Kal Ho Naa Ho
Kal Ho Naa Ho (transl. Tomorrow May Never Come, Hindustani pronunciation: [kəl ɦoː naː ɦoː]), also abbreviated as KHNH, is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language musical romantic comedy-drama movie directed by Nikhil Advani and Arjun Kapoor, written by Karan Johar with dialogues by Niranjan Iyengar, and produced by Yash Johar.[3] The movie stars Jaya Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan, and Preity Zinta in the lead roles, with Sushma Seth, Reema Lagoo, Lillete Dubey, and Delnaaz Paul in supporting roles.
| Kal Ho Naa Ho | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Nikhil Advani |
| Produced by | Yash Johar |
| Written by | Niranjan Iyengar (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Karan Johar |
| Story by | Karan Johar |
| Starring | Jaya Bachchan Shah Rukh Khan Saif Ali Khan Preity Zinta |
| Narrated by | Preity Zinta |
| Music by | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy |
| Cinematography | Anil Mehta |
| Edited by | Sanjay Sankla |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Yash Raj Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 186 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget |  280 million |
| Box office | 860.9 million[2] |
Kal Ho Naa Ho was released on 27 November 2003. The movie received positive reviews and was a commercial success at the box office and it was also the highest-grossing Indian movie of 2003.
Sypnopsis
Naina, an introverted, perpetually depressed girl's life changes when she meets Aman. But Aman has a secret of his own which changes their lives forever. Embroiled in all this is Rohit, Naina's best friend who conceals his love for her.[4]
Cast
- Note: The actors from Jaya Bachchan to Dara Singh appear in the opening credits, and the rest of the cast appears in the closing credits
- Jaya Bachchan as Jennifer Kapur[5]
- Shah Rukh Khan as Aman Mathur[5]
- Saif Ali Khan as Rohit Patel[5]
- Preity Zinta as Naina Catherine Kapur[5]
- Sushma Seth as Lajjo Kapur[5]
- Reema Lagoo as Aman's mother[5]
- Lillete Dubey as Jaswinder "Jazz" Kapoor[6]
- Delnaaz Paul as Jaspreet "Sweetu" Kapoor[7]
- Shoma Anand as Kammo[8]
- Kamini Khanna as Vimmo[8]
- Ketki Dave as Sarlaben Patel[8]
- Sulbha Arya as Kantaben[5]
- Athit Naik as Shiv Kapur[9]
- Jhanak Shukla as Gia Kapur[8]
- Simone Singh in a special appearance as Camilla[6]
- Satish Shah as Karsanbhai Patel[8]
- Rajpal Yadav as Guru[5]
- Dara Singh as Pritam Chaddha[10]
Special Appearances
- Sanjay Kapoor as Abhay Malhotra[5]
- Kajol as a dancer in the song "Maahi Ve"[5]
- Rani Mukerji as a dancer in the song "Maahi Ve"[5]
- Sonali Bendre as Priya Malhotra[8]
- Dheepesh Bhatt as Frankie Ramdayal[11]
- Anaita Shroff Adajania as Geeta Parekh[8]
Uncredited Appearances
- Anil Mehta as Naina's father[12]
- Farah Khan and Karan Johar as customers in Jenny's restaurant[12][13]
- Uday Chopra as a narrator who says "Day 6"[5]
Kal Ho Naa Ho Media
Saif Ali Khan, Zinta and Shah Rukh Khan (l-r) at an event for the film in 2003
References
- ↑ "Kal Ho Naa Ho". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ↑ "Top Worldwide Grossers (2003)". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ↑ Das, Jui Chakravorty (22 June 2009). "Indian films in New York create Bollywood-on-Hudson". Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bollywood-newyork/indian-films-in-new-york-create-bollywood-on-hudson-idUSTRE55L00420090622. Retrieved 7 January 2018.Singal, Aastha (28 November 2017). "Twitterati Go Bonkers As SRK's Magical 'Kal Ho Naa Ho' Completes 14 Years". News World India. http://www.newsworldindia.in/viral/magical-kal-ho-naa-ho-completes-14-years/281680/. Retrieved 7 January 2018.Romano, Aja (28 November 2018). "Celebrating 15 years of Kal Ho Naa Ho, the classic romance that brought Bollywood to America". Vox. Archived from the original on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ↑ "Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 "Kal Ho Naa Ho Cast & Crew". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Kal Ho Naa Ho". TV Guide. Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ↑ Sheikh, Imaan (29 November 2016). "9 Reasons Sweetu Is Actually The Most Relatable Character In "Kal Ho Naa Ho"". BuzzFeed. Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 "Kal Ho Naa Ho Cast". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ↑ Goyal, Samrath (28 November 2017). "14 years of Kal Ho Naa Ho: Athit Naik, Preity 'Naina' Zinta's brother shares shoot memories". Hindustan Times. http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/14-years-of-kal-ho-naa-ho-athit-naik-preity-naina-zinta-s-brother-shares-shoot-memories/story-ddEU5TZ0bPrvt9ov8sGKXL.html. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ↑ Pritam Aan Milo – Comedy Scene – Kal Ho Naa Ho – Shahrukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan & Preity Zinta (Motion picture) (in हिन्दी). India: Dharma Productions. 30 May 2011. Character's name mentioned from 05:00 to 06:25. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ↑ Jacob, Shalin (26 October 2015). "You Won't Believe What Frankie Ramdayal, The Cute DJ From Kal Ho Naa Ho, Looks Like Now!". ScoopWhoop. Archived from the original on 1 January 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Thomas, Sonia Mariam (28 November 2017). "28 Things You Probably Didn't Know About "Kal Ho Naa Ho"". BuzzFeed. Archived from the original on 28 December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ↑ "12 years of 'Kal Ho Naa Ho': Lesser known facts about Shah Rukh Khan's tragic love story". CNN-News18. 28 November 2015. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.