This week on ‘Has It Aged Well?’ Abbas and Urjita are joined by film critic and writer Prathyush Parasuraman to talk about 2007’s ‘Saawariya’ directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and marking the debut of Ranbir Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor. Topics discussed include: Was this a creative misfire or a misunderstood masterpiece? The running themes in SLB’s cinema, the very peculiar visual choices of this film, the Saawariya vs. Om Shanti Om showdown, SLB’s fascination with courtesans, the great supporting cast of Zohra Sehgal, Rani Mukherjee and more.Find Prathyush’s work with Film Companion here: https://www.filmcompanion.in/author/prathyush-parasuramanRead Prathyush’s columns with Frontline here: https://frontline.thehindu.com/profile/author/Prathyush-Parasuraman-16470/Follow Prathyush on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/yush_azure/Follow Prathyush on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/geekoutyushFollow Abbas here: https://www.instagram.com/abbasmomin88/Follow Urjita here: https://www.instagram.com/urjitawaniGet early access to ‘Has It Aged Well’ episodes only on Amazon Music. Subscribe to our feed now: https://bit.ly/48VfMUEFollow IVM Pop on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ivmpop/Subscribe to IVM Pop on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@IVMPop See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.