site movies celebs music news showtimes user

Hello, Stranger

Welcome To Sajjanpur movie review

(0 fans)

Editor

Cast Amrita Rao, shreyas talpade, Divya Dutta, Yashpal Sharma more...

Director Shyam Benegal

Comedy

Hindi

Click on the Like button to get updates about Welcome To Sajjanpur directly on your Facebook page.

The Welcome To Sajjanpur Movie Review

Heart-winning
By Nikhil Kumar
Rating: 3/5

Welcome to a new brand of Shyam Benegal cinema. The man who's made some realistic, slice-of-life dramas, changes gears in Welcome To Sajjanpur and comes up with a frothy, humourous, dramatic and heart-winning story that reeks of apne des ki mitti.

No item girls here. No phoren locations. Just a small, dusty hamlet named Sajjanpur where an aspiring novelist Mahadev ( Shreyas Talpade ) makes his living by writing letters for the illiterate village folk. And what a splendid rustic lot they are!

There's a pretty young married thing ( Amrita Rao ) who's waiting for her husband to return from the city. She also happens to be Mahadev's childhood crush. So the charming letter-writer doesn't mind a little bit of deceit and manipulation in winning her over.

There's a superstitious mother ( Ila Arun ) who wants to get her manglik daughter ( Divya Dutta ) married. There's a dreamy-eyed compounder (Ravi Kishen) in love with a widow ( Rajeshwari Sachdev ). There's a eunuch contesting elections. And there's a goon with political ambitions (quite naturally).

In such a colourful melee of characters unravels not just the story of coming of age of the protagonist, but also touching tales of each character. Some of these tales end on a tragic note, even though the film's denouement is optimistic.

Ashok Mishra's dialogues reek of rustic flavour and are laced with witty humour that any layman can easily identify with. Every character in the story is properly fleshed out - at times more than needed. And Shyam Benegal tells this character-driven story with utmost simplicity and straightforwardness.

That's the beauty of 'Welcome To Sajjanpur'. It's simple, yet difficult to categorize in any particular genre.

Shreyas Talpade carries off the pivotal role with flamboyance and conviction. Amrita Rao is gracefully restrained. Ila Arun is perfectly cast. Divya Dutta is brilliant in a small role. Yashpal Sharma as the goon is superb while Ravi Kishen is just about passable.

Ideally, 'Welcome To Sajjanpur' would have been better without songs, but they don't irk you like the ill-placed, deliberately squeezed-in item songs in any conventional Bollywood fare.

For even though 'Welcome To Sajjanpur' tells a simple and touching tale, it does so unconventionally.

Worth A Watch.

User Reviews for Welcome To Sajjanpur

(0)


	Be the first to review Welcome To Sajjanpur on ApunKaChoice.

Did you watch Vidya Balan in The Dirty Picture
The Dirty Picture videos, wallpapers and reviews

What's Hot In Movies
Dhoom 3	The Dirty Picture
Don 2	Agent Vinod
Tezz	Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu
Bol Bachchan	Ek Tha Tiger
Barfee	Agneepath
Joker	Housefull 2
Ek Deewana Tha	Rowdy Rathore
Talaash	Paan Singh Tomar
Shanghai	Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai 2
Jannat 2	1920 Evil Returns
Kahaani	Jodi Breakers
NOW TRENDING
Salman Khan	Shahrukh Khan
Katrina Kaif	Kareena Kapoor
Sonakshi Sinha	Veena Malik
Aishwarya Rai	Poonam Pandey
New Hindi Movies	Katrina Kaif Wallpapers

Welcome To Sajjanpur Reviews
Movie Review : Heart-winning (3/5) Welcome to a new brand of Shyam Benegal cinema. The man who's made some realistic, slice-of-life dramas, changes gears in Welcome To Sajjanpur and comes up with a frothy, humourous, dramatic and heart-winning story that reeks of apne des ki mitti.No item girl...

Welcome To Sajjanpur News and Features
I'm happy to be a glamorous diva: Amrita Rao - ApunKaChoice - 975 days ago Amrita Rao has caught many eyeballs with her glam makeover in the upcoming film -Shortkut'. The actr more...
Kunal Kapoor very finicky about his roles - ApunKaChoice - 1050 days ago He may not have been able to cash in on the success of his popular film -Rang De Basanti' but actor more...
Minissha Lamba - from sexy siren to village belle! - ApunKaChoice - 1126 days ago Last seen as a sexy siren donned in bikinis and low-necks in Kidnap , Minissha Lamba is now set to p more...
Shahrukh Khan gets praise from unexpected quarter - ApunKaChoice - 1154 days ago It is not everyday that we hear a veteran director from parallel cinema lavish praises on a supersta more...
Small-budget films beat biggies at box-office - ApunKaChoice - 1233 days ago The tastes of cinegoers have undergone such a change that a small budget movie that's finely directe more...
Shyam Benegal to make 'Chamki Chameli' - ApunKaChoice - 1254 days ago After the release and good run of Welcome To Sajjanpur , noted director Shyam Benegal has begun work more...

Welcome To Sajjanpur Wallpapers

Welcome To Sajjanpur Photos

Copyright © ApunKaChoice.com
ApunKaChoice.com : Latest Bollywood News, Bollywood Movies Reviews, Bollywood Wallpapers
privacy policy
Partner Sites : CricketZone - IndiaExpress.com [ Mobiles Festivals Bikes Cars ] - CardWeaver

photo gallery - new movies - celebs - wallpapers - the celeb A-Z - News & Gossip - Music - Video - Hot Topics
Anushka Sharma - Katrina Kaif - Kareena Kapoor - Priyanka Chopra - Deepika Padukone - Sonakshi Sinha - Aishwarya Rai - Veena Malik - Poonam Pandey - Nargis Fakhri
Salman Khan ( Being Human - Bigg Boss 5 ) - Shahrukh Khan - Shahid Kapoor - Hrithik Roshan - Aamir Khan - Ranbir Kapoor