Love Story 2050 Thread

[SRKExtremist]

Love Story 2050

Producer
Pammi Baweja

Director
Harry Baweja

Star Cast
Harman Baweja
Priyanka Chopra

Music Director
Himesh Reshammiya

On the Sets
http://indiafm.com/stills/working/12430/index.html

[SRKExtremist]

I am totally blown away. This doesnt even look like a BW flick. It has shades of I-Robot and Minority Report. The effects look superb.

Check out the first teaser
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBj1q-g6cts

What are your reactions?

[Rahul]

I saw this trailer with Race in the cinema and I was surprised no one was talking about it here. Thanks for opening it up.

I was completely blown away by this promo. It looks awesome. Just to perfection! And Harman looks good. Looks like we have another newcomer who will make it good in BW. Lets see. But I agree, the special effects are out of this world. I've never seen anything like that in previous BW films. Definetely looking forward to it. I believe Priyanka has a double role in it as well. The music should be a plus too. Baweja movies always have good music. Be it Deewane or Qayamat or many of the other past flicks. Cant wait to see it. This summer sure looks promising with a lot of biggies coming our way.

[SRKExtremist]

Qayamat was so damm overrated. The effects were okay but the songs rocked. Back to LS2050, the effects are damm too good. I just cant believe that's a BW product. Yeah it seems like Priyanka has a double role, probably the first one dies, and then Harman goes into the future?? He kinda looks like Hrithik to me.

[Rahul]

He kinda looks like Hrithik to me.

Same Here! I got that same exact feeling when I first saw his face. But surely looks promising. :) All the best to him .

[Mon1ka]

yeah I agree he looks like he could be Hrithik's brother or something. Interesting trailer by the way, not what I expected, and Priyanka looks good with red hair :D

[Reena]

Quite impressive ! The beginning looks like an American movie

[Neeran]

It looks really great!!!...Until the last bit when they show the hero…It was really funny…He looks so girly. Not my type of men for sure.

Thanks for the link.

[Mon1ka]

It looks really great!!!...Until the last bit when they show the hero…It was really funny…He looks so girly. Not my type of men for sure.

Thanks for the link.
haha yeah I know, but doesn't he look sorta like Hrithik there?

[Neeran]

haha yeah I know, but doesn't he look sorta like Hrithik there?
Yeah...He looks so much like him.

[SRKBeNo.1]

Wow if this movie has a good story line it will be HUGEEEE

[prabha]

Interesting promo.

But 2050 is like just about 40 years from now. I don't think I will change that much by then. I wish they had go I little further in the future - 2500 may be. Not being critical but just had a thought. I know its just movie after all.

[Neeran]

Interesting promo.

But 2050 is like just about 40 years from now. I don't think I will change that much by then. I wish they had go I little further in the future - 2500 may be. Not being critical but just had a thought. I know its just movie after all.
I agree with you.

[Jalda]

Interesting promo.

But 2050 is like just about 40 years from now. I don't think I will change that much by then. I wish they had go I little further in the future - 2500 may be. Not being critical but just had a thought. I know its just movie after all.

I also wanted to say the same. It's like a difference of 42 years and I don't thinkt the world will be changed that much. Otherwise I am also quite blown away with that. When I first saw the teaser I tried to figure out who the boy is...Shahid, Hrithik...but it's Harry's son right?!

[Mon1ka]

When I first saw the teaser I tried to figure out who the boy is...Shahid, Hrithik...but it's Harry's son right?!
who's Harry?

[Jalda]

who's Harry?

Baweja's...isn't his first name Harry and his son's name Harman?!

[Reena]

who's Harry?
Yeah who's Harry ?? :hmm: :D

[Jalda]

The actress who has been busy promoting boyfriend Harman Baweja's futuristic flick Love Story 2050, Priyanka Chopra has confirmed news about her pregnancy. Before you rush to a conclusion, this has nothing to do with her real-life. When Priyanka told us the news, she was referring to her on-screen character in Madhur Bhandarkar's Fashion.

Priyanka who plays the role of a hi-profile model in the film will be seen getting pregnant only towards the climax of the film. So for all those fans who thought that they will get a chance to see Piggy Chops sporting a bloated tummy, sorry to disappoint but that's not happening as yet. But the good news is that since Priyanka is absolutely confident about stepping into a pregnant woman's shoes (she readily agreed for the addition that was nowhere mentioned in the script) and with so many unconventional roles coming her way, we may soon get to see a pregnant Priyanka, a la Preity Zinta Style.


http://www.indiatarget.com/cgi-bin/detailnews.cgi?id=6730


LOL...when I first read the title I was shocked for a second but then I read on...:)

[Mon1ka]

LOL...when I first read the title I was shocked for a second but then I read on...:)
haha, me too, I was like what!

[Amira]

I'm impressed. It looks better than I had expected.

[Khan]

It looked good at the start, but then it went downhill slightly. It looks proper wierd. The robots are blatantly copied from AI, I Robot and Bicentennial Man. Effects are good though. Voice over sounds amateurish, OSO was done better.
They've made another hero oriented film, with that guy posing etc, look at I Am Legend, its a pure Will Smith film but you don't see him do any cheesy poses or ridiculous stunts like flip a bicycle up in the air.
BW have got a long way to go till they can match up to HW. HW isn't all about effects, its about good film making.

I, Robot:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y97/umerkhan/I-Robot-movie-f02.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y97/umerkhan/I-Robot-movie-f06.jpg
LS2050:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y97/umerkhan/ls2.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y97/umerkhan/ls1.jpg

Bicentennial Man:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y97/umerkhan/bicentennial.jpg
LS2050:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y97/umerkhan/ls3.jpg

What the... http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y97/umerkhan/ls4.jpg

They've tried their best and done an Ok job at copying the robot from Bicentennial Man, but they couldnt match the robots in I, Robot even though they tried lol.

[Gangsta]

Baby steps, Umer, baby steps. We cannot expect radical changes overnight. Will go home and watch the promo tonight to see for myself. I am looking forward to this movie a lot.

[SRKExtremist]

Umer,
I understand where your coming from but you know BW has to get their inspiration from somewhere. I still think they've done a great job there.

About the hero-oriented cheezi-ness, IRobot nor I am Legend did not introduce Will Smith but LS2050 is Harman's first film into BW so it needs to be extra-ordinary and cheesy, showing action and doing stunts. Hollywood is filled with cheesiness as well. If you recall in IRobot, they showed 5 minute Will Smith shower scene, and in I am Legend, they show Will Smith working vigirously. Both of these scenes didn't have any revelance to the storyline but just showed Will Smith's great body. I call that cheesy.

And in that last pic, it seems like someone is playing a 3D game. Because it says Round 2 in the middle. It seems like a fight between fight between Priyanka (Ziesha) and Harman (Karan).

I still feel its an extraordinary teaser and the effects are out of here. I think BW has taken a huge step into effects by Harry producing LS2050. A great job. I hope the film succeeds.

[SRK_Super_Fanatic]

Yeah it looks like a HW production! I'm impressed!
Although, I agree, I'm afraid it might turn out to be like a mix of some of the other HW movies like I Robot, etc....but I like the look of it. Harman actually looks good to me now :) lol

[SRKFanatic]

Impressive promo. Though I agree, it goes downhill after the awesome beginning.

[Roza]

It looked good at the start, but then it went downhill slightly. It looks proper wierd. The robots are blatantly copied from AI, I Robot and Bicentennial Man. Effects are good though. Voice over sounds amateurish, OSO was done better.
They've made another hero oriented film, with that guy posing etc, look at I Am Legend, its a pure Will Smith film but you don't see him do any cheesy poses or ridiculous stunts like flip a bicycle up in the air.
BW have got a long way to go till they can match up to HW. HW isn't all about effects, its about good film making.

I, Robot:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y97/umerkhan/I-Robot-movie-f02.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y97/umerkhan/bicentennial.jpg
LS2050:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y97/umerkhan/ls2.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y97/umerkhan/ls1.jpg

Bicentennial Man:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y97/umerkhan/bicentennial.jpg
LS2050:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y97/umerkhan/ls3.jpg

What the... http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y97/umerkhan/ls4.jpg

They've tried their best and done an Ok job at copying the robot from Bicentennial Man, but they couldnt match the robots in I, Robot even though they tried lol.

And some scene lifted from Back to the future:haha:

[Neeran]

And some scene lifted from Back to the future:haha:
Yeah...:yes:

[abid]

Its a very very expensive film. Will do an interview with Harman next month mid.


Now this one sets up competetion for Abhishek's Drona SFX.

[ra.0ne]

I guess I'm the only one who's not that impressed. =/

In my opinion, only SRK can bring Hollywood-like special effects in Bollywood movies. He's a true visionary. I can't wait for the movie Anubhav Sinha is making for him. The special effects are going to be amazing.

[Khan]

I guess I'm the only one who's not that impressed. =/

In my opinion, only SRK can bring Hollywood-like special effects in Bollywood movies. He's a true visionary. I can't wait for the movie Anubhav Sinha is making for him. The special effects are going to be amazing.

Did you miss my post? lol.
Another thing is, why did they put at the start of the trailer, that the film is under post production, and don't judge the film badly because its just previsualisations.
They're meant to be professionals not amateurs. Theyre supposed to give us a final finished product not something half baked. I hate this mentality in BW. Same goes for actors, we are meant to wait till the new actors get used to films and improve on their acting.

Sorry, just needed to rant about BW :D

[SRKJR]

i'm impressed.....been looking forward to this one for a while.....finally a teaser.....looks very good.....i'm mainly looking forward to it for Harman and the special effects......mindblowing teaser....

[ra.0ne]

Did you miss my post? lol.

Haha, I glanced through it. Now, I've read it. xD

[palacerani]

I found it ok, no better. It's just a lot of special effects. But maybe we'll get a better idea when they release their promos.

