"Welcome To SujjanPur", when for the very first time i heard this name, you know what i said?? I…  

"Welcome To SujjanPur", when for the very first time i heard this name, you know what i said?? I said "Oo come on, what happened to our producers and directors?, why they are making such type of movies?". after sum time i came to know that Amrita Rao and Shreyas Telpade are playing the lead roles, believe me i thought that why they've accepted to work in this movie?. But when i personally saw the movie, i loved it so much. than i realized that small budget movies can also Rock the nation if the story and performances are Brilliant. No doubt the story is very simple, but the way its told by the director, is simply amazing. Every actor has done a brilliant job. Especially Shreyas, Amrita, and Divya. They were Fantabolous. On the whole, a very nice and sweet movie, that you can see with your whole family without any hesitation.:-) 

I don't know why everyone saying good about it. Personally i dont like it. just wasted my money.  

I don't know why everyone saying good about it. Personally i dont like it. just wasted my money. 

Excellent movie to watch. Everyone have performed well in this movie. Amrita Rao, the pretty…  

Excellent movie to watch. Everyone have performed well in this movie. Amrita Rao, the pretty actress is exceptional. What a fabulous, she looks in this villager's like look. I enjoyed watching this movie. 

it has very interesting story and very diff.  

it has very interesting story and very diff. 

fantastic movie. a must watch.shyam benegal has done an excelleeeeeeeeeeeeent job,shreyas…  

fantastic movie. a must watch.shyam benegal has done an excelleeeeeeeeeeeeent job,shreyas superrrrrrrb and the icing on the cake is amrita rao. i just loved her soooo much in that movie.hey guys who don't like her(minority), go watch this movie, she'll become your fav'rite actress. i swear. 

Put this one straight into the ranks of the kind of movies Golmaal( Amol Palekar) or recently…  

Put this one straight into the ranks of the kind of movies Golmaal( Amol Palekar) or recently Khosla ka ghosla, very subtle and very effective depection of the village in India. Expect no govinda govinda fr creating drama. And the movie seldom gets preachy though it tackles issues like widow remarriage, politics and many more without being judgemental about any of them. Liked the idea that the issues were just touched upon as a matter of fact and were not made into a grim film! 

When the promos of this film first came out, one got the feeling that this would be different from…  

