SAAWARIYA

Name: Saawariya
Starring: Ranbir Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor, Salman Khan, Rani Mukherjee, and Zohra Sehgal
Rating: *****


A breath of fresh air. A fresh cast. A fresh approach to movie making. And a brilliant product.

Adapted from a play by Fyodor Dostovsky, the movie is a new form of story telling. The sets are larger than life, artistic. Its like a dreamland.

The story, the performances leave the audiences enthralled.

A word of caution though: For those looking for a typical bollywood masala movie, you are going to be disappointed. To enjoy this movie you must go in expecting to watch a play on the big screen.

The movie is in line with the hollywood musicals of yesteryears... and I must say Sanjay Leela Bhansali has excelled himself and shown that the real filmmaker is one who is not scared of trying a new theme.

Sadly, the audience at large hasn't responded well to it, with the trade pundits referring to the movie as a flop. To me the movie represents a benchmark in movie making in India. And mark my words, the movie is going to be remembered as a classic in terms of film making. Kudos to him.

My vote: MUST watch