![]() ![]() Consequently it’s hard to take anything that happens in the film to heart as it all seems like a faux flick. ![]() While often visually arresting the fake sets and canned music are frequently jarring and add to the general feeling that we are watching a music video rather than a fully fleshed out romance. Instead it comes from the form of the film an obviously staged musical fantasy that owes much of its look to Baz Luhrman‘s Moulin Rouge. The problem with the film is not with these two obviously talented actors. Her dark eyes light-brown skin and perfect features make it impossible to look at anyone else on the screen she is completely mesmerizing. As the shy and chaste Sakina the actress merely has to appear and look into the camera and moviegoers feel like swooning. He’s definitely good eye candy but he pales next to the luminous beauty of Sonam Kapoor she of a distant branch of the same illustrious family. In fact there’s even a cheesecake sequence in the film the centers on him as he lip-synchs a wistful romantic tune while wearing a sheer sarong draped around his private parts. He is the scion of India’s most famous acting family and he’s a natural charmer with his cute visage and lanky yet muscular build. As the fateful night approaches the big question looms: Will Sakina change her heart and eschew her mysterious lover for Raj or will our hero’s heart be broken? Saawariya is the debut film for both the leading actors Ranbir Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor but it is not the first touch of the film industry for either. That moment will happen in a few days’ time meanwhile Raj woos her each night and falls madly in love with her. She waits for her missing lover a man who has promised to return to her on the one-year anniversary of their parting. Raj’s inherent happiness infuses everyone around him as we see in a variety of song-and-dance numbers but everything changes when he meets the remarkably gorgeous Sakina ( Sonam Kapoor) one night as she stands on a bridge in the rain. But she helps him find a place to stay with a lonely old woman ( Zohra Sehgal quite spry despite being 95 years old) who begins to love him as son. He meets up with a beautiful prostitute ( Rani Mukherjee) who falls for the lanky Elvis-influenced singer but who keeps him at arm’s length to protect his innocent charm. Raj ( Ranbir Kapoor) is a charismatic young singer-musician who comes to a small–but very glittery–Indian town. ![]()
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