Bollywood multi-hyphenate Karan Johar, who is celebrating the 20th anniversary of his directorial Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, has shared anecdotes about his first-hand audience reviews that were “polarising” in nature. On Monday, KJo took to his Instagram and penned a long note, sharing how he experienced a gamut of emotions from the audience and their reviews of the film, which was largely discarded at the time of its release.

Karan recalls KANK receiving polarising reviews

Looking back at the film's release, Johar recalled watching a paid preview at a cinema the night before the film opened. He said he quietly sat among the audience and noticed a middle-aged couple reacting strongly to a scene involving Shah Rukh Khan and Rani Mukerji's characters, Dev and Maya.