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Life of a very serious girl Naina, changes on the arrival of her new neighbour, Aman, who teaches her a new way to live.
Directors:
Nikhil Advani, Ron Reid Jr.Writers:
Niranjan Iyengar (dialogue), Karan Johar(screenplay), 1 more credit »Stars:
Preity Zinta, Shah Rukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan |See full cast and crew »Storyline
Naina {Preity Zinta} is a young woman, slightly ticked off for reasons more than one. His father
committed suicide when she needed him the most, leaving Jennifer{Jaya bachchan}, his wife all
alone. Lajjo{Sushma Seth}, Jennifer's mother-in-law blames Jennifer for the same. furthermore,
Jennifer is unhappy because Lajjo refuses to accept Gia, a 6-year old girl whom Jennifer adopted.
Even the restaurant Jennifer is running is not going great guns. in short, nothing is well on the
Kapur family front. the only factors that redeem Naina's existence are his toiling and tolerant
mother Jennifer, and her bumbling stumbling MBA classmate Rohit {Saif Ali Khan}. Meanwhile,
Aman{Shah Rukh Khan}, a happy-go-lucky guy arrives in Naina's neighbourhood and soon
changes everything around, thanks to his contagious joviality and jest for life. He proves to be
the messiah for the Kapur family in every sort. Naina is not a happy camper initially but could
remain unaffected by his charisma for long, and ...
committed suicide when she needed him the most, leaving Jennifer{Jaya bachchan}, his wife all
alone. Lajjo{Sushma Seth}, Jennifer's mother-in-law blames Jennifer for the same. furthermore,
Jennifer is unhappy because Lajjo refuses to accept Gia, a 6-year old girl whom Jennifer adopted.
Even the restaurant Jennifer is running is not going great guns. in short, nothing is well on the
Kapur family front. the only factors that redeem Naina's existence are his toiling and tolerant
mother Jennifer, and her bumbling stumbling MBA classmate Rohit {Saif Ali Khan}. Meanwhile,
Aman{Shah Rukh Khan}, a happy-go-lucky guy arrives in Naina's neighbourhood and soon
changes everything around, thanks to his contagious joviality and jest for life. He proves to be
the messiah for the Kapur family in every sort. Naina is not a happy camper initially but could
remain unaffected by his charisma for long, and ...
Movie Reviews
*Story*
Naina Catherine Kapur (Preity Zinta) lives in New York with her half-Punjabi,
half-Catholic family. Her life is burdened with financial problems, bickering among family members, and memories of a dead father. She is a almost always grumpy and cynical, finding nothing to smile about. The only part of
her life she likes is her friend Rohit (Saif Ali Khan) who is a fellow student in an MBA program.
Into this drab life of Naina's comes a waft of fresh air in the guise of Aman Mathur (Shah Rukh
Khan). Aman, the eternal optimist is the anti-Naina. He invites himself into the homes and hearts
of the residents of the cozy Indian neighborhood and eventually, into Naina's life as well. What they don't know is that Aman is harboring a painful secret.
The rest of the movie is about Aman, Naina and Rohit finding love, hope, happiness and ultimately
the joy of living.
*Review*
The feeling I had as I left the theater can be best described as the feel of a woolly blanket on a
chilly night. The woolly blanket in this case was around my heart. Kal Ho Naa Ho is by no means
perfect. It has its share of illogical moments and cliched scenes. But while watching Indian films,
one must get over such hurdles to appreciate them. Or like Naina, we'll be left criticizing
everything in sight and forgetting to enjoy the moment. Also we must remember that although its
important for the film industry to grow and evolve, its equally as important not to lose what is
inherently our Indian identity which is apparent in the songs and the emotional quotient of hindi
movies.
That said, for me Kal Ho Naa Ho will go down as one of my all time favorite movies.
The performances were wonderful. Shah Rukh Khan gives another performance that will be
remembered. He may not be the greatest actor who ever came out of Bombay, but he is one
of the few who manages to create characters who seem so friendly and lovable, you would think
of him as your own. No one else in the industry has this knack of creating an atmosphere of
'apnapan'. Preity Zinta as Naina is wonderful and a perfect choice for the role. I have no idea how
Dharma productions even considered Kareena Kapoor for the role of Naina. Saif Ali Khan is also
incredible. Rohit is very similar to Sameer in Dil Chahta Hai but with a lot more emotional depth.
I don't care how many times Saif plays that character, I still love him for it and I don't think I'll
ever tire of seeing it. Jaya Bachchan who plays Jenny, Naina's mother is incredible in this small
role. This character is very real and you can really sympathize with her because of Mrs.
Bachchan.
Naina Catherine Kapur (Preity Zinta) lives in New York with her half-Punjabi,
half-Catholic family. Her life is burdened with financial problems, bickering among family members, and memories of a dead father. She is a almost always grumpy and cynical, finding nothing to smile about. The only part of
her life she likes is her friend Rohit (Saif Ali Khan) who is a fellow student in an MBA program.Into this drab life of Naina's comes a waft of fresh air in the guise of Aman Mathur (Shah Rukh
Khan). Aman, the eternal optimist is the anti-Naina. He invites himself into the homes and hearts
of the residents of the cozy Indian neighborhood and eventually, into Naina's life as well. What they don't know is that Aman is harboring a painful secret.
The rest of the movie is about Aman, Naina and Rohit finding love, hope, happiness and ultimately
the joy of living.
*Review*
The feeling I had as I left the theater can be best described as the feel of a woolly blanket on a
chilly night. The woolly blanket in this case was around my heart. Kal Ho Naa Ho is by no means
perfect. It has its share of illogical moments and cliched scenes. But while watching Indian films,
one must get over such hurdles to appreciate them. Or like Naina, we'll be left criticizing
everything in sight and forgetting to enjoy the moment. Also we must remember that although its
important for the film industry to grow and evolve, its equally as important not to lose what is
inherently our Indian identity which is apparent in the songs and the emotional quotient of hindi
movies.
That said, for me Kal Ho Naa Ho will go down as one of my all time favorite movies.
The performances were wonderful. Shah Rukh Khan gives another performance that will be
remembered. He may not be the greatest actor who ever came out of Bombay, but he is one
of the few who manages to create characters who seem so friendly and lovable, you would think
of him as your own. No one else in the industry has this knack of creating an atmosphere of
'apnapan'. Preity Zinta as Naina is wonderful and a perfect choice for the role. I have no idea how
Dharma productions even considered Kareena Kapoor for the role of Naina. Saif Ali Khan is also
incredible. Rohit is very similar to Sameer in Dil Chahta Hai but with a lot more emotional depth.
I don't care how many times Saif plays that character, I still love him for it and I don't think I'll
ever tire of seeing it. Jaya Bachchan who plays Jenny, Naina's mother is incredible in this small
role. This character is very real and you can really sympathize with her because of Mrs.
Bachchan.
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