Actor Karan Johar has expressed interest in correcting ‘Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna’ if he ever remakes it. In an interview, he said he tried to bring commercial elements like big song sets and stars to the film, which was based on an intimate subject.
The film boasted a massive star cast, including Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta, Rani Mukerji, and Abhishek Bachchan. However, it failed to make a mark with the audience and was called out for endorsing infidelity.
When asked in the interview if he felt he should have produced a film differently, Karan said, “It is a tough question because I will hurt the person who made it. There are films that were emotional decisions. The only film I wish we had packaged differently was ‘Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna.’ I tried to bring commercial elements like big song sets and massive stars, but it is an intimate film. If I could make this film again, I will correct it.”
He defended the movie and said, “People said I endorsed infidelity through ‘Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna,’ but I said you can’t endorse something that’s already sold out.” This is not the first time the filmmaker has expressed regrets over the movie. At a press event in 2016, he said, “I think it’s a flawed film. And I think the mistakes in that film are entirely mine. I think I tried to do two things; I tried to do something fresh, and interesting, and ground-breaking, but halfway through I also got scared. So just like my sun sign, which is Gemini, I became two people. And I think I should’ve just been one person, with one solid conviction.”