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Dhobi Ghat

Dhobi Ghat

Social | 21 Jan 2011 | A |
Hindi

3 /5 Users

4 /5 Filmibeat

Dhobi Ghat Story

Dhobi Ghat movie is shot entirely in Mumbai during Monsoon season on real locations of Mumbai city. The movie stars four characters in lead role. Aamir Khan(Arun) plays role of seclusive modern art painter. Monica Dogra(Shai) as Indian American banker who is on visit to Mumbai. Prateek Babbar(Munna) as washerboy. Kriti Malhotra(Yasmin). The movie is about four people from very different backgrounds, whose worlds intersect and leave them forever altered. As they find themselves drawn into compelling relationships, the city finds its way into the crevices of their lives, separating them even as it brings them closer... Fragments of their experience - seen through a naive video diary, black and white photographic images and painting - form a portrait of Mumbai and its people bound together as they journey through longing, loneliness, loss and love.
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Dhobi Ghat Cast & Crew

Dhobi Ghat Crew Info

Director Kiran Rao
Cinematography NA
Editor NA
Music Gustavo Santaolalla
Producer Kiran Rao, Aamir Khan
Budget TBA
Box Office TBA
OTT Platform TBA
OTT Release Date TBA

Dhobi Ghat Critics Review

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Irrespective of its genre, an Aamir Khan production is looked forward to with super-enthusiasm. Films like LAGAAN, TAARE ZAMEEN PAR, JAANE TU YA JAANE NA and PEEPLI [LIVE] have redefined cinema and in their own small way prompted film-makers to think beyond the stereotype. That automatically raises the bar for AKP's new endeavor DHOBI GHAT. Mumbai - this vivacious, lively and spirited city has inspired many a film-maker, novelist, writer, playwright, poet in the past. Kiran Rao's DHOBI GHAT takes a look at four different characters in this dynamic city.

Interestingly, instead of opting for the usual candy floss entertainer in her directorial debut, Kiran chooses to make a film that's very real and also that comes across as personal memoirs that have found a place on celluloid. It's more of a video diary on the inhabitants of this bustling metropolis. More importantly, this is a story about four different people - all from diverse walks of life - and how their lives crisscross in this voyage and how they cope with yearning, solitude, affection, friendship and loss. To me, Mumbai comes across as the fifth character in this film. The constant clamor of traffic, the sea of people, the energetic street life and the heavy and torrential rains dominate the goings-on from start to end. In fact, Mumbai comes across as a silent spectator here, watching each of those four characters mutely. Much like a septuagenarian [Aamir Khan's neighbor] in the film.

What catches one's attention is the fact that DHOBI GHAT tells four different stories in those 95 minutes in the most pragmatic manner. The characters are real and so are their stories, their emotions, their relationships, their smiles, their tears, their dreams, their desires, their fears and their tragedies. It comes across as factual and authentic as your eyes would observe and witness in real life. Sure, we got a flash of the assorted people of this city in SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, but DHOBI GHAT doesn't follow the conventional route. It is far more subtle and restrained.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About Dhobi Ghat

  • In this Dhobi Ghat film, Prateik Babbar, Aamir Khan played the primary leads.

  • The Dhobi Ghat was released in theaters on 21 Jan 2011.

  • The Dhobi Ghat was directed by Kiran Rao

  • Movies like Article 370, Laapataa Ladies, Welcome To The Jungle and others in a similar vein had the same genre but quite different stories.

  • The soundtracks and background music were composed by Gustavo Santaolalla for the movie Dhobi Ghat.

  • The movie Dhobi Ghat belonged to the Social, genre.

Dhobi Ghat User Review

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  • Genuine,true to life,very realistic class act... its so real to us Bombayites. Every character seems part of your life. Brilliant acting and artistic canvas. Love the English - Hindi blend which is what one speaks...

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