I find that a lot of people initally watch BW to escape HW, then they want BW to become like HW and when it can't or won't they are disappointed. It's like marrying someone for their qualities and then asking them to change the next minute they're married. BW is just that, BW. It has its drawbacks, its stupidity, its charm and beauty too. Just like any other film industry. :)

[triniangel]

I think it looks great! I absolutely love special effects..I hope this movie succeeds :)
And Harman looks a lot like Hrithik..

[SRK_Super_Fanatic]

Check out this pic :D
http://www.radiosargam.com/films/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/lovpri.jpg

(Wow, yeah HR clone right there...hehe)

[Reena]

He looks so much like HR :shocked:

[prabha]

O God HR is the music director, damn. Didn't he say he will only compose for films he stars in. I hope he does not sing in this one, though its not very likely.

[nicha]

another movie not piquing my interest. i wish there was a SRK movie in the spring. winter is too far. :waiting:

[SRKJR]

O God HR is the music director, damn. Didn't he say he will only compose for films he stars in. I hope he does not sing in this one, though its not very likely.
he composed the songs like 2 years ago when the project first started filming.

[SRK_Super_Fanatic]

Poster (better quality) :wink: http://i.indiafm.com/firstlook/lovestory2050.jpg

[SRKJR]

i'm personally looking forward to it :yipee:

[SHAISTA]

the movie looks good.

i like the colour of priyankas hair.

[SRK_Super_Fanatic]

Some stills :D
http://i.indiafm.com/stills/08/lovestory2050/still1.jpg
http://i.indiafm.com/stills/08/lovestory2050/still2.jpg
http://i.indiafm.com/stills/08/lovestory2050/still3.jpg
http://i.indiafm.com/stills/08/lovestory2050/still4.jpg
http://i.indiafm.com/stills/08/lovestory2050/still5.jpg
http://i.indiafm.com/stills/08/lovestory2050/still6.jpg
http://i.indiafm.com/stills/08/lovestory2050/still7.jpg

[Rahul]

I'm not really liking Priyanka's hair as red. Doesnt really suit her.

[SRKJR]

this is gonna be nothing like bollywood has done before....i love it :yipee:

[SRKFanatic]

Wow, he really looks like Hrithik.

[Sita_SRK]

Thanks for the stills Shruti! Looks nice! :)

[Mon1ka]

Milo Na Milo Song Promo: http://www.indiafm.com/broadband/video/Movie-Promos/UnflSX61/3/Milo-Na-Milo-Love-Story-2050.html

The songs not bad, sort of catchy, but man that guy looks too much like Hrithik, seems like he's trying to copy his style of dancing as well, lol

[SRK_Super_Fanatic]

Awwe HB thinks he's HR!! :P loll

[prabha]

He is comeplete HR clone. His dance steps remind me of K4.

[parli12]

The guy cannot help if he looks like HR. I hope he has a better start in movies than HR did..

[SRK_Super_Fanatic]

^^ True, but he's not doing anything to not look like him either. He has similar hair, similar facial expressions, clothes, DANCE moves!! loll It's like he's purposely trying to be compared to HR

[superstar]

The reports are that Hrithik has copied Harman's steps. Harman has shot for this song a year back and his dad, Harry Baweja has been sending this video and some clips all over the industry to showcase his son's talent and help him in getting some films. Hrithik has shot for Krazzy 4 just 2 months back and there is more probability that Hrithik has copied Harman's steps as Harman is done with LS2050's shooting 4 months back is shooting for Victory in Australia for last 2-3 months along with another film.

[Gangsta]

^ I was actually thinking on those lines, but hardly any anuthentic/fake info to rely on. No accusations whatsoever so far from the Baweja side. But Harman is getting a whole lot of good reports from the industry insiders so far.

[palacerani]

Actually he looks more like a young Rakesh Roshan than HR. I mean the face, not the body. The floppy hair is also like Rakesh had.

[SRKJR]

i love the song and the promo.....this movie will definitely be something....i just hope i'm not let down.....i honestly dislike HR so i hope Harman's acting is nothing like his.....HR is a brilliant dancer though....Harman is up there too....

Actually he looks more like a young Rakesh Roshan than HR. I mean the face, not the body. The floppy hair is also like Rakesh had.
i agree with you uma....i just saw Khel Khel Mein and they do look similar....

[PrettY_WoMaN]

. The floppy hair is also like Rakesh had.


He had floppy hair? ?:haha: LoL I just can't picture him that way.

[Mon1ka]

He had floppy hair? ?:haha: LoL I just can't picture him that way.
I can't picture him with hair, period! haha

[Jalda]

The floppy hair is also like Rakesh had.

You mean ealier right? As far as I know Rakesh Roshan always had a bald head. The same is also for Feroz Khan. So they always weared wigs..thats what I hear :shrug:

P.S. Sorry for going O/T

[Charla]

You mean ealier right? As far as I know Rakesh Roshan always had a bald head. The same is also for Feroz Khan. So they always weared wigs..thats what I hear :shrug:

P.S. Sorry for going O/T

O/T Picture of Rakesh Roshan when he was younger

http://images.shopping.indiatimes.com/images/product/101833_blow_khubsoorat.jpg

[pokeye]

LoL I thought Rakesh always wore a wig, even in the Khubsoorat days. did he? :D


Anyway coming to the LS2050 video, I am liking the song. Am underwhelmed by Harman's dance though, coz it is nothing that I haven't seen before.

[Gangsta]

Too much "underwhelming" going on these days.... :P

[pokeye]

lol

BTW, isn't this supposed to be 2050? How come people are still copying Hrithik's style so closely then... :P

[Sita_SRK]

BTW, isn't this supposed to be 2050? How come people are still copying Hrithik's style so closely then... :P
Lol.. good one....:haha:.... I wonder why..........

[Gangsta]

BTW, isn't this supposed to be 2050? How come people are still copying Hrithik's style so closely then... :P

It is homage to the 76-yr old yesteryear superstar... :D

[PrettY_WoMaN]

LoL

I'm so not interested in this movie.:sleepy: Maybe it's the song but somehow this futuristic movie looks dated to me.

[Neeran]

The film looks stupid!...The actor looks even more stupid!. So much like HR!!...What's new about him!!.

[Khan]

LoL

I'm so not interested in this movie.:sleepy: Maybe it's the song but somehow this futuristic movie looks dated to me.

It is dated. And I can't believe no one has picked up on the robot in the media or anywhere else. Its copied straight from Bicentennial Man, its not a good copy but still. BW will always be second rate :ohboy:
Also, it doesnt look like a normal futuristic film, it looks really wierd. A bit like the way The Fifth Element or AI was.
And Harman isn't a good dancer, hes tried to imitate HR but looks like an amateur. I really hope hes flop actor and gets nowhere

[pokeye]

It is homage to the 76-yr old yesteryear superstar... :D

:haha: a Hrithik tribute.... so cooool.

[lancasterfan]

I think it would be actually so cool of them if they said that this sort of dancing became classic in India due to a legendary superstar Hrithik Roshan who's dancing skills still reign as a kick butt style in futuristic India

I think that'd be hilarious and cool at the same time

[ujjwala]

The promos are not able to generate any interest in me :shrug:

[parli12]

Cant we give Harman a break guys? It is the choerographer who does these dance steps and not Hrithik Roshan. It is not his dance..
Give the movie a break. I will go and see it..:)

[Jalda]

Does this film have any songs? I think I missed that part..:shrug:

[Charla]

Does this film have any songs? I think I missed that part..:shrug:


I believe the music is out right now

EDIT: I found the tracklist


Tracklist

Aa Gaya Hun Mein
Artist(s): Kay Kay
Lyricist: Javed Akhtar

Lover Boy Will You
Artist(s): Alisha Chinnai
Lyricist: Javed Akhtar

Mausam Achanak Ye Badala Kyu
Artist(s): Shaan, Alka Yagnik
Lyricist: Javed Akhtar

Milo Na Milo Main Milane
Artist(s): Shaan
Lyricist: Javed Akhtar

Meelon Ka Jaisa Tha Fasla (Sad Version)
Artist(s): Kay Kay, Alka Yagnik
Lyricist: Javed Akhtar

Sach Kehna Sach Kehna
Artist(s): Kunal Ganjawala
Lyricist: Javed Akhtar

Meelon Ka Jaisa Tha Fasla (Happy Version)
Artist(s): Kay Kay, Alka Yagnik
Lyricist: Javed Akhtar

Jane Kaisi Hai Teri Meri Love Story (Sad Version)
Artist(s): Shaan
Lyricist: Javed Akhtar

Jane Kaisi Hai Teri Meri Love Story (Happy Version)
Artist(s): Shaan
Lyricist: Javed Akhtar

[SRK_Super_Fanatic]

Stills/Wallies
http://www.bollyone.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/love_story_r_10.jpg
http://www.bollyone.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/love_story_r_7.jpg
http://www.bollyone.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/love_story_r_8.jpg
http://www.bollyone.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/love_story_r_9.jpg
http://www.bollyone.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/love_story_r_4.jpg
http://www.bollyone.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/love_story_r_5.jpg loll
http://www.bollyone.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/love_story_r_6.jpg
http://www.bollyone.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/love_story_r_2.jpg
http://www.bollyone.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/love_story_r_3.jpg
http://www.bollyone.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/love_story_r_1.jpg

[Mon1ka]

The music is out, has anybody else listened to it yet? I've just been listening to Milo Na Milo, haven't gotten to the rest of the album yet :P lol

[Charla]

No I have also just listened to Milo na Milo (tracklist on other page)

I will listen to the songs next weekend :P

[ra.0ne]

The music is by Anu Malik? It's been a while since he composed. Don't know what to expect from it. Milo Na Milo is good, but sounds like some old tune. Oh yeah, I don't know why, maybe it's just me... but it sounds like Suniye To from Yes Boss; part of it.

