Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)
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- Not Rated
- 3h 6min
- Comedy, Drama
- 28 Nov 2003 (India)
- Movie
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.
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Awards:
- 45 wins & 47 nominations.
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Cast
| Shah Rukh Khan | ... |
Aman Mathur
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| Preity G Zinta | ... |
Naina Catherine Kapur
(as Preity Zinta)
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| Saif Ali Khan | ... |
Rohit
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| Jaya Bachchan | ... |
Jennifer Kapur
(as Jaya Bhaduri)
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| Sushma Seth | ... |
Lajjo Kapur
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| Reema Lagoo | ... |
Aman's Mother
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| Lillete Dubey | ... |
Jaswinder "Jazz" Kapoor
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| Delnaaz Irani | ... |
Jasprit "Sweetu" Kapoor
(as Delnaaz Paul)
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| Rani Mukerji | ... |
Special Appearance
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Athit Naik | ... |
Shiv Kapur
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Jhanak Shukla | ... |
Gia Kapur
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| Sonali Bendre | ... |
Dr. Priya
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| Satish Shah | ... |
Kursann Bhai Patel
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| Sulabha Arya | ... |
Kanta Bhen
(as Sulbha Arya)
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| Rajpal Naurang Yadav | ... |
Guru
(as Rajpal Yadav)
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| Ketki Dave | ... |
Rohit's Mother
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| Kamini Khanna | ... |
Lajjo Kapur's sister
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| Simone Singh | ... |
Camilla
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| Shoma Anand | ... |
Lajjo Kapur's sister
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| Sanjay Kapoor | ... |
Abhay
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Michael Pinkhas | ... |
Office Clerk
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| Anaita Shroff | ... |
Gita
(as Adaita Adajania)
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| Zohra Sehgal |
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| Achala Sachdev | ... |
(as Achla Sachdev)
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Deepesh Bhatt | ... |
Frankie Ramdayal
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Dodo Bhujwala |
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| Kanika Shivpuri |
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Ella Atal |
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| Dara Singh Randhawa | ... |
Uncle Chaddha
(as Dara Singh)
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| Freya Adams | ... |
Neelam puri
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Ramon Christian | ... |
Lead dancer
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Susanna Harris | ... |
Sales Dept.
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| Nadir Hasan | ... |
Basketball Player
(as Nadir)
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| Karan Johar | ... |
Sitting in restaurant
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| Farah Khan | ... |
Sitting in restaurant
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Hernan Lucero | ... |
Dancer
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Tracy Pendergast | ... |
Dancer
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| Bev Reese | ... |
Wedding Guest / Restaurant Patron
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Stefanie Samuels | ... |
Bagel Vendor
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Daljeet Soundh | ... |
(as Daljit Kaur Saundh)
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Andrew Vannata | ... |
Restaurant Customer
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| Toni Vitale | ... |
Va Va Voom Girl
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| Stephen Walker | ... |
Clint (dancer)
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| Steve West | ... |
Mike
(as Steve Lawton)
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| Hu Xin | ... |
Chinese girl
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Kathryn Berman | ... |
