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Kal Ho Naa Ho

2023-10-04T19:51:25Z

Romance King Of Kolkata: 2003 film by Nikhil Advani

{{short description|2003 film by Nikhil Advani}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Kal Ho Naa Ho
| image = Kal Ho Naa Ho.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| alt = L to R: Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta and Saif Ali Khan
| director = [[Nikkhil Advani|Nikhil Advani]]
| writer = [[Niranjan Iyengar]] (dialogues)
| screenplay = [[Karan Johar]]
| story = Karan Johar
| producer = [[Yash Johar]]
| starring = {{ubl|[[Jaya Bachchan]]|[[Shah Rukh Khan]]|[[Saif Ali Khan]]|[[Preity Zinta]]}}
| cinematography = [[Anil Mehta]]
| editing = Sanjay Sankla
| music = [[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]]
| studio = [[Dharma Productions]]
| distributor = [[Yash Raj Films]]
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2003|11|28}}
| runtime = 187 minutes<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kal Ho Naa Ho |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/kal-ho-naa-ho-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0zndc4ody |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220201102406/https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/kal-ho-naa-ho-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0zndc4ody |archive-date=1 February 2022 |access-date=1 February 2022 |website=[[British Board of Film Classification]]}}</ref>
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INR|link=yes}}220–300 million<ref name="budget01" /><ref name="budget02" />
| gross = {{INR}}860.9 million<ref name="worldwide" />
}}

'''''Kal Ho Naa Ho''''' ({{Translation|There may be no tomorrow}}, {{IPA-hi|kəl ɦoː naː ɦoː|pron}}), also abbreviated as '''''KHNH''''', is a 2003 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[Romance film|romantic]] [[comedy drama|comedy-drama]] film directed by [[Nikkhil Advani|Nikhil Advani]], written by [[Karan Johar]] with dialogue by [[Niranjan Iyengar]], and produced by [[Yash Johar]]. The film stars [[Jaya Bachchan]], [[Shah Rukh Khan]], [[Saif Ali Khan]], and [[Preity Zinta]], with [[Sushma Seth]], [[Reema Lagoo]], [[Lillete Dubey]], and [[Delnaaz Irani]] in supporting roles. In the film, Naina Catherine Kapur (Zinta) and Aman Mathur (Shah Rukh Khan) fall in love, but a secret prevents him from reciprocating his feelings and results in a plan to set Naina up with her best friend, Rohit Patel (Saif Ali Khan).

Collaborating with Johar, [[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]] composed the soundtrack and score. [[Anil Mehta]], [[Manish Malhotra]], and [[Sharmishta Roy]] were the cinematographer, costume designer and art director, respectively. [[Principal photography]] took place in [[Toronto]], [[New York City]], and [[Mumbai]] from January to October 2003. The soundtrack was released on 27 September 2003 to positive reviews; the [[Kal Ho Naa Ho (song)|title song]], "It's The Time To Disco", "Kuch To Hua Hai", and "Pretty Woman" were particularly well-received.

''Kal Ho Naa Ho'' was released on 28 November 2003 with the promotional tagline, "''A Story of a Lifetime ... In a Heartbeat''". The film received positive critical feedback and was commercially successful; it grossed {{INR}}860.9 million (US$18.8 million), and was the highest-grossing Indian film of the year. The film explores [[Indian diaspora|non-resident Indians]], [[Inter-caste marriages in India|inter-caste marriage]], and homosexuality through [[innuendo]] and [[Homosociality|homosocial]] bonding. It won two [[National Film Awards]], eight [[Filmfare Awards]], thirteen [[International Indian Film Academy Awards]], six [[Producers Guild Film Awards]], three [[Screen Awards]], and two [[Zee Cine Awards]] in 2004.

== Plot ==

Naina Catherine Kapur is a pessimistic, uptight [[Master of Business Administration|MBA]] student who lives in [[New York City]] with her widowed mother Jennifer, disabled brother Shiv, adopted sister Jia and paternal grandmother Lajjo. 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.

Naina has two best friends: her classmate, Rohit Patel, and Jaspreet "Sweetu" Kapoor, Jazz's sister. Her life is dull and overshadowed by the loss of her father until Aman Mathur and his mother move in next door with his uncle, Pritam Chaddha. Aman's cheerfulness gradually wins over Naina's family and he slowly starts to solve their problems. He suggests that they change the café to an Indian restaurant and its success alleviates their financial burdens. Aman encourages Naina to be happy and to live life to the fullest; she ends up falling in love with him.

Rohit also falls in love with Naina and asks Aman's help in expressing his feelings. Naina tells Rohit there is something she must say to him, leading him to think that she reciprocates his feelings. Naina reveals she is in love with Aman instead. Shaken, Rohit calls Aman to tell him what has happened. Naina goes to Aman's house and is shocked to see a wedding photograph of Aman and his wife, Priya. Heartbroken, she leaves.

Aman's mother confronts him about what has happened. He says he loves Naina but has decided to hide it because he is dying from a heart condition. He is not actually married. Priya is his childhood friend and doctor. Aman vows to bring Naina and Rohit together before he dies. He believes that Rohit will be able to provide for her better than he can. He hatches a plan to transform Naina and Rohit's bond, and gradually their friendship blossoms into love. Naina discovers his plan and chides Aman for trying to ruin her friendship with Rohit. Aman takes out Rohit's diary and confesses his feelings for Naina, saying they are Rohit's. Naina forgives Aman and Rohit.

Rohit proposes to Naina, and she accepts. Lajjo and Jennifer have a serious fight regarding Jia, who calls on Aman for help. Aman had previously discovered the truth about Jia's parents and despite Jennifer's objections, he reveals to Lajjo that her son had an extramarital affair and fathered Jia. When Jia's biological mother refused to accept her, Jennifer adopted her. Unable to deal with the guilt, Jennifer's husband committed suicide. An emotional Lajjo realises her mistakes and reconciles with Jennifer and Jia. Naina gains closure after learning the truth about her father's death.

During Naina and Rohit's engagement, Aman has a heart attack. Only his mother knows he has been admitted to the hospital. Naina encounters Priya at a jewellery store, whom she recognises as Aman's wife. She introduces herself and her husband, Abhay, who reveals the truth about Aman. Shocked, Naina realises that Aman has sacrificed his love for her and leaves the mall in an emotional frenzy. Priya calls up Aman and informs him about what happened. Aman leaves the hospital and meets a frustrated Rohit, who asks why he and not Aman should marry Naina. Aman urges Rohit to marry Naina as a sign of respect for his dying wish to see Naina happy. Aman meets Naina, and they embrace while he tries to persuade her that he does not love her. Rohit and Naina's wedding, which Aman attends, takes place soon afterwards.

Sometime after the wedding, Aman is on his deathbed and says goodbye to everyone. He is left alone with Rohit after Naina leaves the room in tears. Aman makes him promise that, although Naina is with Rohit in this lifetime, he will get her in the next.

Twenty years later, a middle-aged Naina tells a grown-up Jia how Aman affected every aspect of their lives. They are joined by her daughter Riya and Rohit, who tells Naina that he loves her as they embrace.

== Cast ==
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* [[Jaya Bachchan]] as Jennifer Kapur<ref name="BHKHNH" />
* [[Shah Rukh Khan]] as Aman Mathur<ref name="BHKHNH" />
* [[Saif Ali Khan]] as Rohit Patel<ref name="BHKHNH" />
* [[Preity Zinta]] as Naina Catherine Kapur<ref name="BHKHNH" />
* [[Sushma Seth]] as Lajwanti "Lajjo" Kapur<ref name="BHKHNH" />
* [[Reema Lagoo]] as Namrata Mathur<ref name="BHKHNH" />
* [[Lillete Dubey]] as Jaswinder "Jazz" Kapoor<ref name="TVGuide KHNH" />
* [[Delnaaz Irani|Delnaaz Paul]] as Jaspreet "Sweetu" Kapoor<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sheikh |first=Imaan |date=29 November 2016 |title=9 Reasons Sweetu Is Actually The Most Relatable Character In "Kal Ho Naa Ho" |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/imaansheikh/sweetu-me-too |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104094104/https://www.buzzfeed.com/imaansheikh/sweetu-me-too?utm_term=.niZEZ8PX1D#.mezoG0m6KJ |archive-date=4 January 2018 |access-date=4 January 2018 |website=[[BuzzFeed]]}}</ref>
* [[Shoma Anand]] as Kammo<ref name="BOI KHNH Cast" />
* Kamini Khanna as Vimmo<ref name="BOI KHNH Cast" />
* [[Ketki Dave]] as Sarlaben Patel<ref name="BOI KHNH Cast" />
* [[Sulbha Arya]] as Kantaben<ref name="BHKHNH" />
* Athit Naik as Shiv Kapur<ref>{{Cite news |last=Goyal |first=Samrath |date=28 November 2017 |title=14 years of Kal Ho Naa Ho: Athit Naik, Preity 'Naina' Zinta's brother shares shoot memories |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/14-years-of-kal-ho-naa-ho-athit-naik-preity-naina-zinta-s-brother-shares-shoot-memories/story-ddEU5TZ0bPrvt9ov8sGKXL.html |url-status=live |access-date=4 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104093820/http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/14-years-of-kal-ho-naa-ho-athit-naik-preity-naina-zinta-s-brother-shares-shoot-memories/story-ddEU5TZ0bPrvt9ov8sGKXL.html |archive-date=4 January 2018}}</ref>
* [[Jhanak Shukla]] as Jiah Kapoor<ref name="BOI KHNH Cast" />
* [[Simone Singh]] as Camilla<ref name="TVGuide KHNH" />
* [[Satish Shah]] as Karsanbhai Patel<ref name="BOI KHNH Cast" />
* [[Rajpal Yadav]] as Guru<ref name="BHKHNH" />
* [[Dara Singh]] as Pritam Chaddha<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz672LBW2JE&list=PL7DB68C829F6CDAA5 |title=Pritam Aan Milo – Comedy Scene – Kal Ho Naa Ho – Shahrukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan & Preity Zinta |date=30 May 2011 |type=Motion picture |language=hi |publisher=[[Dharma Productions]] |place=India |time=05:00 to 06:25 |time-caption=Character's name mentioned from |access-date=4 January 2018 |archive-date=22 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422000403/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz672LBW2JE&list=PL7DB68C829F6CDAA5 |url-status=live }}</ref>

