Sony Pictures Entertainment and director Sanjay Leela Bhansali are jointly releasing SAAWARIYA, the first Bollywood production from a Hollywood studio. This musical love story features the debuts of Ranbir Kapoor (son of Rishi Kapoor) and Sonam Kapoor (daughter of Anil Kapoor) alongside Indian superstars Rani Mukherjee and Salman Khan. After directing the Shah Rukh Khan-Aishwarya Rai blockbuster “Devdas” and the critically acclaimed drama “Black” starring Mukherjee and the legendary Amitabh Bachchan, Bhansali returns to the big screen with SAAWARIYA which will be released in theaters worldwide on November 9 for the Diwali holiday weekend.
SAAWARIYA is a story of two young star-crossed lovers whose passions almost consume their will to the brink of self-destruction. In this eternal tale of an ode to romance, stand two lonely souls whose childlike innocence and candor only obscures their inner turmoil, anger, anxiety and desperate wait for love. An artist, a free spirit, an idealist and dreamer, Raj, is certain that he has found his ultimate dream when he arrives at a quaint picturesque town.
One silent bright and starry night, he spots a mysterious girl draped in black, standing alone at a bridge. This chance encounter introduces him to Sakina, a shy and quiet, melancholic and enigmatic girl who continues to intrigue him. Thus follows the beginning of a new friendship, where Raj with his most charming ways and an undying spirit tries to win Sakina’s heart.
Through Raj and Sakina’s journey together, we are reminded of the fragility of the human heart. In the couple’s anguish and test of faith, is revealed the power of unconditional love through a thousand layers of tumultuous emotions. {Based on the story of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s ‘White Nights’
