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Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: Blu-ray
Brand: Sony
EAN: 0043396244481
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Release Date: May 06, 2008
Running Time: 138 minutes
Sales Rank: 36422
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
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Product Description:
From Sanjay Leela Bhansali one of India's most acclaimed directors comes Saawariya a timeless love story based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's 'White Nights.' Destiny weaves its magical spell when a shy musician's (Ranbir Kapoor) chance encounter with a beautiful young woman (Sonam Kapoor) leads to four unforgettable nights filled with music passion and romance. Overflowing with colorful costumes lavish sets and eye-popping song-and-dance numbers Saawariya is Bollywood filmmaking at its best. Hooray for Bollywood!System Requirements:Running Time: 142 minutesFormat: BLU-RAY DISC Genre: DRAMA/LOVE & ROMANCE Rating: PG UPC: 043396244481 Manufacturer No: 24448
Amazon.com:
Imagine a movie with the lavish production of Moulin Rouge!, the emotional complexity of a story by the great Russian writer Dostoevsky, a cast of staggeringly beautiful people, and the spectacular choreography of Bollywood extravaganzas? You've just imagined Saawariya, a lush romantic saga decked out in dazzling jewel tones--the entire world gleams with shades of sapphire, emerald, and amethyst. An innocent musician named Raj (Ranbir Kapoor, half Justin Timberlake, half the Scarecrow from The Wizard of Oz) falls madly in love with a lovely young woman named Sakina (Sonam Kapoor), who stands every night on a bridge with a black umbrella. But when he learns that she's in love with another man, a man who has been gone for a year but who promised to return that very week, Raj's pure soul turns corrupt with jealousy and longing. The charming lead actors are both making their feature film debut, but in supporting roles are two Bollywood superstars: Salman Khan (once voted the 7th best-looking man in the world by People Magazine) as Sakina's wayward beloved and the rapturously lovely Rani Mukherjee (sometimes known as the Queen of Bollywood) as a prostitute who counsels Raj in his affair, though she may have feelings of her own for the foolish young man. There's nothing else like Bollywood cinema; Saawariya combines wildly theatrical performances and insane dance sequences with an irresistibly sweeping romanticism that puts Titanic to shame. Truly a feast for the eyes and the heart. --Bret Fetzer
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Great Buy!
This movie was well worth the buy. The only thing I didn't like were the special features. I would have liked to see the making of the set. Director/actor interviews. Other than that the movie was outstanding, the picture quality was insane. So far this has been the best bluray movie I have purchased, picture wise. Ranbir & Sonam did a great job for their first movie, hopefully they will have many more huge hits in the future.
Rating:  - Dark.
This movie was dark and depressing without a cohesive story-line. Who was this story about? The prostitute? The musician? The girl on the bridge? I still have no idea who the main character was supposed to be, but I also don't really care, because all the characters were unlikeable. There were too many points of view going on throughout the movie. I watch Bollywood films because of the colors and vibrancy, this film had none of that. I found the characters annoying and I couldn't wait for this movie to end! I had a difficult time watching this movie.
Rating:  - Not what I expected.
This films description gave the impression that there would be scenes of northern India. The film is very dark, centered on a bridge in the middle of a very fake looking town. The music is enjoyable but the story is rather sordid. The Bollywood rendition of Pride and Prejudice was so wonderful I guess I expected similar adaptation. Not a family film.
Rating: - Mesmerizing! A treat for the eyes, ears, and the spirit
Saawariya (meaning "Beloved") is director Sanjay Leela Bhansali's adaptation of Dostoevsky's short story "White Nights". The body of the film is decidedly Bollywood with all of the vibrant colors (the color blue has never looked so good) while the core remains true to Dostoevsky. Bhansali had expressed in an interview that he made this movie in part inspired by watching his grandmother waiting on the balcony every evening for his grandfather to come home from work. How deep is that love? Can it ever be distracted, even temporarily, from its long-standing object of affection? This movie meditates on some of these aspects of love. Saawariya is a musical and should be experienced as such. Here are some reasons why I fell in love with this movie:
1) Beautiful evocative sets that depict a syncretic town visited by different ages and cultures. A town that exists nowhere and yet everywhere. I was initially skeptical of Bhansali's choice of shooting this movie entirely on sets. But after watching the dreamscape of Saawariya unfold, I applaud his choice.
2) The beautiful and innocent Sakina as portrayed by Sonam Kapoor. Her emotive power is expressed through her eyes and she pervades the film as a lone angel awaiting her distant lover. Sonam will go far in filmdom with the right roles.
3) The exuberance of Ranbir Kapoor. Though he tends to overreach himself in some frames, he is mostly pleasant and sympathetic throughout the movie.
4) Excellent supporting ... Read More
Rating: - Good adaptation
This is a creative and welcome departure from most Bollywood films, but nothing really special or moving about these performances.
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