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Saawariya


Genre: Foreign - Musical

Reviewed In Issue 132 (June 2008) Of Widescreen Review®

Stars:
Ranbir Kapoor & Sonam Kapoor

WSR Review Scores
WSR Picture Rating: 4
DD Sound Rating: 4.5
DTS Sound Rating: NR
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Critics' Composite Score: 2.5
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Special Features
Special features include the 20-minute Making The Music featurette, 22 minutes of Premiere Night footage, and trailers.


 DVD General Information

(Studio/Distributor): Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
(Catalog Number): 23967
(MPAA Rating): PG
(Rating Reason):

For thematic elements, Brief Nudity, some language and incidental smoking
(Retail Price): $26.96
(DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
(Widescreen Edition): Yes
(Full Screen Edition): No
(Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
(Running Time In Minutes): 138
(Color Type): Color
(Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
(Closed Captioned): Yes
(Regional Coding): 1
(Theatrical Year): 2007
(Theatrical Release): Yes
(Direct-To-Video Release): No
(DVD Release Date): 05/06/08
(THX® Digitally Mastered): No

 Credits Information

(Director): Sanjay Leela Bhansali
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  WSR Narrative Review
Story Synopsis:
In Saawariya a dreamer and poet named Raj (Ranbir Kapoor) sees a beautiful young lady waiting on a bridge one evening, and he strikes up a conversation with her. The pretty girl

DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced 2.40:1 DVD shows deep blacks and incredibly saturated colors that really pop from the screen. Resolution is quite good, although there are times when pixel breakup can be recognized. Shadow delineation is poor, which causes the imagery to look flat and unnatural. Edge enhancement is very minor and generally isn

Soundtrack:
The Hindi Dolby