Begum Para, Ranbir Kapoor, Rani Mukherjee

Two souls arrive in a small town, one on vacation, the other to meet a lover. They spend the most magical dream-like days of their lives in that town... with each other.

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PG, 2 hrs. 17 min.

Directed by: Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Release Date: November 9, 2007

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DVD Release Date: May 6, 2008

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  • July 9, 2008
    This is a movie that has you captivated with complete interest from beginning to end. Although the story plot dwindles a bit, it's the characters that strikes a most mesmerizing effect. The cinematography is also amazing. Great music! Great cast. Zohra Sehgal truly shines once ag...( read more)ain. Definitely worthy.
  • October 22, 2009
    I think the reason this movie was not big in South Asia is because it was based on a more European story.

    I think the target audience for this movie are people who are into literature. And this movie is based on a Russian story. It is about love. You don't really see Bol...( read more)lywood movies like that anymore.

    But this movie is made from a true artist. Sanjay Leela Bhansali is a director who looks at the beautiful side of life. His movies are fascinating and the effects in them are mesmerizing.

    This movie is an absolute beauty in my eyes. And I recommend it.
  • September 20, 2009
    It's been over a year hearing about Saawariya and all the reviews, I finally checked it out on DVD and I have to say I loved it. I think the audience didn't enjoy it as much because the story was simple and the characters were simple, and perhaps the audience left a little unfulf...( read more)illed. This is neither the director's fault or the audience. It's based on Dostoevsky's short story "White Nights" and the story is just that. In fact the essence of the story is "only a moment of bliss, Isn't such a moment sufficient for the whole of a man's life?" This is beautifully captured in the movie. The young leads Ranbir and Sonam Kapoor do an excellent job with their respective roles and the supporting players are wonderful. This is one film that elevated my enthusiasm with the amazing songs. Although, Gulabji's dance number could've been omitted and Imman's backstory should've been kept shorter. It would've kept the character even more mysterious.

    The look of the film is absolutely gorgeous, like watching a storybook fairytale come to life. Some said the sets looked fake, it wasn't believable, I think that lends to the whole enchantment of the film. I kept thinking how wonderful this story would be on stage, Bollywood style. This is one of my favorite SLB films. I remember him saying in an interview, either people will love it or dislike it, there will be no middle ground, I think he was right on the mark. My only regret is listening to the negative reviews and missing this film in theaters.
  • September 6, 2009
    The colors. This has the most beautiful image colors I've ever seen...
  • May 22, 2009
    simply gorjus. amazing sets, acting, camera angles and cinematography. a very deep and beautiful movie. watch it :D
  • April 17, 2009
    theme was lovely n the movie itself was good
  • April 11, 2009
    Good one! the story is very romantic with some drama included in it!
    The film has incredible scenary and all the songs and dances are great!
    A great indian film!
  • March 6, 2009
    My second fav movie of all time!!
  • January 14, 2009
    OK salman khan made it disgusting ewwww ...
  • December 27, 2008
    Something is missing from this movie. The music was there but the plot seemed weak.

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November 9, 2007
A.O. Scott, The New York Times

Saawariya is 2 hours 11 minutes of wide-screen close-ups, fanciful sets, colorful costumes, bellybuttons, almost-kisses and 10 pumped-up, achingly sweet songs.

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