Kal Ho Naa Ho
Kal Ho Naa Ho (, ), also abbreviated as KHNH, is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy drama film directed by debutant Nikhil Advani from a script written by Karan Johar and Niranjan Iyengar, and produced by Yash Johar under Dharma Productions. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan, and Preity Zinta, with Jaya Bachchan, Sushma Seth, Reema Lagoo, Lillete Dubey, and Delnaaz Irani in supporting roles. Set in New York City, the story follows Naina Catherine Kapur (Zinta) who gradually falls for her visiting neighbour Aman Mathur (Shah Rukh Khan), but a secret prevents Aman from reciprocating his feelings, causing him to set Naina up with her best friend, Rohit Patel (Saif Ali Khan).
Plot
Naina Catherine Kapur is a pessimistic, uptight Punjabi American MBA student who lives in New York City with her widowed mother Jennifer, a Punjabi Christian, disabled brother Shiv, adopted sister Jiya and paternal grandmother Lajjo, a Punjabi Sikh. Jennifer runs an unsuccessful café with her neighbour, Jaswinder "Jazz" Kapoor. Lajjo is hostile to Jennifer and Jia as she believes that Jia's adoption led her son (Jennifer's husband and Naina's father) to commit suicide.
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author | Karan Johar |
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contentLocation | India |
director | Nikhil Advani |
editor | Sanjay Sankla |
genre | comedy-drama |
keywords | adopt best friend biological mother deathbed disabled dying wish extramarital affair falling in love gujarati american gujarati americans heart attack heart condition learning the truth live life to the fullest married master of business administration mba new york city punjabi american punjabi americans punjabi christian punjabi christians punjabi sikh punjabi sikhs suffer wedding photograph widowed mother |
musicBy | Shankar Mahadevan |
producer | Yash Johar |
productionCompany | Dharma Productions |
publisher | Yash Raj Films |
recordedAt | Mumbai |
theme | romantic comedy romantic drama |