Saawariya is said to be based on 'White Nights', the short story by Fyodor Dostoevsky, which happens over a period of four nights and a morning.
To begin with, there is a great romantic story. So barring hardliners this story should appeal to all the rest of us who I guess, should be romantic at heart.
About the cast there are seasoned performers like Rani Mukherji and Salman Khan. Also the cast has veterans of unmatched caliber Zohra Sehgal and Begum Para. Plus the 2 débutantes Ranbir Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor give a tremendous performance.
On the music front it would be difficult to find a parallel in Indian cinema. Monty Sharma excels in songs and the background score. The lyrics by Sameer though, are very pedestrian. But the melodies/ harmonies are so strong you can overlook the poor lyrics easily.
Photography by Ravi K. Chandran is flawless.
Costumes the best of the very best have been selected.
Set Design and Props there is a bit of indulgence by Omung Kumar and wife.
But all in all, the ingredients have the makings of a masterpiece.
One would really need to be a genius to mess this up. And Sanjay Leela Bhansali is the genius. He blames the critics, criticizes his audience, derides the competition, is at war with the whole world but won't look at himself in the mirror. Right from the first frame super 'a film by Sanjay Leela Bhansali' the king-size ego is at work. He wants to shout in every frame 'I DID IT.' But you forget one tiny important detail the script and the screenplay. This department is the weakest over here. The film crawls the four nights are endless. And the entire film is claustrophobic from the first frame.
And Sanjay, don't tell us that you don't care and make films for yourself because the audience pays for the tickets and they really feel cheated for paying good money to see your indulgence.
To begin with, there is a great romantic story. So barring hardliners this story should appeal to all the rest of us who I guess, should be romantic at heart.
About the cast there are seasoned performers like Rani Mukherji and Salman Khan. Also the cast has veterans of unmatched caliber Zohra Sehgal and Begum Para. Plus the 2 débutantes Ranbir Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor give a tremendous performance.
On the music front it would be difficult to find a parallel in Indian cinema. Monty Sharma excels in songs and the background score. The lyrics by Sameer though, are very pedestrian. But the melodies/ harmonies are so strong you can overlook the poor lyrics easily.
Photography by Ravi K. Chandran is flawless.
Costumes the best of the very best have been selected.
Set Design and Props there is a bit of indulgence by Omung Kumar and wife.
But all in all, the ingredients have the makings of a masterpiece.
One would really need to be a genius to mess this up. And Sanjay Leela Bhansali is the genius. He blames the critics, criticizes his audience, derides the competition, is at war with the whole world but won't look at himself in the mirror. Right from the first frame super 'a film by Sanjay Leela Bhansali' the king-size ego is at work. He wants to shout in every frame 'I DID IT.' But you forget one tiny important detail the script and the screenplay. This department is the weakest over here. The film crawls the four nights are endless. And the entire film is claustrophobic from the first frame.
And Sanjay, don't tell us that you don't care and make films for yourself because the audience pays for the tickets and they really feel cheated for paying good money to see your indulgence.