Saawariya is a musical love story with eight supreme songs
Saawariya, with eight songs, is far shorter than the opulent and stunning Devdas which ran into three hours and 10 minutes with a mix of songs, dances and operatic drama.
Economy of expression defines the romance between Ranbir Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor in Saawariya. From the time his eyes fall on Sonam, Ranbir celebrates his love in ecstatically composed and choreographed numbers that create a waltz of a thousand steps with just gestures and whispers.
The eight elaborate songs and dances in the musical love story take up quite a chunk of the film’s precious playing time. What remains between the two people in love are those unspoken words and unshed tears of a relationship that knows no full stop.
Songs have been used to propel the story forward in Saawariya and every song tells a tale. Monty Sharma’s tunes and Sameer’s lyrics create a structure akin to a raga.
Saawariya is a formally structured romance with the episodes between the protagonists moving forward in power-packed pirouettes of passion.
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