[Mon1ka]

The music is by Anu Malik? It's been a while since he composed. Don't know what to expect from it. Milo Na Milo is good, but sounds like some old tune. Oh yeah, I don't know why, maybe it's just me... but it sounds like Suniye To from Yes Boss; part of it.
To me too!!! It sounded like some old tune, but I couldn't tell which one, maybe it is Suniyo To, I'm gonna have to listen to Milo Na Milo again to make sure . . .

[ra.0ne]

The 'Milo Na Milo, Main Kehta Jaoun Ga Suno Na Suno' part sounds exactly like 'Suniye To, Rukiye To' to me. :shrug:

P.S. He kinda looks like Enrique Iglesias too. :P

[PrettY_WoMaN]

Saw the tracklisting haha it's been a while since we had a happy version and sad version listings.:D

The music is by Anu Malik?

Milo Na Milo is Anu Malik but I also heard Himesh Reshammiya.:shrug:

[Sita_SRK]

Published on Wed, May 28, 2008 at 03:22, Updated at Wed, May 28, 2008 in Entertainment section

Mumbai: Priyanka Chopra is going to be seen a lot in 2008. Apart from the very futuristic Love Story 2050 - which is also the launch pad for her “good friend” Harman Baweja - she's got more than half a dozen films lined up ahead.

Rohit Khilnani: What's keeping you busy? There was a time when we saw you doing films back-to-back, with Hrithik and Shah Rukh. Now did you take a break or were you shooting back to back again?

Priyanka Chopra: I was shooting back to back. I was finishing two mega, mammoth films. Love Story 2050 and Drona which are going to be released now.

Rohit Khilnani: Your next releases Love Story 2050 - a completely different film, something we have not seen yet. Tell us something about it.

Priyanka Chopra: Love Story 2050 is definitely a different film. Though everyone goes around saying that, but this film is really different. It's a first of a kind. You will watch an Indian sci-fi film for the first time. The effects are world-class.

Rohit Khilnani: There are also many other films lined up. There's Dostana, Chamku, God Tussi Great Ho, Drona. Tell us a bit about some.

Priyanka Chopra: After Love Story 2050, I think the next release would be Chamku - it's a Vijeyata Films' home production - with Bobby Deol in it. It's a sweet film from my point of view. Then will be Drona which is again a different film - a fantasy film based in today's time. After Drona would be Fashion. Which is, wow, a scary film!

Rohit Khilnani: You are from the industry. Tell us how real is Fashion.

Priyanka Chopra: Fashion is the story of this model - her rise, her fall, her victory, her failures.

Rohit Khilnani: Lot of actors are blogging. Do you guys actually get the time to blog or to log onto websites to check blogs?

Priyanka Chopra: I do get on to the Internet but it's mostly for work. I've never really checked out anybody's blog nor have I ever blogged. But am sure it'd be an interesting thing to share your life with people who love you.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/with-love-story-2050-future-perfect-for-priyanka/66126-8.html
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I guess I'll post this here! :)

[Rahul]

Anyone heard the soundtrack? They arent bad. I like quite a couple of them.

[tazeenis]

where can i find songs??

[Rahul]

where can i find songs??

Its out on the torrent sites..

You can hear them on www.raaga.com

[Rahul]

http://www.indiafm.com/broadband/video/Parties-and-Events/wWLBlg95/3/Audio-Release-Of-Love-Story-2050.html

Audio Release

If you watch the last 25-30 seconds of this video, you can see bits of the song 'Meelon Ka Jaisa Tha Fasla'

[Sunset1]

Is he related to HR? They look so much alike.

[Rahul]

Is he related to HR? They look so much alike.

They just look like it.

Same way Shahid was compared to SRK when he first came out with Ishq Vishk.

Has anyone here heard the songs? I think Anu Malik has done a good job here. Most of the tracks are likable. I absolutely love 'Meelon Ka'. KK's voice is mesmerizing.

[SRKExtremist]

I think the tracks are ok. Only Meelon Ka is likeable. The rest are average to me.

[SRKJR]

music is great for me.....Milo Na Milo and Meelon Ka are the best ones :yipee:

[SRKExtremist]

'I hope audiences will like Love Story 2050'

Harry Baweja's Love Story 2050 will launch his son, Harman, in a big way opposite Priyanka Chopra [Images]. A science fiction film, Baweja Sr has spent close to Rs 12 million on it. He gives Nithya Ramani the details.



What is Love Story 2050 about?

As the title suggests, it is a love story that transports you to the future year 2050.


How did you conceive this concept?

I had this concept in mind right from 1999. I wanted to do a film of this kind, with extensive graphics. It was too early to do it in 1999 and nobody supported me then. I had to wait for the right time and I guess the right time is now. I travelled through India to study how graphics of this kind could be done. Then, I went to USA and met some animators in Hollywood. It was a long process. Right from 2004, we have been working on this script and now finally, we are almost done with it.



What was your reaction when you knew Harman wanted to act?

Harman, like any other youngster, was confused as to what to do. He wanted to do hotel management earlier. At the last minute, he decided that he wanted to become an actor. I sent to acting school and now want to use this script as his launch pad. I was surprised in the beginning but later I believe that one should take up the career that they wish to. So he had all our support.


What was directing your son like?

It bothered me initially but later we broke the ice of being a father-son and began the relationship of being a director-actor. So it was difficult for the first few days. Later, we used to discuss scripts and other matters at home, which eased out the relationship and we got used to each other.



How difficult was it to get a producer for such a big budget film?

As I told you, since nobody believed in the concept earlier, I was all alone. I approached many producers but everybody was unsure of the project and did not know how the audience would react. But I was headstrong and I knew I had to do this. So I took it up all on me and thought whatever has to happen, I will bear the loss. Later I found Mr Manmohan Shetty of Adlabs [Get Quote], who trusted me and was willing to co-produce the film.



Kareena [Images] was the first choice for Priyanka's role. What happened there?

Yes. Kareena was the initial choice but she opted out for reasons that she will know best. I do not know and did not want to know. We mutually agreed and then we started searching for another heroine. That was when Priyanka Chopra was doing great in films and had just finished Don. I approached her and said that I was interested in casting her in my film. She immediately agreed and we started off in full swing.



Tell us about Harman and Priyanka's characters.


Harman plays an extrovert while Priyanka is an introvert. They learn from each other what they do not have and that leads to love between the two.



What do you have to say about their looks in the film?

Both have different looks. I wanted to give them a look that is different -- from the future yet not out of this world. A lot of work went into Priyanka's look -- her red hair, eyebrows and costumes. I wanted them to look real.



What role does Boman Irani play?

Boman plays Harman's uncle, who is his emotional support. He is this crazy scientist who takes you to the future.



What kind of work has gone in making the graphics?

A lot of effort has been put in. Since I have done action-oriented films in the past, I wanted this film to stand out. The concept should be attractive. It was risk that I took but I was confident. Designers from all round the world have worked on the graphics. We have the same crew who designed graphics for The Lord of the Rings (WETA Workshop), King Kong and Harry Potter [Images]. We have the Animatronics who have worked on the robot and teddy bear, which function through remote control.


Speaking of your past films, except Qayamat, no other film has done extremely good. What kind of reaction do you think people will have when they watch Love Story 2050?

I do not think my past films have not done well. Yes, they might not have been blockbusters but they definitely done well. Moreover, I do not think people will have my past films in mind and judge Love Story 2050 on that. We have got good responses for the promos. So I hope that audiences will like Love Story 2050.



What do you have to say about Imraan Khan's Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na also releasing on the same day? Is it going to be a tough competition?

It is immaterial whether any other film is releasing on the same day. I wish them luck too. Competition is something that is always there. This is not going to create any specific competition.



Is it said that Harman looks like Hrithik Roshan [Images]. Was he deliberately made to look so?

In the promos that we are showing, Harman is shown from a distance, so he is said to look like Hrithik. In close-ups he does not look like him. Of course, external factors like build and dance, they look very similar. This was not intentional. Audiences will find out themselves when they watch the film that he does not look like Hrithik.



What kind of homework and references did you do for this film?

We went through a lot of references like books and films. We did a lot of research and took everybody's ideas into consideration. The designing teams also gave their inputs, they keep working on improving it till the end. Even now, all the filming is over but last minute changes need us to shoot certain scenes again.



What kind of films would you like to do in the future?

I love science fictions and would want to make more of such films. I want Bollywood to reach Hollywood standards.


What was your most memorable instance?

There was a scene which we had to shoot on a salt lake. It was a seven hour travel that we had to cover by road. So we travelled 14 hours just to shoot 10 minutes. We were almost at the verge of canceling that location. Somehow we managed to reach there and after seeing the location, I did not have to tell my crew to unpack and start the shoot. They were so excited on seeing the location -- it was so beautiful -- that it was the most memorable and best part of the whole film.


http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/jun/05harry.htm

[Rahul]

Sach Kehna Sach Kehna

http://www.indiafm.com/broadband/video/Movie-Promos/Bp2qde68/3/Sach-Kehna-Sach-Kehna-Love-Story-2050.html

[ujjwala]

Harman has not impressed me much. This is a love story but I see no love/passion in his eyes he is just busy with Prabhu Deva style of dancing.

[Rahul]

Maybe its the futuristic factor that the dance moves look like this. Not sure. But I do agree, since the movie is just based on their love, there should be more chemistry between them. Theres not much here. Even in the Meelon Ka song, couldve been much better.

[iamprasad]

I dont why but I like him..

[pokeye]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCyLfbPmlt8

Gosh! They could have simply named the film Main Hrithik Roshan Banna Chahta Hoon.