'''Special appearances'''
* [[Sanjay Kapoor]] as Abhay Malhotra<ref name="BHKHNH" />
* [[Kajol]] as a dancer in the song "Maahi Ve"<ref name="BHKHNH" />
* [[Rani Mukerji]] as a dancer in the song "Maahi Ve"<ref name="BHKHNH" />
* [[Sonali Bendre]] as Dr. Priya Malhotra<ref name="BOI KHNH Cast" />
* Dheepesh Bhatt as Frankie Ramdayal<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jacob |first=Shalin |date=26 October 2015 |title=You Won't Believe What Frankie Ramdayal, The Cute DJ From Kal Ho Naa Ho, Looks Like Now! |url=https://www.scoopwhoop.com/entertainment/frankie-ramdayal-from-kal-ho-naa-ho/#.c2k1i52ec |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180101093247/https://www.scoopwhoop.com/entertainment/frankie-ramdayal-from-kal-ho-naa-ho/#.0al9g2qtc |archive-date=1 January 2018 |access-date=1 January 2018 |website=[[ScoopWhoop]]}}</ref>
* [[Anaita Shroff Adajania]] as Geeta Parekh<ref name="BOI KHNH Cast" />

'''Uncredited appearances'''
* [[Anil Mehta]] as Rajnath Kapur<ref name="BuzzFeed28" />
* [[Farah Khan]] and [[Karan Johar]] as customers in Jenny's restaurant<ref name="BuzzFeed28" /><ref name="12 facts" />
* [[Uday Chopra]] as a narrator who says "Day 6"<ref name="BHKHNH" />
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== Production ==
=== Origin ===
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|quote = It's about smiling and being happy today because no one has seen tomorrow. That's what I believe. Live for today because you never know what's in store tomorrow.
|source = – Johar, on the film's title<ref name="KJoSify" />
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Unhappy with the polarising response to his 2001 production, ''[[Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...]]'', [[Karan Johar]] decided to make what he called "a cool film" with "a different energy" from his previous projects. He began working on the script for a film that would later be titled ''Kal Ho Naa Ho''.<ref name="KJoSify" />{{Sfn|Johar|Saxena|2017|pp=79–82}} Before the filming started, it was initially entitled ''[[Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna]]'', but Johar later changed it to ''Kal Ho Naa Ho'' (naming it after the song "Aisa Milan Kal Ho Naa Ho" from the 1997 film ''[[Hameshaa]]'').<ref name="BuzzFeed28" /> He used the former title ''Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna'' for his 2006 unnamed film.<ref name="8 facts" />

Around the same time, [[Nikkhil Advani|Nikhil Advani]], who had served as an assistant director for ''[[Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin]]'' (1996),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Khubchandani |first=Lata |date=25 November 2003 |title=Nikhil Advani (Director, 'Kal Ho Naa Ho') |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/bollywood/interview.php?id=13317457 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227161515/http://www.sify.com/movies/bollywood/interview.php?id=13317457&cid=2398 |archive-date=27 December 2017 |access-date=27 December 2017 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> ''[[Kuch Kuch Hota Hai]]'' (1998),<ref name="KJoSify" /> ''[[Mohabbatein]]'' (2000),<ref name="KJoSify" /> and ''Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...'',<ref name="KJoSify" /> had planned to direct a [[spy film|spy]] [[thriller film|thriller]] set in [[Kashmir]] featuring [[Shah Rukh Khan]].<ref name="AdvaniRediff" /> Advani sent an initial draft to Johar and his father, [[Yash Johar]]. They felt it was controversial and did not want Advani to choose such a risky subject for his debut film. Johar described ''Kal Ho Naa Ho''{{'}}s script to Advani who agreed to direct the film if he could make it his way.<ref name="AdvaniRediff" /> Johar agreed since he preferred not to direct the film to avoid repeating previous mistakes.{{Sfn|Johar|Saxena|2017|p=82}}<ref name="AdvaniSify" /> He later regretted the decision and thought about taking over from Advani but refrained from doing so out of courtesy.{{Sfn|Johar|Saxena|2017|pp=83–84}} Advani said that Johar "underestimated himself" thinking he could not "do justice to it."<ref name="Advani Tidbits" /> In an interview with Sukanya Verma of ''[[Rediff.com]]'', Advani described ''Kal Ho Naa Ho'' as "the story of a family which is bogged down with a lot of problems"; one man enters their lives "and solves all their problems and makes them realise how their problems are not as big as they are perceived to be."<ref name="AdvaniRediff" />

=== Cast and crew ===
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| footer = Clockwise from upper left: [[Jaya Bachchan]], [[Shah Rukh Khan]], [[Preity Zinta]] and [[Saif Ali Khan]] played Jennifer, Aman, Naina and Rohit, respectively.
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| alt1 = Jaya Bachchan at the V. Shantaram Awards ceremony in 2011
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[[Jaya Bachchan]], Shah Rukh Khan, [[Saif Ali Khan]] and [[Preity Zinta]] were cast in the lead roles in December 2002.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Karan's new role |url=http://b4utv.com/movies/gossip/1226karan.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030222105605/http://b4utv.com/movies/gossip/1226karan.html |archive-date=22 February 2003 |access-date=27 December 2017 |website=[[B4U (network)|B4U]]}}</ref><ref name="JB" /> The first name of Shah Rukh Khan's character, Aman, was a departure from his previous collaborations with Johar where his first name in ''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'' and ''Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...'' was Rahul.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Verma |first=Sukanya |date=11 November 2003 |title=SRK, Preity, Saif's love song – Slide 2 |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/11sld2.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227182227/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/11sld2.htm |archive-date=27 December 2017 |access-date=27 December 2017 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=27 November 2003 |title=Opening tomorrow... Kal Ho Naa Ho |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/11/27/stories/2003112700500200.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=29 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229061206/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/11/27/stories/2003112700500200.htm |archive-date=29 December 2017}}</ref> [[Salman Khan]], who is not related to Shah Rukh or Saif, and [[Kareena Kapoor]] were initially offered the roles of Rohit and Naina. Salman declined the offer because he did not wish to "play second fiddle",<ref>{{Cite news |last=Khuranaa |first=Amann |date=26 December 2014 |title=Salman Khan: Blockbusters he has rejected |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/salman-khan-blockbusters-he-has-rejected/Salman-Khan-The-blockbusters-which-he-rejected/photostory/45649107.cms |url-status=live |access-date=28 December 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20171228111939/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/salman-khan-blockbusters-he-has-rejected/Salman-Khan-The-blockbusters-which-he-rejected/photostory/45649107.cms |archive-date=28 December 2017}}</ref> and Kapoor refused the role because of a salary dispute with Johar.{{Sfn|Johar|Saxena|2017|p=83}} Saif and Zinta subsequently agreed to be part of the project.<ref name="AdvaniRediff" />

[[Neetu Singh]] was approached for the role of Naina's mother, Jennifer, but she declined. It was then offered to Bachchan, who was initially reluctant to take on the role.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 October 2014 |title=7 Things We Bet You Didn't Know About Kal Ho Na Ho |url=http://www.mtvindia.com/blogs/general/news/7-things-we-bet-you-didnt-know-about-kal-ho-na-ho-52192980.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228065623/http://www.mtvindia.com/blogs/general/news/7-things-we-bet-you-didnt-know-about-kal-ho-na-ho-52192980.html |archive-date=28 December 2017 |access-date=28 December 2017 |website=[[MTV (Indian TV channel)|MTV India]]}}</ref> After Advani told her he would make the film in the style of [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]] and [[Gulzar]], both of whom were Bachchan's favourite directors, she changed her mind immediately, accepting the part.<ref name="JB" /> [[Kajol]] and [[Rani Mukerji]] made special appearances in the song "Maahi Ve".<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 May 2006 |title=Will Kajol be lucky for Karan? |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service]] |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/will-kajol-be-lucky-for-karan/story-wHdIfC9uyO6ITJPn2whRII.html |url-status=live |access-date=27 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227184147/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/will-kajol-be-lucky-for-karan/story-wHdIfC9uyO6ITJPn2whRII.html |archive-date=27 December 2017}}</ref> ''[[Vogue India]]'' fashion director [[Anaita Shroff Adajania]] made a cameo appearance as Geeta Parekh, Naina and Rohit's fellow MBA candidate.<ref name="12 facts" /><ref name="8 facts" /> [[Farida Jalal]] was originally offered the role of Jennifer's mother-in-law, Lajwanti, but she declined as she did not want to appear as Bachchan's onscreen mother-in-law, having recently starred with her in ''Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham''..., wherein she played a character similar to Bachchan's age. Thereafter, [[Sushma Seth]], who had played Bachchan's mother in ''Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham''..., was cast in the role.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 August 2023 |title=Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge and Kuch Kuch Hota Hai were Aditya Chopra and Karan Johar’s best, they could never make better films: Farida Jalal |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/aditya-chopra-karan-johar-best-films-were-ddlj-kuch-kuch-hota-hai-farida-jalal-8895659/ |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230911085007/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/aditya-chopra-karan-johar-best-films-were-ddlj-kuch-kuch-hota-hai-farida-jalal-8895659/ |archive-date=11 September 2023 |access-date=11 September 2023 |website=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref>

