Dhobi Ghat Movie Review
धोबी घाट
21 Jan 2010
Dhobi Ghat movie review: what critics say (10)
What critics say Critics are divided: 2 of 10 rated critics gave it 3.5 or more, 2 gave it 2 or less.
Dhobi Ghat is a middling debut, watchable due to its nuances but simply not interesting enough to recommend. Yet Rao seems assured of her craft, and worth looking out for in the future.
Read the full reviewA strangely uneven film. Its beginning feels amateurishly put together ; as it heads onwards, though, it finds an easy, flowing rhythm with just the occasional stutter.
Read the full reviewIf you are willing to have patience, Dhobi Ghat comes together nicely. It has a poetry and melancholy that stays with you. I recommend that you give it a shot.
Read the full reviewBeautifully shot and aided by an evocative background score, 'Dhobi Ghat' is occasionally indulgent and moves at a glacial pace. Yet Rao creates some endearing characters, and embraces Mumbai despite its dichotomies.
Read the full reviewDHOBI GHAT is surely a different and brave step in Indian cinema; but not exactly a pleasing one.
On the whole, Dhobi Ghat is a gentry film for a very select audience which likes festival films.
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What we know
Arun is a reclusive and lonely modern art painter. Shai is an American banker who is on a visit to Mumbai. Munna is a washerboy also living near Arun and Yasmin. The movie is about these four characters from different class of society and how the lives of four characters are intertwined.
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Cast and crew
Prateik Smita PatilZohaib "Munna" Shaikh
Monica DograShai Edulji
Aamir KhanArunKKriti MalhotraYasmin Noor
Danish HusainSalim
Kitu GidwaniVatsalaJJehan ManekshawPesiAAshok VarmaYasmin's HusbandSSanjivani OagleSilent NeighbourAAasha PawarLata baiJJyoti PawarVanithaBBabita SehgalMunna's Client Box office
Day-wise India net starts on 21 Jan 2010. Advance booking and every day's figure are on the box office page.
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Frequently asked questions about Dhobi Ghat
5 answersIs Dhobi Ghat worth watching?
Critics rate it mixed: 2.7 out of 5, with 5 of 10 critics recommending it.
When did Dhobi Ghat release?
21 Jan 2010.
Who is in the cast of Dhobi Ghat?
Prateik Smita Patil, Monica Dogra, Aamir Khan, Kriti Malhotra, Danish Husain, Kitu Gidwani, Jehan Manekshaw, Ashok Varma.
Who directs Dhobi Ghat?
Kiran Rao.
What do critics say about Dhobi Ghat?
10 critic reviews are on this page, with a Critic Score of 2.7 out of 5. Each one shows the critic, a short excerpt and a link to the full review.