Third time lucky. After two unsuccessful attempts, I finally managed to see "Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna". Don’t get me wrong, the first two attempts failed not because the movie was bad but because first time my son refused to sit in theater and second time DVD was bad.I would recommend this movie. Go with an open mind.How many Indian movies are made which start with or after marriage..and most of them have anextra martial affair with hero repenting his one-night stand and reuniting with his family. Two movies which are talked about regarding post marriage, extramarital affair are "Arth" and "Silsila". Both of them well made.In "Arth" the wife played brilliantly by Shabana Azmi refuses to take back her husband saying "Agar mein aisa kuch karti tu kya tum mujhe vapas apna lete"(If I would have done the same would you have taken me back).And Silsila, "Dekha ek khawab..." poigont movie but overshadowed by the real life(??) triangle of Amitabh/Rekha/Jaya. Coming back to KANK. Karan Johar got inspired (so I read) to make this movie after eavesdropping on conversation of couple in a London restaurant.Karan Johar , has not married and hence people object that how could he make a movie on marriage. I feel that he has done a commendable job andhe was helped by his star-cast to pull it off. If his "dazzling" starcast in "great attires" would not have been a part of this movie, I feel no one would have endured three and half hours of movie. HATS OFF TO KARAN and his star cast.Story line of the movie is ...Dev(Shahrukh) - Rhea(Preity) and Rishi(Abhishek)-Maya(Rani) and are two unhappy couples. Dev and Maya meet when Dev convinces Maya to marry her childhood friend Rishi, the same day Dev meets an accident, his dream of becoming a football player are dashed and he ends up teaching kids football. He is always grouchy and is in envy of success of his wife Rhea(shades ofAbhimaan!!) After four years they meet, they try to save their failing marriageand end up falling in love with each other. When their respective spouse comes to know they divorce them and they are forced to leave their housesand start life alone. After three years they finally are brought together by their exes. I must not forget to mention Sexy Sam(Amitabh) playboy father of Rishi, who tells his son "Mohabbat aur maut dono bin bulaye atti hain" (Loveand death come unannounced) on his death bedand Kamaljeet(Kiron Kher) "definetly Chandigarh" mother of Dev, who guides her daughter-in law to save marriage and them stays with her after her son leaves the house.What a story? Wonder why Karan Johar not go for the usual ending of spouse reunion and bring upon the debate and wrath of so many people. I read that some lady, who was recently divorced committed suicide, so many reviews on KANK wondering what happened to KJ.I sincerely feel that KJ has made a beautiful movie. And my reasons are as follows:Music: Music Rocks. The film has seven songs composed by Shankar Ahsan Loy , "Mitwa" "Rock and Roll Soniye", "Where is the party tonite" are rocking the music charts.Cinematography: "New York" is captured beautifully by Anil Mehta.Costumes:Great ones..whether it is Saris of Rani or the modern suave look for Big B and Abby Baby or the professional look of Priety Zinta. Manish Malhotra is at his best.Screenplay:Great..mind blowing..(my opinion only :-)) jointly written by Karan-Johar and Shibani Bathija(to get the female view point). FYI Shibani Bathija also the writer of Fanna.The situations, the dialogues are too good... Some examples :1. Rishi and Maya are fighting about their "unhappy" marriage and Rishi walks offafter saying "Tum mujhe ek bacha bhi nahi dein saki". It is said that a woman is incomplete if she has not borne a child. I feel in corner of a newly wedded bride there is the fear "what if she cannot bear children. will her husband leave her and get another wife..."2. Rhea saying "I am not so weak that I will hide behind my child to save a failing marriage" How often we hear that couple stay together just because of kids.3. Rishi goes to meet Maya after three years and invites her as his best man to his marriage.."I have moved on in life". Time is supposed to be great healer and sooner or later we pick up pieces of life and move on...(Most of us havesurvived our first crushes na..!!)4. Samarjeet and Kanwaljeet trying to explain to Maya and Dev about old age and need for friendship.5. Dev getting angry at his son calling him sissy when his son plays violin. His acceptance of his son playing violin.6. On being called by Samarjeet Maya goes to Dev’s house(they have slept together) and Rhea saying "Mera Dev muhje vappas kar do" referring to the photo that Maya has in her hand.7. Rishi teasing his father Samarjeet regarding how he was scared of his(Rishis) mom andSaranjeet celebrating the anniversary of his meeting his wife..8. Dev has been kicked out by Rhea, Kanwaljeet comes to Rhea and asks her if she canstay with them "mein apne poote ki ankhoon mein ek sawaal dekha hain" and Rhea breaking down.9. Dev replying to Maya why they are meeting in a railway station in the middle of night.10. Rishi switching on vacuum cleaner when Maya says "Lets talk".So sensitive and so touching and so close to real life. I could identify with some of situations..does the movie comes too close to realty? We have so many relationships in life of a child/parent/friend..where we are either only getting/giving.but the one that is most different is marriage. It brings two people (not to forget their families) to live together, to commit themselves to live "in health/sickness, in rich/poor.." It is a relationship that demands maturity which is veiled as "Adjustment" from both of the spouses. Two good people, who might me great friends necessarily might not be good marriage partners. I walked out of theater feeling that marriage like life is not a bed of roses but it has thorns too. Coming to the end of the movie. I feel it is BOLD step taken by Karan Johar.Should we continue in unhappy marriage if there is a slight chance that we can be happy with another one? This question can only be answered by those involved for one shoe cannot fit all.