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Love Aaj Kal is doing good with its songs and promos and is gearing up for an eagerly awaited release on this Friday. The film is an acid test for its lead pair, Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone, and a lot of expectations are riding on this romantic comedy, which is about love across generations.

Saif Ali Khan’s previous two releases Tashan and Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic bit the dust at the box-office. His voice over animated film Roadside Romeo was also a dud at the box office. Saif, who is aiming at a big come back with Love Aaj Kal has also turned a producer with the film.

Deepika Padukone is also badly in need of a hit. Her last two films were not able to live up to the expectations. While Bachan Ae Haseeno opposite her boyfriend Ranbir Kapoor was an average, Chandni Chowk To China opposite Akshay Kumar turned a disaster at the box office. She also has a lot of hopes pinned on Love Aaj Kal.

As far as the audience are concerned, July was not a satisfying month for them. Even big releases like Kambakht Ishq and Luck have failed to live up to the expectations. Movie buffs are now expecting a lot from Love Aaj Kal, especially because the movie is directed by Imtiaz Ali who gave us the sweet Jab We Met in 2007.

Love Aaj Kal with its songs, trailers, controversies and freshness of the lead pair has created quite an interest in people. But can this film bring some cheer on the face of the audience on the last day of July remains to be seen.

‘Tashan’, the last film which featured Saifeena together might not have created any magic at the box office, but who cares? Producers seem to have great faith in the couple as Saif and Kareena will be seen together in quite a number of upcoming films. Why shouldn’t they?  After all it is the absence of Kareena that is giving more publicity to Saif’s soon to be released ‘Love Aaj Kal’ than Deepika’s presence.

The pair is currently working on ‘Qurbaan’ which will be a serious film based on terrorism and is set in the US. The film will see Saifeena in one of the steamiest scenes ever in Bollywood. Vivek Oberoi plays an important character in the film.  ‘Qurbaan’, previously titled as Jihaad, is directed by Renzil D’Silva and is produced by Karan Johar.

The next on line is ‘Agent Vinod’, Saif’s home production after ‘Love Aaj Kal’.  As the title denotes, the movie is said to be a detective thriller with lots of action and it takes on after a popular old movie with the same name. ‘Agent Vinod’ will be directed by Sriram Raghavan of ‘Ek Haseena Thi’ and ‘Johnny Gaddaar’ fame. The movie is expected to go on floors after Saif and Kareena are through with their current schedules.

‘Race 2′, which is currently in scripting stage, is also reported to have Bebo as Saif’s heroine. According to the gossip columns, the script is being written as to make way for Kareena’s entry.

Hmmm, looks like the supercouple is all set to set the screens on fire.