Love Aaj Kal Review

After the success of films like Hum Tum and Salaam Namaste, Saif Ali Khan seems to have discovered a safe (pardon the pun) formula for a hit film as he continues his explorations into the confusions and complexities of modern love and relationships with Love Aaj Kal.

While Salaam Namaste exposed a conservative Indian audience to the realities of premarital sex and pregnancy and Hum Tum depicted friendship as the basis for an abiding love, Love Aaj Kal contrasts contemporary love of with the innocent devotion of a bygone age.

London-based Meera (Deepika Padukone) is a gorgeous girl with her wits about her and aspirations to pursue a career working in India on the restoration of ancient monuments. Jai (Saif Ali Khan) is the ultra-cool city boy, slightly slow on the uptake and with his sights set on a career at the prestigious Golden Gate Bridge Inc in San Francisco. Love happens in an instant and endures, at least until the two are faced with the decision to pursue their respective career aspirations which will leave them oceans apart.

Accepting the impracticalities of a long distance relationship they happily agree to a break up and quickly move on with their lives. In their world, love is disposable and easily replaceable, or so it seems. As London-based café owner Veer Singh, (Rishi Kapoor) explains, it's a far cry from the days when love was born of coy exchanges from afar and long lingering gazes.