DOR - pure-n-heart rendering . Review on Dor

Well talking about "Dor", music is definitely one of the highlights of the movie.

Its actually amazing what music can do to your senses. One feels so helpless when treated with such magic that music can weave to fill you with unending hope at times or make you cry like a baby at others or at times make you so young and bubbly at heart that makes you feel as if you are running across a garden full of flowers and you are full of joy n bliss. Thats just part of the complete package that Dor has to offer to your senses.

It also gives you a visual treat of the incredibly rustic n golden beauty of Rajasthan. To top it all if all this is woven across a strong n sensitive story, you just need to go n treat yourself with it. I would not want to hype it up so much, thats because this is the end result and shouldnt really be part of the expectations, as it sweeps your imaginations n senses away completely without being "into the face" and in a very subtle or rather invisible manner.

The movie is about the struggle and perseverence of two women from different cultural backgrounds put in an unfortunate and conflicting situation. Its about a journey by which they become part of each others life and in a conflicting situation they end up liberating each other from the situation they are put in.

Plot :

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Zeenat (Gul Panag) from interior Himachal Pradesh is a liberated woman who is proud to stand on one's own and takes pride in taking her decisions and facing the consequences if need be.

Meera(Ayesha Takia) from Rajasthan plays a young bubbly fun-loving bride in a rudimentary society.

Their husbands go for work in Saudi for work and become friends. Seemingly due to some accident Meera's husband falls off the apartment and dies and Zeenat's husband gets convicted for the same due to lack of witness and is sentenced to death.

According to the law of the land (Saudi), the only manner in which Zeenat can rescue her husband is by getting Meera's acceptance of apology. Now only with a photograph of her husband with meera's husband, she goes out to find Meera for the acceptance of apology for the death of Meera's husband.

Cast Performances :

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Gul Panag - The character of a strong willed lady came across wonderfully. Just the moment that ppl might have doubted the character or allegedly acting to be straight faced, the character finally breaks down when her last hope is refused.

Ayesha Takia - the bubbly and energetic bit comes naturally to her but the expressions of an innocent and helpless character was impressive.

Ohh didnt I mention Shreyas till now ???

Shreyas Talpade - plays the character of a "Behroopiya" ie., one who acts in different roles in life for entertaining others.

He provides the lighter moments in the movie.

Critical Eye !!!

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The silence and the pauses between the dialogues actually gave an imagery of emptiness around and deserted locales.There was a certain simplistic and blissful air which was maintained to focus on the details of emotions instead of getting into the aspects of what a realistic setup would have been.

• My critical eye would question some inconsistency in language if it were to be realistically done.

Zeenat(Gul Panag) speaks hindi in a way which would sound like a urdu speaker.

Behroopiya (Shreyas) spoke with a rajasthani accent. It definitely adds to the entertaining and caricature character that he plays.

Meera (Ayesha) and father in law (Girish karnad) speak hindi very well which is not rajasthani ie., :-)

• There were times when it seemed a technical lack ( hope not intensional ) in the image capture. I am referring to a particular song when Ayesha is on the terrace watching fireworks which actually were quite blurred.

  
  




• The moment when Meera finds the "Maafinama"- Apology document in the sand while the letter to her by Zeenat was safely tied in the scarf on the tree seemed quite unnecessary. Cant think of any artistic imagery there.

  
  




• Artistic imagery or representation can be attributed to the last scene were in Zeenat prompts and then finally pulls Meera onto the train.

  
  

Songs :

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Yeh Honsla - Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan , Salim Merchant

fills one with a calm n pleasant feeling of hope and a filling desire to move ahead.

Yeh Honsla (Sad) - Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan , Karsan Sagathiya

tender tearful moments.

Imaan Ka Asar - Sunidhi Chauhan , Shreya Ghoshal

breezy, fresh and rocking.

Kesariya Balam - Karsan Sagathiya

rustic class

Dor Theme - Salim Merchant , Rakesh Chaurasiya (Flute)

haunting.

Allah Hoo Allah Hoo - Salim

Appropriate.

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