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OPENING NIGHT SCREENING: SANJAY LEELA BHANSALI’S SAAWARIYA
  
SAAWARIYA

Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Starring Ranbir Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor, Rani Mukherjee, and Salman Khan
  
SPECIAL SNEAK PREVIEW: OPENING NIGHT NOVEMBER 7
MAHINDRA INDO-AMERICAN ARTS COUNCIL FILM FESTIVAL
LOEWS AMC Empire on 42ND ST (BET. 7TH & 8TH), NYC AT 5:30 PM

  
  
Sony Pictures Entertainment and director Sanjay Leela Bhansali proudly present SAAWARIYA, the first Bollywood production from a Hollywood studio. This epic 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 and award-winning 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.
  
SYNOPSIS:
  
SAAWARIYA is a timeless 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. A place surrounded by mountains, shrouded in mist and enveloped in beauty, mythical enough to be a painter's vision or a poet's memory. However, destiny paints a different picture for Raj…
  
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. Raj is unable to accept her haunting past and their friendship pulls him into a whirlwind of desire, madness and romance.
  
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'.}
  
Watch the SAAWARIYA trailer at:
http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/saawariya/
  

  
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