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		Home > Bollywood Movie Reviews > Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna Insensitively Handled 'In'Fidelity APK | August 14, 2006 Rating: **.75 (***** Very Good, **** Good, *** Fair, ** Average, * Bad) Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Rani Mukherjee, Preity Zinta, Abhishek Bachchan, Kirron Kher, Arjun Rampal, Ahsaas Channa, Ritesh Deshmukh, Kajol, John Abraham and Others. Choreography: Farah Khan. Cinematography: Anil Mehta. Costumes: Manish Malhotra. Dialogues: Niranjan Iyengar. Editing: Sanjay Sankla. Lyricist: Javed Akhtar. Music: Ehsaan Noorani, Loy Mendonca & Shankar Mahadevan. Screenplay Karan Johar & Shibani Bathija Story & Direction: Karan Johar. Producer: Hiroo Yash Johar. Banner: Dharma Productions. Release Date: 11th August, 2006. After three successive blockbusters, expectations reach Pluto. The big star-cast, mega-budget and much-awaited KANK is out, and there are such contrasting and mixed opinions. Read on. Plot Dev Saran (SRK) is a soccer star while his wife Rhea (Zinta) works for a fashion magazine. Dev meets Maya (Rani) on her wedding day (about to wed the energetic Rishi-Small B), while she is sitting on a bench contemplating, and both of them 'discuss' marriages. Dev meets with an accident and is unable to pursue the sport anymore and Riya works full-time to take her mag to the top, and spends little time with Dev or their son, Arjun (Ahsaas Channa). Four years later, Dev and Maya meet again-Dev already in an unhappy marriage, while the now-married but unhappy Maya decide to form a mutual bond in order to discuss their respective marriages and somehow save them from breaking up. Friendship leads to romance and passion, and what happens with the two couples with this extra-martial affair is the rest of the story. Story, screenplay and direction In an interview, director Johar confessed, "For an Indian audience, if you want a hit, all you need is to make them cry buckets". He takes his statement seriously, and embarks on a mission to drown the cinegoers in a sea of tears by giving the movie truckloads of sentiment and sacrifice. All for nothing! The actors look pretty; each character has a very thoughtfully designed 'look' about them, and some corny lines to mouth. There is the usual flamboyant father (Big B), patient mother (Kirron Kher), cute kid, heavily embellished or extremely stylish attires and carefully coordinated get-ups with the backdrop of trendy night-clubs, rocking parties and the hep New York crowds. Karan Johar tries something a little more mature and complicated subject this time, and drags it a lot. The humor doesn't strike a chord, especially because the incidents which attempt at comedy like the 'child kidnapper' episode fails to generate laughter. The scene where Dev brings flowers for Maya and Riya turns up at that place is good, and the episodes involving Bachchan Sr. are fun. Otherwise, the characters are stereotyped and the incidents artificial. Performances The star-cast carries the movie on their shoulders entirely-but that is not to say they do it perfectly. SRK hams like there is no tomorrow, with just one or two scenes where his talent (much hidden sometimes) comes out; but even then if not for his sheer presence and magnetism, and immense charisma, the movie would have just fallen flat completely. Rani is an able performer, and is one of those rare breed of actors who act well even in a situation where over-acting/hamming will see them through. She looks good and does justice to her role. Preity tries to shed her bubbly image and constant bouts of giggling for a more serious role and where she controls her body language. Abhishek shines through in the movie, and a star is born. He completely overshadows everyone else, and his performance in commendable. When 'Dhoom' happened after a series of flops, one could have still written him off, but he keeps up the pace and makes his parents proud. Amitabh rocks in his role of Samarjit Singh Talwar aka Sam, playing Abhishek's widowed father constantly surrounded by teenaged blondes who he drools over unapologetically. Kirron Kher is wasted in this movie. SRK-Preity's kid (Ahsaas Channa) is super cute. What was Arjun Rampal doing in that movie? John and Kajol have a better role than him. Music The sad and mandatory title song is like all other Johar title tracks, and also quite hummable. 'Mitwa' and 'Tumhi Dekho Naa' rock, while 'Rock n Roll Soniye' is an okay number. The picturization is.. well, like the rest of the movie, glossy. 'Where's The Party Tonight' with Zinta and Abhishek is the best track. And the verdict is.. If you like the soppy, mushy, sentimental flicks, this one is for you. If you like Fanaa better than Rang De Basanti, then queue up for the tickets NOW! Otherwise, the movie is not Johar usual candy-floss stuff, nor is the sensitive subject handled in a sensitized manner. Johar almost makes infidelity look good-Well, he can take that credit, as he glosses everything over and makes it all look lovely and polished. A couple of well-executed scenes, lavish sets, the two Bachchans and SRK's charm and two cool songs. No soul, no substance, and absolutely no pace. Much mush and little else.