Along with many big actors including Shahrukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan, and Preity Zinta, two child actors also worked in Nikhil Advani’s unforgettable film ‘Kal Ho Na Ho’. Actually, we are talking about Athit Naik and Jhanak Shukla, who played the roles of young Shiv and Jiya, whose work was greatly appreciated by the audience. Athit and Jhanak have grown up now and have reached new platforms of success in their life. Let us know what both of them do now and how they look.
Athit Naik
Athit Naik, who played the character of Shiv in ‘Kal Ho Na Ho’, now works in film and TV. Athit has been a part of studios like Yash Raj Films and Dharma Productions. After studying at Columbia, he has worked hard till now. Athit has made more than 300 short films. Not only this, he has also shot 35 music videos, 2 features, and 1 TV show. Apart from these achievements he has also worked in many advertisements. You can see Athit’s cinematography skills by visiting his Instagram handle.
Jhanak Shukla
Jhanak Shukla, who plays the character of Jiya in the film, is the daughter of actress Supriya Shukla. She completed her MBA studies during Covid. Last year she got engaged to fitness trainer Swapnil Suryavanshi. People also recognize Jhanak as Karishma Girl. She played the character of Karishma in the popular TV show ‘Karishma Ka Karishma’. This show started in the year 2003.
Kal Ho Na Ho
Apart from this, she has also worked in ‘Son Pari’, ‘Hatim’ and ‘Gumrah’. In the year 2006, she also worked in the film ‘Deadline: Only 24 Hours’. Irrfan Khan and Konkona Sen Sharma were in the lead roles in this film. Jhanak played the character of Anishka Goenka, who gets kidnapped.