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Love Aaj London, San Francisco, Delhi - 2009. Jai and Meera is a modern-day
couple in London. They are very happy together but do not believe in tying each
other down. So when life pulls them in different directions, they decide to go
with the flow. “These Heer-Ranjha, Romeo-Juliet type janam janam ka saath type
couples exist only in story books”, Jai says. In the real life, we have to be
practical. Love Kal Delhi, Calcutta - 1965. Veer Singh is struck by the
thunderbolt when he sees Harleen for the first time. Soon after, he stands under
a tree and swears that “is janam mein aur har janam mein… yehi meri votti banegi
– Harleen Kaur.” He travels a thousand kilometers by train to stand under her
balcony only to have a glimpse of her face. And yet not speak a word with her.
Love Aaj Kal Veer does not understand how Jai can treat matters of the heart
without passion, like a financial transaction. Jai does not understand how Veer
Singh could have been so naïve and silly about Harleen in the days of his youth.
But as both stories unfold, we realize that the process of relationship might be
different in different eras, but the experience of being in love remains the
same. So there is the frolic and despair of modern living. The liberation and
confusion. And there is the past – the times of innocence and compulsion. And
there is distance, and the fondness that increases with distance. Gaps widen
between two people, but bridges keep growing too.
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Title
Love Aaj Kal 
