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Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Movie review
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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- Khan said...
- Posted on Dec 07 2007 21:44 Brilliant effort by sanjay Lila Bansali. Love the story although it was very simple. But Music , set and cinematgraphy was amazing. Felt like bollywood theatre.............
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- SAJ said...
- Posted on Nov 28 2007 20:27 This is one of the most boring movies i've ever seen. The whole look and everything was rubbish. No way its better the OSO. Beleive me don't waste ur time and money going to the cinemas.
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- SYRA said...
- Posted on Nov 28 2007 16:36 In One Word 'Boring!!'
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- Rax said...
- Posted on Nov 27 2007 21:16 yeah yeah i watched it with my mate, was forced into it but gotta agree man it was a great movie - would definetly recomend to watch khda kay liye - IN THE NAME OF GOD! was a wicked movie!! really good. people should go and watch it
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- Anita said...
- Posted on Nov 27 2007 21:15 KHUDA KAY LIYE - in the name of God - this movie is BRILLIANT. i watched it twice - people shoudl go and watch. it really was so WOW - if sawariya is so bad then watch KHUDA KAY LIYE instead- such a true story.
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- JAY said...
- Posted on Nov 22 2007 12:09 worst movie its a waste of time who can sanjay bhansali execpt people to watch it
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- RMD said...
- Posted on Nov 17 2007 15:48 So many people cant get it wrong. I was going to watch it but i am NOT nw. I have watched OM Shanti OM and that is an out and out entertainer-will recommend. I think i'm going to watch SAW instead!
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- Baby H* said...
- Posted on Nov 16 2007 12:45 craaaap film,... dont bother... beleive me...
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- Me...x said...
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Posted on Nov 15 2007 15:18
OMG...big dissapointment a load of rubbish...no story line...boooorin...we were gonna go halfway through,my mom fell asleep...a waste of time...don't watch it!!!!
it is nowhere near as gud as om shanti om(even though i ain't watched it..only if ur plain and boring go and see it... - Report as inappropriate
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Posted on Nov 15 2007 10:34
HEY GUYS SORRY AHVEN'T WATCHED THE FILM BUT I HAVE HEARD IT IS ABSOLUTELY RUBBISH.IF I WERE YOU I WOULD GO AND WATCH OM SHANT OM COS WHEN I WENT IT WAS COMPLETELY PACKED SO WE HAD TO GO FOR ANOTHER SHOWIN AND DDN'T REGRET THAT WE HAD TO WAIT COS I LOVE GUD FILMS AND WTACHIN AT THE LAST MINUTE OF THE DAY!IF U GO N SEE SAAWARIYA IT IS REALLY A WASTE OF TIME!SO DON'T WASTE UR TIME GUYS AND GO AND SEE OM SHANTI OM !AFTER ALL THE FILM IS COOL AND THE SONGS ARE ESPECIALLY COOL LIKE DARD E DISCO,MAIN AGAR KAHOON,AJAB SI AND LAST OF ALL THE BIG HIT WITH THE BIG STARS OM SHANTI OM SO I AM GONNA PAUSE THE COMMENT!AS IT SAYS IN OM SHANTI OM EVERYTHING HAS HAPPYS ENDINGS BUT WHEN U THINK IT HASN'T FINISHED THEN PICTIRE ABHI BAKHE HAIN MERE DOST!!
GO AND WATCH IT U WON'T REGRET IT
SAAWARIYA IS A BIG FLOP COMPARED TO OM SHANTI OM BELEIVE ME AND I U DON'T GO AND WATH OM SHANTI OM
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- nisha said...
- Posted on Nov 15 2007 08:20 I expected more from the film. apart from good musik and great scenery dis film has nuthing. was too boring. rani nd salman were ok tho. story was just too lame.
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- ASSyL!ciOuS A.K.A ASMA K..LU4 said...
- Posted on Nov 14 2007 12:30 IZIT NOW,IS D FILM BORIN????????WOZ GNA GO WOCH IT,BT WTZ D POINT NW??SFE KWL!
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- ayesha said...
- Posted on Nov 14 2007 11:55 i watched this movie last week n i fell asleep while watchin it. it is d most boring movie ever. don't watch
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- suresh said...
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Posted on Nov 14 2007 09:22
better than om shanti om music is good.
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- zeb said...
- Posted on Nov 12 2007 23:34 I have seen the movie saawariya its so boring i did not like the movie at all.
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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
Duration: 142 mins
UK Release: Nov 9 2007
US Release: Nov 9 2007
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