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dosar released today in calcutta. the film stands out for several reasons. one, its in black and white. director rituporno ghosh (of fame such as Unishe April, Dahan) went to great lengths to procure scarcely available b&w film and then work on post production. apart from some jumps in skin tone and lighting the experiment is largely successful.

as far as the content goes there is much to look forward to. its a story by shirshendu mukhopadhyaya, acting by the brilliant konkana sen (a much more creditable actress than her mother, the legendary aparna sen), the background score, the poetry...

...but (yes there is one) this is just another rituporno film. anybody who hasn't seen his other films will be delighted at his treatment, his sensitivity, his ability to talk about relationships in a manner that marks a genius...yet for bengali viewers who have been seeing his work for sometime now, it is "abaar rituporno" (again rituporno)...

future times might declare dosar as his best or as a landmark film, for it has all the ingredients.

there are two clear winners here. one is of course bengali cinema. the dirty tag of tollywood has plagued it for several years (and the fight is far from ended) but the crowds in the theatre suggest that good bengali cinema has a chance of rescuing itself from the morass it currently it is in.

the other is konkana sen. arguably her best performance to date, she stands at par with any legendary actress in Indian cinema with dosar.

one last comment about the film. this is the first time a bengali commercial film, in recent times, has been this explicit in depicting sexual bonding. clumsily done, but maybe thats intended.

Remember the song "Perhaps Love"? it went something like.."some say love is everything/ some say they don't know.."...you would be forced to encounter this dilemma over and over while watching this movie.

incredibly enough, the plot is a love-quadrangle ! one wonders if there is anything left in this genre that the oxygen channel has played to its death...but rituparno does a tremendous job of redefining adultery and its legacy on a marriage.

what I liked most about the movie is the extent to which the characters were real. This is a movie where the characters speak like I speak, falter like I falter...even their mobile ringtones, their accessories...everything reeks of contemporary-ness (i made that word up)...urban, educated, working class...captured perfectly on the canvas and then rituparno has proceeded to paint the story of love, lust, trust, security, duty, responsibility, morality and so on...

watch it if you are a bong (and you know who you are), watch it if you are not one...

Dosar is a masterpiece by Rituparno Ghosh that has been brilliant support by Prasenjit Chatterjee and Konkona Sen Sharma, two exceptionally talented actors in the Bengali film industry.It is among the few movies that should not be missed just to see the sheer brilliance of the two actors and the director. Dosar is the perfect example of how a simple yet excellent movie is made. The movie is based on the differences and misunderstandings between a couple who was a happily married couple until an accident occurs and that changes their whole life. The film is about how in the end the couple decide to be together after compromises and also to avoid the social stigma.

I have seen very few Bengali movies and this is the best i have seen in Bengali.I have seen this movie dosar for my favorite actress Konkona Sen,she is just mind blowing.She gave life to the characters in the movie and i think she is more brilliant in Bengali movies rather than bollywood movies.The way she acts,the way she delivers her dialogs,nobody beats her in Bengali movies.Apart from Konkona,Prasenjit was also very good in the movie,he compliments Konkona in the movie.I like both of them as they act like real characters.Taking about the movie,based on women infidelity,none of the director producer takes this kind of risk and make these types of movie,hats off to both the director and the producer.

Dosar is Planman Motion Picture's film made in Bengali.What makes this film amazing is the fact that it is not in colored.This was a kind of risk taken by the production team to release a film in Black & White in 2006.Atleast this is what I really feel.But the movie is just too good to miss.Rituparno is an excellent director no doubt.He is one of the best director today that we have.Through Dosar,he goes on to show his excellence and the reason why he is the best.Prasenjit as Kaushik Chatterjee and Konkona Sen Sharma as Kaberi Chatterjee have given brilliant performance.In the film,both are in the lead and are a married couple.Dosar is about how at a point Kaushik betrays his wife.The second half is more interesting as the main story begins from there where we get to see some brilliant performance by both,specially Prasenjit.Kudos to the team of Dosar for coming out with such a brilliant movie.

