[Rating: 3.5/5]
Imtiaz Ali‘s new venture tries to play along the same lines of conceptual love as his previous two movies. Love Aaj Kal tries to explore similarities and dissimilarities of love over generations all the while trying to tell a captivating story. It succeeds much better in the former than the latter.
The movie starts with the lead couple(Jai and Meera) breaking up with the fear of their relationship turning into a failing long distance relationship. As they say their goodbyes, an lively old man, Veer Singh(Rishi Kapoor) starts a conversation with Jai trying to explain to him that he is making a huge mistake in letting Meera walk out of his life… Veer then goes on tell the tale of his love with Harleen Kaur to Jai. The movie flows along parallely telling the stories of Veer and Jai, all the while comparing their choices and resonating similar emotions.
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