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.
Dhobi Ghat is vibrant and brings in the new wave of cinema which is individualistic and independent. Tushar Kanti Ray who is managing the cinematic score of the movie has done a fine job while Gustavo Santaolalla has given a captivating background score. The verdict for Prateik Babbar is also a good one as the actor speaks the slum lingo with an equal ease as he mouths love words to his girl.
Dhobi Ghat is the story of 4 characters: Arun, the famous lonely painter (Aamir), Munna, the dhobi who wants to be a star (Prateik), Shai, the banker on a sabbatical in India (Monica) and Yasmin, the recently married Muslim girl who records her life in Mumbai for her brother back home (Kriti). They say that Mumbai is the fifth character in the movie.
