DHOBI GHAT
written and directed by kiran rao
music by gustavo santaolalla
Ask me to describe dhobi ghat in one sentence and i would say "unbearably slow paced" with the background music of the gramofone and others making it look longer ,much longer than the 90 minutes running time.
the positives that i found in the movie was the innovative idea of taking us through mumbai through a camera lens.the camera,on or off definetly sees a lot.
and pratiek babbar who hadnt gone unnoticed as amit in 'jaane tu ya jaane na',announces himself to the industry he is a superb actor.the underconfident dhobi 'munna' who want to be an actor is marvellously played by pratiek.
The plot of the film revolves around munna the dhobi who wants to ba an actor, a slumdog who later doesnt become a millionaire,arun an artist who is a nomad of the urban area,and shai (monica dogra) a photoghrapher from NY who is on a sabbatical.Arun is a divorcee, a loner and a nomad who keeps changing houses and in one such house finds the recorded messages of a married woman(yasmin) played by kriti malhotra to her brother.this part of the movie is interesting as she shows mumbai through her cam.these messages make arun fall in love with her.meanwhile munna meets the photographer shai and asks her to help him out with a portfolio shoot for an actor they both start going out together gradually and munna falls in love with her.the stories progress very slowly in this part and the gramofone music gives u company.
the recorded messages of yasmin show us some real mumbai, corners of mumbai shall i say.all of this and abruptly u find the credits.the climax wasnt really impressing.
the movie is very artisitic and not bollywood type.its short without an interval but is slow making it look longer.
i would give it 2/5 stars after again a mention to pratiek babbar who was awesome.
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