[ujjwala]

Gosh! They could have simply named the film Main Hrithik Roshan Banna Chahta Hoon.
Exactly but HR still has some passion in his eyes. Look at this guy. The film is called LOVE Story 2050. Where is the love? I can't see anything, no chemistry, no passion.

[palacerani]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCyLfbPmlt8

Gosh! They could have simply named the film Main Hrithik Roshan Banna Chahta Hoon.

Even his mannerisms are like HR. God! And looks like love in the 2050s will involve aerobics and twisting your body into a 100 different positions.

A good workout dance for the gym. "Lose weight while you romance! A 2-in-1 deal". :)

[ujjwala]

And looks like love in the 2050s will involve aerobics and twisting your body into a 100 different positions.

A good workout dance for the gym. Lose weight while you love! :)

heee heee :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Love your sense of humor Uma

[PrettY_WoMaN]

LoL he even sounds like Hrithik in the intro of the robot song.

[pokeye]

But the difference between HR and Harmaan seems almost as big as the one between Madhuri and Antra Mali.

Even in his first dances in KNPH, it looked Hrithik is a guy who knows his dance, has passion for it as an art form. After that his expressions kept improving. But Harman looks like he just picked up the techniques and nothing of it is his own.

[Sita_SRK]

His dance moves are soo robotic... It doesn't really look natural to me...

[pokeye]

How Bollywood functions, is still a big mystery for me.

Harman Baweja is doing Sanjay Bhansali's next and Ashutosh Gowarikar's next. His movie hasn't even released and he already has been signed by two of the most sought after filmmakers in the industry, with whom so many people want to work! :shrug:

[prabha]

How Bollywood functions, is still a big mystery for me.

Harman Baweja is doing Sanjay Bhansali's next and Ashutosh Gowarikar's next. His movie hasn't even released and he already has been signed by two of the most sought after filmmakers in the industry, with whom so many people want to work! :shrug:

I have been wondering about the same :shrug:

[Reena]

Harman Baweja is doing Sanjay Bhansali's next and Ashutosh Gowarikar's next.

Maybe they know something we don't :hmm: :D

Anyway lucky guy

[Gangsta]

How Bollywood functions, is still a big mystery for me.

Harman Baweja is doing Sanjay Bhansali's next and Ashutosh Gowarikar's next. His movie hasn't even released and he already has been signed by two of the most sought after filmmakers in the industry, with whom so many people want to work! :shrug:

The entire industry has seen cuts from the movie, and pretty much everyone seems to think Harman is the next big star on the horizon. It IS quite amazing, having a Bhansali film and a Gowarikar film in your bag.

[Sita_SRK]

LOVE STORY 2050 is going places… literally! That the makers have spared no efforts to give the film an international look is known by now. But here's the latest! The film will have international premieres as well, thereby taking the film to the international audience.

“Right now, we've confirmed London. We're also looking at Dubai and Toronto, but have yet to take a call,” Saurabh Varma, Chief Marketing Officer of Reliance Big Pictures confirms, “There's so much happening, plus the last-minute promotions… all this might take away a lot of time of the actors, I suspect,” Saurabh adds.

Meanwhile, lead man Harman Baweja hasn't limited himself to facing the camera only. He is simultaneously looking into promotions, post-production and all marketing exercises. Wow!

http://www.indiafm.com/news/2008/06/24/11592/index.html

[Sita_SRK]

Theatrical trailer

http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/broadband/video/Movie-Promos/hQpAjf2/3/Theatrical-Trailer-Love-Story-2050.html

[Sita_SRK]

Mumbai: Harry Baweja's magnum opus Lovestory 2050 starring his debutant son Harman Baweja will hit cinemas this Friday. Our entertainment editor Rajeev Masand spoke to Harman about the film, Priyanka Chopra and much more.

The big day is literally round the corner which is the release of your debut film Lovestory 2050. It is a film that has been in the making for some time now.

CNN-IBN: If you could do anything differently, what would you do?

Harman Baweja: Quite a few things. I would not have done those portions, which we had to re-shoot because of SFX. We would have saved a lot of money and effort. I would have known Kareena would leave the film and I would not have shot with her. I would have finished the film much faster.

CNN-IBN: Did it help that Priyanka and you were seeing each other. Were you upset that she was doing the film as a favour to her boyfriend? Was it upsetting to think like this?

Harman Baweja: To begin with, this whole boyfriend, girlfriend thing is blown out of proportion. I think the day any of us are in a relationship, we would come out in the open and talk about it when we feel that the time is right. As far as the insinuations, I have heard a lot more than that also. I have heard so much in the past. I have almost become immune to it.

CNN-IBN: You are among the few first time actors who did not necessarily wait for his first film to release to start working outside. Was that because you just got tired of waiting?

Harman Baweja: I think it owed more to what was coming my way. There was nothing planned. I was just waiting for a good offer or script to come my way and pounce on it.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/i-was-waiting-to-pounce-on-a-good-script-harman/68131-8.html

[Rahul]

Anyone seeing this? It starts over here tommorrow. (Thursday 3rd). I plan on seeing it in the evening.

[SRKJR]

i may....i'm definitely gonna try.....i want to see JTYJN first!

[SRKBeNo.1]

i have tickets for tonight.. i just hope the "bandh" dont affect this

[Jalda]

I love the song Meelon Ka. Its really beautiful :love:

[SRKBeNo.1]

leaving to see this one.. post my review when i get back

[Charla]

I am going to see the film tomorrow..

[parli12]

I am going to see this one today..

[senorita]

priyanka chopra and harman baweja at the world premiere of LS 2050-feltham,london

http://i.indiafm.com/memories/08/ls2050worldprem/still1.jpg

buzz18 gave it a 2/5 n trashed the film. :shrug:

[Ghazal]

story seems soo cheesy. What bothers me most is that no way in hell world is gonna look like that with robots and stuff in 2050!! They should have called it Love Story 3050 or something.

[Sita_SRK]

Thanks for the pic.. Priyanka looks beautiful as always..

buzz18 gave it a 2/5 n trashed the film.
really...?

[palacerani]

Love Story 2050
04 Jul, 2008 08:00 am IST l Gaurav Malani/INDIATIMES MOVIES

Director: Harry Baweja
Cast: Harman Baweja, Priyanka Chopra, Boman Irani
Rating: 1 1/2

Picture this. It’s 2050. The world’s transformed into a screensaver. There are airborne automobiles all over but filmmakers continue to build castles (read movies) in air. Robots have substituted companionship and are not just implanted with artificial intelligence but also embedded with fake feelings. Humankind emerge from holograms as customer care executives and you literally feel like calling for help. The heroine is red-headed but the director wins an empty-headed tag for serving us with a no-brainer. Product brands of today manage to survive four decades down the line and perhaps so will the standard of scripts that refuse to show any signs of upgrading.

Picture this. It’s 2006. Filmmaker Harry Baweja considers making a science fiction but assumes that the audience is too inexperienced to accept the genre unconditionally. So he manipulates an obsolete love story believing that the viewer would now digest the assorted subject more willingly. And in his flawed hypothesis he ends up with a muddled mess which is something between a lackluster love story and a semi-science-fiction. Add to it, neither appeals!

Picture this. It’s 2008. Harman Baweja attempts to make a dashing debut (literally) as he bangs his father’s swanky car. Daddy dear is a business tycoon who has no time for his motherless son Karan (Harman). Now how many times have we seen such banal bonding before? Nevertheless, real-life father Harry Baweja has all the time to launch his son (again literally, through flying cars) in a futuristic film which unfortunately isn’t ahead of its time.

Karan meets Sana (Priyanka Chopra), chases, dates and sings with her, gets separated and reunites and attempts every possible act to stretch the screenplay till the interval. The director has dedicatedly devoted the first half merely for the love story. 2050 appears only in the second half where the techno-savvy world comprises of touch-screen gadgets and perhaps India is again ruled by foreigners as most inhabitants of Mumbai resemble firangs .

Sana dies in the first half and our hero is pretty sure that she will be reborn in 2050. His scientist uncle (Boman Irani) who is a confused combination of an astrologer-cum-astronomer reaffirms his faith. Uncle Frankenstein has designed a time machine which transports them into future. Sana is Zeisha now and suddenly the modern day sci-fi takes an ancient Bollywood turn with the reincarnation theme. This Karan has no Arjun but with just one song he rekindles memories of past life in his lifeless romance with Sana.

Meanwhile the director also inserts an archetypal villain though he chooses to keep his face covered for reasons unknown. This faceless bad man looks like the first cousin of Mogambo and suspiciously sounds like Gulshan Grover. Is Grover resorting to barely dubbing for films or did the director midways mistake his film to be an animation attempt? Expectedly, the villain is in search of the time machine which assures a climax combat with the hero.

The screenplay grilled by multiple writers is a clear case of too many cooks spoil the broth. The first half is long-drawn-out with a lousy love story while scenes are specially written in the second half only to accommodate brand endorsements. The special effects aren’t shoddy but not of the exceptional variety either. However that doesn’t affect much as the effects are almost relegated to the background while the romance takes preventable prominence. Moreover the visual graphics remind of several Hollywood films like The Fifth Element, Total Recall and The Star Wars series. Also the villain’s vicious intentions are clearly derived from Krrish .

Of the performances, Boman Irani hams hysterically. Priyanka Chopra overdoes the Pooh image to irksome effect. Archana Puran Singh repeats her Punjabi act for the zillionth time. Harman Baweja, intentionally or unintentionally, has a strong Hrithik Roshan hangover in his looks, performance, body-language, mannerisms, action, dancing and dialogue delivery but surprisingly it works to his advantage. In the pre-climax party scene he also derives a lot in his act from Shah Rukh Khan. But a confident charm works to his merit.