''Kal Ho Naa Ho'' was the last film produced by Yash Johar before his death on 26 June 2004.<ref>{{Cite news |date=28 November 2017 |title=14 Years of Kal Ho Naa Ho: Karan Johar Calls It A Memory 'Both Heartbreaking And Yet Full Of Heart' |work=[[Mumbai Mirror]] |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/14-years-of-kal-ho-naa-ho-karan-johar-calls-it-a-memory-both-heartbreaking-and-yet-full-of-heart/articleshow/61831601.cms |url-status=live |access-date=28 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228070245/https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/14-years-of-kal-ho-naa-ho-karan-johar-calls-it-a-memory-both-heartbreaking-and-yet-full-of-heart/articleshow/61831601.cms |archive-date=28 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="BHKHNH" /> While Karan wrote the story and screenplay, the dialogue was written by [[Niranjan Iyengar]]. [[Anil Mehta]] and Sanjay Sankla were signed as cinematographer and editor, respectively;<ref name="BHKHNH" /> Mehta also appeared briefly as Naina's father (Jennifer's husband) at the beginning of the film.<ref name="12 facts" /> [[Sharmishta Roy]] was the film's production designer. [[Farah Khan]] choreographed the song scenes and appeared as a customer in Jennifer's café.<ref name="BHKHNH" /><ref name="12 facts" /> Actor [[Arjun Kapoor]] was an assistant director of the film.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Upadhyay |first=Karishma |date=9 May 2012 |title=A son rises |work=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]] |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1120509/jsp/entertainment/story_15466515.jsp |url-status=dead |access-date=28 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228065820/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1120509/jsp/entertainment/story_15466515.jsp |archive-date=28 December 2017}}</ref>

=== Costume design ===
The film's costumes were designed by [[Manish Malhotra]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Verma |first=Sukanya |date=24 November 2003 |title=SRK, Saif & Preity say cheers to life! – Slide 6 |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/24sld6.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227182426/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/24sld6.htm |archive-date=27 December 2017 |access-date=27 December 2017 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> Zinta said in an interview with Subhash K. Jha that she preferred "a very 'preppy' look", similar to [[Ali MacGraw]]'s in ''[[Love Story (1970 film)|Love Story]]'' (1970), and wore glasses to indicate Naina's initially serious nature.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jha |first=Subhash K. |date=26 November 2003 |title=Exclusive: Preity goes from peppy to 'preppie' |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/bollywood/interview.php?id=13321147 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228042951/http://www.sify.com/movies/bollywood/interview.php?id=13321147&cid=2398 |archive-date=28 December 2017 |access-date=28 December 2017 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Verma |first=Sukanya |date=24 November 2003 |title=SRK, Saif & Preity say cheers to life! – Slide 6 |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/24sld5.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228045317/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/24sld5.htm |archive-date=28 December 2017 |access-date=28 December 2017 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> Johar wanted Bachchan to wear jeans, believing that "it would be nice" for the audience "to see her in something unusual" and "break new ground" giving her a "fresh" look. Bachchan accepted without hesitation telling Johar, "If you are making it, I'll do it".<ref name="KJoRediff" /> Zinta designed and sewed the clothes for Gia's dolls in the film.<ref name="8 facts" />

=== Pre-production ===
Johar and Advani were fascinated with New York City and wanted to set ''Kal Ho Naa Ho'' there.<ref name="AdvaniRediff" />{{Sfn|Johar|Saxena|2017|pp=82–83}} Johar went to New York City while he worked on the film's script and stayed at least one-and-a-half months{{efn|While Johar told Lata Khubchandani of ''[[Rediff.com]]'' in 2003 that he stayed in New York City for one-and-a-half months,<ref name="KJoRediff" /> he contradicted himself in his 2017 autobiography ''An Unsuitable Boy'', where he wrote that he stayed there for three months.{{Sfn|Johar|Saxena|2017|pp=82–83}}}} studying the people, their culture, how they commute and the lifestyle of Americans and the [[non-resident Indian]]s (NRI) there.<ref name="KJoRediff" />{{Sfn|Johar|Saxena|2017|pp=82–83}} He "sat in [[Central Park]], stared at people, wrote the film, came back to [[Mumbai]], narrated it to everybody, selected the cast."{{Sfn|Johar|Saxena|2017|pp=82–83}}

The city appealed to Advani, since he believed it mirrored Naina's personality. He summarised the similarity between the two: "You can be surrounded by millions of people right in the middle of [[Grand Central Station]]. And you can be extremely lonely." He had never been to New York City before, and used the films of [[Woody Allen]], [[Martin Scorsese]], [[Rob Reiner]] and [[Nora Ephron]] to learn about life there.<ref name="AdvaniRediff" /> Like Johar, Advani analysed everything about the city:
{{Blockquote|text=When I went to scout for locations, I lived there for a month. I tried to imbibe everything there was in NY. I would just go and stand on the streets for an hour, observe people talking, make mental notes about how they walk, talk, how they don't look people in the eye. They are constantly on the move. I find that incredible.<ref name="AdvaniRediff" />}}

=== Principal photography ===
''Kal Ho Naa Ho'' was made on a budget of [[Indian rupee sign|{{INR}}]]220 million (about US$4,818,211 in 2003){{efn|name=exchange2003}} or {{INR}}300 million (about US$6,570,302 in 2003).<ref name="budget01">{{Cite news |last=Bamzai |first=Kaveere |date=22 December 2003 |title='Kal Ho Naa Ho' breaks conventional Bollywood formulas, box-office records overseas |work=India Today |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/story/20031222-kal-ho-naa-ho-breaks-conventional-bollywood-formulas-box-office-records-overseas-791213-2003-12-22 |access-date=30 September 2020 |archive-date=17 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117220404/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/story/20031222-kal-ho-naa-ho-breaks-conventional-bollywood-formulas-box-office-records-overseas-791213-2003-12-22 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="budget02">{{cite news |url=http://filmfaremagazine.indiatimes.com/articleshow/388643.cms?&right=1&fright=1&botlink=1 |title=Box Office |date=January 2004 |work=[[Filmfare]] |access-date=6 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040828122542/http://filmfaremagazine.indiatimes.com/articleshow/388643.cms?&right=1&fright=1&botlink=1 |archive-date=28 August 2004 |url-status=dead }}</ref>{{efn|name=exchange2003}} [[Principal photography]] began on 20 January 2003 in Mumbai.<ref name="AdvaniRediff" /><ref name="Advani Tidbits" /> Shah Rukh Khan became ill after four days of shooting and told Johar he would be unable to continue with the project, but Advani asked Johar to wait until the actor recovered.<ref name="Advani Tidbits" /> Khan's illness lasted for six months.<ref name="Advani Tidbits" /><ref name="SRKIT" /> Scenes with Saif Ali Khan and Zinta, including the song, "Kuch To Hua Hai", were shot in [[Toronto]] over an eight-day period in March–April 2003.<ref name="12 facts" /><ref name="SRKIT" />{{Sfn|Johar|Saxena|2017|p=86}} Johar said in an interview with Subhash K. Jha that he tried to complete the film in Toronto thinking it would be a good substitute for New York City and avoid budget problems. He came to believe the idea was unoriginal and would not work out.<ref name="KJoSify" />

The 80-person production unit then moved to New York City for additional filming in July 2003, when Shah Rukh Khan joined them.<ref name="Advani Tidbits" />{{Sfn|Johar|Saxena|2017|pp=86, 91}} Advani and Mehta wanted to capture the city's change of seasons from winter to summer to highlight the transformation of Naina's personality,<ref name="AdvaniRediff" /><ref name="AdvaniSify" /> but were unable to do so due to Shah Rukh Khan's illness. As a result, they filmed the sequences set in New York City during the summer.<ref name="AdvaniSify" /><ref name="SRKIT" />

Shooting in New York City began on 15 July,{{Sfn|Johar|Saxena|2017|p=86}} covering areas in and around the [[Boroughs of New York City|five boroughs]] and on [[Long Island]]. The street where Aman and Naina live was filmed in [[Brooklyn]], where the unit camped for two weeks in local houses.<ref name="AdvaniRediff" /> A [[body double]] was used for Zinta's jogging scene during the film's opening credits since she had injured herself while shooting it.<ref name="12 facts" /> The [[Northeast blackout of 2003]] forced the unit to cancel some filming.<ref name="BuzzFeed28" /><ref name="AdvaniRediff" /><ref name="KJoRediff" /> The shooting schedule in New York City lasted for fifty-two days.<ref name="KJoRediff" /> The final scenes, which included some songs, were filmed at the [[Filmistan]] Studios in Mumbai over about fifty days beginning in August 2003.<ref name="KJoRediff" />{{Sfn|Johar|Saxena|2017|p=91}}<ref name="KHNH Last" /> Shooting ended in October 2003, "Maahi Ve" being the last scene filmed.<ref name="KHNH Last" /> According to Shah Rukh Khan, ''Kal Ho Naa Ho'' was made in [[sync sound]] as there were many indoor sequences in the film. He noted that sync sound "improved" his performance "considerably" describing it as "one of the biggest blessings for an actor."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jha |first=Subhash K. |date=13 January 2004 |title=I've to depend on my acting skills now: Shah Rukh |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/bollywood/interview.php?id=13359077 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180217072040/http://www.sify.com/movies/bollywood/interview.php?id=13359077&cid=2398 |archive-date=17 February 2018 |access-date=17 February 2018 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref>

