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Shabd [DVD] [2005]
enlarge	Director: Leena Yadav Actors: Sanjay Dutt, Aishwarya Rai, Zayed Khan, Saddiya Siddiqui Studio: Eros International Category: DVD List Price: ~~£5.99~~ Buy New: £2.74 as of 22/11/2009 06:02 GMT details You Save: £3.25 (54%) New (9) Used (1) from £2.74 Seller: Music House Rating: 1 reviews Sales Rank: 35293 Format: Colour, DVD-Video, Import, PAL Languages: English (Subtitled), Hindi (Original Language) Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over Region: 0 Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 141 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 UPC: 828970098793 EAN: 0828970098793 ASIN: B0007ZD776 Theatrical Release Date: 2005 Release Date: May 2, 2005 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Customer Reviews: Well done complex psychological piece which I 'appreciated' rather than 'enjoyed' June 28, 2009 Lyn (Melbourne Australia) Shabd is about a married novelist (Sanjay Dutt). His first book was hailed as brilliant but his second one panned for not being 'real' enough. He has had a 2 year dry spell since. To get 'real' he decides to encourage a friendship between his wife (Aishwarya Rai) and a new young teacher at her work (Zayed Khan) and write a novel based on his imagination of unfolding events and judicious questioning and guiding of his trusting wife. He is adept at mind games and she gets caught up in them. 'Real' and fiction start to get confused and the writer starts to unravel believing he is writing the 'real' events in a God-like way. Wife still loves him and the young guy wants to marry the wife (not knowing she is married till near the end).... br / br /This isn't a movie I would say was 'enjoyable' but it was interesting and well done. It actually had a more 'real' ending (to an extent) rather than a Bollywood one (though I would have found a more Bollywood ending more emotionally satisfying). It is close to an art piece and, while there are some songs adding to the emotional buildup, it isn't a song and dance type Bollywood. It is slick and modern and often tortured emotions are played out. br / br /Sanjay and Aishwarya are both excellent. It may be the best I've seen him do (though I cant say I've explored his movies much). Unfortunately Zayed is miscast and it is a bit unbelievable that Ash's feelings would drift towards him. The script is interesting (though a few scenes at the end dragged a bit when they'd made their point) and cinematography good too.. br / br /This tends to get average ratings elsewhere on the Net- though some have been a bit more generous here and there. I'm glad I watched it but it's probably one I wont revisit.

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