Ali’s protagonist Zoe is the embodiment of the latter. A complicated character, who has a five-year
plan to make merry and launch her own event management company, before she ‘settles down’
in a committed relationship. While Sara Ali Khan is the right age to play Zoe, she falls short of
convincingly pulling off the complexity of her firebrand and fiercely independent character. Sara
has an imposing screen presence and looks gorgeous, but her performance doesn’t quite make
you root for Zoe. Kartik Aaryan is good as the boyish Raghu, whose transformation from a timid
lovelorn small-towner to a big-city Casanova, is believable.
Final Word:
The film’s soundtrack is rich in melody that adds value to the storytelling. The short runtime is
another plus with an intriguing first-half, but a predictable second-half. ‘Love Aaj Kal’ sets off to
celebrate complex characters and dysfunctional relationships, with the universal emotion of love at
its core.
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