Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

Director:

Nikhil Advani

Writers:

Niranjan Iyengar (dialogue)
Karan Johar (screenplay)

Release Date:

28 November 2003 (India)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

A Story Of A Lifetime.......In A Heartbeat

Plot:

Life of a very serious girl Naina, changes on the arrival of her new neighbour, Aman, who teaches her a new way to live.

Plot Keywords:

Restaurant | Falling In Love | New York | Wedding | Reverse Footage

Awards:

18 wins & 28 nominations

Cast

Jaya Bhaduri	...	Jennifer Kapur (as Jaya Bachchan)
Shahrukh Khan	...	Aman Mathur
Saif Ali Khan	...	Rohit Patel
Preity Zinta	...	Naina Catherine Kapur
Sushma Seth	...	Lajjo Kapur
Reema Lagoo	...	Aman's Mother
Lillete Dubey	...	Jaswinder "Jazz" Kapoor
Delnaaz Paul	...	Jasprit "Sweetu" Kapoor
Rani Mukherjee	...	Special Appearance (as Rani Mukerji)
Sonali Bendre	...	Dr. Priya
Sanjay Kapoor	...	Abhay
Sulabha Arya	...	Kanta Bhen (as Sulbha Arya)
Athit Naik	...	Shiv Kapur
Princey Shukla	...	Gia Kapur (as Jhanak Shukla)
Simone Singh	...	Camilla

Also Known As:

Tomorrow May Never Come (USA) (informal literal English title)
Tomorrow May Not Be (USA) (DVD box title)

Runtime:

186 min

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi | English | Gujarati | Punjabi

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Malaysia:U | India:U | UK:12 | Germany:6 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Zurich) | France:U | Singapore:PG | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva)

Filming Locations:

India

Company:

Dharma Productions

Trivia:

Karan Johar had written the script with his friend Kareena Kapoor in mind as the leading lady. But she asked for too high a fee and was replaced by Preity Zinta.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: Throughout the film, shots of New York are interposed with similar shots of Toronto. The film tries to make the viewer believe that the Toronto shots are, in fact, New York, but the architectural styles and obvious Toronto landmarks are completely different than those found in New York.

Quotes:

Lajjo Kapur: You?
Guru: Yes, me!
Lajjo Kapur: Have you come from the bureau?
Guru: Yes!
Lajjo Kapur: But I asked for a Sardar on the phone!
Guru: And I'd said 'young' on the form!
Lajjo Kapur: No, no! It's not me... It's my granddaughter!
Guru: Confusion!
[blows a kiss]

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Jism (2003)

Soundtrack:

Kal Ho Naa Ho

Finest Movie of the Year.

Believe me what i said above is really true. Kal Ho Naa Ho is really the finest movie of 2003 yet. Before watching this movie there was a thing in my mind that produced by Karan Johar and acted by Shahrukh Khan this movie will really going to rock. And the same thing happened. This movie is without any hole. A perfect direction by Nikhil Adavani. This movie is proof of Shahrukh's emotional acting and that he still rocks. One more thing that this movie is a bit funny too Saif Ali Khan looking great in this field as look in the 2001's movie of the year "Dil Chahta Hai" by large number of critics. However the music of the movie is not so good as Karan Johar's previous movies Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and Kabhi Kushi Kabhi Gham but the story of the movie is great. A perfect family movie. I give it 10/10.