Movie plot
Naina Catherine Kapur (Preity Zinta) is an angry young girl, for more than one reason. Her father committed suicide when she needed him the most, leaving her mother Jennifer (Jaya Bachchan) to raise their two young children Shiv (Atith Naik) & Gia (Jhanak Shukla) all alone.The restaurant Jennifer operates is faltering. Furthermore, Naina's paternal grandmother, Lajjo (Sushma Seth), blames Jennifer for the suicide and refuses to accept Gia (Jhanak... [more] Naina Catherine Kapur (Preity Zinta) is an angry young girl, for more than one reason. Her father committed suicide when she needed him the most, leaving her mother Jennifer (Jaya Bachchan) to raise their two young children Shiv (Atith Naik) & Gia (Jhanak Shukla) all alone.The restaurant Jennifer operates is faltering. Furthermore, Naina's paternal grandmother, Lajjo (Sushma Seth), blames Jennifer for the suicide and refuses to accept Gia (Jhanak Shukla), a six-year-old girl whom Jennifer adopted, as her granddaughter, blaming her for bringing bad luck to the family.Naina has to put up with the daily fights that take place in the house as a result. The bright spots in her life are the toiling and tolerant Jennifer and Naina's bumbling MBA classmate Rohit (Saif Ali Khan). Aman Mathur (Shahrukh Khan) arrives in Naina's neighborhood and soon changes everything. Noticing the sadness of his new neighbors, he intervenes. His well-meaning interference in their activities, his revival of their financial condition, and his general optimism, soon change their lives for the better. Although Naina is initially reluctant to enjoy Aman's presence as others do and is irritated by his extroverted, overly-enthusiastic attitude, she grows to like him and eventually falls in love with him.Meanwhile, her friend Rohit has been in love with her. On Aman's encouragement, he calls Naina for lunch but before he can confess to her, she reveals her love for Aman. Rohit informs Aman about this and leaves shortly for his parents' home. Naina goes to Aman's house where, to stop her from confessing her feelings to him, Aman tells her that he is married to a woman named Priya (Sonali Bendre), who is actually his doctor. Aman, it is revealed, is dying of a severe condition that is progressively weakening his heart. Knowing that his lifespan is limited, he goes through life facilitating friendships and courtship, and urging people to enjoy themselves in the present moment since "Tomorrow might never come".His excursions into such altruism, eventually leads him to sacrifice his love for Naina and instead play matchmaker between her and Rohit. After a few weeks of courtship, Naina starts to like Rohit as more than just a friend. However, when she finds out that Aman has been helping Rohit to woo her, she gets very angry at them both. Eventually though, she accepts Rohit's proposal of marriage. The tension within Naina's family also stops when Aman, after accidentally intercepting a personal letter addressed to Jennifer, reveals that Gia is Naina's half-sister through their father's extramarital affair. Jennifer's selfless acceptance of her husband's infidelity is what led to his suicide. Lajjo finally accepts Gia, and the now-united family wholeheartedly prepare for Rohit and Naina's wedding.As the film progresses, Aman's health deteriorates. At the engagement party of Rohit and Naina, an episode of intense excitement nearly kills him. Naina, in a chance-encounter meets Priya, Aman's supposed wife, and learns the truth of Priya being Aman's doctor. She then realizes that Aman had lied about his marriage to hide his true condition, and possibly, the fact that he loves her too. She goes to see Aman, and although he defiantly refuses to admit his true feelings, she finally understands that he loves her deeply as well. Aman convinces Naina to get married to Rohit anyway, because he knew he won't live much longer and doesn't want to leave her alone and heartbroken after his death. She accepts and shortly after Rohit and Naina marry. Aman on his death bed, makes Rohit promise him that Rohit will let him have Naina in the next life (heaven). Aman in a hospital room eventually slips away in his sleep, with Rohit by his side and Naina watching through the door.Twenty years later, an older Naina relates the story of Aman's selfless love to a grown Gia and how he was her first and true love and that she nor Rohit can ever forget him and neither can Gia. And, it is seen that she and Rohit now have a daughter of their own. [less]
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