+ List of accolades received by Kal Ho Naa Ho Jaya Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan and Preity Zinta garnered several awards and nominations for their performances in Kal Ho Naa Ho. Accolades Award Won NominatedFilmfare AwardsInternational Indian Film Academy AwardsNational Film AwardsProducers Guild Film AwardsScreen AwardsStardust AwardsZee Cine AwardsTotal number of awards and nominations References Kal Ho Naa Ho () is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy-drama film directed by Nikkhil Advani. The film stars Jaya Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan and Preity Zinta. Sushma Seth, Reema Lagoo, Lillete Dubey and Delnaaz Irani play supporting roles. The film's story focuses on Naina Catherine Kapur (Preity Zinta), an MBA student who falls in love with Aman Mathur (Shah Rukh Khan). He does not reciprocate her feelings as he is a terminally ill heart patient, a fact he hides from Naina. Aman does not wish to bring Naina any pain through his illness, and tries to make her fall in love with her friend and fellow MBA classmate Rohit Patel (Saif Ali Khan). The film's dialogues were written by Niranjan Iyengar while Karan Johar drafted the story and screenplay. The latter also co-produced the film with his father, Yash Johar, under the Dharma Productions banner. The soundtrack for Kal Ho Naa Ho was composed by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy while Javed Akhtar wrote the lyrics for its songs. Anil Mehta and Sanjay Sankla handled the cinematography and editing respectively. Sharmishta Roy was in charge of the production design.
Produced on a budget of ₹280 million, Kal Ho Naa Ho was released on 27 November 2003 and received positive reviews from critics. It was a commercial success, grossing ₹860.9 million worldwide. The film won 35 awards from 78 nominations; its direction, story, screenplay, performances of the cast members, music and cinematography have received the most attention from award groups.
At the 51st National Film Awards, Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy and Sonu Nigam won for Best Music Direction and Best Male Playback Singer respectively. Kal Ho Naa Ho led the 49th Filmfare Awards with 11 nominations including Best Film (Karan Johar, Yash Johar), Best Director (Nikkhil Advani) and Best Actor (Shah Rukh Khan). It went on to win in eight categories, including Best Actress (Zinta), Best Supporting Actor (Saif Ali Khan) and Best Supporting Actress (Bachchan). The film won 13 awards out of 17 nominations at the 5th IIFA Awards, including Best Film (Karan Johar, Yash Johar), Best Actress (Zinta), Best Supporting Actor (Saif Ali Khan) and Best Supporting Actress (Bachchan). It garnered 18 nominations at the inaugural ceremony of the Producers Guild Film Awards and won six, Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Bachchan), Best Music Director (Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy), Best Lyricist (Akhtar), Best Male Playback Singer (Sonu Nigam), Best Debut Director (Advani) and Best Cinematography (Mehta). Among other wins, Kal Ho Naa Ho received three Screen Awards, two Zee Cine Awards and a Stardust Award.
Awards and nominations Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result National Film Awards 3 February 2005 Best Music Direction Best Male Playback Singer for "Kal Ho Naa Ho" Filmfare Awards 20 February 2004 Best Film , Yash Johar Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Music Director Best Lyricist Best Male Playback Singer for "Kal Ho Naa Ho" Best Female Playback Singer for "Kal Ho Naa Ho" (sad version) Best Scene of the Year "The Diary Scene" Motolook of the Year International Indian Film Academy Awards 20–22 May 2004 Best Film , Yash Johar Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Music Director Best Lyricist Best Male Playback Singer for "Kal Ho Naa Ho" Best Female Playback Singer for "Kal Ho Naa Ho" (sad version) Best Story Best Cinematography Best Choreography for "Maahi Ve" Best Background Score Best Editing Best Costume Design Best Makeup Producers Guild Film Awards 29 May 2004 Best Film , Yash Johar Best Director Best Actor in a Leading Role Best Actress in a Leading Role Best Actor in a Supporting Role Best Actress in a Supporting Role Best Music Director Best Lyricist Best Male Playback Singer for "Kal Ho Naa Ho" Best Female Playback Singer for "It's The Time To Disco" Best Debut Director Best Screenplay Best Cinematography Best Editing Best Art Design Best Sound Recording Best Costume Design Best Special Effects Screen Awards 17 January 2004 Best Film , Yash Johar Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Music Director Best Lyricist Best Male Playback Singer for "Kal Ho Naa Ho" Best Screenplay Best Dialogue Best Editing Best Sound Recording Best Cinematography Best Art Direction Best Choreography for "Maahi Ve" Stardust Awards 4 February 2004 Actor of the Year – Female Zee Cine Awards 26 February 2004 Best Film , Yash Johar Best Director Best Actor – Male Best Actor – Female Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Male Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Female Best Music Director Best Track of the Year "Kal Ho Naa Ho" "Maahi Ve" Best Audiography Best Choreography for "Maahi Ve" Best Dialogue Best Editing
See also List of Bollywood films of 2003
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External links Accolades for Kal Ho Naa Ho at the Internet Movie Database