Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna to return as OTT web series, confirms Karan Johar

Back in 2006, when Karan Johar released Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, the film's subject matter sparked a massive uproar. At the time, many people criticised the film for normalising infidelity. Some, however, described it as a film ahead of its time, a subject that our country was simply not ready to discuss 20 years ago. The film peeled back the layers of married life and explored the idea that emotional dissatisfaction is often a primary catalyst for infidelity. In the years that followed, audiences came to acknowledge it as a truly exceptional film.

In a recent conversation with The Week, Karan revealed that he is now adapting this film into a long-form series. He stated, 'We are actually turning it into a long-form series. The roots of this film lie in 2006, when it was released and public opinion regarding it was deeply divided. Many people approached me and asked if I was unwell, as they believed, 'How can you justify infidelity?' To that, I replied, 'How can you justify something that has already become such a common occurrence?''

The filmmaker further said, 'I still recall the day



before the film's release, when I was watching it alongside the audience; there was a very traditional couple present. A scene unfolds where Shah Rukh and Rani enter a hotel room. The woman, who had come with her husband, suddenly turned toward him, and her husband calmly remarked, 'This is a dream sequence.' Five minutes later, they realized that it was not a dream sequence, and they promptly rose from their seats and walked out of the theater. That was the moment I realized that, as filmmakers, we exist in a space where the audience offers no opinion on events occurring within their own homes, they simply forget or ignore them. They do not wish to see them depicted on screen either, even if it happens to be their own reality.'

Karan Johar revealed that he is currently in talks with a leading OTT platform regarding a long-form web series based on this film. He stated, 'So, it is confirmed that we are producing a series. It will be a long-form show for a specific platform, details of which I cannot disclose to you at this moment. However, I can certainly say that it will be released very soon.'