By:
Subhash
K.
Jha,
IndiaFM
Tuesday,
November
06,
2007
All
roads
of
Mumbai
will
lead
on
Wednesday
evening
to
the
premiere
of
Sony
Pictures'
first
Hindi
presentation
Saawariya
at
the
IMAX
multiplex
in
Mumbai.
The
guest
list
reads
like
the
who's-
who
of
the
film
industry,
from
the
whole
Kapoor
clan
to
the
entire
Bachchan
parivar.
They're
all
going
to
be
there
tomorrow.
On
Monday
morning
director
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali
with
his
two
proteges
Ranbir
and
Sonam
Kapoor
paid
Mr
Bachchan
a
personal
visit
to
invite
him
for
the
event.
Says
Sanjay
Bhansali,
"We've
been
trying
to
invite
everyone
personally.
For
me
a
premiere
is
as
sacred
as
a
daughter's
wedding.
The
personal
touch
is
absolutely
imperative," said
the
exhausted
director
on
Tuesday.
"I
haven't
been
getting
much
sleep.
Not
because
I'm
nervous
about
the
film.
There's
an
anxiety,
yes.
But
only
because
I've
attempted
something
entirely
different
this
time,
as
I've
tried
to
do
each
time.
The
anxiety
this
time
is
more
about
the
responsibility
that
weighs
on
my
shoulders.
This
is
Sony
Pictures'
first
Hindi
venture.
They
need
to
prove
themselves.
And
in
some
strange
way,
so
do
I….every
time
I
make
a
film
my
work
is
scrutinized
closely."
The
creative
magician
has
never
been
more
at
peace.
"I've
never
felt
calmer
about
any
of
my
work
than
Saawariya.
There
was
an
anxiety
about
Devdas
because
it
was
a
very
expensive
film
made
under
very
trying
circumstances.
Black
was
a
gamble
because
it
was
songless
and
serious
in
theme.
With
Saawariya
I
can
say
I've
never
had
better
producers,
never
created
a
film
under
calmer
circumstances."
Practically
everyone
whom
Sanjay
has
invited
has
agreed
to
be
at
the
premiere
on
Wednesday
evening.
"Except
Waheedaji,
one
of
my
favourites.
I
remember
she
was
one
of
the
first
guests
to
arrive
at
my
premiere
of
Black.
Unfortunately
she's
in
Bangalore
and
can't
come.
Otherwise
everyone
I
love
is
going
to
be
there."