Amitabh Bachchan…… Mohinder Sharma
Shahrukh Khan…… Jai Varma/Michael
Rani Mukherjee…… Shalini Sharma
Preity Zinta…… Kiran Reddy
Abhishek Bachchan…… Anand Bakshi/Harry
Arjun Rampal…… Dr. Vikram Chatterjee
John Abrahim
Kirron Kher, Farida Jalal & more…
The Story Line
The movie starts with the hospital in mumbai receiving a journalist patient (SRK). the doctor (John) and his assistant(Preity) are handling his case. The patient has only one relative, an old grand mother (Farida ).
Gradually, as Kiran (Preity) discovers about Michael (SRK), she begins to care for him and his mannerisms remind her of her own old days when she was dating Arjun (Arjun). Who subsequently died in an accident. She was then engaged under durress to Harry (Abhishek). She runs away from him one day thinking that she is becoming an obstacle in his career and life.
Narrating one of her stories Kiran listens to the word Maya (Rani) from Michael's lips and discovers a diary, which is guide to the love story of Maya and Michael.
Maya and Michael were a match made in heaven till Michael discovers the scandal involving Mayas father (Amitabh) emerges which drives Maya away from Michael. Mayas father also encourages the liasion between Maya and Harry (working in their organization). All this drives Michael to alcohalism and then he looses his mental balance.
The second half sees the parallel romances of Michael - Kiran and Maya - Harry with both Maya and Harry realizing their mistakes. The movie ends with both Maya and Michael committing suicide.
Harry being heir to Mayas empire and Kiran becoming a nun. The story is told from the eyes of John.