Johar had planned the film's climax differently, but Yash Johar persuaded him that Aman should die. Given Shah Rukh Khan's screen persona, he believed Aman's death would have a bigger impact on the audience.<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 September 2013 |title=Wish I'd changed end of 'Kal Ho Naa Ho': Karan Johar |work=[[Sify]] |agency=Indo-Asian News Service |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/wish-i-d-changed-end-of-kal-ho-naa-ho-karan-johar-news-bollywood-njqvEgadebcsi.html |url-status=dead |access-date=2 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102100537/http://www.sify.com/movies/wish-i-d-changed-end-of-kal-ho-naa-ho-karan-johar-news-bollywood-njqvEgadebcsi.html |archive-date=2 January 2018}}</ref> In September 2015, Shah Rukh Khan revealed that Johar "made a special edit" of the film for his children as a favour to him; in this version, the film ends before his character dies.<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 September 2015 |title=Never shown the ending of 'Kal Ho Naa Ho' to my kids: Shah Rukh Khan |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/never-shown-the-ending-of-kal-ho-naa-ho-to-my-kids-shah-rukh-khan/ |url-status=live |access-date=2 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102095344/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/never-shown-the-ending-of-kal-ho-naa-ho-to-my-kids-shah-rukh-khan/ |archive-date=2 January 2018}}</ref>

== Thematic analysis ==
''Kal Ho Naa Ho'' continued the trend set by ''[[Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge]]'' (1995) in which Indian family values are always upheld, regardless of the country of residence.{{Sfnm|1a1=Gopinath|1y=2005|1pp=188–189|2a1=Varia|2y=2012|2p=27}} Social and cultural analysis professor [[Gayatri Gopinath]] (author of ''Impossible Desires: Queer Diasporas and South Asian Public Cultures'') noted how the film asserts "the essential Indianness" of its characters, and the entry of Aman Mathur gives them a sense of pride in their identity as Indians. This is seen when Aman helps overcome Jennifer Kapur's financial constraints by turning her café into an Indian restaurant and replacing the American flag with the Indian tricolour.{{Sfn|Gopinath|2005|pp=188–189}} In ''Postliberalization Indian Novels in English: Politics of Global Reception and Awards'', Maria Ridda compares the film with ''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'' because both films depict the internalisation of Western ideologies into Indian culture. Ridda agrees with Gopinath on the impact of Aman's transformation of Jennifer's café. She notes that all of Jennifer's friends and family work together on the renovation and it reinforces "a 'pan-Indian' sense of belonging."{{Sfn|Ridda|2014|pp=92–93}}

In an extensive comparative analysis of ''Kal Ho Naa Ho'' with [[Siddharth Anand]]'s 2005 film, ''[[Salaam Namaste]]'', [[Cleveland State University]] School of Communication assistant professor Anup Kumar believes the films are similar representing "as an archetype" the "{{'}}unity in diversity{{'"}} of the characters. In ''Salaam Namaste'', the characters are from across India—one is from [[Bangladesh]]. Kumar notes that the characters' last names "signify ethnicity and caste." In ''Kal Ho Naa Ho'', Jennifer and Lajjo are a Christian and [[Sikhs|Punjabi Sikh]], respectively; Rohit is a [[Gujarati people|Gujarati]]. According to Kumar, Rohit and Naina's marriage symbolises the unity of the people of Punjab and Gujarat.{{Sfn|Kumar|2013|pp=133–136}} Both films emphasise different aspects of marriage. In ''Salaam Namaste'', central characters Nick and Ambar's (Saif Ali Khan and Zinta) professional careers come first and they are fearful of commitment. Conversely, in ''Kal Ho Naa Ho'' the tradition of [[Arranged marriage in the Indian subcontinent#Self-arranged marriages|love-cum-arranged marriage]] is encouraged.{{Sfn|Kumar|2013|p=139}}

Many critics noted Aman's resemblance to [[Rajesh Khanna]]'s character, Anand Saigal, in Hrishikesh Mukherjee's ''[[Anand (1971 film)|Anand]]'' (1971). In both films, the protagonist is diagnosed with a terminal illness but believes in living life to the fullest.<ref name="Mid Day" /><ref name="The Tribune" /><ref name="Rediff Review" /> Despite accepting Aman and Anand's similar personalities, [[Mayank Shekhar]] of ''[[Mid-Day]]'' felt that the film had more in common with [[Farhan Akhtar]]'s directorial debut, ''[[Dil Chahta Hai]]'' (2001), "in its look and lingos".<ref name="Mid Day" /> Film journalists and critic, [[Komal Nahta]], in his review of ''Kal Ho Naa Ho'' for ''[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]'',<ref name="Nahta" /> [[Ram Kamal Mukherjee]] of ''[[Stardust (magazine)|Stardust]]'',<ref name="RKM Stardust" /> Jitesh Pillai of ''[[The Times of India]]'', and Paresh C. Palicha of ''[[The Hindu]]'' all agreed that the film is thematically similar to ''Anand''.<ref name="JP TOI" /><ref name="PCP Hindu" /> Each felt it shared common aspects with other films starring Khanna: 1970s ''[[Safar (1970 film)|Safar]]'', where terminal illness is also a central motif,<ref name="Nahta" /><ref name="JP TOI" /><ref name="PCP Hindu" /> and ''[[Bawarchi]]'' (1972), in which the protagonist mends relationships between families and friends.<ref name="RKM Stardust" /><ref name="PCP Hindu" /> Pillai also compared Shah Rukh Khan's death to [[Tom Hanks]]' in the 1993 [[legal drama]], ''[[Philadelphia (film)|Philadelphia]]''.<ref name="JP TOI" />

Some reviewers and scholars believe that ''Kal Ho Naa Ho'' has indirect homosexual themes. Manjula Sen of ''[[The Telegraph (India)|The Telegraph]]'' and Mimansa Shekhar of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' feel there is homosexual innuendo, particularly in scenes where Rohit's servant Kantaben finds Rohit and Aman in what she thinks are compromising situations, leading her to believe they are a [[Same-sex relationship|couple]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shekhar |first=Mimansa |date=28 November 2017 |title=14 years of Kal Ho Naa Ho: 14 unforgettable things about the Shah Rukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Preity Zinta film |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/kal-ho-naa-ho-14-years-shah-rukh-khan-karan-johar-saif-ali-khan-preity-zinta-best-scenes-songs-facts-4958340/ |url-status=live |access-date=15 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115074812/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/kal-ho-naa-ho-14-years-shah-rukh-khan-karan-johar-saif-ali-khan-preity-zinta-best-scenes-songs-facts-4958340/ |archive-date=15 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Sen |first=Manjula |date=28 February 2016 |title=What's so queer? |work=[[The Telegraph (India)|The Telegraph]] |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1160228/jsp/7days/story_71706.jsp |url-status=dead |access-date=23 January 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180123093855/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1160228/jsp/7days/story_71706.jsp |archive-date=23 January 2018}}</ref> Dina Holtzman writes in her book, ''Bollywood and Globalization: Indian Popular Cinema, Nation, and Diaspora'', that Aman's death was similar to the death of Jai ([[Amitabh Bachchan]]'s character in the 1975 film, ''[[Sholay]]''). According to Holtzman, their deaths broke the bond between the two male leads and were necessary to establish a normative heterosexual relationship between Rohit and Naina in ''Kal Ho Naa Ho'', and Veeru and Basanti in ''Sholay''.{{Sfn|Holtzman|2011|pp=112–114}}

== Music ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Kal Ho Naa Ho
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]]
| cover =
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| released = 15 September 2003
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| next_title = [[Rudraksh (film)|Rudraksh]]
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Johar ended his association with the composing duo [[Jatin–Lalit]] after they stated publicly they were dissatisfied with his decision to use other music directors for ''Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 February 2002 |title=Cut to Cut |url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/feb/01news.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228145151/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/feb/01news.htm |archive-date=28 December 2017 |access-date=28 December 2017 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> The soundtrack for ''Kal Ho Naa Ho'' was composed by [[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]]{{efn|Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy is a trio consisting of [[Shankar Mahadevan]], [[Ehsaan Noorani]] and [[Loy Mendonsa]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 August 2017 |title=Ehsaan Noorani Calls Working with Shankar Mahadevan, Loy Spiritual |url=http://www.news18.com/news/movies/ehsaan-noorani-calls-working-with-shankar-mahadevan-loy-spiritual-1501885.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107154350/http://www.news18.com/news/movies/ehsaan-noorani-calls-working-with-shankar-mahadevan-loy-spiritual-1501885.html |archive-date=7 January 2018 |access-date=7 January 2018 |website=[[News18]]}}</ref>}} in their first collaboration with Johar,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lalwani |first=Vicky |date=23 August 2013 |title=Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy out of Karan Johar's next |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy-lose-yet-another-Karan-Johar-project/articleshow/21993964.cms |url-status=live |access-date=28 December 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20171228145530/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy-lose-yet-another-Karan-Johar-project/articleshow/21993964.cms |archive-date=28 December 2017}}</ref> with lyrics by [[Javed Akhtar]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 September 2003 |title=The Kal Ho Naa Ho concert |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/sep/30intro.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228142940/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/sep/30intro.htm |archive-date=28 December 2017 |access-date=28 December 2017 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref>

Unlike in many previous [[Bollywood]] films,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nautiyali |first=Kanak Hirani |date=14 January 2004 |title=Beat it with borrowed tunes |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bangalore-times/Beat-it-with-borrowed-tunes/articleshow/421419.cms |url-status=live |access-date=20 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229033631/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bangalore-times/Beat-it-with-borrowed-tunes/articleshow/421419.cms |archive-date=29 December 2017}}</ref> Johar complied with international copyright laws and obtained permission to rework [[Roy Orbison]]'s 1964 song "[[Oh, Pretty Woman]]" for the film; the revised song was entitled "Pretty Woman".<ref name="12 facts" /> The music for the title song, "[[Kal Ho Naa Ho (song)|Kal Ho Naa Ho]]", was composed by [[Loy Mendonsa]], while he and Advani were at a German Bakery in [[Pune]]. Advani wanted a song thematically similar to [[Celine Dion]]'s 1997 recording of "[[My Heart Will Go On]]", which he was humming at the time. When he heard it, Mendonsa came up with the tune and recorded it on his phone. After Shankar Mahadevan and Ehsaan Noorani listened to it, the trio composed the song.<ref name="Advani Tidbits" />

