Is KURBAAN really similar to NEW YORK or FANAA?

Film maker Karan Johar has taken a new stance when it comes to questions around his KURBAAN bearing similarity to NEW YORK or FANAA, both of which also dealt with terrorism. Instead of making straight forward declaration of his film being 'truly different', he is leaving it to audiences to go and find out similarities, if any.

"That's because this is not the first time that it is happening to a film coming from Dharma Productions", says Karan in a calm tone sans any sense of irritation, "When WAKE UP SID was being made, people asked whether it had any similarities to LAKSHYA. Now when the movie has released and is finding so much appreciation, the same people are coming back and telling me that 'Oh, this was one was so different."

He has quite a few other examples to state as well. Before their release, his KAL HO NA HO was said to be a remake of ANAND while KABHI ALVIDA NAA KEHNA appeared to have it's germ in SILSILA.

KURBAAN is a romance set against the backdrop of global terrorism. Kareena plays Avantika, a teacher from a University in Delhi, who moves base to New York due to a personal emergency. During this period, she meets a Professor - Ehsaan Khan, played by Saif Ali Khan. Love blossoms and they get married. All hell breaks loose when a series of incidents suck Avantika and Ehsaan into a vortex of danger and intrigue.

Karan Johar, Producer, KURBAAN commented, "KURBAAN has a global theme and will be appreciated specially by audiences abroad. This is an opportunity for us to engage with the audiences outside India and give them a glimpse into the movie."

Siddharth Roy Kapur, CEO, UTV Motion Pictures, Distributor of KURBAAN said, "KURBAAN has created immense anticipation with its curtain raising teaser and music. With Saif and Kareena visiting London, Dubai and New York - we are ensuring that audiences in those territories get an opportunity to meet their favourite stars and hear them narrate their experience of working on this film. We are very confident that the movie will attract audiences globally because of its strong subject."

(Glamsham)