‘Kal Ho Naa Ho’ was re-released in cinemas on November 15, 2024. The film starred Shah Rukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan and Preity Zinta in the lead roles. It was released on November 28, 2003, and it was a blockbuster.
The film is directed by Nikkhil Advani and produced by Karan Johar. Karan Johar took the stories section of his Instagram. and shared the poster of the film, as he expressed his gratitude to people’s interest in the film after 21 years of its release.
Last year, on the 20th anniversary of the film, Karan remembered that his father, Yash Johar was a part of the film, and it was his last film before death. Karan said, “This film has been such an emotional journey for me, and perhaps for all of us, if I have gathered over the many years.
To bring such a stellar star cast together with a story that has a beating heart… It’s all kudos to the entire cast and team behind the camera for making Kal Ho Naa Ho still beat strong and within everyone’s hearts.
For me, this was the last film that my father was a part of from the Dharma family… and it feels surreal to have his presence in every frame as I rewatch it even till today. Thank You papa, for guiding us through everything and making stories that matter… and for always standing by what is right. I will always miss you.” And Thank You Nikkhil for making a directorial debut that is etched forever in all our collective hearts!” he added at the time.
Dharma productions confirmed that the film is re-releasing after 21 years. The production house took to their social media handles and shared the news. They captioned the post, “‘Laal ab sabke dil ka haal hai,’ hone wala ab kamaal hai!#KalHoNaaHo re-releasing in cinemas on November 15 at @PicturesPVR!”
Sharing one video, Karan expressed his joy and penned, “The magic continues… in cinemas.” In another post, he shared a fan from the screen who mentioned their overwhelming joy at watching the film again after years and wrote, “PVR decided to re-release Kal Ho Naa Ho after 21 years, and the decibel levels are high. The movie of our generation deserves all this love.”
Although ‘Kal Ho Naa Ho’ clashed with ‘The Sabarmati Report’, ‘Gladiator II,’ and its re-release at the box office, it has fared well. 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.