The soundtrack was released on 15 September 2003 under the [[Sony Music India]] label.<ref name="audio launch" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Various – Kal Ho Naa Ho |url=https://www.discogs.com/Various-Kal-Ho-Naa-Ho/release/1010303 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229034314/https://www.discogs.com/Various-Kal-Ho-Naa-Ho/release/1010303 |archive-date=29 December 2017 |access-date=29 December 2017 |website=[[Discogs]]}}</ref> The audio launch ceremony was held two days later at the [[Taj Hotels|Taj Lands End]] in Mumbai.<ref name="audio launch" /> The album had positive reviews and the title song, "It's the Time To Disco", "Kuch To Hua Hai" and "Pretty Woman" became popular.{{Sfn|Ausaja|2009|p=244}} A ''[[Bollywood Hungama]]'' critic called it "a fabulous amalgamation of Indian melodies and contemporary sound."<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 September 2003 |title='Kal Ho Naa Ho' audio released |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/kal-ho-naa-ho-audio-released/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229042341/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/kal-ho-naa-ho-audio-released/ |archive-date=29 December 2017 |access-date=29 December 2017 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref> Another reviewer on the same website felt that, apart from "Kal Ho Naa Ho" and "Kuch To Hua Hai", the rest of the songs were in the {{"'}}average' to 'very average' category".<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 November 2003 |title=Kal Ho Naa Ho |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/kal-ho-naa-ho-news--music-kkfvOtfjjiasi.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229043213/http://www.sify.com/movies/kal-ho-naa-ho-news--music-kkfvOtfjjiasi.html |archive-date=29 December 2017 |access-date=29 December 2017 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> Vipin Nair of ''[[Film Companion]]'' ranked the soundtrack 66th on his list of "100 Bollywood Albums". Nair noted that although the album "had a fairly diverse set of songs", he chose the title song as his favourite and called it "among the most moving songs produced since the start of the century".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nair |first=Vipin |date=4 September 2017 |title=#66 Kal Ho Naa Ho: Top 100 Bollywood Albums |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/article/66-kal-ho-naa-ho-top-100-bollywood-albums |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229042911/http://www.filmcompanion.in/article/66-kal-ho-naa-ho-top-100-bollywood-albums |archive-date=29 December 2017 |access-date=29 December 2017 |website=[[Film Companion]]}}</ref> It was one of the highest-selling album of the year in India, with sales of over 2.3 million copies.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Music Hits 2000–2009 (Figures in Units) |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080215081557/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5&PHPSESSID=108b9056cd4ca14236f9c6119d34dcce |archive-date=15 February 2008 |access-date=29 December 2017 |website=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref> The title track was referenced in 2015 by the German Embassy in India, which produced an eight-minute video entitled ''Lebe Jetzt'' ("Live now" in [[German language|German]]). The video features German Ambassador to India [[Michael Steiner]], his wife Elisse and former Indian [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|Minister of External Affairs]] [[Salman Khurshid]] in the roles played by Shah Rukh Khan, Zinta and Saif Ali Khan respectively.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Roy |first=Priyanka |date=1 May 2015 |title=Saif out, Salman in |work=[[The Telegraph (India)|The Telegraph]] |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1150501/jsp/t2/story_17554.jsp |url-status=dead |access-date=13 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113171959/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1150501/jsp/t2/story_17554.jsp |archive-date=13 January 2018}}</ref>

{{tracklist
| extra_column = Artist(s)
| title1 = [[Kal Ho Naa Ho (song)|Kal Ho Naa Ho]]
| extra1 = [[Sonu Nigam]]
| length1 = 5:21
| title2 = Maahi Ve
| extra2 = [[Madhushree]], [[Sadhana Sargam]], [[Shankar Mahadevan]], Sonu Nigam, [[Udit Narayan]]
| length2 = 6:06
| title3 = It's the Time To Disco
| extra3 = [[KK (singer)|KK]], [[Loy Mendonsa]], [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]], [[Vasundhara Das]]
| length3 = 5:33
| title4 = Kuch To Hua Hai
| extra4 = [[Alka Yagnik]], Shaan
| length4 = 5:19
| title5 = Kal Ho Naa Ho
| note5 = Sad
| extra5 = Alka Yagnik, [[Richa Sharma (singer)|Richa Sharma]], Sonu Nigam
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| title6 = Pretty Woman
| extra6 = [[Ravi Khote]], Shankar Mahadevan
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| title7 = Heartbeat
| note7 = [[Instrumental]]
| extra7 =  —
| length7 = 4:23
}}

== Release ==
[[File:Audio Launch of Kal Ho Naa Ho.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Saif Ali Khan, Zinta and Shah Rukh Khan (l-r) at an event for the film in 2003]]
''Kal Ho Naa Ho'' was released on 28 November 2003,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-12-01 |title=SRK, Preity Zinta's Kal Ho Naa Ho turns 9 |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/bollywood/a442249/shah-rukh-khan-preity-zintas-kal-ho-naa-ho-turns-9/ |access-date=2023-04-04 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-GB |archive-date=4 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404200544/https://www.digitalspy.com/bollywood/a442249/shah-rukh-khan-preity-zintas-kal-ho-naa-ho-turns-9/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and promoted with the [[tagline]], "''A Story of a Lifetime ... In a Heartbeat''".<ref name="audio launch" /><ref name="YRF" /> Its international distribution rights were acquired by [[Yash Raj Films]].<ref name="YRF" /> The film won the Prix Du Public award when it was screened at the 2004 Valenciennes Film Festival.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jha |first=Subhash K. |date=26 March 2004 |title='Kal Ho Naa Ho' conquers Paris |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/kal-ho-naa-ho-conquers-paris-news-bollywood-kkfvMyffbhhsi.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102094834/http://www.sify.com/movies/kal-ho-naa-ho-conquers-paris-news-bollywood-kkfvMyffbhhsi.html |archive-date=2 January 2018 |access-date=2 January 2018 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> It was also shown at the [[Marrakech International Film Festival]] in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jha |first=Subhash K. |date=14 November 2005 |title=Saif at the Marrakesh film festival |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/saif-at-the-marrakesh-film-festival-news-bollywood-kkfvynidgfbsi.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102094848/http://www.sify.com/movies/saif-at-the-marrakesh-film-festival-news-bollywood-kkfvynidgfbsi.html |archive-date=2 January 2018 |access-date=2 January 2018 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref>

Costumes worn by Shah Rukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan, and Zinta were auctioned in December 2003 by [[Reliance MediaWorks|Fame Adlabs]] in Mumbai.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 November 2003 |title=Kal Ho Naa Ho Auction |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/29lead.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113163813/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/29lead.htm |archive-date=13 January 2018 |access-date=13 January 2018 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> The film's script was added to the [[Margaret Herrick Library]], the main repository of the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]], later that month.<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 December 2003 |title=Kal Ho Na Ho for Oscar's library |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Kal-Ho-Na-Ho-for-Oscars-library/articleshow/376959.cms |url-status=live |access-date=24 January 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180124154955/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Kal-Ho-Na-Ho-for-Oscars-library/articleshow/376959.cms |archive-date=24 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sen |first=Raja |date=30 August 2007 |title=Chak De's script goes to Oscar library |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/chak/20070830.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180124155703/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/chak/20070830.htm |archive-date=24 January 2018 |access-date=24 January 2018 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref>

== Reception ==

=== Critical response ===
==== India ====
''Kal Ho Naa Ho'' received positive reviews from critics, with the direction, story, screenplay, music, cinematography and performances gaining the most attention.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 November 2017 |title=14 years of 'Kal Ho Naa Ho': Dialogues that will always be etched in our hearts |url=http://zeenews.india.com/bollywood/14-years-of-kal-ho-naa-ho-dialogues-that-will-always-be-etched-in-our-hearts-2060963.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115082715/http://zeenews.india.com/bollywood/14-years-of-kal-ho-naa-ho-dialogues-that-will-always-be-etched-in-our-hearts-2060963.html |archive-date=15 January 2018 |access-date=15 January 2018 |website=[[Zee News]]}}</ref> Film critic and author [[Anupama Chopra]] praised Advani's direction, noting in her ''[[India Today]]'' review that he "emerges as a distinctive voice". Although she appreciated its technical aspects, she criticised the film's first half and its sub-plots.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chopra |first=Anupama |date=8 December 2003 |title=Beyond formula |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/film-review-kal-ho-naa-ho-starring-shah-rukh-khan-saif-ali-khan-preity-zinta/1/205047.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180102115816/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/film-review-kal-ho-naa-ho-starring-shah-rukh-khan-saif-ali-khan-preity-zinta/1/205047.html |archive-date=2 January 2018 |access-date=2 January 2018 |website=[[India Today]]}}</ref> Mayank Shekhar called ''Kal Ho Naa Ho'' "a carefully constructed compendium of moments" which helped the audience "to feel lighter and to lighten up", concluding that "it works and is worth your entertainment bucks."<ref name="Mid Day" /> Komal Nahta praised the film's direction, screenplay and lead performances—particularly Shah Rukh Khan, calling his character Aman "one of the best roles of his career."<ref name="Nahta" /> Ram Kamal Mukherjee described Zinta's performance as "astounding", saying that she "skillfully handled the hues of the complex character" and "walked through the character with elan." Mukherjee called Advani's and Johar's treatment of the story "unique", admiring the film's technical aspects and its treatment of homosexuality "with a dash of [humour], and thankfully by not degrading its social connection."<ref name="RKM Stardust" />

