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Technically chic, but jarred storytelling muddies the canvas
Dhobi Ghat is like an abstract painting – it can mean a lot if you think you have read the layers,
and can be nothing but a splash of colours if you can’t decode it. Dhobi Ghat has nothing new to say. It is a film made by a person who is smitten by the city. It is a passionate but very indulgent kind of cinema where the director’s muse (Mumbai) becomes larger than the characters and story telling.
Shai (Monica Dogra), Munna (Pratiek Babbar), Arun (Aamir Khan – interestingly the biggest and unfortunate liability in the film) and Yasmin’s (Kriti Malhotra) paths cross in the narrow bylanes of Mumbai. I wouldn’t want to give away the story to you – there isn’t much, anyway. They all live in different Mumbais while living in the same Mumbai – a city of contrasts where sprawling seafacing homes dot the chawl filled streets. And yet, when their inhabitants meet, they shed their differences and walk hand-in-hand. While Shai’s Mumbai is clean, swanky and lonely, Munna’s is dingy, dreamy and lonely; Arun’s Mumbai is crowded, colourful and lonely and Yasmin’s is new, promising and yet lonely. Perhaps it’s this melancholy that binds these four characters together. Kiran uses an innovative technique in narrating Yasmin’s story to us. Her entire life unfolds before us, when she is never really there. Her video diaries mirror Arun’s solitude beautifully, right in the heart of the bustling Mohammed Ali Road. Yasmin’s immigrant point of view Mumbai is heart wrenching. Sadly, her’s is the only natural, genuine story that tugs at your heartstrings. The other characters, somehow, never manage to succeed in making you feel for them. And therein lies the problem. A film that counts so heavily on its characters to reach out to you and connect, fails to create characters that you really want to feel for. Even when the film ends you are left indifferent towards the characters.
Dhobi Ghat is not a bad film. What it lacks is a real story that wants to scream and reach out to you – a must for every good film. In Dhobi Ghat, unfortunately, neither are the characters very interesting, nor are the circumstances.
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"Thorns to Competition" amongst the top 10 best sellers of the week.
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'Thorns to Competition' - You can order your copy online from here
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Technically chic, but jarred storytelling muddies the canvas
Dhobi Ghat is like an abstract painting – it can mean a lot if you think you have read the layers,
and can be nothing but a splash of colours if you can’t decode it. Dhobi Ghat has nothing new to say. It is a film made by a person who is smitten by the city. It is a passionate but very indulgent kind of cinema where the director’s muse (Mumbai) becomes larger than the characters and story telling.Shai (Monica Dogra), Munna (Pratiek Babbar), Arun (Aamir Khan – interestingly the biggest and unfortunate liability in the film) and Yasmin’s (Kriti Malhotra) paths cross in the narrow bylanes of Mumbai. I wouldn’t want to give away the story to you – there isn’t much, anyway. They all live in different Mumbais while living in the same Mumbai – a city of contrasts where sprawling seafacing homes dot the chawl filled streets. And yet, when their inhabitants meet, they shed their differences and walk hand-in-hand. While Shai’s Mumbai is clean, swanky and lonely, Munna’s is dingy, dreamy and lonely; Arun’s Mumbai is crowded, colourful and lonely and Yasmin’s is new, promising and yet lonely. Perhaps it’s this melancholy that binds these four characters together. Kiran uses an innovative technique in narrating Yasmin’s story to us. Her entire life unfolds before us, when she is never really there. Her video diaries mirror Arun’s solitude beautifully, right in the heart of the bustling Mohammed Ali Road. Yasmin’s immigrant point of view Mumbai is heart wrenching. Sadly, her’s is the only natural, genuine story that tugs at your heartstrings. The other characters, somehow, never manage to succeed in making you feel for them. And therein lies the problem. A film that counts so heavily on its characters to reach out to you and connect, fails to create characters that you really want to feel for. Even when the film ends you are left indifferent towards the characters.
Dhobi Ghat is not a bad film. What it lacks is a real story that wants to scream and reach out to you – a must for every good film. In Dhobi Ghat, unfortunately, neither are the characters very interesting, nor are the circumstances.
For More IIPM Info, Visit below mentioned IIPM articles.
Arindam Chaudhuri bags Delhi team of i1 Super Series
IIPM ranks No 1 in International Exposure in the 'Third Mail Today B-School Survey'
Management Guru Arindam Chaudhuri Dean Business School IIPM
IIPM Excom Prof Rajita Chaudhuri
"Thorns to Competition" amongst the top 10 best sellers of the week.
IIPM RANKED NO.1 in MAIL TODAY B-SCHOOL RANKINGS
'Thorns to Competition' - You can order your copy online from here
IIPM Mumbai Campus
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