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Saawariya (2007)

Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali

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From Time Out New York

In the fun-house mirror of global culture, Bollywood’s manic stylings got refracted for Western audiences in Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge—a film that influences Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s latest spectacle (funded by Sony’s bucks). Saawariya (“beloved”) takes place on a fantasy soundstage city of serpentine canals and gigantic Buddha heads. The cotton-candy-weight story concerns a puckish musician (Ranbir Kapoor) romancing an elusive girl (Sonam Kapoor) who still pines for the dark stranger (Khan) who abandoned her. The production is pretty, in a Euro Disney–ish kind of way, without ever tapping into the deep strangeness of truly inspired kitsch.

Author: Tom Beer

Time Out New York Issue 633: November 15–21, 2007

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  • kavi said...
    Posted on Nov 08 2007 15:56 This is a different kind of film.There are the ususal dance and songs routine, but the visual approach this film gets is simply out of this world. After the internationally acclaimed Black, director Bansali comes up with another fine and different Bollywood film that has more appeals to the overseas market.
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Cast & crew

Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Producer: Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor, Salman Khan, Rani Mukherjee full cast

Genre(s): Musicals, Drama, Romance

Rated: PG

Duration: 142 mins

US Release: Nov 9 2007


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