---
title: 'Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Nikhil Advani'
released: '2003-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 187
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'India'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/kal-ho-naa-ho-2003'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0347304/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

2003 · 187 min · Drama, Comedy, Romance · India

Original title: कल हो ना हो

## Synopsis

Kal Ho Naa Ho, also abbreviated as KHNH, is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy drama film directed by debutant Nikhil Advani, written by Karan Johar and Niranjan Iyengar, and produced by Yash Johar under Dharma Productions. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan, and Preity Zinta, with Jaya Bachchan, Sushma Seth, Reema Lagoo, Lillete Dubey, and Delnaaz Irani in supporting roles. Set in New York City, the story follows Naina Catherine Kapur (Zinta) who gradually falls for her visiting neighbour Aman Mathur, but a secret prevents Aman from reciprocating his feelings, causing him to set Naina up with her best friend, Rohit Patel.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Nikhil Advani](https://cinepixo.com/people/nikhil-advani)
- **Screenplay:** [Karan Johar](https://cinepixo.com/people/karan-johar)
- **Producer:** [Karan Johar](https://cinepixo.com/people/karan-johar), [Yash Johar](https://cinepixo.com/people/yash-johar)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Shankar Mahadevan](https://cinepixo.com/people/shankar-mahadevan)
- **Director of Photography:** [Anil Mehta](https://cinepixo.com/people/anil-mehta)
- **Editor:** [Sanjay Sankla](https://cinepixo.com/people/sanjay-sankla)

## Cast

- [Sonali Bendre](https://cinepixo.com/people/sonali-bendre)
- [Sushma Seth](https://cinepixo.com/people/sushma-seth)
- [Sanjay Kapoor](https://cinepixo.com/people/sanjay-kapoor)
- [Lillete Dubey](https://cinepixo.com/people/lillete-dubey)
- [Reema Lagoo](https://cinepixo.com/people/reema-lagoo)
- [Shah Rukh Khan](https://cinepixo.com/people/shah-rukh-khan)
- [Jaya Bachchan](https://cinepixo.com/people/jaya-bachchan)
- [Saif Ali Khan](https://cinepixo.com/people/saif-ali-khan)
- [Rani Mukerji](https://cinepixo.com/people/rani-mukerji)
- [Kajol](https://cinepixo.com/people/kajol)
- [Dara Singh](https://cinepixo.com/people/dara-singh)
- [Preity Zinta](https://cinepixo.com/people/preity-zinta)

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Official site: https://khnhthefilm.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/kal-ho-naa-ho-2003
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