KANK

Finally caught Karan Johar’s last release – the so called bohemian Kabhie Alvida Na Kehna. The movie is definitely a move away from his excessively traditionalistic plots rooted deep in time honored idealism (read K3G). Kudos to Johar for bringing through an unorthodox theme without the moralistic hypocrisy that Indian movies are typically subject to. Sadly the movie lacks the trademarked Karan Johar class. Everything right from the half-baked, sometimes corny sub plots to the ill-sketched characters brings down the movie. The worst of the lot is the eccentric character Dev (Shah Rukh) who is ridiculously over the top and at times borders on lunacy. But I feel the actual bane of the movie is the complete lack of chemistry between the lead actors. The music is a respite but everything else is in dire want of substance.