Review of Welcome to Sajjanpur (2008) by Ajayesh S — 19 Sep 2008

Horrid attempt by Shyam Benegal...stay away!!!

This review of Welcome to Sajjanpur (2008) was written by Ajayesh S on 19 Sep 2008.

Welcome to Sajjanpur has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Sais K (21) on 01 Oct 2010

This is a good movie and worth watching. Shyam Benegal gave a good message of democracy and need of literacy with a good comedy essence…

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By Vil S (12) on 22 Oct 2008

Actually, a decent comedy with some great scenes…

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By Gursheen B (6) on 28 Dec 2008

Good movie - great dialogs (watched it with subtitles ;-)…

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By Cli O (622) on 17 Nov 2008

Kind of like seeing an English comedy in Hindi but very nice…

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By Aisha S (35) on 14 Dec 2008

Excellent, surprising portrayal of village life in all its complexities and issues. shreyas talpade is a gem…

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By Ben T (1,283) on 28 Sep 2008

Average simplegaao story with no masala... one time watch…

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By Anil H (2) on 27 Sep 2008

Boring, slow and not even funny. I stopped watching it after 45 mins…

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By Rajesh L (4) on 22 Sep 2008

Shreyas Talpade made this film, worth a watch…

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By Madeline M (234) on 11 Feb 2010

This movie starts out as a heavily satirical comedy, but it gets a bit gentler as it gets sadder - and as the main character develops more…

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By Salil F (7) on 25 Sep 2008

Its a good satire that has some laughs and addresses serious social issues, but overall the film fails to become great due to a slow paced…

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