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Ranbir Raj sings at the town's RK Bar, where Gulabji, a courtesan, nicknames him Saawariya and sends him to Lillian, a lonely landlady who rents him a room because he reminds her of her son. One night he sees Sakina alone on a footbridge, shields her from a drunkard and walks her home, and falls in love. From the clock tower he means to tell her, but Sakina says first that she belongs to Imaan, who lodged at her house and promised to return on the night of Eid. Raj doubts Imaan exists, so he asks Gulabji's advice, and she keeps her own love for him to herself.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Saawariya (2007)
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- Saawariya, co-produced by Sony Pictures Entertainment, was the first Indian film to receive a North American release by a Hollywood studio, and one of the first Indian films to come out on Blu-ray Disc.
- For the film's imaginary city, production designer Omung Kumar built elaborate sets complete with lakes, streets, shops, signages and a clock tower; he had previously worked with Sanjay Leela Bhansali on Black (2005).
- The film marked the screen debuts of both its leads, Ranbir Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor, neither of whom had appeared in a film before.
- Saawariya was the last film appearance for both Zohra Sehgal and Begum Para, coming before the deaths of the two actresses.
