Welcome to Sajjanpur (2008)

Hindi 2 hrs 30 mins Comedy

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88%

Total Reviews: 16

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Review Summary: On the whole WELCOME TO SAJJANPUR is an interesting watch.

Average Critic Rating: (3.42)
Cast: Shreyas Talpade , Amrita Rao , Ravi Kishan , Ila Arun , Divya Dutta , Yashpal Sharma , Rajeshwari Sachdev , Ravi Jhankal , Kunal Kapoor , Daya Shanker Pandey , Rajit Kapoor , Lalit Tiwari , Masood Akhtar
Director: Shyam Benegal
Release Date: 19 Sep 2008

Plot: Mahadev ( Shreyas Talpade ) is an unemployed graduate with a Bachelor of Arts from Satna college, who is forced to make a living writing letters for the uneducated people of his village. His real ambition is to become a novel writer. Through his humble occupation, Mahadev has the potential Read more

Welcome to Sajjanpur - Top Reviews

Very much like its title, the film is simple and sweet.

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Sonia Chopra, SIFY

While Mandi it's not, Welcome to Sajjanpur is worth a trip, flaws inclusive, for its nifty funniness and curious concept.

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Sukanya Verma, Rediff

Welcome

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Nikhat Kazmi, Times of India

Shyam Benegal’s Welcome to Sajjanpur is a welcome aberration. In a cinematic age teeming with urban narratives, beefed-up heroes and curiously synthetic heroines, Sajjanpur takes us to a village.

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Anupama Chopra, NDTV

On the whole WELCOME TO SAJJANPUR is an interesting watch.

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Taran Adarsh, Bollywood Hungama

Yup, so Sajjanpur is different, it has a conscience, and merits a ticket from those who have one too.

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Khalid Mohamed, Hindustan Times

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Welcome to Sajjanpur - All Reviews

People expecting too much out of Shyam Benegal considering his past body of work are bound to be disappointed. Still the weight of expectation aside Welcome To Sajjanpur is not a bad watch- it's honest cinema that's rare to come by these days even if it i

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Jahan Bakshi, Now Running

Like all Shyam Benegal movies. it is the script which is the king. A simple story about the village ...

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Sulekha Reviewer, Sulekha

In a day and age in cinema where it is considered a virtue to tackle difficult subjects, Shyam Benegal goes beyond the regular ‘art house’ style of cinema and brings us an experience that is more than eye-opening. He challenges a wide range of issues, ran

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Prathna Tiwari, Bolly Spice

A VillageJourney worth it...

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India Glitz

Benegal's 'Welcome to Sajjanpur' is listed for screening along with other Indian movies including Nadita Das' 'Firaaq', Santosh Sivan's 'Tahaan', Ketan Mehta's 'Colours of Passion' and Shashank Ghosh's 'Quick Gun Murgan'

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Movie Review : Welcome To SajjanpurDirector : Music : Lyrics : Starring :Shyam Benegal Shantanu Moitra Swanand Kirkire, Ashok Mishra Shreyas Talpade, Amrita Rao, Ravi Kishan, Ila Arun, Divya Dutta, Yashpal Sharma, Rajeshwari SachdevWelcome To Sajjanpur

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Martin D'Souza, Glam Sham

Benegal's production is one that hinges heavily on its characters. From afar, it appears that WTS's screenplay is one that does not go very far. However, the closer you look, the more you realize that the film has been written like a web. Although the cen

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Aakash Gandhi, Planet Bollywood

Actually, Welcome To Sajjanpur is more on the lines of a Hrishikesh Mukherjee film. It''s not heavy on your mind, even though there''s ample drama happening every now and then. But everything is presented without going overboard.[an error occurred while p

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OneIndia

Worth watching, good, neat and clean presentation!!!

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