‘Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna’ popularly known as KANK is a 2006 Hindi language musical romantic drama film written and directed by Karan Johar. He wrote the script together Shibani Bathija and Niranjan Iyengar.Starring Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Abhishek BachchanRani Mukerji, Preity Zinta and Kirron Kher.The film was largely set in New York City and explored the emotional and relational complexities within modern marriages. It was promoted with the slogan “A Love… That Broke All Relationships”.Karan Johar has now confirmed that the film is being developed into a long-form web series.
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The filmmaker is expanding the story in an episodic format for a digital platform. In a chat with The Week, Johar spoke about the film’s reception and the reactions it caused.She said: “We’re actually adapting it into a long-form series. The root of that film, of course, was that it came out in 2006 to very polarized responses. A lot of people came up to me and asked if I was unwell after that film, because they said, ‘How do you accept infidelity?’ And I said, ‘How do you support something that’s already so exhausted’?”
He also recalled a theatrical moment that stayed with him.
“I still remember watching the film with the audience a day before its release. There was a very traditional couple watching the film, and there’s a moment when Shah Rukh and Rani walk into a hotel room. The lady, who had come with her husband, turned to him dramatically and said very calmly, ‘It’s a dream sequence.’ After five minutes, they realized it wasn’t a dream sequence, and then they got up and left. And then I realized that we are in such a polarized audience space, that people judge what happens in their homes, they forget, they brush it under the rug, but they don’t want to see it on celluloid, even though it’s probably reality in their home.”He also added about the series, “So we’re doing a series, a long-form show for one platform, I can’t give you too many details at this point, but it’s coming out soon.”Karan Johar also confirmed his talk show comeback in the same interaction. When asked, he said, “This year, Diwali, season 9.”
When Karan Johar reimagined ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’
In 2025, in a chat with Sania Mirza on Myntra’s Glam Stream, Karan Johar talked about modern casting ideas for his flagship film ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’.Alia Bhatt said she would play Anjali, Ranveer Singh She would be Rahul, and Ananya Panday would play Tina. He even suggested it Janhvi Kapoor or Sara Ali Khan as a possible alternative, citing her as part of the younger generation of actors.
About ‘Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna’
‘Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna’ is one of Johar’s most experimental mainstream films. It directly addressed infidelity and emotional dissatisfaction within relationships.Despite a strong cast led by Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan and Rani Mukerji, the film received mixed responses upon its release. Over time, however, it has gained recognition as a layered narrative.
