Love Aaj Kal - * *
Love Aaj Kal is a brilliant idea implemented brilliantly wrong. Surprisingly, the better known reviewers seemed to have liked the movie a lot, what with the 4 stars that they have so generously bestowed on the movie. Now I know why ‘paid previews’ are so named.
The idea to depict how ‘Love Aaj’ is different yet so similar to ‘Love Kal’ was brilliant in itself and had endless possibilities, most of which Imtiaz didn’t exploit. What should have been a seamless screenplay of scenes between yesterday and today, was a shoddy series of events in random months with absolutely no continuity.
First blunder that Imtiaz made was casting Deepika Padukone. She is a glam doll, and literally so. She is a looker but doll-like-inexpressive at the same time. She could have potentially become an international supermodel or a successful sportsperson like her Dad, but she chose the wrong career (like so many of us). In Love Aaj Kal she could have looked credible as a fresco artist with all the sophistication that she exudes, but ONLY if she had no dialogues. She has a bad diction, bad dialogue delivery and absolutely zilch character in the movie. While Saif tries his best to elicit emotions out of her, Deepika is unmoved in her facial expressions. Even when he travels a thousand miles to Delhi to surprise her, Deepika looks at him - still point blank. Till the very end, the love between them looks ungenuine for the lack of chemistry. Saif on the other hand does a pretty good job especially as the Sardar in ‘Kal Ka Love’. He looks authentic in such unsophisticated roles (Omkara et al). The new actress is good too. I don’t know why Rahul Khanna agreed to let this movie be his comeback. His role has no scope.
The music is one of the better parts of the movie, trust Pritam with that. He can belt out hits after hits - call it remixing, outright plagiarization or any other name.
The film is a disappointment. Not expected from the maker of Jab We Met. Please give me something better than Dev D. I am still waiting.
The idea to depict how ‘Love Aaj’ is different yet so similar to ‘Love Kal’ was brilliant in itself and had endless possibilities, most of which Imtiaz didn’t exploit. What should have been a seamless screenplay of scenes between yesterday and today, was a shoddy series of events in random months with absolutely no continuity.
First blunder that Imtiaz made was casting Deepika Padukone. She is a glam doll, and literally so. She is a looker but doll-like-inexpressive at the same time. She could have potentially become an international supermodel or a successful sportsperson like her Dad, but she chose the wrong career (like so many of us). In Love Aaj Kal she could have looked credible as a fresco artist with all the sophistication that she exudes, but ONLY if she had no dialogues. She has a bad diction, bad dialogue delivery and absolutely zilch character in the movie. While Saif tries his best to elicit emotions out of her, Deepika is unmoved in her facial expressions. Even when he travels a thousand miles to Delhi to surprise her, Deepika looks at him - still point blank. Till the very end, the love between them looks ungenuine for the lack of chemistry. Saif on the other hand does a pretty good job especially as the Sardar in ‘Kal Ka Love’. He looks authentic in such unsophisticated roles (Omkara et al). The new actress is good too. I don’t know why Rahul Khanna agreed to let this movie be his comeback. His role has no scope.
The music is one of the better parts of the movie, trust Pritam with that. He can belt out hits after hits - call it remixing, outright plagiarization or any other name.
The film is a disappointment. Not expected from the maker of Jab We Met. Please give me something better than Dev D. I am still waiting.
posted by Savi at 1:43 AM
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