"Saawariya" director Bhansali thanks audience
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By Prithwish Ganguly
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Bollywood director Sanjay Leela Bhansali, whose film "Saawariya" (Beloved) has been panned by most critics, thanked his audience for seeing the film despite bad reviews.
"Saawariya" -- a romantic musical on unrequited love -- inspired by Fyodor Dostoevsky's novella "White Nights", had opened along with the hugely hyped Shah Rukh Khan starrer "Om Shanti Om" last Friday.
Despite the film's good opening, its collection in India fell sharply after the weekend as critics came down heavily on the film for its thin storyline and loose grip on the plot.
From setting the story in a make-believe world to using blue and green as the only background colour scheme throughout, analysts said it made "Saawariya" look a touch unrealistic.
I'm very happy that internationally "Saawariya" has received such wonderful response on the box office as well as the critics," he said.I'm very happy that internationally "Saawariya" has received such wonderful response on the box office as well as the critics," he said.
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