Har Pal Yahaan Jee Bhar Jiyo! 17 Years On, Here's What The Cast Of 'Kal Ho Naa Ho' Is Up To

"Pretty Woman... Dekho Dekho Na, Pretty Woman"

Remember the orange pants that Shah Rukh Khan wore in the song? And also, Preity Zinta's iconic specs that became a trend?

"It's the time to disco... Kaun mile Dekho kisko... It's the time to disco"

This song was DJ's hot favourite before Honey Singh and other rappers took over.

"Har pal yahan jee bhar jiyo... Jo hai samaa kal ho naa ho"

While the movie made us laugh at various occasions, it also made us emotional. It was a roller coaster ride full of emotions.

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You know what they say about the films from the past? They take you back to the good-old days when times were simpler, you were younger and life was much easier and more joyous. Nostalgia kicks in right away when someone says Kal Ho Naa Ho. The film was a part of our childhood.

"Aaj ek hassi 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¡­"

The Karan Johar directorial had released in 2003. The fact that the movie has turned 17 years old makes you feel old, doesn't it? If you have been wondering how things have changed in all these years, here's a sneak peek into what the cast of the movie is up to.

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#1 DJ Frankie Ramdayal is the owner and trainer of India's first cross-fit gym called Cross Fit OM Box in Mumbai.

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Frankie Ramdayal was the handsome DJ in Kal Ho Naa Ho who Aman played by Shah Rukh Khan tries to hook up Sweetu with. Remember? The role was essayed by Dheepesh Bhatt.

He has coached celebrities like Aamir Khan (for Dangal) and Jacqueline Fernandez.

2. Jaspreet Kapoor AKA Sweetu who was Naina's emotional as well as impulsive BFF is now reportedly getting married soon for the second time.

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Delnaaz Irani participated in shows like Bigg Boss 6 and Power couple. She has also appeared in shows like Jamai Raja and Choti Sarrdaarni among others.

Irani, who was once married to Rajeev Paul after they fell in love on the sets of 1993 soap opera Parivartan and separated in 2010 ending 14 years of their marriage eventually divorcing in 2012, is reportedly planning tie the knot to beau Percy Karkaria soon.

3. Jhanak Shukla who played the role of Gia Kapur is all grown up now.

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She also played the role of robot Karishma in Karishma Ka Karishma, Indian remake of Small Wonder. Did you know she is TV actress Supriya Shukla's daughter? She was also played a part in the Hollywood movie One Night with the King.

4. The the nerdy brother of Naina is now a well-known cinematographer.

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Remember the nerdy brother of Naina, Shiv? Athit Naik who essayed the role is now a cinematographer. He has learnt and built his art form in the Philippines, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland and Cannes, and has shot and produced over 300 short films, 35 Music Videos, two features and one television sitcom after graduating in 2014 from Columbia.

5. Homophobic Kantaben from Kal Ho Naa Ho will next be seen in a Rohit Shetty movie.

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Sulbha Arya who is a veteran Hindi and Marathi film, TV and stage actress has done several popular shows like Sasural Genda Phool and movies like Koyla (1997), Koi... Mil Gaya (2003) and Shootout at Wadala (2013) among others. She will next be seen in Rohit Shetty's Cirkus that stars Ranveer Singh in a lead role.

6. Kammo AKA Shoma Anand has taken a break from acting. She won't even be seen in Hungama 2.

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Shoma Anand is known for her roles in movies like Hungama, Kyaa Kool Hai Hum and Coolie and Tv shows like Hum Paanch and Shararat. In an interview to Mumbai Mirror, she had revealed that she is not keen on making a comeback unless it's Hum Paanch's sequel. In Hungama 2, she has been replaced by Shilpa Shetty.

7. Vimmo AKA Kamini Khanna was recently seen in A Suitable Boy.

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Kamini Khanna has done several movies like Chalte Chalte and Monsoon Wedding among others. She was last seen in Netflix series a Suitable Boy and Amazon Prime's Made In Heaven.

8. Naina's Daadi aka Sushma Seth had appeared on The Kapil Sharma Show.

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Bollywood's favourite Daadi, Sushma was seen in many films like Silsila, Prem Rog, Chandni, Deewana, Ram Teri Ganga Maili and Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham among others. She is known for her cool daadi roles and was last seen in movies like Tamasha and Shaandar. During the lockdown, she also appeared on the Kapil Sharma Show.

9. Jaswinder "Jazz" Kapoor is penning down her memoir chronicling her journey of over four decades in films and television

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Actress Lillete Dubey was last seen in MX Players Queen and Zee5's Akoori. In 2019, she also featured in South African movie 3 Days to Go. She is currently working on her memoir in which she will chronicle her journey of over four decades in films and television. It will be released next year. She is also a theatre director and the founder of The Primetime Theatre Company.

10. Sarlaben Patel AKA Ketki Dave runs a Gujarati theatre company.

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She was last seen in PappaTamne Nahi Samjaay and TV, Biwi aur Main. She played the role of Simran's mom in 2010 film I Hate Luv Storys. She was roped in to play Dhana Nanda's dhai maa in Chandragupta Maurya but she opted out of the show owing to acute motion sickness. She runs a Gujarati theatre company with husband Rasik Dave.

11. Camilla AKA Simone Singh was last seen in Love Aaj Kal and Four More Shots Please!

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Camilla who was Saif¡¯s character¡¯s love interest in the movie was last seen in Love Aaj Kal as Sara Ali Khan's mother. She has also featured in movies like Laal Kaptaan and Four More Shots Please.

Other actors including Shah Rukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Preity Zinta, Jaya Bachchan, Rajpal Yadav and Satish Shah since then have featured in a variety of movies.