Love Aaj Kal (2009 film)

*Love Aaj Kal*
Love Aaj Kal
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Imtiaz Ali
Written by	Imtiaz Ali
Produced by	Saif Ali Khan; Dinesh Vijan;
Starring	Saif Ali Khan; Deepika Padukone;
Cinematography	Natarajan Subramaniam
Edited by	Aarti Bajaj
Music by	Songs:; Pritam; Background Score:; Salim–Sulaiman
Production; companies	Illuminati Films; Maddock Films
Distributed by	Eros International
Release date	31 July 2009;
Running time	129 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹35 crore
Box office	₹120 crore

Love Aaj Kal (transl. Love Nowadays) is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Imtiaz Ali and produced by Saif Ali Khan and Dinesh Vijan under the production of Illuminati Films and Maddock Films. Starring Khan and Deepika Padukone,^[3] it features Rishi Kapoor and Giselli Monteiro in supporting roles with Neetu Singh in a special appearance. The film follows Jai and Meera's journey, and portrays the feeling of pure love which never changes, although the perspective of realizing one's soulmate has changed over time.^[4]

Love Aaj Kal was released theatrically in India and worldwide on 31 July 2009. Produced on a budget of ₹35 crore, the film was critically and commercially successful. It grossed ₹120 crore worldwide, becoming the second-highest grossing Hindi film of the year. Upon release, it received positive reviews from critics for its novel concept, story, screenplay, direction, dialogues, soundtrack, humor, costumes, cinematography and performances of the cast.^[5]

Love Aaj Kal led the 55th Filmfare Awards with 12 nominations including Best Film, Best Director (Ali), Best Actor (Khan) and Best Actress (Padukone), and won 2 awards – Best Lyricist (Irshad Kamil for "Aaj Din Chadheya") and Best Choreography (Bosco–Caesar for "Chor Bazaari").^[6]

Love Aaj Kal was remade in Telugu as Teen Maar (2011).^[7] A spiritual successor of the same name directed by Ali, starring Kartik Aaryan with Khan's daughter Sara Ali Khan, was released in 2020.^[8]

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^ "Love Aaj Kal - Movie - Box Office India". boxofficeindia.com.^{[better source needed]}
^ Cite error: The named reference Deepika un'Saifu' choice was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Rahul Khanna to star in Uttu's and Karan Johar's home productions". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 4 August 2008.
^ "Top Worldwide Grossers All Time". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 19 September 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
^ Love Aaj Kal, a Smash Hit Archived 13 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Pawan Kalyan Teen Maar | Pawan Kalyan Love Aaj Kal remake Teen Maar". Gulte.co m. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
^ "Kartik Aaryan shares loved up picture with Sara Ali Khan and fans just can't keep calm!". The Times of India. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2019.

[1] "Love Aaj Kal - Movie - Box Office India". boxofficeindia.com.^{[better source needed]}

[2] "Love Aaj Kal - Movie - Box Office India". boxofficeindia.com.^{[better source needed]}

[Deepika_un'Saifu'_choice-3] Cite error: The named reference Deepika un'Saifu' choice was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[4] "Rahul Khanna to star in Uttu's and Karan Johar's home productions". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 4 August 2008.

[5] "Top Worldwide Grossers All Time". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 19 September 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2016.

[6] Love Aaj Kal, a Smash Hit Archived 13 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine

[7] "Pawan Kalyan Teen Maar | Pawan Kalyan Love Aaj Kal remake Teen Maar". Gulte.co m. Retrieved 1 July 2011.

[8] "Kartik Aaryan shares loved up picture with Sara Ali Khan and fans just can't keep calm!". The Times of India. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2019.

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