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Aishwarya Rai is luminous

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From: India Abroad
Date: 20031017
Author:Pais, Arthur

Pais, Arthur
India Abroad
10-17-2003
Screenplay writer and director Rituparno Ghosh is an admirer of Satyajit
Ray. But couldn't he have learned a few things about the art of economy
from the master? Ray, like Ghosh, was an admirer of Rabindranath Tagore's
novels. While Ray masterfully exploited Tagore's work in tightly woven
films like Charulata, Ghosh takes 167 minutes to film one of Tagore's
lesser known novels.

Aishwarya Rai gives a luminous performance as a widow living in the early
years of the 20th century, who refuses to lead a life of deprivation. While
the movie has glorious visuals, it ...

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