Dhobi Ghat (2011)

Silence. Dreams. Aloneness. The movie is all about. Silent though strong in its theme. That is why it’s ‘a’ aamir khan production. (I should not forget Mrs. Kiran Rio Khan)

Aamir is real actor in both the lives. With ‘Dhobit Ghat’ he has again shown his talent and bag to be the best producer. Scintillating one the story line is. Movie rounds around the four characters: a painter, a photographer, a dhobi and a wife. No one is happy at the present moments. Even the background music has the effect of loneliness. Mostly, night shots are taken. While watching this classic, I was remained of Ben Jonson’s theory of pathos. If Aamir knows it or not but the movie speaks about the pathos and how does it affect our life.

Dhobi Ghat is a movie of conversations. You won’t find dialogues. The picture of the movie is taken so realistic that we forget if we are in a theatre hall!!! Mumbai has been presented wonderfully well. A common man ‘ a dhobi’ dreams to be an actor. He tries to achieve the dream but give up as it happens in every day life with so many of us.

Aamir has presented himself as a painter. A painter, living his life lonely leaving his family. He accepts one girl, a photographer, from overseas. Both of them share physicality. But, typical Indian mindset comes into the picture in the morning. When the protagonist is preparing breakfast. He feels guilty of what he did at night. But, the lady is absolutely fine with what has happened. Here mindset clashes.

And one more character is a wife. She tells her story to her brother through a video. She is married though she looks alone. She cannot live her life and she shortens. One old lady is an eye-witness of that but doesn’t utter a single word. So, even I do not want to write a single word more. Just want to add that it is a movie for few. Artists. Intellectuals. If we can cultivate the taste of classic cimena, this is that one.