The movie is a Bengali movie purely based on the strains of 21st century terribly affecting the relationship between a man and a woman.Prosenjit Chatterjee and Konkona sen were in the main leas role and was really awesome.Konkona looks so real in her character as if she is suffering from the pain that her husband betrays her.Prosenjit too were very nice in the movie and brilliantly played his role dealing with the mental trauma caused by an accident and then winning his wife's trust back.In the end,both compromise because of the social stigma and pressure. The most contemporary Bengali filmmakers in the industry,Rituparno Ghosh,made lot of excellent movies in the past and this is one of the best movies in the industry.The director has shown various finer moments helplessness for a wife in very intelligent way

Experiment with black and by Ghosh. And contrary to his previous films, this movie is lacking dialogues. Forget about dialogues, the hero here is lying on bed throughout the film; and for this he got special jury mention in the national awards. Konkona Sensharma's acting is one of driving force here. Also, the supporting actors really rocked as their roles, at the first glance, does not bother about what is actually happening in the main story; but their decisions and acts impacted its flow. This was based on a short story by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay.

Dosar is one of my favourite Bengali film.All credits to the director for the way he has made the film.It is one of the many hits from Planman Motion pictures and simply amazing.I would say I have seen many movies but none impressed me to the extent this film has. The plot is brilliant and the way it has been executed is superb.Added to all this the brilliant performance by the lead actors Prosenjit and Konkona Sen,also my favourite stars.It is in the second half that both really were amazing when Prosenjit,who cheated on his wife Konkona had to regain her trust.The best thing and something that made it more superb is that the film was not in color but in black and white.To release a black and white film in 2006 with such a plot and that too so brilliantly could have been done only by Rituparno Ghosh.

The level of movies,be it in Bollywood,Hollywood or Tollywood is increasing day by day.English and Hindi films are producing superb films but Bengali cinema is not far from the competition.Dosar is an awesome film and an excellent example.Its a beautiful film on a couple and the various problems in their life. Konkona Sen and Prosenjit Chatterjee are superb actors and need no introduction on how good they are.This film where they play the role of a married couple is among their best till date.No should miss this film if you are a fan of any of these two stars. Such movies with such performances do not come out everyday. This is Bengali film and that too in black and white and kudos to director Rituparno Ghosh for the way he has made this tremendous film. It is a superb and tremendous film that is too bad to be missed.

I have read many reviews about this movie Dosar and as many other people,this is also the first Bengali movie i have seen.I have seen this movie after reading many positive reviews and i completely satisfied with all.This is an amazing movie and nobody should miss this excellent movie of Rituparno Ghosh.Rituparno is an excellent director no doubt.He is one of the best director today that we have.Through Dosar,he goes on to show his excellence and the reason why he is the best.

Prasenjit as Kaushik Chatterjee and Konkona Sen Sharma as Kaberi Chatterjee have given brilliant performance.In the film,both are in the lead and are a married couple.Dosar is about how at a point Kaushik betrays his wife.You should watch this movie,trust me you will not regret.

Dosar is an outstanding film made under Planman motion pictures.To make a movie in B&W at this time is simply commendable.Brilliant concept and equally brilliant execution by Rituparno Ghosh.The cast Prasenjit Chatterjee and Indrani Halder are brilliant and great to see them performing so brilliantly in this film.Perhaps one of their best till date,according to me. The story is superb and deals with the betrayal of a wife(Indrani Halder) by her husband(Prasenjit).The beauty of their performance could be seen in the second half after Prasenjit's character meets with fatal accident.He survives with some serious injuries but the news of his love interest dying in the accident jolted Indrani,who plays his wife.This is where the real story begins on how both deal with each other after this bitter truth. There is not much one can say about the movie.So the best thing would be simply sit and enjoy this masterpiece by Rituparno Ghosh.