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Michael Borak | ... |
Construction Worker (uncredited)
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| Uday Chopra | ... |
Day 6 announcer (uncredited)
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| Joseph Gatt | ... |
Dancer In Club (uncredited)
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| Kajol | ... |
Dancer at engagement party (uncredited)
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Nikolett Lemmon | ... |
Singer in Choir (uncredited)
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Michael Sercerchi | ... |
Club Patron (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Nikkhil Advani | ... | (as Nikhil Advani) |
Written by
| Niranjan Iyengar | ... | (dialogue) |
| Karan Johar | ... | (screenplay) |
| Karan Johar | ... | (story) |
Produced by
| Anadil Hossain | ... | line producer: New York |
| Hiroo Johar | ... | associate producer |
| Karan Johar | ... | producer |
| Yash Johar | ... | producer |
| Ganesh Nankoosingh | ... | line producer |
Music by
| Shankar Mahadevan | ... | (as Shankar) |
| Loy Mendonsa | ... | (as Loy) |
| Ehsaan Noorani | ... | (as Ehsaan) |
Cinematography by
| Anil Mehta | ||
Editing by
| Sanjay Sankla | ||
Editorial Department
| Sanjay Sharma | ... | promo editor |
Casting By
| Rita Powers | ||
| Sean Powers | ||
Production Design by
| Sharmishta Roy | ||
Art Direction by
| Sharmishta Roy | ||
Costume Design by
| Manish Malhotra | ||
Makeup Department
| Prabhakar Janu Chande | ... | makeup artist |
| Mickey Contractor | ... | makeup artist: Jaya Bachchan & Priety Zinta |
Production Management
| Gopal Babel | ... | production manager |
| Driss Benyaklef | ... | production manager |
| Prashant Kunder | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Mamta Bhatia | ... | assistant director |
| Kapil Chopra | ... | assistant director |
| David Coombs | ... | first assistant director: Toronto |
| Ana Cuadra | ... | first assistant director: new york shoot |
| Arjun Kapoor | ... | assistant director |
| Punit Malhotra | ... | assistant director |
| Sidharth Malhotra | ... | additional assistant director |
| Tarun Mansukhani | ... | associate director / first assistant director |
| Ron Reid Jr. | ... | associate director |
| Malhotra P. Siddharth | ... | associate director |
| Shiraz Siddique | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Ashley Cantley | ... | set dresser (as Ashley Vuckovich) |
| Mohammed Kasim | ... | assistant art director (as Mohammed Kasam Sayyad) |
| Rae Watts | ... | set dresser |
Sound Department
| Khan Aziz | ... | Sound attendant |
| Vikram Biswas | ... | foley recordist |
| Javed Khan | ... | dialogue editor |
| Parikshit Lalwani | ... | sound editor |
| Anuj Mathur | ... | audiographer / sound designer |
| Kunal Mehta | ... | sound editor |
| Ali Merchant | ... | sound editor |
| Prashant Nayar | ... | assistant mixing engineer |
| Ajay Kumar P.B. | ... | associate re-recordist |
| Shankar Singh | ... | assistant sound editor / sound effects editor |
| Kuldip Sood | ... | sound re-recordist: Empire Audio Centre Pvt Ltd. (as Kuldeep Sood) |
| Anchal Srivastava | ... | associate re-recording mixer |
Special Effects by
| Drew Jiritano | ... | special effects supervisor |
| Neil Ruddy | ... | special effects supervisor |
Visual Effects by
| Rahul Kallankandy | ... | flame artist |
| Pankaj Khandpur | ... | visual effects |
| Sandesh Pai | ... | digital effects artist |
| Deepak Pais | ... | flame artist: opening sequence / flame artist: visual effects |
| Mehma R. Sachdeva | ... | animator: visual effects (as Mehma Sachdeva) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Arjun Singh Bhurji | ... | key grip |
| Dharmendra Bhurji | ... | best boy grip |
| Anshul Chobey | ... | assistant camera |
| Nicole Emmons | ... | grip/electric intern |
| Sergei Franklin | ... | steadicam operator |
| Anirudh Garbyal | ... | assistant camera |
| Sidharth Kale | ... | assistant camera |
| Lou Massa | ... | best boy grip |
| Alan McIntyre Smith | ... | gaffer (as Alan Smith) |
| Nestor Medina | ... | key grip |
| Matthew Mendelson | ... | electrician (as Matt Mendelson) / grip (as Matt Mendelson) |
| Pradip Mishra | ... | assistant camera |
| Jamie Morris | ... | best boy |
| S. Sundeep Reddy | ... | assistant camera |
| Felipe Rodriguez | ... | swing: Toronto |
Casting Department
| Krisztina M. Neglia | ... | casting: Toronto / extras casting: Toronto |
| Raaj Rahhi | ... | casting: New York |
Location Management
| Malaika Johnson | ... | location assistant |
