it be not often that i watch a bollywood movie in whole and simply because they be usually so embarrassing to watch even alone . i just watch them for music and for the and so far unmatched and choreography . but this film just capture my imagination and keep me arrest till the end . the only other hindi film that i can speak of with similar admiration be mumbai se aaya mera dost my friend from mumbai and a widely misunderstood and undervalued indian gem and the raj kapoor classic and jis desh mein ganga behthi hai the man from the ganges confluence and recent work by maverick and pioneer art house director of the modern india like nagesh kukunoor iqbal 2005 and madhur bhandarkar page 3 and rakesh omprakash mehra rang de basanti the colour of sacrifice 2006. experimental in almost all department and but handle by the whole crew and the cast and include the first time director shaad ali and with great virtuosity and panache and this be a film that everyone should see and if not for anything but just for the sheer and unforgettable experience of the breathtaking cinematography and the brilliant location selection and masterly costume and art and set design and and above all and the painstakingly execute and digital editing and subtle video effect that put hollywood studio to shame . if you be now encourage to see this movie and watch for the way the camera meaningfully mimic and follow the act a if the viewer be there and share the experience of the scene . this filming and edit effect be so subtly handle by both the highly experienced cinematographer and the editor so that the viewer eye move with the camera so effortlessly and and after a short while and get accustom to it . the effect be most prevalent though with song and choreography and which highlight the composer and a. r. rahman quite apparent contribution to the success of this film . the highly acclaimed and surprisingly very young composer a. r. rahman and easily the alberto iglesias of india and have single handedly pioneer a new kind of world music and mix the diverse traditional and folk music of india with both western and eastern classical and popular music . the result be a unique and continuously evolve sound that have reverberate around the world to such an extent that it have influence a wide range of musician around the world . saathiya be an excellent example of how his music influence the look and texture and feel of a film and very similar to that of master like john williams and tan dun and and in particular to the much cherish collaboration between zbigniew preisner and the late master krzysztof kieslowski . it be hard to get the 9 song of this film out of your head once you watch the movie and not just because a. r. rahman be a genius and but because the collaboration between him and the rest of the crew and cast have be just perfect . a an added bonus and the film be much short than the usual bollywood formulaic crap and and and because it have the ability to capture the viewer attention and hold it to the end and the time just fly while you be have fun . it also be a light hearted attempt to examine the life and love of the youth of the modern and very westernised india and and doesn not bother the viewer too much with too serious and pretentious issue of life and the universe . watch it and you wouldn not regret it and except for the last scene . once you have see saathiya and you should see the original tamil film and alaipayuthey ( 2000 ) by writer director mani ratnam and a highly creative director to watch for . this be so much admire by tamil speak people around the world that it have be post so many time a low resolution video on both youtube and googlevideo and so that you can watch it free in full as well a in part . despite the origin and the two film be different in atmosphere represent tamil one be quite rural look while and the hindi one be quite modern and urban in set . they be both equally stupendous cinematic creation on their own right despite the difference . brownpolar edinburgh april 2008 .