Through the film, Harman keeps repeating a line ‘I don’t need luck, I have love’. Perhaps an overdose of love will surely make him seek some luck, now.

[Neeran]

Wow...Priyanka looks beautiful. Thanks for the picture pavitra.

[pokeye]

This film has a reported 60 cr budget!! How on earth are they... anyway let's see... you never know what the audience fancies.

EDIT: a :love: for Pri

[senorita]

REVIEW: Harman's Love Story 2050
Sitting through this never-ending film is like traveling through time without a machine

Stepping out of the theatre after watching a show of Love Story 2050, I felt as if I had actually travelled through time. The three hours inside the dark room seemed like spending a few years of my life. As the end credits rolled, I wondered if I had actually seen two films back to back. And it's this incoherence between the two halves of the film that is Love Story 2050's biggest weakness.

Harry's 'tribute' to Hollywood sci-fi

Love Story 2050 is directed by Harry Baweja whose gems include Qayamat, lifted straight from the Nicholas Cage-starrer The Rock and the I Am Sam remake Main Aisa Hi Hoon. But this time, he goes much further and chooses to pay a tribute to Hollywood's long catalogue of science fiction films.

Love Story 2050 starts with shots a speeding car and glimpses of the movie's debutant hero, before we finally get to see his face. Karan (Harman Baweja) is the neglected son of a super rich industrialist, who like most Hindi film heroes would choose true love over money. A better part of his day goes into either adventure sports or arguing with his father (Dalip Tahil). There is also the quintessential dead mother with whom he communicates through the stars.

A case of mistaken identities brings him face-to-face with the girl of his dreams, Sana (Priyanka Chopra No 1). Karan's uncle Ya (Boman Irani) is a scientist who is working on a time machine. Sana expresses a desire to travel to 2050, but dies before it can happen. Karan and Ya decide to fulfill her wish only to bump into Zeisha (Priyanka Chopra No 2). We are made to believe that people who die before their time are reborn with the same face. Karan of course is determined to remind Zeisha about their love and take her beck to 2008. But not before he fights an evil Dr Hoshi (some masked guy sounding like Gulshan Grover) who wants to steal the time machine from Uncle Ya.

Love Story 2050 tires to pack in all the elements of a commercial potboiler with a twist of science fiction. There's also a bit of rebirth thrown in, which actually contradicts the entire notion of science. But more than an hour and a half into the movie, there is not even a mention about the much-hyped time travel bit. The first half flows like a regular boy-meets-girl love story with clichéd sequences and half a dozen songs.

The second half is set in Mumbai, 2050 with flying cars, biometric IDs, virtual salesmen, life-like robots, video game wars and talking teddy bears. But nothing changes except the look. The hero-heroine might fall in love after an XBOX match but behave like they are still stuck not in 2008 but in 1980. In one of the most done to death scenes ever Harman reminds Priyanka about their love by singing the movie's theme track (and we thought this was science fiction).

Trying to be another Krrish?

Love Story 2050 is a Rakesh Roshan kind of film. Harman Baweja's discomfort shows at every level - right from the story to the dialogues. Some of the classic dialogues in the film go like – "I don't need luck, I have love!" and "Don't try, just do or die."

Krrish may have been similar in structure, but Roshan cleverly introduced his viewers to Hrithik's flying skills and his supposedly dead father quite early in the plot. Unlike this film where the romantic track bores you to death before you are reminded that it's also a sci-fi film.

The entire Dr Hoshi track seems forced into the screenplay just to showcase Harman's fighting skills. We never quite know why he is a threat to the world and only get to hear his voice. The Darth Vader-like villain is shown heading an army of robots and experimenting with cloning. A mix of The Island and I-Robot?

Now, for the SFX...

Anyway, the special effects are quite impressive... in parts. While enough has been written about the references to various Hollywood films, some aspects like the robot paanwala and the virtual bai are genuinely funny. But the talking teddy Boo and robot QT backfire miserably.

Unfortunately, all the gadgets and gizmos are relegated to the background as Baweja chooses to focus on the drab romance. So if you have seen the film's extended promo, you have pretty much seen all the good parts.


arman Baweja's performance

Let's admit it, Harman Baweja makes a sincere debut. He is spot on with his dancing and fighting and manages to keep you glued to the screen... till he opens his mouth. The actor needs to work on his dialogue delivery as his voice tends to go squeaky at times.

Baweja is surprisingly good in the emotional scenes but tends to irritatingly screech when it comes to comedy. But what's with that strange American accent each time he breaks into an English monologue?

The other thing he definitely needs to do is to sack his costume designer for making those ill-fitting jackets and t-Shirts, which glitter. Given that the film has been in the making for nearly three years, Baweja's look is inconsistent and he appears quite different from his current real self.

Two Priyanka Chopras, one lacklustre performance

There are two Priyanka Chopras but both are made to behave like bimbettes. There is little difference in the performances. The costumes though get ghastlier as the film progresses. And thanks to the mediocre screenplay and storyline, there is little scope for the Harman-Priyanka chemistry to develop.

Among the rest of the cast, Boman Irani and Archana Puran Singh actually manage to raise a few laughs. But the film could have done without Harman's irritating friends and those two cranky kids. Anu Malik's music is easy on the ears but lacks that one chartbuster every debutant needs. Still Sach Kehna and Milo are worth watching for their choreography.

Harman apes Hrithik to impress Priyanka

Verdict: Love Story 2050 just doesn't justify the hype surrounding it. Your heart goes out for Harman Baweja who seems to be a victim of his father's bizarre experiment – much like the film's time machine. Love Story 2050 suffers big time on account of its length. At over three hours, the movie drags on till you want to get yourself a time machine and travel to the end of the film.

Rating: 2/5

buzz18.com

[Kalsoom_Roses]

poor harman is being compared with hrithik.

[SRKBeNo.1]

Just saw it.

The movie is one of those movies i felt bad for when i walked out. I could see what they tried doing.. And for me this film is the better sci fi film to come out of bollywood. But the elements they used ex. robots and talking stuffed animals etc. will NEVER be accepted by our public. The effects are pretty cool even tho if looks a bit cartoony. The story was well thought out but got a little over the top.

Priyanka- was better than usual.

Harman Baweja- here is the sould reason why people should go for the film. He is great. He is everything i wish stupid Hrithik was. he acts well and dances amazing.

Over all.. its an alright film if you are ready to accept what they are showing you. Go with an open mind and u might just pass your time. i feel the public will TRASH the film and seeing that JTYJN is getting better reviews the fate of LS2050 will fall bad

over al 2.5/5

[pokeye]

my instinct says, if this film does not bore.. it will do well particularly in single screens, interiors and B & C centers. It won't matter if it is a copy, or is dumb or predictable. But then the budget is too huge to recover...

It might struggle in the metros and multiplexes if it is just dance and special fx and nothing else. Also there is competition from JTYJN which obviously looks a smarter product, and is cut for this section.

[SRKBeNo.1]

Oh its not a Bore. I dont see a copy either.. Not dumb and not that predictable.. its just tooo much.. thats all.. i feel those who do not watch hollywood films. may end up loving it

[pokeye]

i feel those who do not watch hollywood films. may end up loving it
then that's quite a sizeable audience.. at least in India. Why else were so many people so awed by Krissh or D2. Just Hrithik Roshan? Ofcourse, he had great presence and all that, but still there is an audience that might lap this stuff up.

I think I would be trusting Moron Adarsh's prediction on this one, he usually gets the massy stuff right...

[SRKBeNo.1]

i actually want the film to do well for Harman Baweja.. Good guy

[nicha]

This film has a reported 60 cr budget!! How on earth are they... anyway let's see... you never know what the audience fancies.
yep. i tell you, after Krrish went on to become the hit of that year and Hrithik winning all those awards, nothing surprises me anymore.

[prabha]

I feel critics are being too harsh on Harman than on Imran for some reason. Like Jaane Tu is a debut film and its been reviewed like that, I think 2050 also deserves to be reviewed like a debutant's film. Just because he dances and looks "LIKE" HR does not mean he has become HR and you start to bash him and his film.

[ra.0ne]

I think JTYJ is getting good (or might get good) reviews because of Aamir. >_>

[prabha]

I think JTYJ is getting good (or might get good) reviews because of Aamir. >_>
That what I feel too, looks like they have to praise any and everything he does for some reason.

[parli12]

I like LS2050 but it could of been a bit shorter. Yes they have to praise JTYJN as it is Aamir they want to please not Imraan. I feel sorry for this as Imraan will suffer in the long run. Harman is a newcommer, this is his first movie not his continuation of HR?

[PrettY_WoMaN]

I feel critics are being too harsh on Harman than on Imran for some reason. Like Jaane Tu is a debut film and its been reviewed like that, I think 2050 also deserves to be reviewed like a debutant's film. Just because he dances and looks "LIKE" HR does not mean he has become HR and you start to bash him and his film.

Harman was a star before his first movie happened. Harman's having much hyped debut than Imran. He's already been signed by the Gowarikhers and SLBs of the industry so it's only natural.


If Jaane Tu is good, then it's good. Why drag Aamir into it?

[ra.0ne]

Because he's been everywhere since JTYJN began its promotion. Aamir's been out there more than the starcast.

[prabha]

Harman was a star before his first movie happened. Harman's having much hyped debut than Imran. He's already been signed by the Gowarikhers and SLBs of the industry so it's only natural.


If Jaane Tu is good, then it's good. Why drag Aamir into it?
No you got me wrong.

If Harman has been hyped so has Imran, those living in India will agree with me. I have seen a max of 2-3 Full length 30 minutes Interviews of Harman but about 7-8, 30 Minutes programs with AK and Imran (together and individually where AK only talking about Imran) all channels combined. So to say only Harman has a hyped debut is not right.

