More than 20 years after making his directorial debut with Kal Ho Naa Ho, filmmaker Nikkhil Advani believes parts of the film would be viewed very differently by today’s audiences. Advani, who has also directed films such as Salaam-e-Ishq, D-Day and Batla House, said he would not be able to “get away” with the film’s ending if it were made today. He also suggested that a contemporary remake could explore a romantic relationship between its male leads, Aman and Rohit. Speaking about changing social attitudes, Advani said younger viewers often interpret Kal Ho Naa Ho differently from audiences who watched it upon release in 2003. The filmmaker recalled that his own daughter was uncomfortable with the way the film treated Kantaben’s homophobic assumptions about Aman and Rohit’s relationship as a running joke. “It was a bromance,” Advani told Mid-day while talking about the dynamic between Aman and Rohit, portrayed by Shah Rukh Khan and Saif Ali Khan. ‘I will never be able to get away with that ending’ He added that, in his mind, the …