Disappointingly, neither India's most artistic director nor his new discoveries can prevent this song-packed extravaganza from being a beautifully crafted bore.
Comment
11/13/07
Rate this Movie 
Saawariya (2007)
41 %
Tomatometer
How does the Tomatometer work
Reviews Counted: 17
Fresh: 7
Rotten:10
Average Rating: 5/10
Theatrical Release: 09-11-2007
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 beautiful Rani Mukherjee narrates... [More]
Starring: Ranbir Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor, Salman Khan, Rani Mukherjee
Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Reviews for Saawariya
1 - 18 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Top Critic
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.
05/28/08
With its lavish production design, extravagant sets, poetic musical numbers and photogenic stars, Saawariya is ravishing to look at, but disappointing overall
05/23/08
Click to read the article
05/21/08
Entertaining ... Not all that different from America's love affair with MTV, American idol, and prime time TV offerings
05/03/08
Saawariya entices, fitfully springs to life but finally outstays its welcome by a good half-hour.
11/12/07
Top Critic 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.
11/10/07
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.
11/09/07
How can it be that a movie as beautiful to look at as Saawariya is so...boring?
11/09/07
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...
11/09/07
Saawariya doesn't collapse but does wobble for much of its nearly 150-minute running time
11/09/07
A breezy and passably entertaining major Indian musical, the first to be released by a major Hollywood studio.
11/09/07
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.
11/09/07
Top Critic For audiences unaccustomed to the format, the film runs too long -- though it is short by Bollywood standards -- and is repetitive, sentimental and cliched.
11/09/07
Top Critic When the most intriguing thing about a film is the production design, you know you're in trouble.
11/08/07
1 - 18 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Latest News for Saawariya
November 23, 2007:
Trailer & Poster review 
More...
Related Forums for Saawariya
More DVDs
| Tomatometer Percentage | Movie |
|---|---|
 50% |
Sex and the City - The… |
| 52% |
Leatherheads |
 62% |
Baby Mama |
| 12% |
Made of Honor |
| 12% |
Deception |
| Tomatometer Percentage | Movie |
|---|---|
| 35% |
You Don't Mess with the Zohan |
| 18% |
The Happening |
| 75% |
Paranoid Park |
| 93% |
The Visitor |
| 71% |
Stuck |
IGN RSS Feeds