Editing Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (section)

== Production ==
Initially, when the film was announced, [[Shahrukh Khan]] was offered the lead role for the film. However, [[Hrithik Roshan]] stated that he was tired of his father doing films with the Khans and suggested him to give someone else a chance. [[Rakesh Roshan]] then agreed and gave the role to his son.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-08-03 |title=Did you know Shah Rukh Khan was the first choice for 'Kaho Na Pyaar Hai'? |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/did-you-know/did-you-know-shah-rukh-khan-was-the-first-choice-for-kaho-na-pyaar-hai/articleshow/65262708.cms |access-date=2024-10-17 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

The film was later launched in 1998 with Hrithik and [[Kareena Kapoor]] in lead roles. However, the latter walked out a few days after the launch, following a "misunderstanding" between the director Rakesh Roshan and Kareena's mother [[Babita]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Taliculam|first1=Sharmila|title=He's a looker|url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/1998/aug/20hri.htm|website=Rediff|access-date=29 April 2016|date=20 August 1998}}</ref> Rakesh, who had known [[Ameesha Patel]]'s family for a long time, cast her in the role within three days.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Verma|first1=Sukanya|title=It's unfair to have just one goal in life|url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/1999/nov/22amis.htm|website=Rediff|access-date=29 April 2016|date=22 November 1999}}</ref>

The ship scenes were filmed aboard the ''[[Star Flyer]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/04/04/stories/2007040424910500.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070408163949/http://www.hindu.com/2007/04/04/stories/2007040424910500.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 April 2007 |title=Star Flyer sails into Kochi with 88 tourists |access-date=21 May 2010|location=Chennai, India|work=[[The Hindu]] |date=4 April 2007}}</ref> The island scenes were filmed in [[Krabi]], [[Thailand]], in the area near [[Khao Phing Kan]] (popularly known as ''James Bond Island'').<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0234000/locations |title=Filming locations for Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai |publisher=IMDB |access-date=21 May 2010}}</ref> The iconic Na Tum Jano Na Hum song and additional scenes were filmed in New Zealand, namely Christchurch and Queenstown.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://pickyourtrail.com/blog/bollywood-movies-shot-in-new-zealand/#:~:text=One%20of%20the%20famous%20songs,was%20shot%20in%20Canterbury%2C%20Christchurch | title=Top 6 Bollywood Movies Shot in New Zealand | date=23 October 2024 }}</ref>

===Filming accidents===
In 2001, [[Hrithik Roshan]] revealed that, ''"He nearly drowned while shooting Rohit's death sequence in the movie as he had to spent three hours forty-five feet deep inside the sea for same"'',<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hrithik Roshan Spent 3 Hours 45 Feet Underwater During Kaho Naa…Pyaar Hai Shoot: 'I Almost Drowned'|url=https://www.news18.com/movies/hrithik-roshan-spent-3-hours-45-feet-underwater-during-kaho-naapyaar-hai-shoot-i-almost-drowned-8910228.html|access-date=2025-01-23|website=News18|language=hindi}}</ref> while on the occasion of film and lead actors completing twenty-five years in industry following its theatrical re-release in January 2025, [[Ameesha Patel]] too revealed the same that, ''"Hrithik could have drowned and lost his life while shooting Rohit's death sequence in [[New Zealand]] as he was shooting inside deep water for hours without oxygen with him"''<ref>{{Cite web|title=भारत में किया जंप और न्यूजीलैंड में डूबने लगे थे ऋतिक रोशन, बाल-बाल बची थी जान|url=https://www.tv9hindi.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/ameesha-patel-recalls-kaho-naa-pyaar-hai-hrithik-roshan-drowning-incident-in-new-zealand-3068365.html|access-date=2025-01-23|website=TV9 Hindi|date=19 January 2025 |language=hindi}}</ref> along with revealing that, ''"While shooting climax sequence where his second character Raj had to take a leap, Hrithik broke his back as he fell while performing same and they had to rush him to hospital at 03:00 AM and film's climax shooting got delayed by six months due to him getting complete bedrest and rehab for same"''.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Hrithik Roshan broke his back during Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai climax, had to go to rehab,' says Ameesha Patel|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/hrithik-roshan-rehab-broke-his-back-kaho-naa-pyaar-hai-ameesha-patel-9778637/|access-date=2025-01-23|website=The Indian Express|date=14 January 2025 |language=en}}</ref>