Jitesh Pillai described Johar's screenplay as "endearing", writing that it "pinwheels with abandon from the bachelor with a heart of gold to the obdurate female lead." Pillai also praised the performances of Shah Rukh Khan and Saif Ali Khan, particularly their on-screen relationship and comic timing. He called Shah Rukh Khan "wonderful", describing him as "the soul" of the film and writing that Ali Khan's "''[[joie de vivre]]'' makes it one of the most delectable performances seen in recent times."<ref name="JP TOI" /> Rama Sharma of ''[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]'' thought that Shah Rukh Khan "infuses enough spark and affection", but was "overcharged" at times. He praised Mehta's cinematography for capturing nuances and "heightening the emotion."<ref name="The Tribune" />

In ''The Hindu'', Paresh C. Palicha praised Iyengar's "witty and crispy" dialogue but criticised the characters' Indian accents.<ref name="PCP Hindu" /> Another ''Hindu'' critic, [[Ziya Us Salam]], agreed with Nahta that the film belonged to Shah Rukh Khan. Although Shah Rukh Khan "does the same thing over and over again", he performs his role "with such panache that all you can do is sit back and wait for that master artiste to unfold his magic again."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Salam |first=Ziya Us |date=1 December 2003 |title=Fall in love now... Kal Ho Naa Ho |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/mp/2003/12/01/stories/2003120100420300.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=2 January 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180102132449/http://www.thehindu.com/mp/2003/12/01/stories/2003120100420300.htm |archive-date=2 January 2018}}</ref> A third review in ''The Hindu'' by Chitra Mahesh called ''Kal Ho Naa Ho'' "a smartly-made film" and praised Saif Ali Khan's performance, saying that "he has proved yet again what a wonderfully natural actor he is." However, she wrote that Shah Rukh Khan "tries too hard to impress".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mahesh |first=Chitra |date=5 December 2003 |title=Kal Ho Naa Ho |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/fr/2003/12/05/stories/2003120501660301.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=2 January 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180102132450/http://www.thehindu.com/fr/2003/12/05/stories/2003120501660301.htm |archive-date=2 January 2018}}</ref>

Rohini Iyer of ''Rediff.com'' praised ''Kal Ho Naa Ho''{{'s}} "fresh" storytelling and "spicy humour", saying that Zinta "captures the spirit" of her character. She concluded her review by saying that the film "will carry you with its exuberance."<ref name="Rediff Review" /> According to Archana Vohra of ''[[NDTV]]'', Advani "seems to have come up with an innovative way to present a done-to-death plot" and added: "Irrespective of the frills, fancy clothes and well-dressed stars, the film does strike a chord". Vohra, finding Bachchan "extremely well cast" as Jennifer and Saif Ali Khan's screen presence "electrifying", criticised Shah Rukh Khan for "playing the same kind of roles" as he did in ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'', ''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'' and ''Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...'', but he "isn't too bad. Just needs to go easy on the histrionics."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vohra |first=Archana |date=5 December 2003 |title=Kal Ho Naa Ho |url=http://www.ndtv.com/ent/reviews.asp?lang=hindi&id=85&moviename=KHNH |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031205143058/http://www.ndtv.com/ent/reviews.asp?lang=hindi&id=85&moviename=KHNH |archive-date=5 December 2003 |access-date=1 September 2011 |website=[[NDTV]]}}</ref>

==== Overseas ====
''Kal Ho Naa Ho'' received a rating of 70 percent on the [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]] based on ten reviews, with an average rating of 7.25 out of 10.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003) |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1135237_kal_ho_naa_ho? |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190409035532/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1135237_kal_ho_naa_ho |archive-date=9 April 2019 |access-date=9 April 2019 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref> [[Metacritic]], which uses a weighted average, has given the film a score of 54 based on four reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kal Ho Naa Ho 2003 |url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/kal-ho-naa-ho |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107074543/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/kal-ho-naa-ho |archive-date=7 January 2018 |access-date=7 January 2018 |website=[[Metacritic]]}}</ref>

In a positive review, [[Dave Kehr]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' described ''Kal Ho Naa Ho'' as "a vigorous Bollywood blend of romantic comedy and family melodrama" and "a rich meal that may best be reserved for stomachs accustomed to such bountiful fare."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kehr |first=Dave |author-link=Dave Kehr |date=27 November 2003 |title=Film Review; Romance, Comedy, Bathos: All Blended by Bollywood |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/27/movies/film-review-romance-comedy-bathos-all-blended-by-bollywood.html |url-status=live |access-date=26 August 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180102181612/http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9E07E0D7163AF934A15752C1A9659C8B63 |archive-date=2 January 2018}}</ref> Writing for ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', [[Derek Elley]] called the film a "slam-dunk" effort from Johar, with "a lightness of touch that sets it apart from the previous hits." Elley praised Saif Ali Khan and Zinta, noting that they "more than hold" their own "against a huge cast".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Elley |first=Derek |author-link=Derek Elley |date=10 December 2003 |title=Kal Ho Naa Ho |url=https://variety.com/2003/film/reviews/kal-ho-naa-ho-1200537498/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104085402/http://variety.com/2003/film/reviews/kal-ho-naa-ho-1200537498/ |archive-date=4 January 2018 |access-date=4 January 2018 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> Manish Gajjar of the [[BBC]] found the script "fresh and appealing", and that Advani proves "he has the natural ability to handle both the lighter and serious moments in the film." Gajjar termed ''Kal Ho Naa Ho'' a "well-crafted product".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gajjar |first=Manish |title=Kal Ho Naa Ho |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/shropshire/films/bollywood/2003/11/kal_ho_na_ho.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104090626/http://www.bbc.co.uk/shropshire/films/bollywood/2003/11/kal_ho_na_ho.shtml |archive-date=4 January 2018 |access-date=4 January 2018 |website=[[BBC]]}}</ref>

David Parkinson of ''[[Radio Times]]'' wrote that the film "retains a distinctive Bollywood flavour", despite being inspired by "Hollywood romantic comedies". Parkinson criticised its length. He noted: "The pace slackens as plot demands take precedence over set pieces".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Parkinson |first=David |title=Kal Ho Naa Ho |url=http://www.radiotimes.com/film/fsz5vm/kal-ho-naa-ho/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104092204/http://www.radiotimes.com/film/fsz5vm/kal-ho-naa-ho/ |archive-date=4 January 2018 |access-date=4 January 2018 |website=[[Radio Times]]}}</ref> [[Jami Bernard]] of the ''[[New York Daily News]]'' wrote, "Bollywood musicals, those big, loud, colorful extravaganzas from India, are an acquired taste and much of ''Kal Ho Naa Ho'' doesn't translate easily"; despite this mixed review, Bernard noted that the lead cast's characters "grow on you."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bernard |first=Jami |author-link=Jami Bernard |date=28 November 2003 |title=Kal Ho Naa Ho |work=[[New York Daily News|Daily News]] |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/story/140633p-124748c.html |access-date=26 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051227184817/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/story/140633p-124748c.html |archive-date=27 December 2005}}</ref>

=== Box office ===
''Kal Ho Naa Ho'' was successful at the box office,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gupta |first=Shubhra |date=15 December 2003 |title=The formula that works |work=[[Business Line]] |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/life/2003/12/15/stories/2003121500160400.htm |url-status=live |access-date=6 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106122411/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/life/2003/12/15/stories/2003121500160400.htm |archive-date=6 January 2018}}</ref> particularly overseas due to its New York City setting.<ref name="PicPerfect" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pais |first=Arthur J. |date=1 December 2003 |title=Kal Ho Naa Ho grosses $1 mn in US |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/dec/01khnh.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106122903/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/dec/01khnh.htm |archive-date=6 January 2018 |access-date=6 January 2018 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> ''Kal Ho Naa Ho'' was released on 400 screens across India and grossed {{INR}}21.7 million (US$475,000 in 2003){{efn|name=exchange2003}} on its opening day, the year's fourth-highest first-day earnings.<ref name="Kal Ho Naa Ho BOI" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Top India First Day (2003) |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/india-first-day.php?year=2003 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104115651/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/india-first-day.php?year=2003 |archive-date=4 January 2018 |access-date=4 January 2018 |website=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref> It earned {{INR}}67.1 million (US$1.47 million in 2003){{efn|name=exchange2003}} by the end of its opening weekend, breaking ''[[Koi... Mil Gaya]]''{{'s}} record for the year's best opening weekend for Hindi films in India.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top India First Weekend (2003) |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/india-first-weekend.php?year=2003 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105133206/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/india-first-weekend.php?year=2003 |archive-date=5 January 2018 |access-date=5 January 2018 |website=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref> At the end of its first week, the film collected {{INR}}124.5 million (US$2.7 million in 2003).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top India First Week (2003) |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/india-first-week.php?year=2003 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105145807/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/india-first-week.php?year=2003 |archive-date=5 January 2018 |access-date=5 January 2018 |website=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref>{{efn|name=exchange2003}} ''Kal Ho Naa Ho'' earned {{INR}}581.8 million (US$12.7 million in 2003){{efn|The average exchange rate in 2003 was 45.66 [[Indian rupee]]s ({{INR}}) per 1 US dollar (US$).<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 May 2012 |title=Rupee vs dollar: From 1990 to 2012 |url=http://inwww.rediff.com/business/slide-show/slide-show-1-rupee-vs-dollar-in-the-last-2-decades/20120518.htm?print=true |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321115240/http://inwww.rediff.com/business/slide-show/slide-show-1-rupee-vs-dollar-in-the-last-2-decades/20120518.htm?print=true |archive-date=21 March 2015 |access-date=31 March 2016 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref>|name=exchange2003}} in India and became the second-highest-grossing Indian film of 2003 in India, behind ''Koi... Mil Gaya''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top India Grossers (2003) |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/india-total-gross.php?year=2003 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106121221/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/india-total-gross.php?year=2003 |archive-date=6 January 2018 |access-date=6 January 2018 |website=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref>

