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| Lives Strung Together: 'Dor' |
| Two women linked by a single tragedy become friends |
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Sanhita Nag (sanhitanag)  |
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Published 2006-09-26 06:56 (KST) |
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Director Nagesh Kukunoor is known for realistic and meaningful films. His earlier film "Iqbal," which was based on the life of a budding cricketer, was a runaway hit. Now he has made "Dor," which is inspired from the real life incident of an Indian getting the death penalty in Saudi Arabia and how a mercy petition signed by the dead man's family can save the life of the man accused of killing him.
 |  | | | | | | ©2006 Sahara One Media & Entertainment Ltd. | The story revolves around two women from two different religions who struggle with their life in different ways. Zeenat (Gul Panag) marries her lover Aamir just days before he goes to Saudi Arabia leaving her behind in Himachal Pradesh. And far away in Rajasthan, Meera's (Ayesha Takia) husband Shankar departs for Saudi Arabia leaving her behind. Shankar goes there to earn money so he can get back his ancestral property from a businessman (Nagesh Kukunoor).
The film gets its title ("dor" means "string") from the fact that the lives of these two women are strung together by an incident that changes both of them altogether.
Zeenat and Meera are very different from each other. Zeenat is independent and strong; Meera follows the traditions of a Rajasthani family. The husbands of both these women become roommates in Saudi Arabia. Shankar accidentally falls to his death from the window of their 10th floor apartment and Aamir is blamed for his death. According to Saudi Arabian law, Aamir is to be hanged to death and can only get mercy if his widow signs on the mercy petition.
To save her husband's life, Zeenat takes the journey from Himachal Pradesh to Rajasthan to get Meera to sign the mercy petition. On her way, she meets Behroopiya (Shreyas Talpade) who cheats her. But when he finds the mercy petition in the bag, he helps her find Meera. Meera's family turns away Zeenat and declines to sign the papers. She then meets Meera in the temple and the two women become friends. The two women learn from each other the lessons of life and become fast friends.
As the hanging day advances, Zeenat tells Meera about the papers and that her signature can only save Aamir's life. Meera feels cheated in friendship and looses heart. But then she eventually understands the plight of Zeenat. She knows how Indian society treats a widow and so does not want her friend to experience the same. She then signs the mercy petition.
When Meera's father-in-law cannot get the money to get his property back he plans to sell her off to Kukunoor. She knows her father-in-law's intentions. When Zeenat encourages her and lends her hand in friendship, she goes away with her.
The acting is flawless. Panag shows that she is no mediocre actor and Shreyas is too good. Shreyas also shows that he is too good in mimicry when he mimics the Hindi film stars. Takia too is absolutely mind blowing and will leave viewers wanting more.
The music has a traditional touch as it has Rajasthani folk songs and some real good scores. The music is situation based and complements the film in every way.
Overall, "Dor" is a must watch movie and is really going to be the No. 1 hit in Bollywood this year.
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©2006 OhmyNews
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