The story first introduces Ranbir Raj [Ranbir Kapoor]. Raj is a free bird with no tension at all; he soon joins RK Bar, the towns most luxurious club, as the lead singer. While singing, he makes friends with Gulabji [Rani Mukherji], a prostitute. Knowing what Gulabji does, Raj still treats her in friendly manner. When Raj tells Gulabji that he needs somewhere to stay, Gulabji tells him that there is only one woman wholl give him a place to stay and that is Lilian [Zohra Sehgal], and she will only let those who she likes stay. Raj decides to meet her the next morning. Raj meets Lilian and they have a very emotional chat, during which Lillian reveals she has a son who left many years ago and never returned. Finally, she agrees to let Raj stay with her because he reminds her of her son. Raj goes out for a walk in the night and meets a mystery girl dressed in black and holding a umbrella. Raj tries to talk to her, but she runs away and Raj starts to follow her. Getting the wrong impression, the girl shouts at Raj and tells him to go away. Raj tells her that he will go away, but asks what she will do if a man with bad intentions starts to follow her. Then, as predicted by Raj, a drunken man begins to follow her and Raj saves the girl from him. Raj insists for her to allow him to take her home. The girl agrees. Raj discovers that her name is Sakina [Sonam Kapoor], and that night Raj falls in love with her. After thinking about her all night, Raj decides to tell Sakina he loves her. When he calls to her the next night-after resigning from his job so he can see her-Sakina ignores him and refuses to speak to him. Raj gets angry with her, but the pair reconcile and he takes her to his favorite place, on the top of city clock building. Before he can tell that he loves her, Sakina reveals that she is in love with someone else. Sakina says that his name is Imaan [Salman Khan] and explains to him how she fell in love with him when he lived at her house. Although Raj now knows that Sakina doesn''t love him, he is ready to help her anyhow. He comes to believe that there is no Imaan. He asks his friend Gulabji for advice and she advises him to tell Sakina how he feels. Soon, he decides to propose to Sakina on the night of Eid. He takes Sakina to RK Bar and sings his favorite song for her. Sakina remembers that it''s time to meet Imaan at the bridge and runs away. Following her, Raj tells her that there is no Imaan; she hurts Raj, telling him to let her go. Raj goes to Gulabji, saying he wants to be with her for the night, insulting her. Deeply hurt, she throws Raj out of the brothel onto the street, where he is beaten up by a few men. He comes back to the place where Sakina is waiting. Now Sakina is also sure that there is no chance of Imaan coming back so she decides to be with Raj as she now knows how much he loves her. Raj tries to make Sakina happy and succeeds; they enjoy the snow that has begun to fall. When they are returning home, they pass the bridge where they met and see Imaan waiting for Sakina. Torn between the two, she decides to go with Imaan and leaves Raj alone. He retreats into a side street and to the sweet memories of Sakina.

Production

Bhansali initially wanted Rani Mukerji and Salman Khans extended guest appearance to be hidden from the public but later made public that they would be seen in supporting roles. The first official teaser of the film was accessed by New York Times on 25 August 2007. The first screening was held 28 October 2007, though only for those associated with the film.

Soundtrack

Song	Singer[s]	Duration	Notes
Saawariya	Shail Hada	02:45	Picturised on Ranbir Kapoor & Rani Mukerji
Jab Se Tere Naina	Shaan	04:44	Picturised on Ranbir Kapoor
Masha-Allah	Kunal Ganjawala & Shreya Ghoshal	05:28	Picturised on Ranbir Kapoor & Sonam Kapoor
Thode Badmash	Shreya Ghoshal	03:19	Picturised on Ranbir Kapoor & Sonam Kapoor Lyrics: Nusrat Badr; Composer: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Yoon Shabnami	Parthiv Gohil	05:15	Picturised on Ranbir Kapoor & Sonam Kapoor Lyrics: Sandeep Nath
Daras Bina Nahin Chain	Richa Sharma, Shail Hada & Parthiv Gohil	04:45	present as the background music in the film
Sawar Gayi	Shreya Ghoshal	03:42	Not in movie
Jaan-e-Jaan	Kunal Ganjawala & Shreya Ghoshal	05:59	Picturised on Ranbir Kapoor & Sonam Kapoor
Pari	Kunal Ganjawala	05:19	Picturised on Ranbir Kapoor & Rani Mukerji
Chhabeela	Alka Yagnik	05:23	Picturised on Rani Mukerji & Ranbir Kapoor
Saawariya [Reprise]	Shail Hada	03:06	Picturised on Ranbir Kapoor & Sonam Kapoor

Filmfare awards

= *Best Male Playback - Shaan, Jab Se Tere Naina *Best Male Debut - Ranbir Kapoor *RD Burman Award - Monty Sharma [http://filmikhabar.com/2008/02/23/filmifare-awards-winner-lists/]

Iifa awards

= * Best Male Debut - Ranbir Kapoor * Best Playback Singer [Male] - Shaan [Jab Se Tere Naina]

Star screen awards

= * Most Promising Newcomer - Male - Ranbir Kapoor

Stardust awards

= *Stardust Superstar of Tomorrow - Female - Sonam Kapoor *Stardust Superstar of Tomorrow - Male, Ranbir Kapoor * Standout performance by a Music Director - Monty Sharma * Standout performance by a Lyricst - Sandeep Nath, Yoon Shabnami

Story controversy

After release of the film, the picture became embroiled in controversy. There were charges that the plot was lifted from a Tamil movie called Iyarkai, without the permission of the films National Award-winning director S.P.Jananathan. But, the story of Iyarkai itself is loosely based on "White Nights", a Russian short story by Fyodor Dostoevsky, just as Saawariya claims to be.

Box office and critical reception

Despite high expectations for the film, Saawariya did not live up to its expectations throughout the Indian audience. On the other hand, Saawariya got mixed reviews in other countries. It maintains a 41% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 53% positive rating ["Mixed or average reviews"] on MetaCritic. Newcomers Ranbir and Sonams performances were praised, and Ranbir Kapoor won Best Male Debut at the Filmfare Awards.

Source : Saawariya Wiki Page