tum Hi Dekho Naa" is so heartfelt. John Abraham's special appearance in the song "Where's the party tonight" was the best scene in the film. The movie was about 3.5 hours and I enjoyed every second. It really doe's not matter how long a film is e.g. 3.5 hours of good stuff is better than 1.5 hour of crap. 2006 was a terrific year for Bollywood movies & music keep up the good work!