Karan Johar just dropped a big one, his 2006 film Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna is getting a full-blown series adaptation. KJo confirmed the news in an interview with The Week, saying the long-form format will let him dig deeper into the story. The original film with Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, and Rani Mukerji split audiences back then, but over the years it’s become a cult favourite for how boldly it handled infidelity and broken marriages.
Karan hasn’t revealed the platform or cast yet, but he teased that details will be out soon. “We're actually adapting it into a long-form series... a long-form show for a platform, which I'm not able to give you too many details about right now, but it will be out soon,” he said. The director also got candid about how the film shocked people in 2006. He recalled viewers asking if he was “unwell” for making a film that seemed to “endorse infidelity.”
He even shared a story about a traditional couple walking out of a screening when they realized the SRK-Rani hotel scene wasn’t a dream sequence. “People judge what happens in their homes, they forget it, they brush it under the carpet, but they don’t want to watch it on celluloid,” Karan said.
The timing is interesting because Karan also confirmed Koffee with Karan Season 9 is dropping this Diwali. The chat show has been a Bollywood staple since 2004, famous for its gossip and controversies. With both KANK as a series and KWK returning, 2026 is looking packed for Dharma fans. The film was ahead of its time, and a series format could finally give those messy, layered relationships the space they deserve.