Dhobi Ghat

  • A (INDIA)
  • 2011


MOVIE IS compelling formidable deceptively european general
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Positive Reviews 15
Negative reviews 1
Average Rating 3.8/5
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3.5
Its freewheeling style is engaging and it touches upon social issues with matter of factness. Screen Daily
5.0
Kiran Rao, the director and screenplay writer, takes us to Mumbai/Bombay in this enthralling film about four residents and their different quests. Spirituality And Practice
4.5
It is art house cinema with European sensibilities, embellished with a well thought out story thats devoid of cliches. FilmiBeat
4.5
The rasikas are definitely goanna lap it up but it whistles doesnt go beyond the niche ears as the maker doesnt listen to general demands. indiaglitz
2.5
Were supposed to believe that their class differences provide an uncrossable gap, but the frustration of this film is that nobody ever tries to bridge .. Cs Monitor
2.5
Those video diaries arent particularly compelling, certainly not enough to consistently break up the action of the story, and are unconvincingly emplo .. Film Journal
2.8
But the love triangle at the center of Dhobi Ghat (Mumbai Diaries) is shallow. Ew
3.8
Rao avoids high drama, and while there is humor, the films tone is one of melancholy. Sf Gate
3.1
A deceptively simple tale of four Mumbai residents, Raos film is animated by its inquiry into the not always mutually beneficial symbiosis between art .. Slant Magazine
4.0
The city is the star in writer/director Kiran Raos Mumbai set debut, which tracks four overlapping lives: an artist in search of inspiration; a laundr .. Total Film
4.5
Mumbai is a formidable force in the lives of all these characters, holding out hopes and fantasies but willing to dash them in a twinkling. Hollywood Reporter
4.0
It marks a subtle, assured and altogether distinctive feature debut for writer director Rao and its radiant leading lady, rock star and stage performe .. Los Angeles Times
3.8
A radical departure from the overlong, over the top musicals more typically exported to the US from India, Mumbai Diaries is a refreshing example of a .. New York Post
3.0
Mr. Khan broods beautifully, but Aruns interest in Yasmin is all conceit, no action. Ny Times
4.0
Her film takes us to a Mumbai that we have not seen in the spectacle films of Bollywood or in the expose movies of Hollywood. Straight
4.5
Ghobi Dhat may someday come to represent a moment of seismic change in the direction of Indian films. Sbs
2.0
And there still museums with pay what you wish admission, if not every day, then on certain days weekly or monthly.You just have to know who offers wh .. New York Time Out
4.0
Here we have a rich and vibrant film worthy of two or three views plus provocative discussion.And world cinema is already off to a great year. Huffing Ton Post



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