Karan Johar is ready to return to his favorite genre once again. After almost twenty years, he is all set to work on a large scale family drama. It is being told that this directorial film of his will be made in the emotional and spectacular space of 2001 superhit ‘Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham’. He has finalized the script of the film in the new year.

In Pinkvilla’s report, citing sources, it has been said that Karan Johar is going to return to direction after a long time. He has finalized his 8th film to be released in 2026. This will be a big family drama which can be known as ‘Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham 2’.

Karan Johar will return with a family drama
After the tremendous success of ‘Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani’, Karan Johar wants to return to the same genre once again. He knows this best. This will be an emotional and romantic family drama. According to the report, this may prove to be his most expensive film till date. He started the new year by finalizing the script of this film.

Shooting and Casting Plan
According to the report, the pre-production of this film directed by Karan Johar will start by mid-2026. Its shooting will start by the end of the year. There will be two male and two female lead characters in the film and casting will start soon. This will be a big theatrical release of Dharma Productions. It is being said that the title of this film could be ‘Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham 2’. However, its official information has not been revealed yet.

About ‘Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham’
‘Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham’ is a superhit family drama of Bollywood. This is the highest grossing film of the year 2001. Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, Hrithik Roshan, Kareena Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan were seen in lead roles in this film.

There are some films in the history of Indian cinema which are not old over time, but every passage looks even more impressive with the year. One such film is ‘Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna’, this film was released in 2006. This film has completed 19 years. This film was directed by Karan Johar. Through a special post on social media, Karan has refreshed the memories related to the film.

Karan Johar posted BTS on Instagram

Karan Johar posted beautiful videos and many photos on his Instagram on the completion of 19 years of ‘Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna’. The video includes some BTS moments during the shooting of the film, along with some memorable scenes of the film were also seen.

A look at the starcast

In this video, the film’s starcast Amitabh Bachchan, Kiran Kher, Shah Rukh Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Rani Mukherjee and Preity Zinta can be seen, laughing behind the camera and lizzling their characters.

Pictures deeply

Many interesting glimpses were also seen in the pictures included in this post. A picture is taken from the party scene of the film, in which Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan are seen dancing.

The second picture is a black and white shot, in which Rani Mukherjee and Shah Rukh Khan are seen completely immersed in each other. At the same time, in the third picture, Preity Zinta and Abhishek Bachchan are seen, in which Abhishek has his hands on Preity’s shoulder, this is a picture taken from the club scene of the film. Apart from this, in other pictures, Karan Johar, Rani Mukherjee, Preity Zinta and Abhishek Bachchan are seen laughing and enjoying the fun moments of shooting.

Emotional Karan Johar wrote in caption

In the caption of this post, Karan Johar wrote, “Some love stories are beyond time and still seem as effective today as before … ‘Kabhi Ailad Na Na Kehna’ (KANK) will always be a story. It was my third film and once again I got emotional that I was honored to make such a story with so many brilliant people … I was full of honor … and just my heart …

Let me tell you that Karan Johar not only directed the film ‘Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna’, but also wrote its story and script. In this script, he was supported by Shibani Bathija. The dialogues of the film were written by Niranjan Iyengar. At the same time, music was prepared by the famous trio Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy. The film was released on 11 August 2006 in theaters.