When we think of Bollywood movies that truly moved us, Kal Ho Naa Ho will surely top the list. A Karan Johar directorial, the movie featured Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta, and Saif Ali Khan in lead roles. The story revolved around SRK (Aman) being an angel in disguise for Naina (Preity) and helping her find true love in her best friend, Rohit (Saif). While this sounds like a typical Bollywood fairytale, the movie made everyone leave the screens with teary eyes. As Kal Ho Naa Ho completes 19 years, it has the same impact even today.

With 19 years of Kal Ho Naa Ho, we suddenly feel old. Celebrating almost two decades of the iconic Bollywood movie, we're here to take you down memory lane with heart-touching dialogues from Kal Ho Naa Ho that are relatable, no matter what era we live in.

1. "Jiyo! Khush Raho! Muskurao! Kya Pata Kal Ho Naa Ho!"

We had to start with this one. A life lesson we didn't know we needed. Thank you Aman!

2. "Aaj, aaj ek hasi aur baant lo. Aaj ek dua aur maang lo. Aaj ek ansoon aur pee lo. Aaj ek zindagi aur jee lo. Aaj ek sapna aur dekh lo. Aaj, kya pata, kal ho naa ho"

Ah, the feels. This one hits differently.

3. Pyar toh bahut log karte hai, lekin mere jaisa pyar koi nahi kar sakta kyun ki kisi ke paas tum jo nahi ho

Keep those tissues handy because the diary scene is when Shah Rukh Khan raised the standards of romance and how!

4. "Pyar ka pehla kadam dosti hai, aur aakhari bhi. Bus beech ke kadam reh gaye hain"

Naina found true love in her best friend, Rohit. And here, we can't even find our second pair of sock. Aman, where are you when we need you the most?

5. "Soocho, soocho. Aur soochne ke liye main tumhe apni saari zindagi deta hoon"

Boys, is such unconditional love too much to ask for?


Only a few times Karan Johar has truly managed to make us appreciate his work and Kal Ho Naa Ho is one of those Bollywood movies that will keep growing on you. Here's to Kal Ho Naa Ho and every actor who made it a spectacular film, especially Kanta Ben (cue the intro).