Dhobi Ghat Review
With the least dialogues to speak throughout the film, Aamir's character is perhaps the toughest to portray. Aamir has beautifully expressed deep emotions and feelings through his eyes, once again proving his mettle.
FILMMAKERS TODAY are trying and testing new schemes and plots in order to try and impress their audiences. Popular stars, item numbers and big banners are no longer the key to a Bollywood blockbuster and the same has been proved right by Kiran Rao’s directoral debut- Dhobhi Ghat. The film, revolves around the lives of its 4 main protagonists, namely Shai, Arun, Yasmin and Munna. Shai (played by Monica Dogra) is an investment banker, who has come to India to work on her father’s project of bringing to light the lives of people belonging to low socio- economic groups. On her visit to an art exhibition, she comes across Arun (Aamir Khan), who is a painter by profession and whose painting exhibition she attends owing to her fathers connections in the who's who of Mumbai. Arun is a divorcee, whose kids and wife stay in Australia.
Now enters Munna, who is a dhobi (washer boy). The lad dreams of becoming an actor and idolises Salman Khan. His character is a mix of innocence and honesty and that is exactly why he is so real and can be easily related to. His dreams and aspirations touches one’s heart and that is when you realise that irrespective of class and societal status, every poor man has dreams he aspires to live one day! Kiran has successfully got the language, diction and the atmosphere of a dhobhi’s background right thus making the character real and enjoyable.
Meanwhile Arun shifts in to a new apartment and to his surprise, the previous owner has left some of her personal belongings in the form of video tapes. Curious to know, Arun plays all the tapes and realises there is more than what just meets the eye.
His previous house owner was a lady named Yasmin (Kriti Malotra, natural and convicing), who recorded her personal moments and shared her journey of Mumbai with her brother through the tapes. Yasmin steals the screen space with her innocence and simplicity. She is one those million women, who get married at an early age, have to part with their childhood and take up responsibilities they were possibly not meant for...!!
If you have a growing fondness for the sheilas and munnis, if high voltage drama thrills you, if cheesy one-liners makes you laugh and if you are looking for the typical “mirch and masala” flavour Bollywood is famous for then surely, this one is not your cup of tea.
Dhobhi Ghat has nothing as climax or high points. Certain scenes like the waters washing away the seashore and the insight into the difficult conditions of survival of dhobhis and other economically weaker sections of society are heart touching. This one leaves an deep impression on your mind and soul, putting you in an introspective mood.
Actors did justice to the movie but it??????s a big challenge to understand the technical relation between different characters and the storyline.
Old Lady: She never spoke, may be because that locality had shown her so many worst things that even the suicide of Yasmeen did not matter much to her and she remained the same. Seems like the entire locality was haunted.
Yasmeen: A happy girl from the village comes to Mumbai after marriage. Lately gets upset with the life and her partner. Tries to share her secrets with the Sea (Ocean), records all her feelings in the video tapes and commits suicide without posting them. Takes all her agony and secrets along with her.
Arun : A painter and loner. Gets shifted to a new house and finds the video tapes of Yasmeen. Tries to paint all her feelings but at the end when he knows about her suicide he shifts the house to new locality to get rid of the haunted house and her feelings.
Shai: An Investment banker from US, comes to India for a break. Spends some good time with Arun at the first night of acquaintance. Gets interested in him but he isn??????t. She also spends some fun time with her dhobhi to get in touch with Arun.
Munna (Dhobi): A poor guy with a filthy family whose brother gets killed in criminal connections. Munna does many things like, washing clothes, killing rats on streets, helping his brother, aspiring to be a hero, play boy for one his female clients. His clients include Arun and Shai too. He falls in love with Shai. Cannot be relied as truthful man as the information he gives to Shai about ??????Arun being married?????? cannot proved, he could have told this to distract Shai??????s attraction from Arun.
Conclusion: All that I understand was it was a portrait of 4 people from different walks of life. I could not establish any connections between any of them.
Future: There should be Dhobighat 2, where it should address the below things
1. Whom Shai really loved? Arun or Munna!
2. Was Arun a divorcee?
3. Did arun get justice to yasmeen after knowing the truth of her life?
4. Did munna focus more becoming a hero or did justice to his brother??????s murder?
If Dhobighat 2 was not in plan then the funny conclusions about Dhobighat are
1. Never show video tapes to a painter
2. Never give handy cams to your wives
3. Never make a portfolio for any Dhobi
4. Never give a camera to an lady investment banker
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