Trademark "Sanjay Leela Bhansali"
The Saawariya promo screams "Devdas", doesn't it? Eye-caressing visuals though. The man is phenomenal at creating an image; an aura. Would love to get into his head and see if he really visualizes it the same way, prior to construction of the set and the shot. Film-making is that one rare experience where you get to bring your visions to visual reality. True dream-makers, no?
Touted to be the first Bollywood movie produced by a Hollywood house (Sony). Major reservations about Ranbir Kapoor, though, but time will tell. Sonam Kapoor should hopefully do wonders for the AK clan, considering the last scion to come out of that household was Mr. "Aati Nahin" Sanjay. Blegh! Scary.
Also, the movie is based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's short story, White Nights - a really sweet piece which I read back in college. Check it out here. You'll see the potential desification.
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Wow, those sets are so phenomenal. It's almost like being in a theater, that sense of grandeur and mystique.
I haven't read the short story but the visuals definitely have Russian influences.. I think that probably inspires SLB.
Between Saawariya and Akbar-Jodha, quite the drama seems to be unfolding this fall!
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