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Many feel that there is a similarity between "Love Aaj Kal" and forthcoming movie "Cocktail", but co-producer Dinesh Vijan denies it, saying that to ensure that the film has an individual identity, they opted for online medium to introduce it.

"We wanted the film to get its own identity and we went online in a big way. Our trailers went viral. The trailer caught on and the music has done well, which has worked in our favour and the film has promoted itself, " Vijan, who co-owns Illuminati Films with Saif Ali Khan, told.

Even though both films are love stories, they have nothing in common except for the team.

"Someone recommended that these days all the sequels are doing so well, so why don't you call it 'Love Aaj Kal 2', so you will get a big opening. But I feel that there is no similarity. The only way you can call 'Cocktail' a 'Love Aaj-Kal' is because it is an 'aaj kal ki love story'. Other than that there is nothing similar, " he told.

Imtiaz Ali directed "Love Aaj-kal" was a modern-day love story told through the relationship between Saif and Deepika Padukone. Director Homi Adajania roped in the same lead pair along with debutant Diana Penty for his triangular love saga "Cocktail".

Written by Imtiaz, the film, releasing Friday, also has Boman Irani and Dimple Kapadia.

"The team is same. But they have come together to tell a different story, " said Vijan.

If you've loved films like "Dil Chahta Hai" and "Dostana", chances are you would want to taste "Cocktail" too! With a heady mix of friendship, love, oodles of trendsetting fashion statements, and topped with a soundtrack of chartbusters like "Tum hi ho bandhu" and "Daaru desi", the film has a great buzz among youngsters ahead of its release Friday.

Directed by "Being Cyrus" director Homi Adajania, "Cocktail" features actors Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone and newcomer Diana Penty, in lead roles.

Co-produced by Saif Ali Khan and Dinesh Vijan of Illuminati films, the story is centred around Gautam (Saif), Meera (Diana) and Veronica (Deepika).

Gautam is an incorrigible flirt, while Meera, a pretty girl who wears Indian clothes and exudes Indian values, comes to London from Delhi for a fresh start, and Veronica is a party animal.

As three people living together, they all have a blast - until love happens!

The perfect friendship turns confusing, and love becomes complicated.

Adajania says Imran Khan was his first choice for the film.

"Saif was not the first choice. Imran was supposed to do it but he was not sure if he wanted to do it at that point of a time, " Adajania told.

Actors Dimple Kapadia and Boman Irani feature in supporting roles.

Explaining their presence in the cast, he said: "Dimple and Boman are also there in the film and it is not like they were in 'Being Cyrus' so are part of this film as well. It is not a matter of familiarity but using talented actors who fit the bill."

Actor Randeep Hooda will be seen in a cameo.

The film has already grabbed eyeballs for its ultra-modern styling by designer Anaita Shroff Adajania, and bagged a thumbs-up for its music, composed by Pritam Chakraborty.

Quirky song "Second hand jawaani", with Saif, Deepika and Diana grooving together, has also gained popularity among music lovers.

Chic designs, florescent colours and tribal prints dominate the wardrobes of the lead actors in "Cocktail", which is grabbing eyeballs for its characters that take fashion forward. Designer Anaita Shroff Adajania says making the ultra modish clothes was not that difficult.

The film is directed by Anaita's husabnd, Homi Adajania and it revolves around the lives of three friends - Veronica, Meera and Gautam - played by Deepika Padukone, Diana Penty and Saif Ali Khan respectively. "Cocktail" is releasing Friday.

"The characters were defined nicely by Homi. He was very clear on the characters and gave us a lot of information on the personalities of these characters. And having all that information, it was easy for us to understand how they would dress, " Anaita told.

Talking about the characters, the designer describes Veronica as the most fashionable in the film, while Meera is a shy person.

"Veronica is a very fashion forward person. She loves fashion and is happy to flaunt her body. It was like mixing high street fashion with luxury designer labels as somebody like her would do, " she said.

"While Meera is a simple girl who came from Delhi to London. she comes in her Indian clothes but slowly adapts to western clothes. She is not one to flaunt skin and is shy. So even in her western wear, the choice of clothing is conservative, " she added.

Anaita has previously designed for movies including "Dhoom 2", "Love Aajkal" and "Ra One", apart from styling for advertisements.

She says that designing for movies is "toughest" and added: "I enjoy every aspect of styling which I do, be it for Vogue (magazine) or advertising styling. The only taxing thing about films is time commitment. I hate being tied down to such long commitment. But I enjoy if the team is organised."

Saif Ali Khan's Cocktail is all set to releases yet another music video Jugni, which is a flipside of all the peppy and happening videos released so far.

Arif Lohar and Harshdeep Kaur have lent their voices for Jugni. The song is a traditional Punjabi track with western music.

The song was originally designed by Rohail Hyatt and Arif Lohar for Coke Studio and is now an adaptation to the movie.

The video shows all the three stars Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone and Diana Penty taking probably the most confusing decisions. It portrays the turmoil one goes through when one is faced with two choices.

"It is the perfect song that defines the tagline of the movie ‘Some friendships are too good to share’, " said an official spokesperon.

Cocktail has got the whole nation grooving to its beats. The trailer and the music videos have been very well received and Cocktail has become one of the most awaited movies of this season.

The movie stars Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone and debutant Diana Penty. All the three actors play very distinct characters; Saif is the charming young Gautam while Deepika plays the sassy Veronica and Diana plays the girl next door Meera.

Diana Penty has mesmerized everyone with her pretty face and screen presence. She started her career as a model and has worked with the most reputed brands and labels.

She plays a character of a simple and ambitious Indian girl all set to kick start a brand new chapter of her life. Here’s a girl with no filmy background ready to set the big screen on fire.