India, May 27 -- Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali has had more hits than misses in his 20-year career in Hindi cinema. One of the biggest misses for him was Love Aaj Kal 2, the spiritual sequel to his own film. The romantic drama, which starred Kartik Aaryan and Sara Ali Khan, was a commercial and critical failure. In a recent interview, the filmmaker opened up on the folly and called it a 'useless experiment'.

In an interview with Zoom, Imtiaz spoke about making the film. "In Love Aaj Kal 2, I did that because I already had the story, and I was excited about it. It didn't work is a different matter. Love Aaj Kal 2 also told me that this is a useless experiment because it's not even a viable project, if you don't want to make it. Love Aaj Kal 2 was ...