Love Aajkal...

Imtiaz Ali is a fabulous story teller…I liked both of his earlier movies…Socha Na Thaa and Jab We Met. Even Saif & Deepika starrer Love Aajkal is watchable…one time atleast…All the three films have one thing in common…the creatively realistic way of portraying real life incidents in a very simple way…now that’s how life unfolds…may be that’s the reason, Imtiaz connects with it’s audiences very well…

The movie has two parallel stories going on simultaneously…one belongs to the modern era…and the other belongs to the good old times of 60’s…while the modern story has lot more complications, the older one is just sweet and makes us feel nostalgic at times…The modern story is dwindled by complex practicality where as the older one is just based on a simple emotion called love…that’s exactly the point is…today, we have so many things which keeps bothering us that simple emotions like love has more challenges to face. Of course, there were challenges in older times as well, but they never confused people exhibiting emotions…they either used to be in love, or not…where as in today’s times, people always remain confused about it, sometimes unknowingly and most of the times, knowingly…he he he…and when they actually realize it, they mostly cause damages to themselves and others too…so what? The audiences still wants the hero and heroine to unite in the end…after all, it’s still love…isn’t it?...he he he

Back to my Convergys days, I had a friend called Rupinder who used to tell me his love story with Richa, a team leader working in the same company, but in another process. Both I and Rupinder used to sit besides each other answering customer emails as a part of our daily job. I used to wonder how Richa and Rupinder could be married to each other because both of them had different designations in the same company, Richa being more successful than Rupinder…yet I was confident about their love for each other which they certainly won from their parent’s opposition. They made a decent couple with a decent compatibility. How simple? Isn’t it?

And then there were Sapna and Ritesh, who used to date each other accepting their love publicly. Since Ritesh was my friend, I kind of knew that both of them were seriously seeing each other…with an end in their minds…Breakup…! Now, that’s what they already knew from the beginning, yet they continued to enjoy the companionship for more than two years…Both of them knew, they could never convince their parents and they never tried it even once…Again, both of them made their story so very simple that we all knew what would happen once they part with other…he he he…

The sweet and intellectual girl called Soni was very much attracted towards Bhasker, my team leader. However, she used to spend most of her time with Raunak discussing how to make Bhasker fall for her….She knew it very well that Raunak was also attracted towards her…but then, Bhasker was all that she wanted those days…Girls often fall for handsome guys, where as average looking Raunak type of guys are just ignored by them…that’s a fact, which even I don’t deny much…

Rupali for that matter knew that Gautam was cheating her…yet, she fell for him. Gautam on the other hand, was reluctant accepting her as love of his life…the entire floor was aware of their bedtime stories too…yet I could never convince Rupali to leave Gautam and accept her parent’s wish of getting married to the one, they chose for her, back in their hometown.

While I was speaking to my Dad once, I saw Richa (Rupinder’s wife) smooching some other guy in the back of our office. I was furious over the scene and reacted immediately as Richa was my best friends wife. I saw that guy for the first time. Richa requested me, to be out of it. Since the guy already escaped from the scene, I irritatingly chose to remain silent in raising the issue as I never had the courage to tell Rupinder about this incident. After an hour or so, Rupinder approached me with the entire story requesting me to forget the incident. That guy was Richa’s ex-boyfriend who used to date Richa prior to Rupinder. When Rupinder entered Richa’s life, Richa felt that she already dumped that guy whom she was spotted smooching later on. Rupinder knew it well from the beginning that it was not over between Richa and that guy. Yet, the complexities and confusions of love forced both Richa and Rupinder to get married. Today, Richa is raising her child in Dehradoon where as Rupinder is staying in a live-in relationship with his Lady Boss. That’s Love Aajkal…for Rupinder and Richa

Sapna and Ritesh are not dating each other these days. Infact, Ritesh is still single with so many girlfriends along with his call center job. Whereas Sapna is well settled in America with her husband, who was no where in the picture those days. Well, that was still predictable. May be for Ritesh and Sapna, love was more of a short term assignment / project which they completed and then parted with each other happily. And no…unlike Saif and Deepika, they don’t try to contact each other post their break up…may be for them, that’s Love Aajkal…

Since Bhasker surprisingly got married to Kanchan, Soni was shattered. I also heard some stories of Raunak and Soni, but never believed…Raunak shifted himself to Kerala after getting married to a teacher where as Soni is still living in Delhi as a single…yet mother. Some say that she is raising Bhasker’s child, where as some say that Raunak dumped her after making her pregnant. I happened to meet her once…she is now working as a Company Secretary with Sharekhan Ltd., and is doing well in life. When I asked her about the real father of her child, she jokingly mentioned both Bhasker’s and Raunak’s name. I was zapped…how can this be possible…? She then revealed that she never knew out of Bhasker and Raunak, who is the real father of her child? But she loves her child very much…coz she sees both, Bhasker and Raunak in him…that’s Love Aajkal for Soni…

Even after six long years, Rupali is still seeing Gautam with a hope of getting married to him. Gautam, even today is a bastard, as he used to be earlier, using Rupali for his physical needs and yet not giving her the real commitment. I really don’t know whether it would give Rupali a new beginning or an end of her social life…but seriously, Rupali is expecting a lot from something which actually is nothing…may be that’s what is Love Aajkal for her…

The movie Love Aajkal might be about Saif and Deepika…where as there are other characters too in the film…Think of Saif’s Swiss girlfriend and Deepika’s husband, played by Rahul Khanna…Audiences are expected to forget those characters, where as real life is full of them roaming around us. Such people are nothing but victim of love…for them; love is more of a painful event, rather than a joyful life…

Now try this one…

About few years ago, on a business trip to Germany through Xchanging, Mitrashi and Akhilesh fell for each other…Mohnish and Rakhi realized love for each other…Ankit and Ritu started an affair…whereas, despite being friendly with Rakhi, Shubhangi silently loved Mohnish…it was nothing but team bonding…isn’t it? He he he…

Business? What’s that? All of them considered themselves tourists…The pairs enjoyed the time and life to the fullest, considering themselves Raj and Simran of Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge…where in both of them also visit Europe, in the movie…he he he…

However, as life unfolds back in India, Mohnish and Rakhi no longer see each other. Reason – Shubhangi who completely revived herself from no-one to someone. Stories are still told about Mohnish and Shubhangi even though Mohnish is now married to some other girl…Whereas Rakhi is now seeing Akhilesh these days, who already broke up with Mitrashi. But the team bonding still remains intact, as Mitrashi started seeing Ankit. So what happens to Ritu…? Well, hope is the only name of the game for her…

Ahhhhhhhhhhh…CONFUSING…isn’t it? Grrrrrrrrrr

Well that’s how things move on in real life…

Most of the GenX today are not sure of what they want in real life. Some choose “Expression” as a way of love life…multiple times with multiple people, where as some willingly choose to remain tacit about their secret relationships, sharing a mutual understanding.

Life in a metro, still continues…with more and more complexities which people still love to call it - LOVE…or secretly hide it from the world…

Of-course there are people who know the true meaning of love and get it in their life, sometimes easily, whereas most of the times, they have to fight for it…I SALUTE SUCH PEOPLE…whom I can count them on my fingers…

And those who did not receive my Salute, I would advice you all to go ahead and watch this movie called – Love Aajkal…

Atleast, you all will have a goodtime; with who so ever is your current partner…he he he

That’s the least I can wish for you people…

By the way Love Aajkal, for me is a combo pack of…Investment Research & Martial Arts…now let me post this blog and get back to my love...after all it's exercise time for me...he he he...