Bollywood multi-hyphenate Karan Johar is over the moon with the re-release of his home production Kal Ho Naa Ho. On Sunday, the director-producer took to the Stories section of his Instagram, and shared the poster of the movie, as he expressed his gratitude to people’s interest in the movie even after 21 years of its release. He wrote on the picture, “So heartening to see full shows of our film 21 years later.
Looking at people dancing and repeating dialogues of the film in cinemas is so gratifying”. Kal Ho Naa Ho is celebrated as a milestone in Hindi cinema because of its urban approach of storytelling (the film was set in New York City and had an elegant urban upmarket styling) and more importantly its path-breaking melody driven music clubbed with Javed Akhtar’s lyrics. The film can very well be called a timeless piece of cinema owing to its music, styling, narrative and the dynamics of the characters.
ALSO READ: Karan Johar Goes 'Hasso, Jiyo, Muskaraao' As He Drops CUTEST Video Ft SRK-Preeti Ahead Of Kal Ho Naa Ho Re-Release Interestingly, Preity Zinta was not the first choice for the role of Naina. Karan in fact, went with the film to Kareena Kapoor Khan, who had then just delivered a massive flop in the form of ‘Mujhse Dosti Karoge’ which was directed by Kunal Kohli. As per Karan’s book An Unsuitable Boy, Karan had specifically asked his father Yash Johar to stay out of the negotiation room so he could convince Kareena at a cost-effective budget.
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