Kal Ho Naa Ho makes waves in Warsaw

The film, starring Shah Rukh, Saif Ali Khan and Preity Zinta, is being shown in cinema halls with Polish subtitles.

The Shah Rukh Khan-Karan Johar combo is again making waves in Poland.

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After reaping rich dividends with Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham last year, it is now Kal Ho Naa Ho that is raking in money at the Polish box office.

The film, starring Shah Rukh, Saif Ali Khan and Preity Zinta, is being shown in three cinema halls simultaneously with Polish subtitles. And Gutek Films, which premiered the film on Friday, is overwhelmed with the public response.

"Things are moving beyond our expectations. Now every week we will take this film to a new town so that the Polish people can taste Bollywood masala," a representative of the Gutek films told the agency.

People in the Polish capital, particularly the young, are hugely enjoying the music of the film, which features foot-tapping numbers like It's The Time To Disco and Mahi Ve.

Commenting upon the film's performance, Indian Ambassador Anil Wadhwa said: "The draw of Shah Rukh Khan is fantastic and people are now well versed with his CV. Very soon, his other films like Veer-Zaara will be shown in Polish cities.

"My son Chris, who earlier used to watch Hindi movies on video, now takes his Polish friends to the movie hall," said Anna Bem, who is married to an Indian professor.

Gaberilla Krzyzowska, an Indophile whose husband is the president of Polish-Indian Cultural Committee, agreed: "We are very happy that Indian movies are being popularised in Poland."