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Kal Ho Naa Ho

Kal Ho Naa Ho

A story of a lifetime… in a heartbeat.

20037.53h 7m

Overview

An uptight MBA student falls for the charismatic new neighbor who charms her troubled family – but he has a secret that forces him to push her away.

Directed by Nikkhil Advani
Written by Karan Johar, Niranjan Iyengar
Produced by Karan Johar, Yash Johar
Box Office0Revenue: $13.2M

Top Cast

Shah Rukh Khan

Shah Rukh Khan

Aman Mathur

Preity Zinta

Preity Zinta

Naina Catherine Kapur

Saif Ali Khan

Saif Ali Khan

Rohit Patel

Jaya Bachchan

Jaya Bachchan

Jennifer Kapur

Sushma Seth

Sushma Seth

Lajjo Kapur

Reema Lagoo

Reema Lagoo

Namrata Mathur

Athit Naik

Athit Naik

Shiv Kapur

J

Jhanak Shukla

Jiya Kapur

Delnaaz Irani

Delnaaz Irani

Jaspreet "Sweetu" Kapoor

Lillete Dubey

Lillete Dubey

Jaswinder "Jazz" Kapoor

Themes & Keywords

new york citymusical

About Kal Ho Naa Ho

Kal Ho Naa Ho is a comedy, drama, romance film released in 2003 exploring themes of new york city, musical. Directed by Nikkhil Advani, it stars Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta, Saif Ali Khan. An uptight MBA student falls for the charismatic new neighbor who charms her troubled family – but he has a secret that forces him to push her away.

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