Kal Ho Naa Ho

Kal Ho Naa Ho (English: Tomorrow May Never Come, Hindi pronunciation: [kl ?o? na? ?o?]), also abbreviated as KHNH, is a 2003 Indian romantic drama film directed by Nikkhil Advani. The film features Jaya Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan, and Preity Zinta as the lead characters, with Sushma Seth, Reema Lagoo, Lilette Dubey, and Delnaaz Paul in supporting roles. It narrates the story of Naina Catherine Kapur, a pessimistic and uptight MBA student. She falls in love with her neighbour Aman Mathur, a terminally-ill heart patient who tries to get Naina and her friend Rohit Patel to fall in love with each other, since he does not wish to bring her the pain of his death by reciprocating her feelings. The film was written by Karan Johar, who co-produced it with his father Yash Johar under their Dharma Productions banner on a budget of ?280 million (about US$6,132,282 in 2003). The dialogue was written by Niranjan Iyengar and Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy composed the score. Anil Mehta, Manish Malhotra, and Sharmishta Roy were the film's cinematographer, costume designer and art director. The film has several themes, including the depiction of non-resident Indians and homosexuality. Principal photography took place in Toronto, New York City, and Mumbai from January to October 2003. Its soundtrack was released on 27 September 2003 to positive reception, with the title song, "It's The Time To Disco", "Kuch To Hua Hai", and "Pretty Woman" particularly well-received. Kal Ho Naa Ho was released on 27 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 earned ?860.9 million (about US$18,854,577 in 2003), and was the highest-grossing Indian film of the year. 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. The German Embassy in India paid homage to the film by releasing an eight-minute video, Lebe jetzt.