Preity Zinta on 15 years of KANK: ‘Karan Johar told me if this movie worked, divorce would be in’

Preity Zinta on Wednesday walked down the reminiscence lane as Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna accomplished 15 years. She shared that she marvelled on the method director Karan Johar offered the complexities of marriage.
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (KANK), starring Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukerji, Preity Zinta, Abhishek Bachchan and Amitabh Bachchan, explored the theme of infidelity and discovering love exterior marriage.

Preity Zinta performed Rhea, whose marriage begins to collapse after her soccer coach husband Dev (Shah Rukh Khan) suffers an damage that rests him out of the game for all times and turns him bitter. As Rhea’s profession rises and she or he turns into the breadwinner of the household, the disgruntled husband solely will get extra insecure, typically projecting his disappointment on her achievements.
Eventually, he finds love in Rani’s Maya, who’s married to Rishi, performed by Abhishek. Sharing her reminiscences hooked up to the romantic-drama, Preity Zinta revealed how Karan bought the movie’s thought to her.

“Wow! It’s been 15 years I nonetheless bear in mind the primary time Karan talked about this script to me. We had been in London, he stated ‘Darling, if this film works then divorce will be in.’ We laughed as I assumed it was considered one of his jokes nevertheless it wasn’t & quickly I used to be shocked by the way in which he dealt with the complexities of marriage & life on this movie.
“It really did shake me up in more ways than I could have imagined. I’m so grateful I was a part of this amazing movie & will never forgot how nervous I was shooting for some of the scenes. It truly was something else. Here’s a big hug to everyone that made this film possible & made us rock n roll,” Preity wrote alongside a video of her tune “Rock and Roll” from the movie.