hand down this be the best film of the year and and deservingly so . although nikhil advani start off in the backseat and it look like from now on his job be in the director chair . with the support of karan johar and papa yash johar and it almost impossible to go wrong . with such blockbuster a kuch kuch hota hai and kabhi khushi kabhi gham to his name and karan johar be ready to add another feather to his cap with his beautiful and heartwarming kal ho na ho . kal ho na ho be direct by karan johar associate director nikhil advani and produce by karan johar and who have also write the screenplay for the film . nikhil advani be johar close assistant in all his film include kuch kuch hota hai and k3g and and aditya chopra mohabbatein . the main cast have shah rukh khan and preity zinta and saif ali khan and jaya bachchan in the lead and and a plethora of others and include sonali bendre and in support . kal ho naa ho take place in manhattan and new york and and be the story of three friend and aman ( shah rukh khan ) and rohit ( saif ali khan ) and and naina ( preity zinta ) and who travel on a journey that teach them the true meaning of friendship . it teach them to discover themselves and and to find the courage to live through time of happiness and time of sorrow . with the constant argument and bicker in her semi punjabi or semi christian family and naina and 23 and be completely distraught by the condition which surround her . in addition to this and she be bombard with the responsibility of take care of her young brother and sister and as well a help her mother and jennifer ( jaya bachchan ) handle the family economical complication . between all these burden and naina never have time for herself . as far a the technical performance of the film go and it be almost impossible to create a more perfect film . the editing skill be extremely sound and the cinematography show the viewer what a difference a few angle adjustment can do for a film . the overall effect of the film be merely jaw dropping and for a lack of a good term . to put all rumor to rest and kal ho na ho be not a copy of hrikesh mukherjee 1970s classic and anand . although nikhil and karan have adopt a shade of the film and by no mean be it a copy and and should be regard a a purely original story and write by karan himself . the great asset that kal ho na ho have be it cast . the magnitude of chemistry between shah rukh khan and preity zinta and and saif ali khan be mind blow . add jaya bachchan to the mix create for an even more awesome effect . it safe to say that this be one of shah rukh khan best performance ever . he breathe so much life into his character and aman and and literally have you feel for him a if he be your very own . he put on a mesmerizing performance and will definitely earn himself many award . shankar and ehsaan and and loy be a major part of this film as well . there music and which have be top the chart ever since it release and bring a beautiful touch to the film . their soft yet mellifluous melody compliment the film wonderfully . to top it all off and javed akhtar mastery of the language create for some heart warm lyric .