Kal Ho Naa Ho

This movie is simply beautiful. It is a story of love and sacrifice and friendship and all that is good in us.

In an age where there are so many movies coming out of Hollywood that glorify our baser instincts, it is wonderful to see a movie like this that celebrates what we can be is we simply choose to be good, kind people. It is ironic that a film that celebrates what Christians would call 'traditional values' should come out of Bollywood.

I cannot give away the plot, but I want to say that SRK really brought his best to this film. If you can watch this film without tears, you have no soul.

There is one minor problem with the DVD itself. The subtitles are about 3-5 seconds late. Otherwise, this is a perfect movie.

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I bawled like a baby! And that takes some doing. Great movie. Granted it contained it's own fair share of Bollywood Cheese, but thats to be expected. The story was good, the cinematography (did I spell that right?) was good, the songs were great, and it had real emotion. This was one of those movies that after I watched it I had to have it. And now I do. I was so excited. It's a good introduction to Bollywood. Not too much all at once. Anyway, if you like Bollywood watch this movie. Loved it and Shah Rukh Khan is one of my favorite Indian actors.

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This film has English subtitles for those of us who do not speak Hindi. Our friend who is Punjabi told us about the film and so we went and shared a delightful experience. The music is fantastic, the costumes are as colorful as you can imagine them to be, there was humor, drama and romance. If you get the chance be sure to see this film. I hope is comes out on video or DVD.

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Spoilers ahead!!!

The plot is fairly simple. We have a love triangle with a twist. Boy loves girl, girl loves another boy, other boy loves girl. The twist comes when everyone finds out that Aman (Shah Ruhk Kahn) is dying. He has a bad heart. He knows this and pushes Naina away from him and towards her long time friend who has fallen in love with her.

There are several subplots: Naina's family is in financial trouble. Jennifer, (Naina's mom) and her mother in law always fight. There is a family secret that no one knows. There are acutually many subplots so you have to pay attention. American viewers who haven't seen any Hindi films may find it difficult to get used to some things. They use buckets of those glycerin tears which look terrible. This movie is a musical as most Bollywood films are. Some of the artists tend to overact and movements are sometimes over-eggerated and jerky. Hindi films tend to be much longer than american films so be cautioned. By the way, there are about 200 dancers in the film. The musical numbers usually tend to be dance numbers as well. Beware of the subtitles. They move pretty quickly.

There are 6 songs in the film, not a lot for a Bollywood movie. The title song, Kal Ho Naa Ho is the hit song and it's a lovely tune. My other favorite is Maahi Ve. It's the time for Disco, another of the films tunes, is just silly.

As for the film's star, Shah Ruhk Kahn, I don't think he is a particularly great actor but he's got a good screen presence. His looks don't hurt him either. He's very cute. He's also a very capable dancer.

Kal Ho Naa Ho is constructed to be a tear jerker (A Bollywood staple. Most of their films have the same formula). It is and oh so obvious. It's colorful and energetic and funny in places. It's also meant to be a comedy. It is funny, even in some places it's not supposed to be.

This makes a good first film because it was filmed in Manhattan. It's nice to see places you know even when the film is a foreign one. The more I see this movie the more I like it. I can overlook it's flaws and concentrate on it's main point. Kal Ho Naa Ho (tomorrow may never come). How true. If you'd like to see something different please buy this. I won't give away the end. See it for yourself.

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I love Indian movies. This is the best one I've seen. It's funny,sad, and romantic. I never tired to watch it again and again ;-)