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Revision as of 22:48, 2 October 2008
| Welcome to Sajjanpur | |
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| Directed by | Shyam Benegal |
| Produced by | Chetan Motiwalla Ronnie Screwvala |
| Starring | Shreyas Talpade Amrita Rao Kunal Kapoor |
| Music by | Shantanu Moitra |
Release dates | September 19 , 2008 |
| Language | Hindi |
Welcome to Sajjanpur is 2008 Hindi comedy film directed by Shyam Benegal, it stars Shreyas Talpade and Amrita Rao in the lead roles. With this film noted Parallel cinema director, returns to comedy after his film, Charandas Chor (1975)
Plot
The film revolves around Mahadev, one of the few educated young men in Sajjanpur, who makes his living by writing letters for the largely illiterate population of the village. His ability to write persuasive letters makes him extremely popular in the village. The film is a delightful satirical take on a contemporary Indian village.[1] [2]. The film was originally titled Mahadev ka Sajjanpur.[3]
The superstitous mother Ila Arun wants to get her manglik daughter ""Divya Dutta"" married.There is a young pretty and married woman waiting for her husband to return from the city, She also happens to be Mahadev’s childhood crush. [4]
Cast
- Shreyas Talpade as Mahadev Kushwaha
- Amrita Rao as Kamla Kumharan
- Ravi Kishan as Ram Kumar
- Divya Dutta as Vindhya
- Rajeshwari Sachdev as Shobha Rani
- Ila Arun as Ramsakhi Pannawali
- Kunal Kapoor as Banshi
- Rajit Kapur as Collector
- Lalit Mohan Tiwari as Subedar Singh
- Yashpal Sharma as Ramsingh
- Ravi Jhankal as Munnibai Mukhanni
- Dayashankar Pandey as Chidamiram Sapera
Soundtrack
Music of the film is by Shantanu Moitra. The music was released on 5th September, 2008. [5], there are a total of seven songs in the soundtrack including one remix.
- Sitaram Sitaram - K K
- Ek Meetha Marz De Ke - Madhushree, Mohit Chauhan
- Bheeni Bheeni Mehki Mehki - K K, Shreya Ghoshal
- Dildara Dildara - Sunidhi Chauhan, Sonu Nigam
- Aadmi Azaad Hai Desh - Kailash Kher
- Munni Ki Baari - Ajay Jhingran
- Sitaram Sitaram (Remix) - K K
Reception
Upon its release, an Indiatimes review said, "Shyam Benegal has always been accredited as a mesmerizing storyteller known for making ‘meaningful’ cinema. This time he also caters to commercial consumers, coming up with his most ‘entertaining’ attempt, by far."[6]
References
- ^ http://www.indiafm.com/features/2008/02/02/3537/index.html
- ^ Synopsis UTV.
- ^ http://www.indiafm.com/news/2008/08/15/11815/index.html
- ^ ApunKaChoice. "Welcome to Sajjanpur". ApunKaChoice.com. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
- ^ Welcome to Sajjanpur Songs Listing
- ^ Welcome to Sajjanpur - Review Indiatimes.com, Sep 19, 2008.
