The film follows Jay (Imran Khan), a junior art director who despises Bollywood-style romance. He thinks grand gestures are fake, love songs are cheesy, and “happily ever after” is a myth. His polar opposite is Simran (Sonam Kapoor), an eternal optimist who cries during Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and dreams of her own perfect love story. Forced to work together on a film production, Jay and Simran bicker, banter, and – predictably – begin to fall for each other.

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