Karan Johar on brutal response to Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna 20 years ago: Called ‘anti sanskaari’, got immense hate
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Twenty years after the rollout of Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, filmmaker Karan Johar has revisited the making and reception of his 2006 directorial in an emotional Instagram post. The movie, centered on extra-marital affairs, had received a hugely polarising response when it had rolled out then.
Adding to this, Karan Johar directed the 2006 movie Kabhi Alvidaa Na Kehna. Looking back at it all, Johar recalled an incident from a paid preview the night before its rollout, when he quietly watched the movie with an audience.
Meanwhile, “I was sitting behind a very traditionally dressed middle aged couple (and for some reason they seemed angry and the anger was taken out on the poor popcorn they were chomping on!)” he wrote.
Notably, View this post on Instagram At one point, when Dev and Maya ( Shah Rukh Khan and Rani Mukerji 's characters) enter the elevator of a hotel and begin to make love (despite being married to other people), the woman reacted with shock.
As per the latest buzz, “At that point Lady Saree looked at Sir Kurta in shock and dropped her popcorn. He turned back and shared (in Gujarati) - "Dream sequence che!"”
In further updates, When the man realised that it wasn't a dream sequence, Johar recalled that the man looked at his wife angrily and exited.
On top of that, What happened outside the theatre, however, left him even more shaken. “I stepped out with mixed feelings, and a lady & her crying daughter came up to me (I honestly thought she was moved by the movie). She asked - “Are you Karan Johar!!??”.. I took my daughter to see a happy movie with songs and dances and family values because it's YOUR movie. The DAY she got her DIVORCE and this is what I saw!! Shame on you. I was worried she may hit me so I scurried away from her and encountered some more angry faces...” he recalled.
Johar shared the movie went on to receive “hugely polarising reviews and audience feedback... From being called brave, my best work to anti 'sanskaari' values and immense hate - I heard it all...”
Source: Hindustan Times