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History should offer hope to Bhansali

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From: The Hindustan Times
Date: 20071117
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New Delhi, Nov. 17 -- Critics find his film "Saawariya" slow and dreary. Fans seem to have rejected it as dull and depressing. But director Sanjay Leela Bhansali can take heart, for history offers him hope.

He has company in the likes of Guru Dutt, Kamal Amrohi and even Raj Kapoor whose passionate works bombed initially - only to be considered cult classics later.

Based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's play "White Nights" and starring two newcomers - Ranbir Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor, "Saawariya" was an effort to merge art with ...

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