Love at Times Square
- Director
- Dev Anand
- Studio
- | distributor =T-Series
- Release Date
- 14 February 2003
- Language
- Hindi
- Country
- India
- Budget
- ₹2.50 Cr
- Box Office
- ₹0.30 Cr
Review
"Love at Times Square" attempts the familiar NRI romance template but stumbles under the weight of its own contrivances. The premise—a wealthy girl caught between two suitors against the glittering backdrop of America—echoes better executed films like *Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge*, yet here the love triangle feels manufactured rather than organic. The road trip sequence from New York to San Jose had genuine potential to deepen character dynamics, reminiscent of the introspective journeys we've seen in films like *Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani*, but instead it remains surface-level. Director's inability to build emotional stakes—evidenced by an average of 5.4/10 across their filmography—shows here in how arbitrarily Sweety's feelings shift. The "villain rescue" moment, meant to be the climactic revelation, feels like a narrative crutch rather than earned emotional catharsis, undermining the protagonist's agency entirely.
The performances appear caught between commitment and restraint, suggesting the actors sensed the thinness of their material. What should have been a nuanced exploration of modern love becomes a checklist of Bollywood tropes—the wealthy father, the tech-savvy love interest, the convenient villain, the New Year's Eve proposal at the original meeting spot. The film borrows the visual language of romantic cinema without understanding its emotional grammar. Even by the standards of NRI romance, which trades heavily on nostalgia and spectacle, "Love at Times Square" off
Storyline
So basically, this girl named Sweety whose dad is loaded gets introduced to two guys at a concert her father throws in Times Square. One of them, Raj, is this tech guy working in Silicon Valley, and the other, Bobby, is trying to make it big in America. Sweety's studying mass communication over there, and both guys end up totally crushing on her pretty hard.
Things get interesting when Sweety takes a road trip with Raj from New York all the way to San Jose, and he develops feelings for her along the way. Meanwhile, Bobby starts working for her dad and also falls head over heels for her. Both dudes end up proposing to her, but she's just not sure about the whole love thing yet and turns them down.
Here's where it gets dramatic—Bobby actually rescues Sweety from some villain, and that's when everything clicks for her and she realizes she's in love with him. A year later on New Year's Eve, everything comes full circle to where they first met, and she decides Bobby's the one. They get engaged, and it's all very romantic and Bollywood!
