Dor – A review!

So all of us were waiting for this off beat film to release which initially seemed to be nothing more than an art film in its trailers, but later settled down into our minds as another most awaited venture… DOR

Nagesh Kukunoor indeed knows how to handle pressure well because after ‘Iqbal’, he knew teaming up with Shreyas Talpade and picking an out and out off beat topic could prove suicidal for his career, if not treated properly!

Shreyas Talpade knew it very well too that his voice had to be as involving as his silence in his debut film…

The whole crew knew it very well that it was serious business – VERY serious business indeed!!!

After months of toil and hard work, what they created could only leave me spell bound as a spectator… couldn’t stare at the screen for long though, because the cinematography by Sudeep Chaterjee was so great that I had to cover my eyes every time the wind blew over the golden sand dunes on the screen… because he made it look so real that I was afraid the sand might blow straight into my face!!!

It was not just the deserts of Rajasthan and the springs n waterfalls of Himanchal Pradesh that were brought to life, but each and every character too!

Though the camera work was again done exceptionally well to capture every subtle movement and mannerism of the actors, but I must say that every actor got into the skin of the characters and didn’t leave it till the very end!

Once again, we’ll not discuss the story here, but one thing is for sure, that this gloomy and serious looking film has it’s own hilarious moments (read – whirlwinds of laughter!) thanks to the ever so charming and versatile Shreyas Talpade… though he’s done a cameo, he knows how to make his presence felt by being as simple and as natural as possible…

The actresses Ayesha Takia and Gul Panag are the only characters of the film which don’t fall up to the expectations – They rise much beyond them!!!

Ayesha has wonderfully shed her glam doll image and lived her girl-woman character to the hilt…

Gul Panag has the ability to give you a lump in your throat with her expressions towards the end of the film and at that age, she makes you go wowww!

The best part about the film is its language! The detail with which it’s been worked upon is simply superb (which a veteran like Amol Palekar and ShahRukh Khan couldn’t do in ‘Paheli’)! Never comes a moment in the entire movie, when the language takes a jerk or goes off track….

Hats off to you Nagesh!!! The young mind you are and the quality of your productions, you have proved it that ‘Zindagi Badi Honi Chahiye…Lambi Nahin…’ the punch line of the saga!

The film is a tribute to Hrishida, Late Shri. Hrishikesh Mukherjee… I say, there couldn’t have been a better one for the maestro…………….

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