Dhobi Ghat

"Mumbai Dairies"

2010 1h 42m HI

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6.4

MID

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65%

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METACRITIC

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IMDB

★6.4TMDB · 95🍅65%Rotten Tomatoes●55Metacritic★7IMDB · 14,389

Drama

Synopsis

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Arun is a reclusive and lonely modern art painter. Shai is an American banker who is on a visit to Mumbai. Munna is a washerboy also living near Arun and Yasmin. The movie is about these four characters from different class of society and how the lives of four characters are intertwined.

“Mumbai Dairies”

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Cast

Prateik Smita Patil
Zohaib "Munna" Shaikh
Monica Dogra
Shai Edulji
Aamir Khan
Arun
Kriti Malhotra
Yasmin Noor
Danish Husain
Salim
Kitu Gidwani
Vatsala
Jehan Manekshaw
Pesi
Ashok Varma
Yasmin's Husband

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kiran Rao
Writers: Kiran Rao
Languages: Hindi, English
Countries: India

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Hindi, English.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kiran Rao, shot by Tushar Kanti Ray. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Gustavo Santaolalla. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Nishant Radhakrishnan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Prateik Smita Patil and Monica Dogra and Aamir Khan carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Mumbai Dairies".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1433810 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kiran Rao directs. Tushar Kanti Ray behind the camera. Gustavo Santaolalla scores. Nishant Radhakrishnan cuts. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 16 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Hindi, English.
3Directed by Kiran Rao, shot by Tushar Kanti Ray. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Gustavo Santaolalla. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Nishant Radhakrishnan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Prateik Smita Patil and Monica Dogra and Aamir Khan carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Mumbai Dairies".
8IMDB entry: tt1433810 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 95 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.