Love Aaj Kal- The title suggests that its about Love Aaj-kal, Love Now-a-days. But the actual film is not just about aaj ka love, but a comparison of the aaj to the past kal! In a ride of the two generations running parallel the director just manages to set the right tempo, steady pace and sustain your attention with its crisp dialogue’s and funky humour.
Kudos to Saif for having played Veer Singh, the Punjabi lad portraying a Sardar’s character to the hilt and Harleen Kaur too manages to retrieve the glory of the old times grace except for a few scenes where a present generation-You- would find her dumb! And there is (Jai) Saif again playing the usual himself. No need to mention how he has expertised the character of this “cool”, confused, Casanova. Deepika(though she could have acted better) pulls off the today’s girl’s image easily and mesmerizes you with her stunning looks. In comparison, undoubtedly the kal ka love is more passionate and chivalrous and Rishi Kapoor convinces in it.
And yes, it so seems that Imtiaz Ali couldn’t resist himself from taking in some of the Jab We Met settings and scenes. But, we all loved Jab We Met, so you just don’t mind it. The music is enchanting, specially the song “Twist” beautifully blends the music of aaj against kal’s background score!
The basic genX problem shown here is their very casual outlook towars love with a “lets face reality” and “be practical attitude”. It is the time the present generation Saif-Deepika take to realize that they are “made for each other”. Deepika takes a hell lot of time in realizing that something is going wrong, but Saif surpasses her here too!
The director successfully portrays that it’s “Time” which has caused this difference. Is there much of a difference really? The answer to this question is Love Aaj Kal! There’s something good about today which was lacking in the past and there’s something good about then that is lacking in the present. After being thoroughly entertained you are left to learn, gain and imbibe something from the past!
RATING-***1/2
