The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Just intense enough to provide a much-needed diversion, just lightweight enough to make you forget about it soon after it’s over. It’s not exactly “good,” per se, but it does what it sets out to do in terms of putting us on edge, which makes it … successful?

3/10 This review is from an Indian so trust me i know in and out!Well this movie proves about Bellwood being perfect in looks but otherwise in acting! The plot is kinda OK but with the help of Gd actors it would have been a Gd movie. The only reason i gave this movie 3 stars is CZ of Richie kappa, young Harlen, and Netti kappa in the end(that brought a smile on my face). If judging this movie on looks I would give 10/10 CZ its simply superb. Deepika is gorgeous and movie has a fresh kinda feel! But the feel dozen stay long as the acting part is poorly executed and after all the hype one can say its all about looks. Imitiaz is a good director but his views weren't properly executed in SF/deep part CZ of poor acting and which is 80% of DA movie. If the young version was long enough it would have been much better as Richie is still much better than other cast of the movie. People have choices so if u like looks n don care about script or acting this movie is good but if u r liking for some good acting and the feel i would recommend you!SOngs are great and this movie might be remembered for its songs but not as in whole movie!

I was quite disappointed by Imtiaz Ali's Love Aaj Kal. So much hype before and after release, and for what? For an ordinary story with nothing new to offer. The film is light and simple, but while in some cases these are the good qualities of a film, in this case, these are actually the film's pitfalls. There is actually no real story to speak of, and the film is slow-paced and at times simply boring. Love Aaj Kal is about a young guy named Jai who just ended his relationship with his girlfriend Meera. He then meets a mature Sardar named Veer Singh who tells him of his own story. From then on, the past and the present run concurrently. Saif Ali Khan plays Jai, and in the flashbacks, he plays the young Veer, whose older version is played by Rishi Kapoor. This kind of narrative style is not one to my liking, but it could have been more interesting had it been used and treated differently. For one, I could not understand why Ali had to cast Khan to play the young Rishi Kapoor. If there was some family connection between the characters of Veer and Jai, it would be more tolerable. Also, one has to note that there is absolutely zero resemblance between Khan and Kapoor, which makes it quite odd that the former played the younger version of the latter.The film is not unwatchable by any means, but it is just not a film I personally would want to watch again. There are good things about it, no doubt, but they cannot save the story from being stale and uninspiring. The songs are quite nice to listen to, particularly "Yeh Dooriyan", which is wonderfully sung by Mohit Chauhan, and "Aaj Din Chadheya". The entire soundtrack really fits the film's mood. Saif Ali Khan repeats his young, carefree Don Juan role as Jai. His character has shades of Karan from Hum Tum (according to me his career-best), where he played a modern, cool and kind-hearted womaniser. Khan in an actor of unmatched comic talent, and though he is a bit old to play a character of this sort, here too he performs well and successfully portrays his character's gradual growth. The problem is, as said, casting him in the role of the young Veer. A younger actor would be a more interesting choice for the part. Deepika Padukone is an extremely pretty and attractive lass, and her smile lights up the screen, but something is missing there. Though she does well in some sequences, she fails to register the growth in her character. Rishi Kapoor is wonderful as Veer Singh, Rahul Khanna is okay as Vikay, and Giselle Monteiro is decent as Harleen.Love Aaj Kal has some nice sequences. It was quite funny to see Jai and Meera celebrating their separation, and then regretting it after realising their true feelings for each other. The dialogues are good for the most part. Loved the scene in which Jo, Jai's new girlfriend who is played by a foreign beauty called Florence Brudenell-Bruce, decides to leave him as she notices his indifference towards their relationship. The film can be an entertaining watch with family and friends, though towards the end it has its share of clichés and becomes very predictable. After watching a charming and entertaining piece like Jab We Met, I had high expectations from this Imtiaz Ali film. Unfortunately, in this one the chemistry between the leads is missing, and though the film grows on you as it nears the end, it ends up being worthy of just a one-time watch. I am sure Ali is capable of making much more than just an ordinary love story like this one. Hope he does so in the future.

I though "Jab We met" was both enjoyable and entertaining. Movie characters can be over the top (as they were in Jab we met) but the success of a story is their connection to some reality. That's where Love Aaj kal fails...The characters of the key protagonists are just not reflective of what we see in most people...the idea that folks today are too preoccupied with their work and complicate their personal lives is fair and interesting theme to work on...the idea that a couple would break up, do a break up party and smilingly split up is absurd...that's the same issue with the saif (rishi kapoor) character...I am not too sure the 60s were full of people who would spend weeks and months just standing and staring at the woman of his dreams... this juxtaposition of two generations doesn't workThe story is equally absurd...the angle of deepika's character getting married and then realising she's is in love...imtiaz - better luck next time...

I had high expectations about this movie. I guess it wasn't all there in it. The movie starts very messy and very boring. Jai gets a relationship and every month you get to see a glimpse about the way the relationship evolve. Jai and Meera gets bored. They break up.Then Rishi Kapoor gets into the story and everything seems so be more interesting. He tells his love story in the past as we continue to follow Jai's and Meera's story in the present. And here the whole movie goes wrong where it can go wrong. Bad writing, editing, acting.Saif Ali acts very immature. His acting from Pareeneeta would have been more suitable in this movie. The way the story switches between now and then is clumsy. It doesn't make the story easy to understand. Rahul Khanna acted lame when he heard Meera was still in love with Jai. Come on, he just swallowed all her crap just the day after he married her! The anger I saw in Abishek Bachchan in Kabhi alvida na kehna was very missed in this scene.In the movie we go from London to India to America. It doesn't work. There is so much that happens in this movie, that is not necessary to let the viewer watch. Like why did Jai have to meet a blonde girl in Londen and take her to India? Why did Rishi Kapoor have to tell Jai his story but not show him the result? With saying this all, Love aajkal had the potential to be a mature movie. With the wrong guidance it grew out to be a small entertaining movie to me. (This is only my opinion, I'm happy to hear lots of people are fan of this movie. I like Saif Ali Khan a lot as an actor, but his acting could have been better).