When the promos of this film first came out, one got the feeling that this would be different from the run-of-the-mill kind of productions being churned out by our own Bollywood every Friday. A modest setting, a bunch of interesting, colourful characters with that rustic awkwardness and introducing all of them, Shreyas Talpade. But what was shocking was the name of the director: Shyam Benegal. Shyam Benegal and his association with the rural life is as pronounced as that of Yash Chopra with the Swiss Alps or JP Dutta and the desert. Right from his early films like Ankur and Manthan, to his recent ones like Hari Bhari, he has vividly highlighted the life and the plight of villages and how people are still living there, trying to make ends meet. Moreover, Shyam Benegal has always been associated with serious cinema, cinema that impels the viewer to think, to get out of his comfort zone and see the grass on the other side which is far from being green. So, with his name associated with a comic venture, there is some curiosity to see how an ace director like Benegal proves his mettle in a hitherto unventured genre. WTS tells the story of a small hamlet, Sajjanpur, and the people living there from the eyes of Mahadev Kushwaha (Shreyas Talpade), a BA graduate, who dreams of becoming a renowned writer someday, but currently, he writes letters for the people living there. His crafty play of words in his letters has mesmerised all his fellow villagers, who flock to his 'office': a table, chair and a bunch of postcards, all set up below a tree, and pay him to write. The rest of the film introduces a number of characters, all with their own personality quirks and idiosyncracies, superstitions and prejudices: the village goon contesting for elections, the eunuch who is his competitor, the young widow, her retired army man father-in-law and her compounder lover, the superstitious lady who is hell bent on marrying her daughter to a dog, just because her horoscope has a 'problem' and other sundry characters. How their lives are intertwined with our letter-writer's, forms the plot. It is an extremely tough job to review a film by Shyam Benegal, especially for an amateur reviewer like me. His films are not that straight-forward and linear like that of some of the mainstream dream merchants, so as to pass off a judgement midway through the film. Be it Mammo or Sooraj ka Saatvaan ghoda( these are the only films I've seen of Benegal, apart from, of course, WTS), they have a unique quality, something je ne sais quoi that stops one from jumping onto a conclusion or a judgement. These films require a solid, well-read and researched mind of a connoisseur to understand the nuances he brings to each film of his (that is the reason I've still not been able to write a review of Sooraj ka Saatvaan Ghoda). However, I'll try my best. WTS isn't a conventional comedy, i.e., you definitely do not (or should not) expect the slapstick style of humour, nearly patented by the likes of David Dhawan and Anees Bazmee.The film is the kind of feel-good, slice-of-life, sunshine cinema that strongly reminds you of the films made by Basu Chatterjee (like Rajnigandha, Choti si Baat, Baaton Baaton Mein and Khatta Meetha). There is no deliberate attempt to raise a laugh, but the simplicity and the earthiness of the characters do make you chuckle. The protagonist,Mahadev, who also doubles up as a narrator introduces you to the people of his village, calmly, carefully and steadily unfurling their insecurities or strengths, and how each of them, whatever be their situation, comes to Mahadev for his skills. So, there is nothing there to call a solid story as there are 4-6 parallel stories packed into a single one, each having its own sweet moments, before the scene shifts to another one, the common thread in each being Mahadev. As has been mentioned in all the reviews written about this film, the films reminds of Malgudi Days , with the setting and the style of narration. There are no overtly dramatic points, nothing that makes you shed buckets of tears, but at certain points, the simplicity and the earnestness of emotions do tug the strings of your heart. Talking about the technical aspects, starting with the art direction, the village setting of the film looks very authentic. A special mention has to go to Ashok Mishra, the screenwriter and the dialogue writer. His dialogues are extremely witty and acidic, carrying the rustic fragrance of the fields.Dialogues are the lynchpin, which makes a comedy comic, and here, they are excellent.Characterizations are another asset. Every character, though being of the same village, is clearly made as distinct as possible from each another. The characters are colourful but not caricatured, they are very human and identifiable. The music by Shantanu Moitra is of OK quality. Focussing on the negatives, the presence of songs act as a speed-breaker. They do not move the story forward. If they had been shortened to just a minute, the film would have been a lot crisper. The editing too sags at a few places, but this is only a trivial flaw. Moreover, as the entire film is based in the village, the sets are very few. So seeing the same settings over and over does create that bit of impatience and build a slight boredom in the viewer. Moving on to the performances, all I can say, when you see a Shyam Benegal film, you don't see it for the performances, or lets say, the performances are so real, you don't admire the histrionics of the actors; the focus is completely on the work of the director.Therefore, never ever will you call Manthan, a Smita Patil movie or Mammo, a Farida Jalal movie. Shyam Benegal films are known only for Shyam Benegal. Coming back to the actors, as the protagonist Mahadev, Shreyas Talpade carries the film on his shoulders effortlessly. His character, though being central to the film, does carry some grey shades, and Talpade makes them look endearing to the viewer. Although, in certain scenes, you do get the feeling that he is overacting or putting on an act or deliberately trying to sound dehaati, he is pretty good overall. Amrita Rao, playing the role of Kamla, who hasn't seen her husband for nearly 4 years, and who is also the object of affection of Mahadev, gives a good account of herself. Underplaying the role to suit the character, she bowls you over with her simplicity. Also, her rustic diction is near perfect. Among other actors are Shyam Benegal regulars like Rajeshwari Sachdev Badola (adequate) as the young widow, Ravi Jhankal (Fantastic, literally a live-wire on screen, with a character which has the liberty to go over the top, he wonderfully restrains his performance, packing in all the prerequisites needed for the role) as the village eunuch Munni bai and Ila Arun (Very endearing and lovable) as the superstitious mother. Yashpal Sharma delivers a strong impact as the village goon; he is both likeable and despicable at the same time.Ravi Kishan is also very likeable, in a brief role, as the compounder in the village hospital.Divya Dutta hardly gets any screen time. Rajit Kapur and Kunal Kapoor make friendly appearances. Overall, this is a film which fills you with a feeling of joie de vivre after it finishes. Watch it for the sheer easy awkwardness and superstitions, that maybe still prevalent in our villages even today,or the nostalgia of writing a letter to a loved one in this age of e-mails and SMSes, or the smart quips delivered by its characters, bringing a smile to your face. This is a worthy addition to the list of films made by this celebrated director. My Rating: *** 

A great film,.... was almost bitten down to boredom with the same overdose of double-meaning sex…  

A great film,.... was almost bitten down to boredom with the same overdose of double-meaning sex comedies but then this film is like a fresh air...Simple people,simple story yet so eefective with the perfect sattirical elements.True Comedy as we expect from stalworth like Mr Shyam Benegal....Hats off to this old genius!!! 

Only Shreyas shines, but on a dissapointing script. There is no plot. Movie just keeps going on…  

Only Shreyas shines, but on a dissapointing script. There is no plot. Movie just keeps going on like a TV serial. Watch his film on DVD or on Cable, but not in a theater. 

I LOVE THIS MOVIE. in this movie the special thing is spakling performances. specialy fron shryas…  

I LOVE THIS MOVIE. in this movie the special thing is spakling performances. specialy fron shryas and amrita. but one unnecessory item number put out the from list of family movies. music was also bore. direction is good. and one thing i watched this movie on pirated DVD in pakistan in just rs. 25. 

this is a very good movie to watch with all our family members bcs i like the movie and his all…  

this is a very good movie to watch with all our family members bcs i like the movie and his all character in the film specially "ila arun" and "shreyas talpade",and shyam benegal directions is superb. pls go and watch the movie strongly recommended.