When I read the review on JTYJN I feel they are reviewing a newcomer, they are overlooking a lot of faults cause they are new, thats how they have written in the reviews (this is fault but never mind its a minor one, etc) on the other hand they are very very critical on 2050. It seems they are reviewing HR's film/ Any actor who have been here for 7-8 years. Thats not fair. I don't mean to say JTYJN is a bad film, No I will not say that unless I feel that way on seeing it. But if Imran is a debutant so is Harman and I feel they should be treating equally in that respect.

I feel critics are trying to please Mr Perfectionist.

[senorita]

am no aamir fan but please dont drag him into the reviews.the film is getting what it deserves.and if this film is not good obviously people are going to trash it.as simple as that :shrug:

[prabha]

I want to drag him and I will. I am free to express what I want, just like you. Thanks for Advice, anyway.

[senorita]

Love Story 2050 v Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na

Thursday 3rd July 2008 15.00 IST

Deepak Suri



There is an interesting clash as two films starring newcomers Harman Baweja and Imraan Khan clash this week. There has been quite a lot of media attention on the heroes and films but that has not translated into good bookings till now. Both films show a lukewarm advance at major centres.



The release strategy of both films differ as Love Story 2050 is set to have a huge release in around 800 cinemas across India while Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na will show on around 300 cinemas.


Love Story 2050 is being aimed at all India audience while Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na is being aimed at multiplexes of big centres. A big opening is unlikely for any of the films so it will be the merits of the films that will decide their box office fate.

[senorita]

What a waste of a Rs500 million budget!
by Sheeba Hasan

Wish Harry Baweja had kept it simple. By the look of the film's first half, it seems a love story set in 2008 would have worked better as son Harman's debut venture instead of "Love Story 2050", which really is neither here nor there.

Yes, the movie moves across places and time, but unfortunately, it belongs nowhere, and goes nowhere. In fact, it just loses its way in a mess created by a bad script and worse story-telling.

It's neither a full blown romantic film nor a science fiction. Kindly put, "Love Story 2050" is a misdirected attempt, albeit an ambitious one, to launch Harman Baweja in a film that has been made with a simple intention - to stand apart from the rest. It does stand apart, but not for its originality or technical brilliance, but the immense disappointment it leaves you with. What a waste of a Rs500 million budget!

No, the hype does not kill it. In fact, one steps into the first day's first show with no expectations, instead probably with a little sympathy for the film and its debutant hero as the giant Aamir Khan and his cutthroat marketing of "Jaane Tu Yaa Jaane Na" had been threatening to crush Harman's dream, even before he could prove himself.

A handful of people in the cinema were the first ominous sign of things to come. As Karan (Harman) makes a stylised entry on the big screen, you wait for the next big things to happen. But what does is pretty regular stuff... Love at first sight, Karan subsequently wooing Sana (Priyanka Chopra), the couple singing some melodious songs, while the eye-pleasing locales of South Australia roll in the background.

To be fair, till this point, the film, though moving at a slower-than-desired pace, manages to keep you interested.

But just when you think the lonely Karan is alone no more, it's time to go into the future. The Shanghai-lookalike Mumbai of 2050 is where he lands along with scientist Uncle Ya (Boman Irani) and Sana's siblings. Our happy hero of the first half is now on a mission, which progresses in a painfully confused manner.

Instead of the much talked about technical wizardry bowling one over, what knocks our senses dead is a haphazard bunch of sequences that don't connect cohesively and challenge logic every step of the way.

By now you genuinely feel sorry for Harman and even have no patience or appreciation for the special effects that inconsistently appear on screen. Some are amateurish, some impressive, but you simply don't care.

At almost 3 hours, this love story makes you weep for a happy ending, or just any ending.

Amidst all that's mediocre and bad, Harman makes his presence felt. For most of film he is at ease and dances like a dream, and except for a few scenes that require complex emoting, his acting passes muster. And yes, not just the face, even his voice and on screen mannerisms are quite like Hrithik Roshan's. So whether he likes it or not, comparisons will remain and it will take a lot of effort from him to come into his own.

Priyanka's performance fluctuates between likable and contrived, and despite the long length of her role, she doesn't really make a mark. Her stylist though does a good job of making her fit her two on screen personas.

The remaining cast has bit roles with nothing to do, and even the immensely talented Boman Irani fails to win you over.

The fault lies mainly with the script, screenplay and direction. Together, the three make you so weary that while you do notice that the music is pleasing and the sets beautifully crafted, you can't be bothered with applauding.

‘I don't need luck because I have love', is Karan's favourite line in the film. Well, Harman may have love, but for "Love Story 2050" to work, he'll only need luck. And lots of it.

Cast: Harman Baweja, Priyanka Chopra, Boman Irani, Archana Puran Singh, Dilip Tahil

Director: Harry Baweja

Music: Anu Malik

http://www.masala.com/4363-love-story-2050-movie-review

[Reena]

I'm skipping both, will wait for dvd :D

[pokeye]

Damn! everyone is trashing the movie and Harman...

LoL people are accusing Aamir of sabotaging Harman's career... but it seems Hithik is the one doing it :P

[Reena]

Premiere in London

http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/gallery/m/Events/lovestrylon030708/370647.html
http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/gallery/m/Events/lovestrylon030708/370649.html That guy used to be Shah Rukh's bodyguard, right?
http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/gallery/m/Events/lovestrylon030708/370651.html
http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/gallery/m/Events/lovestrylon030708/370652.html

[PrettY_WoMaN]

I love the way Priyanka's hair is looking these days. :love: Harman needs a haircut LoL it looks out of place.


That guy used to be Shah Rukh's bodyguard, right?

Yea looks like. I hate that guy LoL he thinks he's Shah Rukh Khan. He was bad to me lol..

[Charla]

Yeah I missed that guy at Temptation Reloaded, what happened to him?

I am goin in a few hours, just waiting for my card to arrive....

[parli12]

Give Harman a break. Is aamir in JTYJN, he looks like he is the lead actor. Hope other producers makes news like he does.:hmm:

[Sita_SRK]

In fact, it just loses its way in a mess created by a bad script and worse story-telling.
I feel sorry for LS2050 :sad:

[Neeran]

That what I feel too, looks like they have to praise any and everything he does for some reason.

That's so true…I don't know what they see in Aamir that they can't see in anyone else. I think you should talk serious about your work so people can take you serious. Such a stupid method!!

[Charla]

I just came back from the film and it is nothing special actually. The VFX are quite nice to see, reminds a lot of Back to The Future but then darker (I dont know, but why did everything in the second half took place at night? at least most of it)

Harman isnt bad at all, he makes a nice debut. Would love to see him in another kind of role now.

The film is nice entertainment, but it looses your attention as it drags along. It could have been cut by at least half an hour.

[Rahul]

I just saw the movie. Though it was bit cheesy in some parts , I still liked it. 8/10

[Kalsoom_Roses]

Love Story 2050 Disappoints

Friday 4th July 2008 20.30 IST

Boxofficeindia.Com Trade Network

Love Story 2050 has opened to a poor 40% response. The film has been released on 725 cinemas including 350 digital cinemas so if the weekend has the usual pick up then the grosses at the end of the week could be okay but not in proportion to the costs and release of the film.

Its going to take a huge task for the film to cover the costs of its distributors. The silver lining is that despite the film not being upto the mark Harman Baweja like Ranbir Kapoor before him has been accepted by the industry and public and has many big films under his belt already.

http://boxofficeindia.com/npages.php?page=shownews&articleid=280&nCat=news&PHPSESSID=51f908c27dd31d6ec4dccef9d22818fa

[Sita_SRK]

Rajeev Masand / CNN-IBN
Cast: Harman Baweja, Priyanka Chopra, Boman Irani

Director: Harry Baweja

There is no easy way to put this so I'm just going to come out and say it — Love Story 2050 is a film so preposterous, it makes you want to round up the people associated with it and flog them publicly till they apologise for wasting your time and for burning up good money making this trash.

The movie kicks off in present day Adeleide where Karan (Harman Baweja) falls head over heels in love with Sanaa (Priyanka Chopra) the moment he sees her chasing butterflies in a park. An hour of childish wooing and many songs later she returns the sentiment, but is killed by a speeding truck when she's crossing the road with an ice cream. Such a scream!

Unable to put up with his whining, Karan's maama, mad scientist Uncle Ya (Boman Irani) cranks up his time machine and takes off with Karan for a trip into the future. For some strange reason that I can't be bothered to explain, they're convinced Sanaa is alive and well in Mumbai 2050.

Somewhere in the middle of all this, there's also a Darth Vader-like villain (complete with black cape, silly mask and heavy breathing voice) who's got his eyes on the mad scientist's time machine, and won't give up till he's chased our protagonists through this special effects-heavy futuristic city.

Sitting in the cinema watching Love Story 2050, you realise you're watching something historic — a film that for years to come will be the punch line of jokes about bad movies. A film people will use as a benchmark to compare other bad movies. After all, it's that rare breed of film that gets almost nothing right — starting from a script that's part-predictable-part-gobbledygook, direction that is surprisingly conspicuous by its absence, and acting that is so amateurish you want to admit them all into Kishore Namit Kapoor classes.

The special effects aren't half bad, to be honest, but director Harry Baweja is so clearly out of his depth in the sci-fi department that he manages to misuse even those. Unable to integrate them intelligently into the script, I can literally see him in front of the computer screaming, "More, I want more" to his effects guys, making sure his every frame is littered with effects even if they seem to make little sense in the context of the story.

Love Story 2050 is a love-story after all, and an insipid, passionless one at that. The leads share no chemistry whatsoever, and their innumerable love songs only slacken the pace of this film, which hobbles along punishing, clocking in at three monstrously long hours.