| Fabio Martinez | ... | assistant location manager |
| Joseph White | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Javed Akhtar | ... | lyricist |
| Clinton Cerejo | ... | music producer and/or vocal arranger |
| Vasundhara Das | ... | playback singer |
| Ravi Khote | ... | playback singer (as Ravi 'Rags' Khote) |
| Krishnakumar Kunnath | ... | playback singer (as Kay Kay) |
| Madhushree | ... | playback singer (as Sujata Bhattacharya) |
| Shankar Mahadevan | ... | playback singer |
| Loy Mendonsa | ... | playback singer |
| Udit Narayan | ... | playback singer |
| Sonu Nigam | ... | playback singer |
| Annu Poojari | ... | assistant music engineer |
| Sadhana Sargam | ... | playback singer |
| Shaan | ... | playback singer |
| Richa Sharma | ... | playback singer |
| Alka Yagnik | ... | playback singer |
Transportation Department
| Raj Uppal | ... | head of transportation department |
Additional Crew
| Rashid Abbasi | ... | production controller |
| Imtiaz Ansari | ... | production controller |
| Paul Aponte | ... | production assistant |
| Lucien Charles | ... | production assistant (as Lou Charles) |
| Carmen Cárdenas | ... | production assistant |
| Cynthia Edorh | ... | production assistant |
| Simona Fish | ... | production assistant |
| Simone George | ... | production assistant |
| Sahdev Ghei | ... | domestic distribution |
| Jacob Gitzis | ... | product placement |
| Farah Khan | ... | choreographer |
| Shahid Khan | ... | electronic media p.r.o |
| Sean LaPointe | ... | production assistant |
| Shaun Mader | ... | production assistant |
| Brian Mait | ... | production assistant |
| Frankie Malhotra | ... | production assistant |
| Rajesh Malhotra | ... | domestic distribution |
| Patricia Martínez | ... | production assistant |
| Yaminah McKessey | ... | production assistant |
| Manoj Mittra | ... | production executive |
| Brian Moran | ... | production assistant |
| Erin Partin | ... | production assistant |
| Rebeca Ramirez | ... | production assistant |
| Alex Schimel | ... | production intern |
| Anne Shapere | ... | production assistant |
| Jawahar Sharma | ... | liaison: USA office |
| Maxim Telish | ... | production assistant |
| Andrew Vannata | ... | production assistant |
Thanks
| Sam Bhadha | ... | grateful acknowledgment: Management and Staff of Radisson Lexington Hotel, New York (as Mr. Sam Bhadha) |
| Rohit Bhatt | ... | grateful acknowledgment: Toronto (as Mr. Rohit Bhatt) |
| Sant Singh Chitwal | ... | grateful acknowledgment: Management and Staff of Time Hotel, New York (as Mr. Sant Singh Chitwal) |
| Kajol | ... | special thanks |
| Rani Mukerji | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Amazon Prime Video (India) (video) (VOD)
- Google Play Movies (India) (video) (VOD)
- Netflix India (India) (video) (VOD)
- YouTube (India) (video) (VOD)
- Zee Networks (2003) (World-wide) (tv) (Publicity)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Manish Malhotra & Co. (costume design)
- Seek Red (publicity creatives)
- Sony Music India (soundtrack)
- ashok nanda & Seven Star Ent (additional production by)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
The film's female lead, Naina (Preity Zinta) narrates the story. Her father had committed suicide years ago which left a deep impact on her heart. Her family is dysfunctional since her mother and grandmother just cannot stop arguing. But when Aman (Shahrukh Khan) arrives next door, the whole gloomy conditions change. Aman infuses life in skeptical and overtly serious Naina, and she falls in love with him. But Aman knows that he cannot marry Naina because of a secret which he cannot divulge to her. So he intends upon setting her up with her best pal Rohit (Saif Ali Khan). Written by Soumitra |
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| Taglines | A Story Of A Lifetime.......In A Heartbeat See more » |
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Did You Know?
| 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 G Zinta. See more » |
| Goofs | When Aman Mathur enters the kitchen to look for Rohit Patel, who has gone on a date with Camilla, he and Kanta Bhen have a conversation in the kitchen in front of the glass door. The reflection of the boom mic is visible on the glass door. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in 49th Manikchand Filmfare Awards 2003 (2004). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Kal Ho Naa Ho See more » |
| Quotes |
Aman Mathur:
[to Naina]
Listen... live... be happy... smile... Who knows? Tomorrow may not be... See more » |