Review of Welcome to Sajjanpur (2008) by Madeline M — 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. There are no perfect characters here, and no one escapes Benegal's critical eye.

Well - maybe the countryside does, a bit. I liked this movie a lot, although I don't think the songs need to be embellished as they were (they worked nicely as motifs, but the movie isn't structured like "typical Bollywood extravaganza" and that changes how the music should be incorporated) and there were some pacing problems.

But it's a good movie, worth seeing - although you absolutely shouldn't go in expecting a light and cheerful comedy.