One of the best films i have seen

A very feeble attempt at affirmatie action

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

Dhobi Ghat is in the list of my top 10, or lets say top 14 films of all time. I'd made the list the other day and that made me want to write this review. I loved each of the three stories. They all speak of loneliness, of being in love, and of love being the only thing that really makes life worth living. When the end happens, and that final run behind the taxi happens, I began to cry. For this was such a beautiful symbol of selfless love. Isn't that what love is? Going beyond yourself and your shadow sides your insecurities, your pride, your self, to be something better, something more than just another selfish being. The Aamir Khan story was to die for. Beautiful premise itself. And I thought it was one of his finest performances. Least Aamir Khan like, compared to most of his other films. I've been waiting since then for Kiran's next film. I really hope she makes one soon and gets back to direction full time. It's india's loss, that another superbly talented filmmaker has not made another film in so long, specially since there are hardly any women filmmakers around, when compared to the number of male makers. The background score was gorgeous. And i remember the foghorn like sound when the title comes on screen for the first time. And then that image in the taxi in the rain. So much love, this film was made with. it was evident.

I'm not ashamed to admit that I did not see where this movie was going. Neither could I derive any meaning from it. But perhaps it was meant to be this way. What bothered me about the film was not it's fresh approach, for I found it engrossing enough; but the fact that I could not find any novelty in it. It is honest for sure, but what is special about a dhobi's unfulfilled dreams or the love of a man for a woman he's never met? Where is the substance to make a film about it? I do not look at a film solely for entertainment, and I'm more than thrilled when it broadens my perspective of life. But that's not something that happened with this film.The performances by Amir, Kriti and Monica are noteworthy, though I felt Prateik could have given a more involved performance. The narrative is distracting at best, and seems unnecessary. If it was meant to be satirical, I did not find it so. The narrator is very unimpressive as well. I believe in seeing rather than hearing in a film.I wish every deviant film would not be named 'arty' for there is simply nothing artistic about this one. Disappointing.

A year too late, but Dhobi Ghat (Mumbai Diaries) is definitely worth watching. Surprisingly short for a Hindi movie and one is visually engaged with the brilliant camera work. The music is haunting and aesthetically coordinated with the scenes & characters.I love how the underlying 'feel' of the movie is of melancholia. The street level realism gives a taste of what Bombay is like.Of course the screenplay at times was redundant and a bit overindulgent. Monica Dogra's character seemed to reinforce the existing stereotype of a typical NRI with 'shallow' dialogues. Nevertheless my faith in Indian cinema has been momentarily restored!

Aamir Khan is my favorite Hindi Actor so I decided to catch this film, what a mistake. I don't know why half things happened in this movie, and personally I don't want to know (like Aamir speaking in English to Monica-huh?!?). The story line is good, not great, and has no real plot. Aamir did a great job but besides that nothing to rave about. The ending is horrendous, I understand the director wanted to be artsy and different but please at least take time to finish your movie. I'm not sure this is worth 1.5 hrs of anybody's time. The interwoven plot was a good idea, but the director lacks skill and experience to polish this off (Sorry Aamir).