My Review of GUZAARISH (Hindi, 2010)

Sanjay Leela Bhansali started his careeer with a critically acclaimed flop with KHAMOSHI-THE MUSICAL, however with the film he quickly established himself as one of the most interesting directors to have emerged in Indian cinema with the ability to extract superlative performance, mindblowing music and surreal visuals. His consecutive films HUM DIL DE CHUKE SANAM, DEVDAS and BLACK established him not only as one of India’s top film directors but also a director able to deliver box-office hits. Then in 2007 came Bhansali’s new love story SAAWARIYA. The film was slammed heavily by critics and opened poorly at the box-office. Trade experts and analysts were harsher than expected and Bhansali got the harshest reactions all around. However I felt a large part of it was unfair. Yes SAAWARIYA was a indulgent film with definite narrative and pacing issues and an over-dose of blue shade in the camera-work, however despite the flaws the film was a opulent visual journey which was worth a watch for the technical aspects and Ranbir’s performance alone.

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