Dosar aka the companion is the story of a happily married couple.Kaushik (Prasenjit Chatterjee) and Kaberi (Konkona Sen Sharma) are a happy couple until Kaushik meets a serious accident that reveals the dark side of his life; his extra marital affair with another woman Mita,also his colleague. The accident takes away Mita's life while Kaushik is left with serious injuries and wounds. Kaberi comes to know about all this and life becomes hell for her.But she had no option left and was forced to stay with her husband even after knowing the truth so that she could take care of him. Konkona Sen is a brilliant actress and in the film she is superb again.Her role and acting in the entire film is remarkable.Prosenjit on the other hand shows his brilliance after the accident where he had to win his wife's trust back.The story to me was fascinating and the fact that it was made in B&W made it special.I enjoyed it very much and think any person who understands Bengali will love this film.

The movie dosar shows the colors of life in black and white.The movie shows the the emotional journey of a couple they face in their married life.Being a non bengali,i have seen very few movies in bengali and this is the best i have seen.Kaushik and Kaberi played by Prosenjit Chatterjee and konkona sen sharma respectively.They both were brilliant in their character and doesn't seems like they were acting.They were real as if this all happens in their real life.Kaberi is torn between the love for her under the weather husband and coping with his unfaithfulness. While the wife in Kaberi badly wants to see Kaushik healthy and happy again, the strong woman in her hates the fact that she is nursing the man who has deceived her trust.

The movie starts with an accident in which the women died on the spot sitting next to the man who was driving,the man survives with lot of injuries.After the accident his wife get to know that his husband had cheating her by having an extra-marital affair with the deceased woman and the ugliness that the revelation brings in its wake is what the film is all about from then onwards.Prosenjeet Chatterjee as the protagonist and Konkona SenSharma as his wife have given brilliant performances.I think this is their best performance they have given till now.Rituparno Ghosh has done a brilliant job once again.For me, Dosar is one of the greatest film that I have seen from Ghosh. Dosar is an absolute delight to watch.

The story of a husband,wife and betrayal by the husband has been brilliantly brought on screen by Rituparno Ghosh in this movie,Dosar.I used to watch Bengali movies and this is the perfect movie for all the Bengali viewers.Starring Prosenjit Chatterjee and Konkona Sen Sharma in the lead role of husband and wife,both were simply amazing.Other most special thing about this film is that it was shot in black and white and not in color.Without the brilliance of Rituparno,this movie would not have been possible. The story about how a husband cheats on his wife and how she comes to know about his extra marital affair is superb.But the way both have performed in the second half is something too good.

Everything is so brilliant in the film that once one begins watching the film would not want to miss a single scene.Dosar is a Bengali film that was released in B&W. The movie is an outstanding film.All credits to the director and the lead actors in the movie.Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay is the writer and has produced a brilliant film. Starring Prosenjit Chatterjee and Konkona Sen Sharma in the lead role of husband and wife,Dosar aka 'the companion',is the story of betrayal.About how a husband betrays his wife and the circumstances where she comes to know about the extra marital affair of her of her husband.Konkona Sharma is superb in the film in the role of Prosenjit's wife.

Dosar is one of my favourite Bengali film.All credits to the director for the way he has made the film.It is one of the many hits from Planman Motion pictures and simply amazing.I would say I have seen many movies but none impressed me to the extent this film has. The plot is brilliant and the way it has been executed is superb.Added to all this the brilliant performance by the lead actors Prosenjit and Konkona Sen,also my favourite stars.It is in the second half that both really were amazing when Prosenjit,who cheated on his wife Konkona had to regain her trust.The casting is brilliant and indeed it is Rituparno's core competence like many others. Konkona looks credible as Kaberi.I simply find this movie amazing and can watch it again and again.

Dosar is not a new movie but got to watch it few days ago.It is a very good Bengali movie that deals with the strains of 21st century terribly affecting the relationship between a man and a woman.Both actors have performed exceptionally well. Konkona has brilliantly portrayed her character that has to deal with the pain of betrayal.Prosenjit too is brilliant playing the role of dealing with the mental trauma caused by an accident and then winning his wife's trust back.In the end,both compromise because of the social stigma and pressure.The film has been excellently made; all credit to Rituparno Ghosh.This man has made many excellent and award winning movies and this one is among his best till date that is also different because of the fact that it has been made in black & white and the result is brilliant.Dosar deserves nothing less than a 10/10.

