Love Aaj Kal is a film definitely not to be missed. It offers us something fresh and and is a unique experiment in story telling and direction that works big time. It is one film that Saif, Deepika and Imtiaz shall always be proud of whenever they look back at their career.
Through 'Love Aaj Kal', Imtiaz Ali has presented yet another example of his directorial excellence - the use of simple, short and crisp dialogues, with complete focus on the characters. The two stories - of Jai and Meera, Veer Singh and Harleen Kaur, are set in two different eras - the former being set in 2009 and latter in 1965. Having similar ends, the stories run parallel to each other, making the audience take some time to grasp the plot. Nonetheless, the complex, but comprehensive, screenplay has helped the director a great deal in keeping his audience hooked to the movie, right from the beginning to the very end.
'Love Aaj Kal' also scores on its lush locations. You can catch a glimpse of the picturesque beauty of London and San Francisco mainly in the first half. The second half would make you feel at home, through its scenes shot at the streets of 'saddi Dilli'! The plot would definitely click the minds of modern urban youth. At the same, it has something for people living with old school of thoughts as well, because by the end, Jai realizes that he is not too different from the Veer Singh of 1960s, who lived out the typical Heer-Ranjha love story, in his era.
'Love Aaj Kal' also scores on its lush locations. You can catch a glimpse of the picturesque beauty of London and San Francisco mainly in the first half. The second half would make you feel at home, through its scenes shot at the streets of 'saddi Dilli'! The plot would definitely click the minds of modern urban youth. At the same, it has something for people living with old school of thoughts as well, because by the end, Jai realizes that he is not too different from the Veer Singh of 1960s, who lived out the typical Heer-Ranjha love story, in his era.
The music by Pritam is another highlight of the movie. Talking about the performances, both Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone mesmerize the audience with their sensitive performances. Each of them beautifully lives the characters, to create an impact in the minds of the people watching their chemistry on-screen. Rishi Kapoor and Rahul Khanna have backed the lead protagonists well. Our final verdict - 'Love Aaj Kal' would make you love your loved ones all the more immensely. The movie is truly a 'paisa vasool'.
Is love today different from what it was in the past when lovers like Laila-Majnu or Romeo-Juliet perished in each other's arms? Today, in the age of online romance and one-night stands, many would say love is just a whirlwind. But no! 'Love Aaj Kal' will have you believe that certain things don't change with the passage of time.
Are you ready to fall in love with the 'very concept of love'? If yes, then 'Love Aaj Kal' is surely the movie for you! The best part of the romantic flick is that unlike the run-of-the-mills Bollywood love sagas, young director Imtiaz Ali's 'Love Aaj Kal' is completely in sync with the modern Indian society. The director has taken a more realistic approach in this film, unlike the usual love stories seen in Bollywood. In the movie, the main protagonist of the 2009-love story do not make you feel bored with the mundane talks of love and heartache; rather give you a mirror image of the present day urbane youth.
The movie, directed by Imtiaz Ali, stars Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone as lovers in different time periods.
After making the much loved Jab We Met, Imtiaz Ali succeeds in giving us an extremely different love story that we have never witnessed before on Indian screen. He scores high on his writing and his treatment of the film. In the initial 10 minutes he successfully establishes Saif and Deepika's relationship and their character quirks. He surprises you then by putting a melancholic song (Ye Dooriyan) as opening credits role showing montages of various important twists of the plot that lie ahead. In fact his screenplay is indeed full of surprises ahead, especially in the second half. As you begin to anticipate a particular thing happening ahead in the plot, almost 9 times out of 10 he proves you wrong. Making the film extremely relatable to everyone who has ever been in love and broken off with his/her partner, Imtiaz takes it notches higher by his dialogues that sound simple but convey a lot. Plenty of scenes stay with you as you come out. Imtiaz has repeated his technical team trio of JWM - Aarti Bajaj (Editing), Teddy Maurya (Art Direction) and Cinematographer (N. Nataraj Subramaniam) and each of them have excelled in their respective departments. Music of the film by Pritam is already ruling the charts and thankfully none of the songs act as speed breakers. The picturisation of Main Kya Hoon in San Francisco showing various changes in Saif is simply fantastic.
Without any doubt, these are career best performances of both Saif and Deepika and it should not be a surprise if they both end up winning most of awards for this year. Saif has always been at ease playing the cool no strings attached dude but in here he also succeeds in playing the brooding romantic Sardar Veer Singh very well and is extremely impressive in the post interval emotional sequences. Deepika wins hearts not just by looking extremely attractive throughout but also with the effortless ease she portrays her complex character. Rishi Kapoor is extremely loveable as the mature Veer Singh and lends tremendous dignity to his character. Debutante Giselle Monteiro manages to speak volumes just through her expressions. Rahul Khanna in a special appearance is good and suits the character perfectly well. Raj Zutshi playing Harleen's father reminds of Pawan Malhotra's character of Kareena's uncle in Jab We Met. Florence Brudenell Bruce playing Saif's Swiss girlfriend doesn't have much to do but manages to do a good job.
