Love Aaj Kal

Imtiaz Ali sure has a penchant for 3 word movie titles . Love aaj kal is his third such movie, after the breezy Socha na tha, which was Abhay deol's launch vehicle and the more recent & immensely successful Jab we met. JWM was also the one of the biggest musical successes of 2007. So expectations from Pritam are high. And with 3 being the director's lucky number, let's hope he scores hat-trick!


1.Twist : During the first hearing, twist would seem a cliché. Yet another intro song that satisfies all the necessary conditions to make it big : meaningless lyrics, lot of background rap, Neeraj Sridhar etc. But after a few more times, you feel even though it's indeed clichéd, it's quite catchy and would after all become popular.

2. Chor bazaari : Neeraj's voice sounds so irritating when he attempts songs like this that don't suit his voice at all. He should realize that his voice is tolerable only when the song is picturized on Akki or if the song is something like twist. And as for the song, nothing much to write about it except that it would just act as a filler in the movie.

3. Aahun Aahun : It's Neeraj again, but thankfully he's in his comfort zone. Aahun Aahun is the result you would get if you give a Punjabi number to a DJ. It sounds like a high tech bhangra number and is chakna-ish in nature and hence, it doesn't disappoint.

4. Dooriyan : Calling this song the Aao milo chalen of LAK will probably be a good way describing it. Some clever work by Pritam again, as it sounds like some melodies from Fashion and Bas ek pal in some parts, but it doesn't show much, so good for him.


5. Aaj din chadheya : You know what to expect when you see Rahet fateh ali khan's name below the song and he doesn't let you down, for,Ajj din turns out to be a very beautiful song that's tailor made for Rahet. It's one of the best songs to have come out this year and is definitely the best song of LAK.


6. Thoda thoda pyaar : This is a highly infectious song and can end up becoming a kajra re or a beedi, if promoted properly.This song is hardly being promoted, dunno why the makers think twist deserves better promotion. And of course with this song, Sunidhi has another number with mass appeal in her kitty.


7. Main kya hoon : An average song that seems to be forcefully included in the album. It fails to create an impact and KK appears wasted.

So, Love aaj kal is a worthy successor to Jab we met; well, almost. With about a fortnight remaining for the film's release, there's still time and some intelligent promotion now can yield very good results.