#12YearsOfKalHoNaHo – Here are some lesser known facts

Kal Ho Na Ho Facts

Abhishek Bachchan and Vivek Oberoi were approached for Saif Ali Khan's role.

Kal Ho Na Ho Facts

Farah Khan is also seen sitting as a customer in Jennifer's Cafe New Delhi.

Kal Ho Na Ho Facts

The scenic locale of New York wasn’t Karan Johar’s original choice for the backdrop either. Originally scheduled to portray the beautiful city of Toronto, the makers had to hastily plan a change of location due to the ongoing SARS scare.

Kal Ho Na Ho Facts

Preity Zinta had stitched the dolls clothes that Gia, her on-screen younger sister, is seen playing with.

Kal Ho Na Ho Facts

Anaita Shroff Adajania, Vogue magazine's Editor and celebrity stylist did a cameo role in the film. She played 'Geeta', Naina and Rohit's classmate in their MBA course.

Kal Ho Na Ho Facts

The film was written by Karan Johar with dialogues from Niranjan Iyengar and directed by debutante director Nikhil Advani. It was the last film to be produced by Yash Johar. He passed away in June 2004.

Kal Ho Na Ho Facts

The man shown at the beginning of the movie playing with young Naina is actually the cinematographer of the movie, Anil Mehta.

Kal Ho Na Ho Facts

The role of Preity Zinta's mother was offered to Neetu Singh who at that time was keen on a comeback. It eventually was played by Jaya Bachchan.

Kal Ho Na Ho Facts

Karan Johar complied with international copyright laws and bought the license to the rights to Roy Orbison's 'Pretty Woman' which is featured in the film.

Kal Ho Na Ho Facts

Preity Zinta's character 'Naina' was written keeping Kareena Kapoor in mind, but the actress had demanded a high fee and hence was replaced by Preity Zinta.