Saawariya (2007)

Original title

सावरिया

Directed by

Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Genre

drama film, musical film, romance film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 18m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 93 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A lonely young man arrives in a vibrant city and falls for a mysterious woman who is waiting for someone. He tries to win her heart as she waits for her lost love.

romanticdreamlikevisually lushslow-pacedmelancholictheatricalsentimentalmusical

What happens

Saawariya (transl. Beloved) is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language musical romance film directed and produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's 1848 short story White Nights. The film marked the debuts of Ranbir Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor. It was the last film appearance of both Zohra Sehgal and Begum Para before their deaths. Co-produced by Sony Pictures Entertainment, it is the first Indian film to receive a North American release by a Hollywood studio and is one of the first Indian films to be released on Blu-ray Disc. Saawariya was released on 9 November 2007, and emerged as a commercial disaster. It received mixed-to-negative reviews upon release, with praise towards its soundtrack, production design, grand artistic approach and performances of the cast; however criticism towards its story, screenplay and pacing. At the 53rd Filmfare Awards, Saawariya received 6 nominations, including Best Supporting Actress (Rani Mukerji) and Best Music Director (Monty Sharma), and won Best Male Debut (Ranbir Kapoor) and Best Male Playback Singer (Shaan for "Jab Se Tere Naina"). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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