

Towards the end of a partly amusing first half, the comedy ends. Many scenes did not contribute to the film in any way. The "Black Peast" sequence should have been deleted. Amitabh Bachchan's affairs with young prostitutes and his pathetic behaviour are not funny at all and are actually very embarrassing. Most of the time the comedy is ridiculous. I also think that while the combination of comedy and drama was handled quite well in Kal Ho Naa Ho, it was overdone here: the comedy was more of a parody, the drama was more of a soap opera.

And considering two hours were just trashy jokes and loud songs, I would've deleted at least one hour of it.

But while Abhishek and Preity become good friends, Shahrukh and Rani clearly want more, which later on grows as expected. Soon, Shahrukh befriends Rani and Preity befriends Abhishek. This is the story of two couples (Shahrukh and Preity Abhishek and Rani), in two troubled, unsuccessful relationships. I really like the combination of comedy and drama, laughs and tears in Hindi films, but it doesn't work here. It's not, though it's partially decent entertainment. Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna was supposed to be Karan Johar's most mature work.
