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Saawariya (2007)
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Reviews Counted:18
Fresh:7
Rotten:11
Average Rating:5/10
Theatrical Release:Nov 9, 2007 Limited
Box Office: $885,574
Synopsis: Bollywood and Hollywood entwine for this mix of romance, singing, comedy, dancing, and melodrama, directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali (DEVDAS) and produced in tandem with Sony/Columbia. The achingly... [More]
Starring: Ranbir Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor, Salman Khan, Rani Mukherjee
Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
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Reviews for Saawariya
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Ranbir Raj is a charming presence with moves that suggest a cross between Justin Timberlake and Gene Kelly, but the screen really comes to life when it's full of dancers. Full Review |
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With its lavish production design, extravagant sets, poetic musical numbers and photogenic stars, Saawariya is ravishing to look at, but disappointing overall Full Review |
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Entertaining ... Not all that different from America's love affair with MTV, American idol, and prime time TV offerings Full Review |
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Comes this close to sweeping us off our feet. Full Review |
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See this movie if you need to get some sleep. Full Review |
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2/5 |
Disappointingly, neither India's most artistic director nor his new discoveries can prevent this song-packed extravaganza from being a beautifully crafted bore. Full Review |
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Saawariya entices, fitfully springs to life but finally outstays its welcome by a good half-hour. Full Review |
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3/4 |
May not be the artistic milestone many have been hoping for, but as the first product of Bollywood's marriage with Hollywood, there should be pride from all corners for producing a solidly crafted entertainment. Full Review |
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2/4 |
The songs are undistinguished, and while newcomers Sonam Kapoor and Ranbir Kapoor (who aren't related) both have impeccable Bollywood pedigrees, her performance is wildly uneven -- and his strenuously madcap antics are grating rather than endearing. Full Review |
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1/4 |
How can it be that a movie as beautiful to look at as Saawariya is so...boring? Full Review |
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Of all the film's rococo pleasures—the lavish dance numbers, the dramatic rainstorms, and even the gold dust that puffs out when Sakina beats her rugs -- Mukherjee's richly textured diva is the most mesmerizing... Full Review |
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Saawariya doesn't collapse but does wobble for much of its nearly 150-minute running time Full Review |
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6/10 |
A breezy and passably entertaining major Indian musical, the first to be released by a major Hollywood studio. Full Review |
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4/5 |
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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For audiences unaccustomed to the format, the film runs too long -- though it is short by Bollywood standards -- and is repetitive, sentimental and cliched. Full Review |
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