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Welcome to Sajjanpur

  • 20082008
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 13m
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6.9/10
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Amrita Rao and Shreyas Talpade in Welcome to Sajjanpur (2008)
An educated man spends his days writing letters for the varied inhabitants of his small, poor, and illiterate village, in this political and social satire.
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An educated man spends his days writing letters for the varied inhabitants of his small, poor, and illiterate village, in this political and social satire.An educated man spends his days writing letters for the varied inhabitants of his small, poor, and illiterate village, in this political and social satire.An educated man spends his days writing letters for the varied inhabitants of his small, poor, and illiterate village, in this political and social satire.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
3.3K
YOUR RATING
    • Shyam Benegal
    • Ashok Mishra(screenplay and dialogue)
    • Shyam Benegal(story)
  • Stars
    • Shreyas Talpade
    • Amrita Rao
    • Ravi Kishan
    • Shyam Benegal
    • Ashok Mishra(screenplay and dialogue)
    • Shyam Benegal(story)
  • Stars
    • Shreyas Talpade
    • Amrita Rao
    • Ravi Kishan
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 35User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    Shreyas Talpade
    Shreyas Talpade
    • Mahadev
    Amrita Rao
    Amrita Rao
    • Kamala
    Ravi Kishan
    Ravi Kishan
    • Ramkumar
    Ila Arun
    Ila Arun
    • Ramsakhi Pannawali
    Rajeshwari Sachdev
    Rajeshwari Sachdev
    • Shobharani
    • (as Rajeshwari Sachdev Badola)
    Divya Dutta
    Divya Dutta
    • Vindhya
    Yashpal Sharma
    Yashpal Sharma
    • Ramsingh
    Ravi Jhankal
    Ravi Jhankal
    • Munnibai Mukhanni
    Lalit Tiwari
    Lalit Tiwari
    • Subedar Singh
    • (as Lalit Mohan Tiwari)
    Shri Vallabh Vyas
    Shri Vallabh Vyas
    • Ramavtar
    • (as Vallabh Vyas)
    Masood Akhtar
    Masood Akhtar
    • Postman
    Dayashankar Pandey
    Dayashankar Pandey
    • Chidamiram Sapera
    • (as Dayasankar Paandey)
    Satish Sharma
    Satish Sharma
    • Publisher
    Mangala Kenkre
    Mangala Kenkre
    • Mahadev's Mother
    Vineeta Malik
    Vineeta Malik
    • Kamala's mother-in-law
    Charan Saluja
    • Ramkhelawan
    Rajit Kapoor
    Rajit Kapoor
    • Collector
    Kunal Kapoor
    Kunal Kapoor
    • Banshi
      • Shyam Benegal
      • Ashok Mishra(screenplay and dialogue)
      • Shyam Benegal(story)
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    • Trivia
      Original title of the film was "Mahadev Ka Sajjanpur".
    • Goofs
      At the beginning of the film, the table that Mahadev uses to write letters is covered with newspaper. After he starts talking to the man on the motorcycle, all of sudden, the table is magically covered with a plastic sheet.
    • Connections
      Features Saajan (1991)
    • Soundtracks
      Sita Ram, Sita Ram
      Written by Ashok Mishra

      Composed by Shantanu Moitra

      Performed by Krishnakumar Kunnath

      Courtesy of Super Cassettes Industries Limited (T-Series)

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    Simplicity of Malgudi Days
    "Welcome to Sajjanpur" is a revival of times on the lines of Malgudi Days and the flavour of of Hrishikesh Mukhejee & Basu Chatterjee. The fictitious village comprises of characters very humane, easily identifiable and oozing with simplicity (well, not quite!).

    The narrative is extremely smooth and carries you with the flow. Shyam Benegal attempts an unexplored territory and once again he proves what a versatile director he is. With "Welcome to Sajjanpur" Shyam Benegal to a certain degree incorporates commercial elements into his style yet retaining the flavour of parallel cinema.

    All the characters seem hand-picked as they are perfectly suited to the "T". Every actor gets adequate space as per the demands necessitated by the character. It seemed only Divya Dutta's character/ role was not fleshed out / elaborated (and her participation in the end was kind of coming).

    In the times of heavy-weights & escapism cinema, "Welcome to Sajjanpur" manages to command a foothold in its own rights. Don't miss this movie at any costs.
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    • Sep 12, 2009

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    • Release date
      • September 19, 2008 (India)
      • India
      • Official site
      • Hindi
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    • Production companies
      • IX Faces Pictures
      • UTV Bindass
      • UTV Spotboy Motion Pictures
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    • 2 hours 13 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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