Abroad, ''Kal Ho Naa Ho'' was released in 37 theatres in the United Kingdom.<ref name="KHNH UK" /> The film debuted in sixth place and grossed {{INR}}29.41 million (about US$644,000 in 2003){{efn|name=exchange2003}} over its first weekend, exceeded only by ''Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...''.<ref name="KHNH UK" /> In the United States, where it premiered on 52 screens,<ref name="KHNH UK" /> it earned {{INR}}34.62 million (US$758,000 in 2003){{efn|name=exchange2003}} by the end of its four-day first weekend.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Weekend Box Office – November 28–30, 2003 |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2003&wknd=48&p=.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106112315/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2003&wknd=48&p=.htm |archive-date=6 January 2018 |access-date=6 January 2018 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref> By the end of its first week, the film had grossed {{INR}}84.64 million ($1.8 million in 2003),{{efn|name=exchange2003}} the year's highest overseas first-week gross for an Indian film.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top Overseas First Weekend (2003) |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/overseas-first-weekend.php?year=2003 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106115252/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/overseas-first-weekend.php?year=2003 |archive-date=6 January 2018 |access-date=6 January 2018 |website=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref> In the first month after its release, ''Kal Ho Naa Ho'' collected about {{INR}}180 million (US$3.9 million in 2003) in the UK and US,<ref name="PicPerfect" /> grossing in the UK top ten.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kal Ho Naa Ho – United Kingdom, Ireland and Malta – Weekend Box Office |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&country=UK&id=kalhonaaho.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106115858/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&country=UK&id=kalhonaaho.htm |archive-date=6 January 2018 |access-date=6 January 2018 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref> It earned {{INR}}279.1 million (US$6.1 million in 2003){{efn|name=exchange2003}} overseas, becoming the year's highest-grossing Indian film world wide.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top Overseas Grossers (2003) |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/overseas-total-gross.php?year=2003 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106121130/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/overseas-total-gross.php?year=2003 |archive-date=6 January 2018 |access-date=6 January 2018 |website=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref>{{efn|name=exchange2003}} [[Box Office India]] estimated the film's total collections to be {{INR}}860.9 million (US$18.8 million in 2003), making it 2003's most profitable Indian film.<ref name="worldwide">{{Cite web |title=Top Worldwide Grossers (2003) |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/worldwide-total-gross.php?year=2003 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106121652/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/worldwide-total-gross.php?year=2003 |archive-date=6 January 2018 |access-date=6 January 2018 |website=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref>{{efn|name=exchange2003}}

== Awards and nominations ==
{{Main|List of accolades received by Kal Ho Naa Ho}}
At the [[51st National Film Awards]], Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy received the award for [[National Film Award for Best Music Direction|Best Music Direction]] and Sonu Nigam received the [[National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]] award.<ref>{{Cite web |title=51st National Film Awards 2004 |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/51st_nff_2004.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107120817/http://dff.nic.in/2011/51st_nff_2004.pdf |archive-date=7 January 2018 |access-date=7 January 2018 |website=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]}}</ref> ''Kal Ho Naa Ho'' received eleven nominations at the [[49th Filmfare Awards]], and won eight—the most for any film that year, including: [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] (Zinta), [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] (Saif Ali Khan) and [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] (Bachchan).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Filmfare Nominees and Winners |url=https://sites.google.com/site/deep750/FilmfareAwards.pdf?attredirects=0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019034032/https://sites.google.com/site/deep750/FilmfareAwards.pdf?attredirects=0 |archive-date=19 October 2015 |access-date=7 January 2018 |website=[[Filmfare]] |format=PDF |pages=116–119}}</ref> The film won thirteen of its sixteen nominations at the [[5th IIFA Awards]], including: [[IIFA Award for Best Film|Best Film]], [[IIFA Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] (Zinta), [[IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] (Saif Ali Khan) and [[IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] (Bachchan).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kay |first=Jeremy |date=2 April 2004 |title=Kal Ho Naa Ho leads IIFA nominees |url=https://www.screendaily.com/kal-ho-naa-ho-leads-iifa-nominees/4018041.article |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107094231/https://www.screendaily.com/kal-ho-naa-ho-leads-iifa-nominees/4018041.article |archive-date=7 January 2018 |access-date=7 January 2018 |website=[[Screen International|Screen Daily]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=IIFA Through the Years – IIFA 2004 : Singapore |url=http://www.iifa.com/iifa-years/iifa-years-2004/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107103025/http://www.iifa.com/iifa-years/iifa-years-2004/ |archive-date=7 January 2018 |access-date=7 January 2018 |website=[[International Indian Film Academy Awards|International Indian Film Academy]]}}</ref>

== See also ==
{{Portal|Bollywood}}
* [[List of films set in New York City]]
* [[List of highest-grossing Indian films]]

== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}

== References ==
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<ref name="BHKHNH">{{Cite web |title=Kal Ho Naa Ho Cast & Crew |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/kal-ho-naa-ho/cast/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227180535/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/kal-ho-naa-ho/cast/ |archive-date=27 December 2017 |access-date=27 December 2017 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref>
<ref name="TVGuide KHNH">{{Cite web |title=Kal Ho Naa Ho |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/kal-ho-naa-ho/cast/137332/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104092557/http://www.tvguide.com/movies/kal-ho-naa-ho/cast/137332/ |archive-date=4 January 2018 |access-date=4 January 2018 |website=[[TV Guide]]}}</ref>
<ref name="BOI KHNH Cast">{{Cite web |title=Kal Ho Naa Ho Cast |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=508 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104093356/https://boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=508 |archive-date=4 January 2018 |access-date=4 January 2018 |website=Box Office India}}</ref>
<ref name="12 facts">{{Cite web |date=28 November 2015 |title=12 years of 'Kal Ho Naa Ho': Lesser known facts about Shah Rukh Khan's tragic love story |url=http://www.news18.com/news/movies/12-years-of-kal-ho-naa-ho-lesser-known-facts-about-shah-rukh-khans-tragic-love-story-1169761.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227184143/http://www.news18.com/news/movies/12-years-of-kal-ho-naa-ho-lesser-known-facts-about-shah-rukh-khans-tragic-love-story-1169761.html |archive-date=27 December 2017 |access-date=27 December 2017 |website=[[News18]]}}</ref>
<ref name="KJoSify">{{Cite web |last=Jha |first=Subhash K. |author-link=Subhash K. Jha |date=26 November 2003 |title=KHNH conveys universal emotions: Karan Johar |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/bollywood/interview.php?id=13317496 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227150208/http://www.sify.com/movies/bollywood/interview.php?id=13317496&cid=2398 |archive-date=27 December 2017 |access-date=27 December 2017 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref>
<ref name="BuzzFeed28">{{Cite web |last=Thomas |first=Sonia Mariam |date=28 November 2017 |title=28 Things You Probably Didn't Know About "Kal Ho Naa Ho" |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/soniathomas/its-the-time-to-trivia |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228102832/https://www.buzzfeed.com/soniathomas/its-the-time-to-trivia?utm_term=.cu9Q6OZg6#.tvePxMjWx |archive-date=28 December 2017 |access-date=28 December 2017 |website=[[BuzzFeed]]}}</ref>
<ref name="8 facts">{{Cite web |date=14 October 2014 |title=8 Facts We Bet You Didn't Know About Kal Ho Naa Ho |url=http://www.mtvindia.com/blogs/music/indies/8-facts-we-bet-you-didnt-know-about-kal-ho-naa-ho-52192878.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228071320/http://www.mtvindia.com/blogs/music/indies/8-facts-we-bet-you-didnt-know-about-kal-ho-naa-ho-52192878.html |archive-date=28 December 2017 |access-date=28 December 2017 |website=[[MTV (India)|MTV India]]}}</ref>
<ref name="AdvaniRediff">{{Cite web |last=Verma |first=Sukanya |date=26 November 2003 |title=KHNH bigger than KMG? I hope! |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/26advani.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227132445/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/26advani.htm |archive-date=27 December 2017 |access-date=27 December 2017 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref>
<ref name="AdvaniSify">{{Cite web |last=Jha |first=Subhash K. |date=4 December 2003 |title=Nikhil Advani (Director, 'Kal Ho Naa Ho') |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/bollywood/interview.php?id=13325403 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227151904/http://www.sify.com/movies/bollywood/interview.php?id=13325403&cid=2398 |archive-date=27 December 2017 |access-date=27 December 2017 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref>
<ref name="Advani Tidbits">{{Cite news |last=Goyal |first=Samarth |date=28 November 2017 |title=14 years of Kal Ho Naa Ho: Nikhil Advani understands Karan Johar's regret of not directing the film himself |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/14-years-of-kal-ho-naa-ho-karan-johar-regrets-of-not-directing-the-film-himself-says-nikhil-advani/story-hJ5kpjDaqcl20GqgYrZVIM.html |url-status=live |access-date=28 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228075500/http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/14-years-of-kal-ho-naa-ho-karan-johar-regrets-of-not-directing-the-film-himself-says-nikhil-advani/story-hJ5kpjDaqcl20GqgYrZVIM.html |archive-date=28 December 2017}}</ref>
<ref name="JB">{{Cite web |last=Jha |first=Subhash K. |date=20 December 2002 |title=I can never say no to Karan Johar |url=http://m.rediff.com/movies/2002/dec/20jaya.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227173618/http://m.rediff.com/movies/2002/dec/20jaya.htm |archive-date=27 December 2017 |access-date=27 December 2017 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref>
<ref name="KJoRediff">{{Cite web |last=Khubchandani |first=Lata |date=28 November 2003 |title=What you didn't know about KHNH |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/28karan.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228045836/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/28karan.htm |archive-date=28 December 2017 |access-date=28 December 2017 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref>
<ref name="SRKIT">{{Cite web |last1=Chopra |first1=Anupama |author-link=Anupama Chopra |last2=Bhasi |first2=Ishara |date=24 March 2003 |title=Star stuck |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/i-am-looking-forward-to-my-third-innings-shah-rukh-khan/1/206943.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20171228081533/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/i-am-looking-forward-to-my-third-innings-shah-rukh-khan/1/206943.html |archive-date=28 December 2017 |access-date=28 December 2017 |website=[[India Today]]}}</ref>
<ref name="KHNH Last">{{Cite web |date=7 October 2003 |title=Kajol, Rani in 'Kal Ho Naa Ho' |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/kajol-rani-in-kal-ho-naa-ho/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228105304/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/kajol-rani-in-kal-ho-naa-ho/ |archive-date=28 December 2017 |access-date=28 December 2017 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref>
<ref name="Mid Day">{{Cite news |last=Shekhar |first=Mayank |author-link=Mayank Shekhar |date=28 November 2003 |title=You must watch this : Kal Ho Naa Ho |work=[[Mid-Day]] |url=http://mid-day.com/entertainment/hindimoviesreview/2003/november/69908.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=2 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040411152044/http://web.mid-day.com/entertainment/hindimoviesreview/2003/november/69908.htm |archive-date=11 April 2004}}</ref>
<ref name="The Tribune">{{Cite news |last=Sharma |first=Rama |date=30 November 2003 |title=Present is the only moment |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20031130/cth2.htm#10 |url-status=live |access-date=2 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102130733/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20031130/cth2.htm |archive-date=2 January 2018}}</ref>
<ref name="Rediff Review">{{Cite web |last=Iyer |first=Rohini |date=25 November 2003 |title=Yes, Kal Ho Naa Ho is worth watching! |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/25kal.htm/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102130013/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/25kal.htm/ |archive-date=2 January 2018 |access-date=2 January 2018 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref>
<ref name="Nahta">{{Cite web |last=Nahata |first=Komal |author-link=Komal Nahta |date=8 December 2003 |title=Kal Ho Naa Ho |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/kal-ho-naa-ho/222273 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102121449/https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/kal-ho-naa-ho/222273 |archive-date=2 January 2018 |access-date=2 January 2018 |website=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]}}</ref>
<ref name="RKM Stardust">{{Cite web |last=Mukherjee |first=Ram Kamal |author-link=Ram Kamal Mukherjee |date=28 November 2003 |title=Kal Ho Naa Ho |url=http://www.stardust.co.in/display_Standard.asp?section=reviews&subsection=&xml=December2003_reviews_standard50 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031226072038/http://www.stardust.co.in/display_Standard.asp?section=reviews&subsection=&xml=December2003_reviews_standard50 |archive-date=26 December 2003 |access-date=11 September 2011 |website=[[Stardust (magazine)|Stardust]]}}</ref>
<ref name="JP TOI">{{Cite news |last=Pillai |first=Jitesh |date=19 April 2004 |title=Kal Ho Naa Ho |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bollywood/Kal-Ho-Naa-Ho/articleshow/625194.cms |url-status=live |access-date=2 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102125101/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bollywood/Kal-Ho-Naa-Ho/articleshow/625194.cms |archive-date=2 January 2018}}</ref>
<ref name="PCP Hindu">{{Cite news |last=C. Palicha |first=Paresh |date=4 December 2003 |title=Slick execution of a familiar theme |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/12/04/stories/2003120401300300.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=2 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102132447/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/12/04/stories/2003120401300300.htm |archive-date=2 January 2018}}</ref>
<ref name="audio launch">{{Cite web |last=Verma |first=Sukanya |date=30 September 2003 |title=The Karan Johar show! |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/sep/30kal.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228143820/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/sep/30kal.htm |archive-date=28 December 2017 |access-date=18 June 2011 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref>
<ref name="YRF">{{Cite web |title=Kal Ho Naa Ho |url=https://www.yashrajfilms.com/movies/kal-ho-naa-ho |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102091944/https://www.yashrajfilms.com/movies/kal-ho-naa-ho |archive-date=2 January 2018 |access-date=2 January 2018 |website=[[Yash Raj Films]]}}</ref>
<ref name="PicPerfect">{{Cite news |last=Bhattacharya |first=Chandrima S. |date=26 December 2003 |title=Picture perfect, for locale & lucre |work=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]] |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1031227/asp/nation/story_2723750.asp |url-status=dead |access-date=6 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106115851/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1031227/asp/nation/story_2723750.asp |archive-date=6 January 2018}}</ref>
<ref name="KHNH UK">{{Cite web |last=Pais |first=Arthur J. |date=3 December 2003 |title=KHNH makes waves in UK too! |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/dec/03kal.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106112418/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2003/dec/03kal.htm |archive-date=6 January 2018 |access-date=6 January 2018 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref>
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== External links ==
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* {{Mojo title|kalhonaaho|Kal Ho Naa Ho}}

