About connecting....

Saw the new Nagesh Kukunoor film "Dor" over the weekend...

First of all, for my non hyderabadi friends (read all friends), watching movies at PVR Hyderabad is a totally different experience altogether....so u know what i am hinting at! :)

Anyway.....I dont even know where to begin from.....probably the thing that captivated me first was the g r a n d b e a u t y of Himachal and Rajasthan........I could not stop sighing at some of the really magnificiant shots.....barren deserts to green valleys, kashmiri kurtas to rajashthani wall paintings....Man! there is so much for me to see in this small life!

Talking of visual appeal, the no make up approach on the characters was a good move (except for one thing that did bother me a bit.....Ayesha Takia could have done away with her streaks).....so back to the no make up, some really appealing expressions and looks on not just Ayesha and Gul Panag, but several of the remainder of the cast as well......

I didnt quite think of the movie as a story of "how far would you go to save the one you love".....to me its not Zeenat's love for her husband thats the core emotion that drives the film (which is what i imagine this tag line suggests), rather its the connection that the people establish while they go about seeking what zeenat desires........whats probably the most beautiful thing is the fact that end did not quite matter......there was a sense of stability (or completion) to the characters' emotions even before the plot comes to its formal end.........

While the bonding between Meera and Zeenat brings out the essence of the charatcters of these two women, what I liked about it was also how nicely it contributes to the characters themselves understanding and facing the truth of their lives' choices. The movie also has some good humor thown in with the charater of the behrupiya and his association with Zeenat. Its a good thing that Nagesh Kukunoor kept himself in a small dark corner of the movie screen, while mostly sticking to what he does better....

Well suited soundtracks, consisting of beautiful folk tracks and of course the few "filmy desert songs". The movies is a must watch.......and again for those in doubt, yes...PVR in Hyderabad does show Hindi films when they get released.