Love at Times Square

Love at Times Square

Company type	Motion picture
Industry	Film
Founded	2003
Founder	Dev Anand
Key people	Dev Anand (director, lead actor)
Products	Film

Love at Times Square is a 2003 Indian motion picture helmed by Dev Anand, who also appears in the lead role alongside Shoib Khan, Chaitanya Chaudhury, and Heene Kaushik. The film includes cameo performances from Salman Khan and Rishi Kapoor.

Plot

At a musical event in Times Square, Sweety, the daughter of wealthy businessman Shaan, encounters two young men: Raj, a computer engineer from Silicon Valley, and Bobby, an immigrant with aspirations. Sweety is pursuing mass communication studies in the United States. Both men develop romantic feelings for her; Raj falls in love during a journey to San Jose, while Bobby, who works for her father, proposes marriage. Although Sweety initially rejects him, she eventually reciprocates Bobby’s affection after he rescues her from a threat. One year later, on New Year's Eve, Sweety and Bobby become engaged.

Music

The soundtrack features lyrics by Javed Akhtar and Nasir Faraaz, with compositions contributed by Lucky Ali, Rajesh Roshan, Adnan Sami, and Aadesh Shrivastava. Vocals were provided by Lucky Ali and Adnan Sami as well.

1. "Aaja Aaja" - Adnan Sami
2. "Aisa Ho Koi" - Kavita Krishnamurthy
3. "Raat Hai Jawan (Aaja Aaja Sad Version)" - Adnan Sami
4. "Sapna Ho" - Sonu Nigam, Vijeta Pandit
5. "Sote Sote" - Lucky Ali, Sapna Mukherjee
6. "Woh Ladka Aisa Hoga" - Udit Narayan, Abhijeet, Jaspinder Narula
7. "Yahan Pyar Me Dhadke Dil" - Alka Yagnik (music by Rajesh Roshan)
8. "Ye Raste Yeh Masti" - Kavita Krishnamurthy, Lucky Ali

Reception

In India, the film faced criticism from Sify for its weak narrative, subpar performances by newcomers, and lackluster direction particularly evident in the New York sequences and scene transitions. Taran Adarsh of IndiaFM awarded it a 1 out of 5 rating, pointing out the unnecessary incorporation of the September 11 attacks and an unsatisfactory ending; he described Dev Anand’s direction as below expectations despite an innovative premise.

Within the United States, Dave Kehr of The New York Times remarked that the film’s persistent upbeat tone could feel overwhelming over its 155-minute duration. Mark Holcomb from The Village Voice observed that while the fusion of Bollywood musical style with the somber backdrop of New York City was ambitious, it was flawed; he noted Anand’s portrayal of a Silicon Valley billionaire and criticized the exploitative use of September 11 footage amidst otherwise innocuous content. Megan Lehmann of the New York Post rated it 1.5 out of 4 stars, describing it as cheerful and well-meaning but lacking in cinematic quality.

External links

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• Love at Times Square at Bollywood Hungama