
The lives of 4 different people in the city of Mumbai get entwined by fate and luck; Shai - an investment banker with a penchant for photography, Arun - a lonely painter, Munna - the "dhobi" who aspires to become an actor and Yasmin - making a video in her camcorder for her brother, who hasn't been to Mumbai before. The film follows how their lives are changed by the presence of one another. Will it be for better or for worse?... (Full plot summary below)
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The lives of 4 different people in the city of Mumbai get entwined by fate and luck; Shai - an investment banker with a penchant for photography, Arun - a lonely painter, Munna - the "dhobi" who aspires to become an actor and Yasmin - making a video in her camcorder for her brother, who hasn't been to Mumbai before. The film follows how their lives are changed by the presence of one another. Will it be for better or for worse?
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| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatAn enthralling movie set in Bombay about the dreams and desires of four very different people. |
| CompuserveHarvey S. KartenThe romantic triangle play well in Mumbai. |
| Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerAn odd amalgam of soap opera and street-level realism, with, alas, the former trumping the latter. |
| sbs.com.auSimon FosterCaptured with the assuredness of a true auteur's vision and defying all known conventions of commercial Indian filmmaking, Dhobi Ghat will be a revelation to those that think sub-Continental cinema is just all song-and-dance. |
| Globe and MailRick GroenMove over Bollywood, because India is going indie. |
| San Francisco ChronicleWalter V. AddiegoRao avoids high drama, and while there is humor, the film's tone is one of melancholy. |
| Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasIt marks a subtle, assured and altogether distinctive feature debut for writer-director Rao and its radiant leading lady, rock star and stage performer Monica Dogra. |
| Boxoffice MagazineTim CogshellThis is a wholly accessible story that most filmgoers will find pithy and generally well done. |
| Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanThis shot-on-film-and-video trifle reveals a Bombay (that's what all the characters call it) that "Slumdog Millionaire" didn't: a delicate metropolis sunk in torpor. |
| Cinema WriterJay Antania refreshing, well-meaning entry in India's new brand of globally savvy cinema, [which] augurs exciting things from [director] Rao and her peers |