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India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor

2023-09-17T16:43:39Z

Romance King Of Kolkata:

{{Short description|Economic corridor}}
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| name = India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor
| image = File:India-Middle East-Europe Economics Corridor.jpg
| caption = India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor and related projects
| abbreviation = IMEEC
| formation = {{start date and age|2023|df=yes}}
| status =
| purpose = Promote economic development and inter-regional connectivity
| headquarters =
| founder = [[India]] [[United States]] [[Saudi Arabia]] [[United Arab Emirates]] [[European Union]] [[France]] [[Germany]] [[Italy]]
| location = India, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Greece
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The '''India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC)''' is a planned [[economic corridor]] that aims to bolster economic development by fostering connectivity and [[economic integration]] between [[Asia]], the [[Persian Gulf]] and [[Europe]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=World leaders launch India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor seen as counter to China’s BRI|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/business/defence-world-leaders-launch-india-middle-east-europe-economic-corridor-seen-as-counter-to-chinas-bri-3238862/|access-date=2023-09-10|website=Financialexpress|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=New economic corridor to connect Asia, Europe & US|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/thesundaystandard/2023/sep/10/new-economic-corridor-to-connect-asia-europe-us-2613322.html|access-date=2023-09-10|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> The corridor is proposed from [[India]] to Europe through the [[United Arab Emirates]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Jordan]], [[Israel]] and [[Greece]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Ram |title=A corridor of immense promise |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/a-corridor-of-immense-promise/article67296263.ece |access-date=2023-09-16 |website=BusinessLine |language=en}}</ref>

== Background and timeline ==
On 10 September 2023 the [[Memorandum of understanding|Memorandum of Understanding]] (MoU) was unveiled during the [[2023 G20 New Delhi summit]] by the governments of India, the [[United States]], the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Italy]], and [[the EU]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ellis-Petersen |first=Hannah |title=G20: EU and US back trade corridor linking Europe, Middle East and India |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/09/g20-eu-and-us-back-trade-corridor-linking-europe-middle-east-and-india |access-date=2023-09-10 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=7 countries, EU sign memorandum of understanding for trade corridor linking Europe, Middle East and India |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/7-countries-eu-sign-memorandum-of-understanding-for-trade-corridor-linking-europe-middle-east-and-india/2988027 |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=www.aa.com.tr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=‘Game-changer’: India-Middle East economic corridor unveiled at G20 |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/9/g20-summit-transport-project-to-link-india-to-middle-east-europe-unveiled |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Reactions==
Turkish president [[Recep Tayyip Erdogan]] has criticized the project for bypassing [[Turkey]], and is instead backing the "Iraq Development Road Project", which would connect the Persian Gulf with Europe through [[Iraq]] and Turkey.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Soylu |first1=Ragip |title=Turkey's Erdogan opposes India-Middle East transport project |url=https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/turkey-erdogan-opposes-india-middle-east-corridor |access-date=17 September 2023 |publisher=[[Middle East Eye]] }}</ref>

== References ==
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Kamal Maula Mosque

2023-09-07T22:39:09Z

Romance King Of Kolkata: Added a new addition to the collection.

{{Short description|Mosque in Dhar, India}}
[[File:0102721 Bhojshala and Kamal Maula mosque site, Dhar Madhya Pradesh 248.jpg|thumb|200px|The dome of the Kamal Maula Masjid]]
The '''Kamal Maula Mosque''' ([[Hindustani language|Hindustani]]: ''Kamal Maula Masjid'') is a mosque in the city of [[Dhar]] in the [[India]]n state of [[Madhya Pradesh]].<ref name="Eaton2019">{{cite book |last1=Eaton |first1=Richard M. |title=India in the Persianate Age: 1000-1765 |publisher=Penguin UK |isbn=978-0-14-196655-7 |language=en}}</ref> It contains the tomb of Kamāl al-Dīn, a Sufi saint of the [[Chishti Order]].<ref name="Sharma2016">{{cite web |last1=Sharma |first1=Ruchika |title='Madhya Pradesh’s Ayodhya': How the British manufactured the myth of Bhojshala |url=https://scroll.in/article/803376/madhya-pradeshs-ayodhya-how-the-british-manufactured-the-myth-of-bhojshala |publisher=[[Scroll.in|Scroll]] |access-date=6 September 2023 |language=English }}</ref><ref name="Chatterjee2020">{{cite book |last1=Chatterjee |first1=Nandini |title=Land and Law in Mughal India: A Family of Landlords across Three Indian Empires |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-1-108-48603-3 |page=45 |language=en}}</ref>

The Kamal Maula Mosquea, along with the [[Bhojshala|Bhoj Shala]], is a protected site of the [[Archaeological Survey of India]] (ASI).<ref name="Chatterjee2020"/>

== History ==
The Kamal Maula Mosque was erected by [[Alauddin Khalji]] in the early 14th century.<ref name="Eaton2019"/> The Kamal Maula Mosque drew influence from the [[Qutb Minar complex|Qutb Mosque]] in [[Delhi]] and in 1405, the Tughluq Indian emperor [[Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah Tughluq]] erected the [[Dhar iron pillar]] in the centre of the nearby [[Lat Mosque]] to reflect this inspiration.<ref name="Eaton2019"/>

== References ==
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