Dosar is very good movie.The film deals with the strains of 21st century that is terribly affecting the relationship of men and women. The most amazing part of the movie that I felt was the use of montage and after that appearing the title. The idea of using the poem like the theme music is no doubt a sign of great intellect and deep understanding of men women relationship.The pain of Konkona's character;Kaberi seemed to represent of those women who in spite of being loyal and faithful to their husbands face this kind of insulting consequences.It is an awesome film and has superb acting by Prasenjit and Konkona.The irony is that they at the end either agree or suppress to their insult because of the social stigma or mental pressure created in their households.Rituparno Ghosh has made a very beautiful picture in black and white and this can not be missed.

The movie starts with an accident in which the women died on the spot sitting next to the man who was driving,the man survives with lot of injuries.After the accident his wife get to know that his husband had cheating her by having an extra-marital affair with the deceased woman and the ugliness that the revelation brings in its wake is what the film is all about from then onwards. Starring Prosenjit Chatterjee and Konkona Sen Sharma in the lead role of husband and wife,both were simply amazing.Other most special thing about this film is that it was shot in black and white and not in color.Without the brilliance of Rituparno,this movie would not have been possible.

Dosar is Rituparno Ghosh's ultimate movie.The way he has made it is simply commendable.Specially the fact that it was made not in colored but in B& W is what really makes it awesome. Dosar is the story of how a husband betrays his wife and how she comes to know about it in a very weird situation where she could neither leave him nor actually live with him.Prasenjit Chatterjee and Konkona Sen Sharma are in the lead role playing Kaushik and Kaberi Chatterjee respectively.Both are too brilliant in the film and have done great justice to their respective roles.The way they have performed only makes one feel that no one could have played the roles in a better way. All credit to the director and both the lead actors.The movie is simply too good to be described not only because of the story but the way Rituparno Ghosh has made the film.Dosar,also called the companion is an excellent Bengali film and is a must see for all movie lovers.

Rituparno Ghosh gave many brilliant movies in the past and known most celebrated among contemporary Bengali filmmakers of Indian Cinema.Talks about his movie Dosar aka the companion,it is the best movie of Rituparno Ghosh i have seen ever.The way he shows finer moments in sensitive and intelligent way was just perfect.As Director and producer describes,the movie doesn't demand colors,i completely agree with them,the movie does not shows emotions perfectly if it would be depicted in colors.Dosar is the story of a husband and a betrayed wife,who comes to know about her husband's betrayal only when he meets an accident in which he loses his love interest.Prosenjit and Konkona are my favorite from the Bengali film fraternity and in this movie they prove why they remain to be my favourite.I simply find this movie amazing and can watch it again and again.It is no less than a masterpiece.

Dosar is an amazing movie and nobody should miss this excellent movie of Rituparno Ghosh.The best thing in the movie is,it is in black and White and all the emotions depicted in the movie was just more than perfect.The movie perfectly shows the pain a women suffers who in spite of being loyal and faithful to their husbands face this kind of insulting consequences. But with this pain they tolerate their insult due to mental pressure created in their households. The attempt to capture a 21st century setting in black and white film is definitely a bold step - a positive risk taken by both the director and the producer - Planman Motion Pictures.

Dosar was the first movie which touches my heart and make me cry.I felt the pain of a wife betrayed by her husband.Most of the women in our country are facing these kind of situations and living with their husbands just because of their duties towards their marriage.I am happy,some have raised this issue through this movie Dosar and we all should thank Rituparno Ghosh and Planman production for giving us such a nice movie.

The film stars Konkona Sen and Prosenjit Chatterjee in the lead role.The best thing about this movie is there is nothing in the film that can be ignored.Be it acting,screenplay,story or direction.