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Saawariya [DVD] [2007]
enlarge	Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali Actors: Rani Mukherjee, Salman Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Category: DVD List Price: ~~£19.99~~ Buy New: £2.78 as of 24/11/2009 05:05 GMT details You Save: £17.21 (86%) New (18) Used (1) from £2.78 Seller: selectcheaper Rating: 7 reviews Sales Rank: 12045 Format: PAL Languages: English (Subtitled), Hindi (Original Language) Rating: Parental Guidance Region: 2 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 132 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 5035822500136 ASIN: B000TQLIPG Theatrical Release Date: 2007 Release Date: May 19, 2008 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 7 1 2 Next » A Bollywood taster August 22, 2008 John Coates (Devon UK) 7 out of 7 found this review helpful This is the first Bollywood movie that I watched in its entirety. I saw it in a movie theatre in India without subtitles. Maybe the atmosphere within the theatre (Indian moviegoers interact with the on-screen events and show their pleasure/displeasure with rousing aplomb, booing and cheering as appropriate, they are not as reserved as their European counterparts) contributed greatly to my enjoyment of the film. br / br /I loved it! For me this is a great movie and I'd recommend it highly to anyone looking to investigate the Bollywood experience. Its an incredibly colourful movie, the set constructed overall in shades of blue (my favourite colour) and the music is 'something else' a blend of Eastern and Western instruments and rhythms used to excellent effect mixed with strong singing voices. br / br /The lead actors did a fine job of holding my attention throughout the film and I left the theatre at the end feeling upbeat and with snatches of music and colourful images reeling in my head. Altogether an excellent introduction to the genre. br / br /Having watched this movie several times now (I bought the DVD)I still rave about it. My knowledge of Bollywood, though scant, is growing and since this movie I have collected several others and contine to enjoy them also. I now know from experience that there are a lot of 'dreadful' Bollywood films around, this is NOT one of them. If you like music, colourful imagary and a storyline that you can identify with, like me, you'll love this movie. A Wonderful Interpretation of a Russian Classic April 29, 2009 V. A. WARREN (Surrey England) As a Bollywood film this is an absolutely fantastic interpretation of Dostoevsky's short story White Nights. I loved the connection between all the actors of this superbly acted film with no one actor being above the other. Wonderful. I more than highly recommend it for it's colour, it's script and the emotions it portrayed of love won and lost. beautiful! March 16, 2008 Ms. Alice Elliott (UK) 4 out of 5 found this review helpful I saw this film at the cinema, without subtitles, but still throughly enjoyed it, so am keenly awaiting its release on dvd. It is beautifully shot in a ficticious, artistic setting and supported by a fantastic soundtrack. Lovely! Arty, stagey piece with odd mix of old and new December 31, 2008 Lyn (Melbourne Australia) From the polarised reviews on this 2007 movie, I wasn't sure whether I'd like it. It is in fact something quite different for Bollywood. It is more a stage-like production. There are few characters focused on and the sets look like... sets (on stage that is). They have developed a fantasy old painted backdrop town with an overall blue tone to most scenes. The acting is also of the stage dialogue type too. br /It looks late 18th century yet there is a mix of clothes styles and the hero looks quite modern. It has captured the mood of a Dostoevsky novel though I think. It isn't a bleak movie but a philosophical movie about love. br /The songs for me weren't memorable (once the subtitles fade and the poetry of the lyrics vanished the tunes didn't remain for me). br /The acting was good from all though. The main character has to carry a heavy weight of focus and the part is played well by relative newcomer Ranbir Kapoor (who did a good job with Bachna Ae Haseeno too) and he dances well. Rani doesn't get a lot to do and nor does Salman Khan. Zohra Sehgal as the old woman did a particularly fine job and always draws the eye. br /It is well captured, acted, directed and cinematography well framed and often interesting, and creative in its approach but I'm not into arty stuff that much and the stylized nature of the movie had a claustrophobic feel with its limited number of actors and sets and the setting almost all at night with its dark blue hues predominant. br /I am giving it 4 starts within its more art genre even though I don't think I got into it as much as some other reviewers did. Nice but not great March 2, 2009 Ingrid (Norway) 2 out of 2 found this review helpful I enjoyed the film but I think it was a bit too long. The story is not engaging enough to keep my attention for two and a half hour. br /The actors and actresses are beautiful and the music, the singing and the dancing are lovely, but it isn't enough to lift the movie to the stars... br /The stage set are very aesthetic and I loved all the colours that brings an extra layer to the film. br /The love story isn't very convincing, but that could be how Dostoyevsky wrote it. I haven't read the short story "White Nights" that this film is based on, so I couldn't tell if it is the interpretation that has gone wrong or if it is the story itself which is to blame. br /I'm glad to have seen it but I don't think I will see it one more time. br / Showing reviews 1-5 of 7 1 2 Next »

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