Boman Irani hams it up as the mad scientist maama, and Priyanka Chopra pouts and preens and flutters her eyelashes, she's earnest too but fails to inspire either affection or sympathy. The crippling blow, however, comes in the form of the film's hero, newcomer Harman Baweja who is so busy trying to look, sound, dance and fight like Hrithik Roshan that we get no glimpse at all of Harman himself.

I'm tempted to use that inevitable line — the robots in the film perform better than the actors — but no, that's not true. I believe they're merchandising scale versions of Boo and Q2, the film's two robotic characters and I'm considering buying them just so I can smash them into pieces for being the most annoying sidekicks on screen since Jar Jar Binks.

If there's one thing the film succeeds in doing, it's in uniting the audience in their relief as they step out of the cinema. Coming out of the film you feel like prisoners of war who've finally been let out of concentration camp.

For the halfway decent special effects and the sheer courage to embark on this impossible moviemaking mission, I'll go with one out of five for director Harry Baweja's Love Story 2050, go in with no expectations at all and you'll still come out disappointed.


Rating: 1/5 (Poor)

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/love-story-2050-partpredictable-partgobbledygook/68318-8.html

[Sudipta]

Love Story 2050 is a film so preposterous, it makes you want to round up the people associated with it and flog them publicly till they apologise for wasting your time and for burning up good money making this trash
Uh oh boy, that sure is harsh..Give the guy a chance, it's his first movie, mistakes may happen..Its ok, soem movies flop, some do well, but why be rude.

[ujjwala]

Its not fair yaar, why are they so harsh on this film particularly. They don't give such review to even films like 'Bas Ek Pal' which was horribly trashy.

[senorita]

yeah the reviews are really harsh.am feeling sorry for harman. :aww:

[PrettY_WoMaN]

Its ok, soem movies flop, some do well, but why be rude.


LoL that's why I like Masand's reviews. :D It's so much fun when he rips apart some movie haha.

[SRKBeNo.1]

after listening a couple times.. i love Khuda Jaane

[pokeye]

:haha: Rock on Rajeev! His reviews are often more entertaining that the films

[ujjwala]

But I still think its too rude for a newcomer.

[peace]

I thought Masand was quite restrained here. He has said much much worst things about films he doesn't like eg, Sarkar Raj.

[pokeye]

IMO, that's ok. Its nothing personal. People are harsher in reality shows, they treat kids insensitively on their face -- kids who are unaware of how showbiz works. Harman etc is no kid. Bad reviews may actually help him. Look at Hrithik Roshan (damn! what has he got to do with Harman? :P) -- people had trashed him and were about to close the lid a few years after praising him to skies in KNPH. Its the trash talk that created the fire in him to bounce back.

I feel Masand is one of the only credible reviewers out there, because he isn't a hypocrite like Moron etc. Masand has a choice of his own, and you can tell it. He sticks to it and his yardstick doesn't keep changing based on stars, reputation, producer, director, budget etc. You may not agree with his views, but you can tell he is being honest to his taste.

[ujjwala]

I know what you are saying Sam. My comment was not only targeted to masand's review. I have read many review of both the films, both debutantes one is being praised and other is facing harsh comments. You know what I mean. The problem with Harman is people are going to see HR who they are not able to see plus the budget.

[SRKJR]

so i saw the film....umm.....honestly i don't know what to say....the first half flies like a breeze.....i loved Harman in this half....he was amazing....he showed that he can act,laugh,cry,dance,romance,and have fun all at the same time....Priyanka also great in this half....but the second half although starts well it just drags and i was starting to get bored....like Taran said in his review they focused more on VFX than anything else.....the content in the second half isn't there at all.....it's boring.....i thought the effects were cool at first but then it just turned bad.....it dragged on and on.....in this half i don't know what was wrong with Harman.....he was good but not as good as the first half.....for some reason he couldn't cry in this half.....like at the party when he tells Priyanka the truth.....his crying isn't good.....Priyanka hammed up a show in this half.....and there's nothing new.....the second time Meelon Ka comes up you can predict the rest of the movie and it becomes boring....and the villain does his little fireball throwing like 10 times.....BORING.....Harry Baweja the director started great but like his film got too attached to the effects.....overall it's just ok.....i'm no fan of it.....but i will try to copy the Milo Na Milo dance :D

4/10

[PrettY_WoMaN]

Priyanka does an Ash at Love Story 2050 Premiere Click here to add this article to My Clips

By High Heel Confidential & Bollywood Hungama News Network, July 5, 2008 - 13:56 IST


They say imitation is the best form of flattery. But one finds no reason as to why would someone like Priyanka Chopra want to flatter Aishwarya Rai Bachchan? Strange as it may sound, but the fact is that at the red carpet premiere of Love Story 2050, Priyanka Chopra walked in a look that was so very similar to that of Ash's on day one of Cannes 2008.

If one has to play the popular game of 'Spot the 10 differences' between the two photographs, then, the first difference would obviously be the face but spotting the rest 9 differences seem as tough as combing a bald man! The irony is that Priyanka is one chic who has never drawn flak for her dressing sense, but something somewhere went wrong here.

http://i.indiafm.com/img/feature/08/jul/priyanka1.jpg
http://i.indiafm.com/img/feature/08/jul/priyanka2.jpg

http://www.indiafm.com/features/2008/07/05/4055/index.html


What's wrong with Priyanka's clothes? :shrug:

[pokeye]

but she's looking so elegant.

this stuff seems unfair on girls. all guys can wear a black suit and noone will say so-and-so is doing a so-and-so.

[SRK_Super_Fanatic]

Hey Priyanka's dress is nice though! It has a bit of that "futuristic" flavour but still it's very elegant and contemporary too. Yeah it looks similar to Ash's only because of the slightly similar shoulder cut and colour...and yeah she could have done her hair diferently to avoid this..lol

Yeah Pokez...it's true. That's why all these actresses particularly get all kinds of extra criticism, apart from the actual movie and their acting...:S

[ujjwala]

I saw this film and my first reaction is that this is Priyanka's work. She was really really Really bad especially in the second half. She can't carry girly kind of roles. Characters like she did in DON and Aitraaz, are her forte.

[Sita_SRK]

http://i.indiafm.com/img/feature/08/jul/priyanka1.jpg
The media is just trying to find a fault in Priyanka...That's all! And so what if they look similar.. I mean come on.. This is not Ash's style alone.

[pokeye]

The media is just trying to find a fault in Priyanka...That's all! And so what if they look similar.. I mean come on.. This is not Ash's style alone.

well, for that matter, they keep finding fault with Ash's wardrobe too :P

[PrettY_WoMaN]

I saw this film and my first reaction is that this is Priyanka's work. She was really really Really bad especially in the second half. She can't carry girly kind of roles. Characters like she did in DON and Aitraaz, are her forte.

I knew it. She messes up big time in light roles. Krrish was a torture.

[tazeenis]

i saw the film ... here in karachi in a single screen 6 to 9 show.jam packed single screen ,hall was full and people enjoyed and clapped and whistled at most of the places

i enjoyed the first half so much and was expecting the same for latter
but its not a patch it dragged but still overall for me its BEST sci fi movie cuming out of bollywoood. leaving behind KMG n Krrish

Priyanka was fine. little annoying was her makeup and hairdo in second half.

and how can i forget to add Harman is a Star already he can dance he can romance ,can make us laugh and has amazing screen presence,need to work more on emotional scenes though

looking forward to see more of him in future.

6/10 1 extra for Harman:kiss: ... so 7/10

[pokeye]

LMAO.. sounds so much like Bhansali in November 2007. IMO this is typical loser mentality, and nothing else. Sabotage, my foot.


It's sabotage!

Mumbai: Harry and Harman Baweja have been breathing fire for the last three days ever since Love Story 2050 released along with Aamir Khan's Jaane Tu... starring his nephew Imran Khan.


Says a source close to Harman, "Harman has gone through a lot in the last few days but he is not shattered. He has got a thumbs up from B-Town folk who have said a star is born or that he is a lambi race ka ghoda. But Harman feels that there is a deliberate attempt to sabotage his film by running it down. Harman and Harry feel there is a gameplan at work to prove that their film is a flop."


The source adds, "Some people are even spreading a buzz that Anees Bazmee, who is directing Harman in his untitled next, produced by Sanjay Kapoor, wants him out. When Anees heard it, he called up Harman and told him, 'I have enquired with distributors the audiences have loved you and so have my kids. There is no denying that next year you will be one of the big stars. Don't worry, you have already won over the audience."
Harry Baweja says, "Our collections are improving but it's very disheartening that some people are trying to run the film down.


They are purposely trying to do so but I don't know who is behind this. It's sabotage, yes the film may be okay but it's not so bad. What others are doing to damage Love Story's prospects is below the belt. the strategies they're adopting are very unfair.


It's not run-of-the-mill. I think I have attempted to do something different. My film has Oscar award-winning technicians who have liked the film."





Not taking names
Does he think Aamir Khan is behind the sabotage? "I don't want to get into it but kuch logon ko Harman aur humse kuch pareshani hai.
But I am happy with the collections. They are saying a star is born a complete hero who can emote, do action, dance and do everything that is expected from a hero. I have achieved half of what I wanted to establish my son as a star the second half will be achieved after two weeks when the audiences' verdict will come out in the BO collections."

http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2008/jul/070708Harman-Baweja-Love-Story-2050.htm

[ra.0ne]

Just because you have Oscar winning technicians doesn't mean you film will be good. It's the word of mouth that's hurting the movie. They should just accept it.

[prabha]

I don't think there is a plan to sabotage this film, it is not a good film. Period. There are no two ways about it. The second half is bad very very bad, if the proposed USP goes horrible wrong, this is the backlash you will get, though it a little harsh but thats the order of the day. To hit harder when you are low.

