Kal Ho Naa Ho

Kal Ho Naa Ho (English: Tomorrow May Or May Not Be) is a 2003 Bollywood film set in New York City. It stars Jaya Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta, and Saif Ali Khan. The film was directed by first-timer Nikhil Advani; it was produced and co-written by Karan Johar, better known as the director of the hit films Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) and Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001).



This movie resembles Dil Chahta Hai (2001) in blending Bollywood and Hollywood conventions with high production values. While copyright violation has long run rampant in the Bollywood film industry, Kal Ho Naa Ho is notable for having licensed the rights to Roy Orbison's "Oh, Pretty Woman" for an extended musical sequence taking place in the streets in New York.



Because of its familiar setting and music, accessibility to non-Indians, good production values, and respect for copyright, Kal Ho Naa Ho has been used to introduce Bollywood to markets where Indian films have been rare.



THE STORY



Naina (Preity Zinta) is an angry young woman, slightly ticked off for more than one reason. Her father committed suicide when she needed him the most, leaving Jennifer (Jaya Bachchan), his wife, all alone. Lajjo (Sushma Seth), Jennifer's mother-in-law, blames Jennifer for the suicide. Furthermore, Jennifer is unhappy because Lajjo refuses to accept Gia, a 6-year old girl whom Jennifer adopted. Even the restaurant Jennifer is running is faltering. In short, nothing is going well on the Kapur family front. the only factors that redeem Naina's existence are the toiling and tolerant Jennifer, and Naina's bumbling MBA classmate Rohit (Saif Ali Khan).



Meanwhile, Aman (Shah Rukh Khan), a happy-go-lucky guy arrives in Naina's neighbourhood and soon changes everything around, thanks to his contagious joviality and zest for life. He proves to be the messiah for the Kapur family in every way. Naina is hesitant initially but cannot remain unaffected by his charisma for long, and she falls in love with him. On the contrary, some platonic moments arouse Rohit's fondness for Naina a bit more and he falls in love with her. But when Naina thinks of confessing her love to Aman, she realises that Aman is a married man.



But later, it is revealed that Aman lied about being married because he is a heart patient and has limited time to live. But since Aman loves Naina too, he wants someone's love to embrace Naina after he dies and he finds Rohit suitable. Rohit is somehow coaxed by Aman to re-think his relation with Naina. Aman plans a strategic set of efforts and brings Rohit and Naina close. But when Naina finds out the truth, pangs of helpless love follow. Aman meets his decided fate, but not before changing Naina's life forever.



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