Dhobi Ghat in Hindi. There will also be a Hindi Dub Version released

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Got an opportunity to watch the exclusive first screening of Dhobi Ghat (with abt 30-40 other fans), 17-Jan-2011 5PM, organized by Excel Home Videos (as part of the Peepli Live DVD/BD promotions) at the Film Mix theatre http://www.yrfstudios.com/images/filmmix1.htm at yashraj studios, mumbai.

Followed by a wonderful Q&A with Kiran Rao, Aamir Khan, Prateik Babbar, Monica Dogra, and Kriti.

My friend and I approached the movie as skeptics, but when the film ended, we were quite with the film. More comments later!

The Excel Home Videos team was there in full strength -- and what a great team! Cheers!

Cheers and kudos to you Deep:)

Lucky you.
Are you on any of these pics?

http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/alb ... rceClose=1

Yes.
I'm here -- the man in black holding the mike on the audience side
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid= ... 3201995383
and
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid= ... .681838812

I see you. Third From the Left.

Yes, it is a colossal disappointment, but let me add that the film is watchable in parts. I quite liked the performances of the two new female faces, no matter how far fetched the premise of a New York investment banker on sabbatical in Mumbai shooting photos with a research grant seemed to be. Moreover, the scenes of the Mumbai landscape often reminded me of my childhood and family visits back home (though I have nothing to do with Mumbai in the least).
The problem though is that the film just plods along, truly like a diary (kudos for authenticity). So often with not much excitement in the story-telling. So what, you might argue, that's just like real life. True, but cinema is most engaging and exciting when it has a story to tell, not when it accompanies us through the banalities of life. Too much of Dhobi Ghat, especially the first 20 to 30 minutes, is just too boring. You're not even invested in the characters yet, and newcomer director Kiran Rao expects us to enjoy watching them stare or stand silent or just be, doing nothing, from the get go. Sorry, that's not the way it works for most viewers Ms Rao.
I must also add that the whole self-video taping concept though brilliantly acted, was a million times better handled in last year's brilliant Love Sex Aur Dhokha.

6/10

An interesting film to say the least. I think I need to watch it again(God knows when that'all be?) to allow myself more open to the films actual experience.

Dude In the film Amir get up looks like US attorney genral Janet napolitano:)

Why?

Kiran Rao preferred to shoot in 16mm and then use 1.85:1 projection for various reasons. But given the reality that there are several 2.35:1 screens in India, they'll also do that.

Peepli Live was also treated the same way, wasn't it? And Delhi 6?

Pass - no idea how Peepli Live and Delhi 6 were shot and projected. The question was because when you said "it will be made available", I got the impressions they would be making both aspect ratios available for the DVD/BD release, which I couldn't really see the point of.

BD and DVD would be 1.85:1