But there is definitely a plan to over-hype the other one, JTYJN. Its being portrayed as a flawless film which is not true, the second half is a big drag. Some thing like Sarkar Raj which is being called a Hit despite being a flop. This maybe a hit but being portrayed like a blockbuster.

[reewa]

What a boring crap movie !!
Complete waste of Time and Money !!!

Priyanka should stick to her slightly Negative roles ... like Aitraaz
She just cant do the girly girly roles ... god she was soooo boring
I wonder is she even understood the role or knew what she was
doing ... apart from her looks at times in the movie she had
nothing else to ad to the movie ... what a torture !

Herman ( The new guy) looks like he is trying to Copy Hrithik Roshan
or he just looks and speaks like him ???? but yeah I liked his dances ...
but other then that .. I cant say much about him yet ...

but anyway .. crap boring story .. fake special effects ...

The only good part was the songs, music, and dance !
2/5 that's for the songs/music/dance only !

[lancasterfan]

crap film...

the only two really good things were the scene where Priyanka beats the hell out of Harman in that video game fight... she just looked stunningly amazingly fit! there's no way i'd want to mess with that woman!!! I'd reckon she's probably the toughest gal there is in bollywood after Esha Deol

and I really liked the SFX, the WETA team who worked on the FX were excellent for hindi films and good internationally as well

I wish priyanka had more action scenes... she actually fought better than Harman in that scene and looked a lot better too doing the action!

[SRK_Super_Fanatic]

I started watching it but didn't get time to finish it. Saw most of the first half so far...and yeahh I hate to say it, but it was like..cheezefest :P
Something's wrong with the dubbing because they both sound so high pitched and hyper Lol...Priyanka's character is super lame (the "exciting" things in her life are painting, poetry, gardening..:S) and Harman not only looks and acts like HR, but he also sounds like him! :huh: lolll Like..that too, the annoying HR from movies like KNPH, MPKDH, etc :P

I will definitely watch the rest of it because I wanna see the future parts..the present pretty much sucks so far though. Hoping Zeisha is kooler than Sana lol

[lancasterfan]

watch the Zeisha fighting Harman scene... it's brilliant... I love it when women are shown in tough roles!!

[palacerani]

I watched an Indian music competition show (Ek Se Badhkar Ek) where Harman and Priyanka were the guest judges. Harman is a total clone of HR. Yes I expected him to look like him but act like him and even talk exactly like him? That's too much. I liked him, he's very warm but I like the original better.

[ujjwala]

May be I am the odd one out but I saw hardly any similarity in HB and HR. I don't think he looks, walks and talks like HR, hmmmmmmmm or may be I have not observed HR so closely. Yes his dance is similar, he has the wave movement BUT then HR has not copyright over that kind of dancing. After saying all that HB has to work for sometime be as good as HR was in his first film. HR was a much much better prepared actor.

[SRK_Super_Fanatic]

I watched an Indian music competition show (Ek Se Badhkar Ek) where Harman and Priyanka were the guest judges. Harman is a total clone of HR. Yes I expected him to look like him but act like him and even talk exactly like him? That's too much. I liked him, he's very warm but I like the original better.Watched that too! lol Yeahhh his pronunciation and tone are also like HR's..lol Kinda feel bad for the guy though....but yeah, at least change your hairstyle if you don't want to be compared lol

I kinda like Harman though. He's not too bad. I hope he does some good work in the future (oh I mean, in the real future :P)

[reewa]

This guy is obsessed with HR .. lol ...

So its not just me who noticed ... ..hahah..:P:P

[Reena]

Nah we all know Harman is a Hrithik wannabe :D
BTW it's Priyanka who chose his hairstyle

[reewa]

Nah we all know Harman is a Hrithik wannabe
BTW it's Priyanka who chose his hairstyle

:D:D:D

maybe they should let a hair stylist do that nxt time :P:P

[Rajshri]

Aaaawh I liked him in the movie, I don't think he's a wannabee :blushing: I liked the first half, but the 2nd half was just too much! :groan: Songs were great though :D (except for Loverboy, what a weird song! :huh: But I liked the way she danced on it :P)

[Reena]

maybe they should let a hair stylist do that nxt time :P:P
Or maybe Priyanka wanted to make him look like HR :hmm:

[reewa]

Or maybe Priyanka wanted to make him look like HR :hmm:

Now why would she want to do that ?

Maybe He asked her to " suggest" a " Similar" HR hair style ?
He got everthing else right On his own ... the dance, the looks and EVEN the voice/accent ... :P

So yeah maybe he needed some help on the hair ? :P:P :D

[Rahul]

Aaaawh I liked him in the movie, I don't think he's a wannabee :blushing: I liked the first half, but the 2nd half was just too much! :groan: Songs were great though :D (except for Loverboy, what a weird song! :huh: But I liked the way she danced on it :P)

Yeah, the Lover Boy song sucks. Its so annoying.

[ujjwala]

I agree, its like the worst worst song to see and hear. Sheer Torture.

[SRKBeNo.1]

That song was well shot but the song was terrible.

[parli12]

He is not a HR wannabe he just happens to look like HR. Like Harman said Blame My parents for my looks..good answer. HE is not to muscularly built and he has a sexy well tomned body. He will do very good in his career as he is not the lover boy type. He will make a good villian. He is a great dancer and all the youths in India are dancing like that. It is not HR originated dance.:D

[Reggiana]

The Guardian's come up with a real hatchet job! :haha:

Our man in Mumbai on the latest Bollywood hits. This week, India's answer to Barbarella, Back to the Future and Beverley Hills 90210, rolled into one

Nirpal Dhaliwal
Monday July 14, 2008
guardian.co.uk

India's film industry must make more absolute stinkers than the rest of the world combined. You won't get a better example of the brain-insulting garbage it can churn out than Love Story 2050, Bollywood's answer to Barbarella, Back To The Future and Beverley Hills 90210 - all rolled into one.

It's a movie industry equivalent of a corner-shop, directed by Harry Baweja, produced by his wife and starring their son, Harman - who no doubt had to give up his evenings and weekends to work on it for free.

Harman plays Karan, a spoilt rich-kid wanker who struts around wearing stone washed jeans and a henna-tinted bouffant, constantly exclaiming "Oh ****!" in English to show what a hip and modern, fast-talking rebel he is. Mixed up by his mother's death and neglected by a father who prefers making money, Karan loves crashing his dad's expensive cars as well as "extreme sports, break-dancing and hip-hop" and everything else wankers like doing. He also has a habit of wearing sweatbands on his wrists and even on his fingers - probably to relieve the injuries he's sustained from w****** too much.

While out jogging in the park in a headband and sleeveless tank top, Karan spots the beautiful wide-eyed Sana, happily playing with a butterfly, and is smitten. Played by the Bambi-faced Priyanka Chopra, Sana gleams with a dark, moist muscavado sweetness that had me craning towards the screen wanting to lick her. For the first half of the movie she's the only thing worth watching.

Karan wins her heart and charms her family and the two become engaged. But while out having ice cream one night, tragedy strikes when Sana is hit by a truck while crossing the road. "Oh ****!" cries Karan, leaping in slow motion from his convertible like a complete wanker. There follows a disturbingly graphic scene in which Sana, her hair drenched in blood, twitches and splutters her final words of affection while Karan gnashes his teeth and screws his eyes in anguish.

Luckily, his scientist uncle has invented a time machine in which they can to travel to the future to find Sana's reincarnation. The film then shifts from its setting in present-day Brisbane (don't ask why), to the poorly animated, slum-free, high-tech and wholly uninteresting Mumbai of 2050, where Sana has been reborn as Zeisha, a flame-haired, blue-eyed rock-chick with a penchant for ghastly metallic nail varnish. "A woman of the future, talked about in the past", she is precisely the trashy, self-regarding hussy Karan was born to be with.

With Sana having morphed into this tasteless tramp, the film offers nothing but bad acting, boring songs and sub-Blake's Seven special effects. Zeisha's talking robot teddy looks like it came straight out of Toys-R-Us. The musical routines feel thoroughly contrived, inserted into the film only to meet the industry format. But they provide an amusing diversion as Karan makes a spectacular twat of himself with his high-octane body-popping, flapping like a hapless cod out of water.

The critics universally gave this film the finger and attendances have been poor. There were only a handful in my cinema; half way through most were asleep, while a turbaned Sikh bloke in my row was feverishly made out with his girlfriend.

The movie fails not just because of its sheer badness but also its vision of the future. It's a future in which India is nothing but an emulation of MTV crassness. The only character that resonated with the audience, drawing laughs whenever she appeared, was Sana's Punjabi mother, good-natured but bossy and interfering cow - a figure any Indian can recognise.

That Love Story 2050 is a flop is reassuring. Despite their love of escapism, Indians want their fantasy worlds to be thoroughly Indian ones. Whatever hopes they might have, they don't want their future to be a shabby imitation of the West.

http://film.guardian.co.uk/dhaliwal/story/0,,2290806,00.html

[parli12]

So what about Krrish? wasn't that a superhero movie?.. Indians have to move on. Yes, Love stories are needed but not too girly stuff. We have to do movies Like Aamir and LS 2050, because we will be left behind.. :yes:

[Jalda]

I want to see this film. I am sure it isn't that bad as it seems to be :P :D

[Sita_SRK]

I want to see this film. I am sure it isn't that bad as it seems to be :P :D
No it's not bad....it's terrible :groan: :P
I liked the 1st half... the second was too futuristic.

[reewa]

I want to see this film. I am sure it isn't that bad as it seems to be :P :D

Well dont say we didn't warn you ,.... :P:P

[Gosha]

Don't know, if some of you read the reviews on Outlook India. This is the first time that I saw them give just one star to a movie. Here is the review:
http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20080721&fname=Movie+Review&sid=1