"Saawariya"

Sanjay Leela Bhansali, the name itself epitomizes the pinnacle of immaculate style in modern Indian cinema with an unparallel exuberance that one can anticipate on big screen. Besides his immaculately pristine visual perception, his films have always been high on emotional quotient and have often forayed into human relationships with great emotional depth in a backdrop of aesthetically sketched out cultural embellishments. Exotic and platonic to the core, ‘Saawariya’ foretells the tale of two lovers in a backdrop of larger than life scintillating surroundings. It has been set in a palette of blues and greens in all its frames and scenes with the reflection of the shades on the paved floors, pavements, streets, bars and rooftops in making it a desired dream world to aspire. Like all his previous visual spectacles, it’s a story of a lonesome man who fades away in the moonlight on the deserted streets that reflect the poetry in motion. Despite all its lavish spectacles in all frames, Bhansali dares pitch in a realistically painful and sad love story to conservative Indian audiences with two unknown faces in author backed lead roles. Bhansali being an ardent “literature aficionado” inspires this four nights love saga from the famous works of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s short story - “White Nights”. After ‘Devdas’ (inspired from Sarat Chandra Chatterjee’s famous novel “Devdas”) and ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’ (inspired from Bernard Shaw’s “Candida”), this stunning sentimental is a great inspirational lift from Fyodor.
Commercially speaking, Bhansali’s ‘Saawariya’ will be opening to modest houses as compared to SRK’s ‘Om Shanti Om’ but will positively be going up in coming weekends. It’s likely to be one of the biggest grosser of this year but will have to battle out for supremacy at the box office with ‘Om Shanti Om’. All credits to Sanjay Leela Bhansali and his cast and crew for showcasing their consistency and precision in conceiving another visual spectacle with an unconventional theme! After soulfully conceived ‘Black’, this film promises to be another winner in all segments of cinema, so have a nice weekend with a film that boasts high standards of quality work in Indian cinema. Great Job!!! Ends…