Movie review score
5

Come to think of it, if the film carries the "burden" of humongous expectations, it"s imperative that it goes beyond those expectations. The reaction after watching the film has to be similar to a child who has laid his hands on his fav toy. The joyous smile would say it all. The question is, does Love Aaj Kal live up to the hype and hoopla surrounding it? Or does it go beyond that?

Love Aaj Kal is not an easy film to write and execute. Sure, it"s a love story, but it"s not one of those mundane love stories that talks of love and heartache. Here, the two stories, set in different eras, run parallel, but have a similar end.

To be brutally honest, it takes time to grasp the plot, since the past and present run concurrently. If you aren"t attentive, chances are you"d lose the plot. Also, if you aren"t aware by now that Saif enacts dual roles in the film - playing his part as also the part of young Rishi Kapoor - the goings-on would confuse you no end, when the transition occurs.

Love Aaj Kal is a director"s show entirely. The relationships here are complex because the couple in love lives in complete denial. It is to Imtiaz Ali"s credit that he has penned an offbeat story, developed a complex but comprehensive screenplay and

extracted sensitive performances from the principal cast. At the same time, the writing isn"t the type that would appeal to all sections of movie-going audience. Besides, the execution of the subject and also the pacing in the first hour are deterrents.

Final word? Love Aaj Kal makes you fall in love with love all over again.

The Special show of this movie for celebs has been screened at PVR, Mumbai. Check out the images taken at the time of that event






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